Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-06
RAINS DELAY CROPS.
CENTRAL STATES SUFFER FROM
EXCESS OF MOISTURE.
Government Report Gives Condition OF
Grain Throughout the Union Crops
All Late than Usua1-Frosts in Some
Sections Cause Damage.

| souri, valley ana portions OF the MlsSlS-
sippi valley have suffered much from
heavy rains, especially Iowa, the eastern
portions of Kansas and Nebraska and
western Missouri. Drought continues
| iii New England, the northern portion of
tie middle Atlantic States and i'll Flor
ida, and rains are needed in portions of
the central gulf States and in southern
| Texas. Drought conditions have been
! wholly relieved in the Ohio valley and
over the greater part of the middle and
| south Atlantic States. The latter part
of the week was unseasonably cool in the
lower Missouri valley, west gulf district
and New England, damaging frosts oc-
curing in the last-named district. Very
favorable temperatures prevailed in the
Ohio valley and south Atlantic gulf
States. More favorable conditions than
in the previous week are reported from
the Pacific coast States, much needed
showers having occurred in Oregon and
Washington. Wet weather has caused
further delay in corn planting in the
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys,
where much Of this work is unfinished
and the early planted is becoming weedy.
In the eastern portion of Kansas and
| Nebraska and in Iowa corn fields have
been badly washed out and much replant-
| ing will be necessary. In Iowa the acre
age will be materially reduced. In Hi
nois planting is practically finished and
| an excellent stand attained. In central
and upper Ohio valleys planting is also
delayed, and early fields in some por-
tons are suffering for cultivation In
the Southern States corn has expert
enced very favorable week and is large
ly laid by.
Winter wheat on low lands in the east
eln portions of Kansas and Nebraska
and northwestern Missouri has sustain
ed injury from floods, but on the whole
the crop has made satisfactory advance
ment, an improvement being generally
indicated in the Ohio valley, lake region
and middle Atlantic States. Harvesting
is general in Texas and has begun in
Arkansas and North Carolina. Winter
wheat has made slow growth in Wash
ington and Oregon and the fields in the
eastern. portion of Oregon are unusually
weedy. In California the outlook is not
promising and much late wheat is being
cut for hay. In Nebraska the Dakotas
and northern Minnesota spring wheat
has made splendid progress, but in south
ern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa the
crop on low lands has suffered much from
heavy rains. In Washington and Idaho
the crop is greatly improved.
On low lands in the lower Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys oats have
suffered from heavy rains. but on the
whole the crop has done well, and in the
Ohio valley a great Improvement is re-
ported. In New York and PENNSYLVANIA
the outlook is not promising.
Further improvement in the condition
/ # -. A.
crop as a rule is from two to three weeks
late. The week has been favorable for
TRANSFORMING tobacco and this work has
made rapid progress in the Ohio valley
and the middle Atlantic States. The
prospects for apples are promising in
many of the important apple States. The
hay crop continues promising in the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys.
State reports.
IllinoisBenefcial rains except portion Of
| the central and south; wheat improved ma
| terially, but condition south and portions of
central very poor some fields plowed up;
| oats, pastures and meadows improved; corn
| practically all planted and early up to eX-
cellent stand; apples dropping, other fruits
| fair; gardens and potatoes good
Indiana-RainfaIl deficient in few south
ern countless but generally in excess of re-
| quirements and delayed blowing and plant
ing; considerable corn to be planted early
corn foul; wheat and oats improved, but
| promise less than average crops; clover and
| other grasses growing rapidly; minor crops
| doing we'll
Ohio-Moderate to heavy rains: some To-
cal damage by wind, hail and lightning in
West corn starting well, cultivation be-
| gum but much blowing and planting unfn-
| ished; wheat heading low continues prom
tsing in north, but damaged by rust in
| southwest; oats, barley, timothy, clover
meadows pastures, potatoes and gardens
improved; tobacco being transpIanted
plants plentiful; blackberries and grapes
promising; apples blown off; poor prospects
| for peaches and cherries.
M1ch1gan-Ample showers have much i'm
proved wheat, rye, meadows and pastures
and forwarded growth and termination;
| corn and sugar beets terminated nicely: soil
much improved for blowing and seeding: no
frost damage reported; some curl leaf in
peaches, but apples very promising
W1sconsin-Heavy rains washed corn
ground badly and prevented completion of
paintings early paintings up to good stands:
| potato planting delayed by rain; winter
| wheat and rye very rank headinp in south
efn counties; spring wheat, rye, and barley
suffering from excessive moisture on low
| ground; grass heavy: pastures excellent;
| fair.
Minnesota-Very favorable week in mid
die, west and northwest portions. where
wheat, oats and barley are growing finely
| ana max and potatoes coming in we'll. in
| southern portion heavy rains, confirmed fiji
| 21th, flooding low lands soaking level lands.
stopping planting of corn and potatoes and
| lnJur1ously affecting small grains and corn.
grass and clover growing rapidly
IoWa-Ih1s has been the most unfayora-
oie week OF tne season, with heavy losses
from floods and severe local windstorms;
| except fa few localities field work has
| been impossible; early planted corn greatly
needs CIVILIZATIONS; acreage of all cereals ma
ter1ally reduced; grass, upland oats and APP
pies doing well.
North Dakota-Crops i'll excellent condi-
ton and growing fast. Early wheat covers
the ground; oats. rye and barley doing WELL
fax seding nearing completion; corn plant
ing still in progress, some has rotted and
will have to be replanted.
South Dakota-Generally beneficial rains,
but further delaying corn planting on low
lands in southeast: corn planting nearing
completion, but wet low lands and poor
seed necessitate some replanting: small
grains and grasses growing vigorously: Win
ter rye heading; spring wheat. oats, barley
and spelt stooling well, especially wheat
Nebraska-5Week cold. with excessive
rains; practically work iii the field the
past week; low lands largely under water |
and considerable damage to crops will re-
suit in eastern counties; grass wheat oats |