The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-03
ILLINOIS CROP BULLETIN.
Weather for the Week Favorable
Growing Crops.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. H., June 2--William G.
Burns, director of the Illinois section Of the
Weather Bureau, United States Department
OF Agriculture. in his bulletin. issued to-
day, summarizes the climate and crop con-
ditions for the week ending June as fol-
lows:
The weather during the week was. IN general.
very favorable toE al growing crops; assgy
OF the State. and beneficial showers fell over the
s.esieE pS'iGn 81 lie sou N some !oca AZ.
rainfall was excessive. and retarded farming op-
southern district the amount vas not sufficient
10 meet the needs OF vegetation. AS a whole,
TempelatuTes We're modeTateIy hs until s the
Soth. when change 70 decidedly cooler occurred.
wheat is reported srorl the northern and the CEN
tral districts and from = few localities OF the
r eneh 6ns; and the aessaa An eo sfssed
with the uafayorable effects OF insuficien. nois-
Some Of the FooTer e ai e Of
kaye been pIowet up and planted in corn.
condition Of cats. While a number Of CORE
spondents in the central and the southern dis
tr!cts report the crop 20 be poor and uneven and
there are some complaints OF chinch bugs and
II. northern dis;ric; Eood crop Is prontses II
CSrn planting made considerable. progress dur
in some localities. but over most ot the STATE Is
practically finished. The early planted corn is
ssaE e sR1S STANDS e. IN Veins al sos ana i
s s9 TO the eora in ts sattsret places
Meadows and pastures. In the northern hait Of
the State. are in god condition. but are BE-
Considerable Improvement resulted from the re.
cent rains
the central and he southern dis.Tis.s 9aeg s
and plusns will b. very light crop. Blackber-
Strawberries are better thar articipated
Gardens and potatoes are growing rapidly. They
complaints Of cut worms and potato bug. In
keSrs o asIs' sS,h-n sss beng f so
sh9w the ,,t tSiioz.tns condition: prevailed:
DAYS. bgt still too dry: corn coming up ress5na-
ply well; wheat rustias badly: cats: pastures
peaches and grapes. promises abundant crop
D " Brunson.
benefit cats were burning or turning yellow:
post OF wheat WIZ be pIowed under or USED for
hay or pastpFe bugs Numerous in eoEnfelts.-
Johnson, osark-FsEn *ork well along; rain en-
and late; late planted sorn not coming Up yet:
s6Ssa s fa nE sfa ad and ess
very short and much stock not looking we'll
Madison. Mcrc-But little rain vet: ground
hsTd AND , 52nss an 5ansss Is efSp SIN
and Doing oriT: coats Tesy short, p sstss
early field. weeiy and some are 100 wet 10 work
rats heading short: apples dropping hadly.-p.
EiehIsIa oInsy.D5y weather Prevails; mead
acreage OF corn being planted: chiuch bugs ap-
Fearing IN some wheat fields: apples and reaches
continue to fall. but prospect Is still good for
! fair crop: rain since May LIST. eS7 :nch-Vic:or
E Phillips
Union. CoS9en-Fine showers have improved
wheat: strawberry picking is finished; rasnber-
r!es, apples and blackberries premise well: large
planting OF sweet potatoes IN progress using
! land WHERE tomatoes were frozen out-Ioha
Buck.
Wabash Mount Carmel-FIns rain 18th: all
vegetation revived: corn planting practically
fair stand; wheat locking very well. but prairie
well: cats fairly well: old meadows poor: new
| meadows doing well: peaches dropping some
V. E. Majors.