Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-08-26
CHECKED In GROWTH
CROPS ARE HELD BACK BY LACK
OF SUNSHINE.
Corn in Particular Delayed by Low
Temperature and Much in Danger of
Frost Before Ii IL in Condition TO
Harvest-Rnins Stop Harvest. y

mary OF crop conditions is as follows:
This is the third consecutive week Of
abnormally cool weather in tie mort bern
districts east of the Rocky Mountains.
More favorable tempevatur9 conditions
have prevailed in the Southern States. A
large part Of the Iisso, ri and portions
Of the upper Mississippi aud Red River
of the North valleys have suffered from
excessive moisl NE, while drought pre-
walls in the central and upper portions of
the Ohio valley. central and southern
Texas, and in portions Of Florida and
Oklahoma.
Throughout the northern and eastern
portions of the corn belt the weather has
been too cool for maturing corn, which
is unusually late The crop has, how
ever, generally improved. especially in the
eensral and western districts, the out
iook being promising in Kansas. In the
northwestern portions of the corn belt,
including Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin
and portions Of Missouri and Illinois,
there is urgent need FOR warmth and for
the most part sunshine. Drought in the
upper Ohio valley has materially lessen
ed the prospects for corn in that sec
ton.
Rains have further checked the pro-
sress of the spring wheat harvest in the
Dakotas and Minnessa. In the central
and northern Rocky Mountain aud north
Pacific coast districts spring wheat har-
vest has progressed under favorable IN
ditions.
Oats IN shock and stack have been in
jured by Wet weather in portions of the
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys.
Cotton has made rapid growth
throughout the cotton belt, aud In sp6r-
lions Of the central and western districts
and eastern North Carolina complaint
of too rapid growth is quite general, rust
aud shedding being also reported in the
central and eastern districts, while
heavy rains have caused injury in por-
tons of North Carolina. Alabama. Louis
lana and Arkansas. Little picking has
been done in South Carolina, Florida and
Texas, a First" bale having been ginned
in South Carolina on the 18th, four days
later than the average.
Cool weather has affected tobacco m-
~fayorably IN Kentucky, Pennsylvania
and New England: elsewhere The crop
has made satisfactory progress.
The general outlook for apples is not
promising.
Special Reports by States.
Following are special Geographic bull
letins for nearby States:
Illinois Ample rainfall = most sections;
soil in good condition. considerable fall
plowlng done; corn advanced, hut crop still
backward; fears entertalned that much crop
Will not mature unless frost Is late: thresh-
Ing oats continues light yield; marked i'm
proyement IN pastures; second crop clover
making rapid growth. large crop to be bar
vested for seed potatoes yielding below ex-
pectRtions; apples continue dropping; out
lcnk nfavorable.
.1,ana-Precipitation ample in south, de-
ieieLt elsewhere; Temperature deficiency
quite decided; threshing wheat and oats In
north section continues: no Improvement I'm
yield; early p~otatoes yielding light. late po-
tatoes promising: corn greatly improved, but
with most favorable weather balance of sea
SON full crop is not expected apples prom
Use light crop; all growing crops need warm
rains.
0hlo-Cool and very dry: drought serious
In central and south. and gardens, potatoes.
tobacco. apples. pastures. b~uekwheaf, forage
crops. and corn much Affected: late cora
prospect very poor and deteriorating In
most OF State: yield Of wheat. oats, and
barley poor to fair; blowing for wheat
checked; late potatoes promising in north;
tobacco cutting begun; apples affected by
drought; grapes ripening; peaches very
light; pears fair: large crop OF plums, but
some decay.
Miehigan-Cool, moderately dry weather
forwarded completion OF oat harvest and
field work. but checked growth Of veget-,
tion. especially corn, which is backward;
bears, late potatoes and buckwheat fairly
promising: sugar beets making fine growth;
blowing advancing rapidly and rye seeding
begun; apples fairly promising.
Wisconsin Corn two IL four weeks be-
hind average, and shtAild frost occur before
last Of September little sound corn viii be
harvested, some oats ia northern sections
vet to be cut. elsewhere grain harvest com
pleted and thresbiug under way potatoes
doing we'll, good crop anticipated: tobacco
harvest begun; good crop; apples light crop,
quality good; blackberries heavy crop.
Minnesota-AH grains cut In south but
fax. which is nearly ripes three good days
In south for stacking and e me shock
threshing, but much wheat, oats. and bar
ley not dry enough TO thresh. damp, cloudy,
and cool weather in north has delayed ripen-
ing and harvesting Of wheat and oats; corn
needs warm weather to mature Ii before
frvst.
Iowa-week unseasouably cold, cloudy,
and moist: stacking and threghinE retard-
ed and some oats damaged IN shock; corn
has made some progress. but there IL urgent
need Of warm, dry weather for norlaai de
~yelopment Of early and late planted fields;
pastures good; ea.ly apples abundant late
potatoes show improvement.
Nebraska-Cool. wet week, unfavorable
for best growth of corn: early fields In
T~oasting.ear stage, late fields need warmer
weather; very little stacking and threshing
done during week because Of excessive rain;
some Injury In shock reported from a mum
Der of southeastern counties; hay and pas
lures excellent; fan blowing begun in south
half: apple crop light.
K~ansas-Corn fine; early about made In
south late tasseling and silking; threshing,
hay3S and blowing progressing In west, but
stopped by rains In Centrni and east por-
tons; much damage 10 wheat and oats In
stack and shock by dampness: grass fine;
third crop Of alfalfa fine and ready 10 cut;
apples protesting III south. poor In north.
Missouri-Low temperature upfavorable
for maturing corn, but continued rains have
caused rapid Improvement and except Ia
some eastern counties the Onuook Is much
more promising much early corn practically
made; cotton growing finely; pastures ipl-
proving; millet and seed clover being har-
vested; good yields; blowing for wheat geh-
orally progressing we'll; apples promise
about one-third crop.