Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-10-02
CONDITION OF CROPS.
DAMAGE BY FROST HAS NOT
BEEN SERIOUS.
Government Report Says Nearly All
Corn Is safe-Wct Weather In North
west Hampers Completion OF the
Spring Wheat Harvest.


weather bureau says while the week has
been abnormally cool, with general frosts
throughout the central valleys and as far
south as the northern portion of the cen
trail gulf States, the damage has not been
serious, except in the extreme western
portions of Kansas and Nebraska, the
Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin and New
England. The south Atlantic States have
suffered from excessive moisture, while
the heavy rains of the previous week
over the northern portions of the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys de-
layed thrashing of spring wheat and
caused grain in shock to sprout. Drought
has been largely relieved in the east
Gulf States, but continues in the Ohio
valley, Tennessee and in the central and
western Gulf States. The Pacific coast
States have experienced very favora
BILE week.
Notwithstanding the occurrence of
light to heavy frosts generally through
out the corn belt, the corn crop has es
capped injury, except in the western por-
tons of Kansas and Nebraska and in
the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
A large part of the crop is now safe,
quire from one to two weeks of favora-
Bile weather.
The weather has been favorable for
the completion of spring wheat harvest
on the north Pacific coast In the Dako-
tas and Minnesota spring wheat in shock
has been injured and thrashing delayed
by wet weather.
Except in portions of the eastern dis
tricts of the cotton belt. where cotton
picking has been interrupted by rains,
the weather conditions have been very
favorable for gathering the crop, and this
work has progressed rapidly. The preva-
lence of rust, shedding and boil worms is
widespread, and the boil weevil in Texas
continues destructive. The outlook for
crop is not promising. Late tobacco
has suffered from drought in Tennessee
and Kentucky. and heavy rains in North
Carolina, and frosts caused some INJURY
In Kentucky. The bulk of the crop is
Indicate extensive prevalence of blight
and decay Of potatoes.
Flowing and seeding have advanced
satisfactorily except in the OHIO valley
and Tennessee, where the soil has been
too dry. and in the northern portion or
the middle Atlantic States, where there
has been too much rain.
Reports by States.
IlMnois-Light to heavy frosts 18th and
18th, slightly damaging to vegetables; week
closed warm and fnvorabe; ralnfaii ue-
ilcient IN south, well distributed In centrai
and north and heavy IN plhces In north'
where grain In shock ana stack Was uant.
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slight Injury only In lowlands; eneets OF
frost beneficial, tending to hasten ripenihg'
some corn cut; pasture excellent; some po-
tatoes rottmg from excessive moisture; APP
pies continue to drop; light crop of inferior
quality.
Indiana-Warm Monday and Tuesday,
general rain and eeo!er "Wednesday ana
Thursday, clear and decidedly cold Win
frost In all sections Friday and Saturday;
no damage to corn and prospects FOR TINS
crop greatly improved; cutting In progress,
but much yet green; good crop or tomatoes
promised, but ripening slowly; light crops
of apples and potatoes; fail seeding pro-
crossing; conditions favorable.
Ohio-Light frost general 18th and 10th,
no material damage; drought continues
south; much early corn cut In middie anu
south and some in north. but much iate
corn will require ten days to ripen: consio-
cradle Whent sown In north; seeding de-
layed by drought In south; tobacco fair;
clover seed light to fair; potatoes decaying
In northeast; pastures and gardens sooa III
north, poor IN south; apples continue drop
ping badly.
NHchigan-Excessive rains damaged beans
and potatoes and retarded field work carry
corn being cut, but bulk or crop heeus
ten days good weather to fully mature; Po-
tato rot and blight general; buckwheat mar
vest slow; sugar beets fair: all grain In
stack sprouting and damaged; quality OF APP
pies deteriorated.
Wisconsin, Excessive rain In western
.y.,I In In, CT py
and delayed thrcshing; frosts nth and lStn
damaged corn In exposed localities, but bulk
Of crop uninjured; some corn cut, but bulk
of crop Will require week or ten days TO
mature: potatoes lotting badly; tobacco
practically all in shed, large crop OF good
quality; bucKwheat harvested, good crop;
apples light; cranberry picking under way,
good crop.
Missouri Rainy weather first of week.
with low temperature retarded progress or
late corn, bit later weather conditions
IDEAL no damage by frost; two,thirds or
corn safe. and remainder VIII he sate In
two to four weeks; cotton opening ana
picking begun, crop much below average;
wheat sowing delayed by rains, but now
progressing favorably; apple crop very light.
Iowa--First half of week cold, wet and
cloudy and last half fine, ripening weather;
reports indicate the corn crop escaped Sc
rious damage by frost, even where tempera-
ture was lowest; corn harvesters Mt work
In most advanced fields and belated portion
of crop now maturing rapidly; potato anu
apple harvest in progress; fall Flowing well
advanced; acreage more than usual.
South Dakota-Cold and wet fore part OF
week causing injury to unthreshed grain;
fair and warmer latter part, when thresh-
Ing, haying and cern-cutting were resumed;
frost on the 10th killed foliage OF most I'M
mhturcd corn and damaged some flax ana
niilet; reports indicate probably three
fourths of corn soft or uninj but much
of balance will likely be unsonnd.
Nebraska--C Cold week. with light frosts
in extreme southeastern counties and heavy
TO killing In central and western; haying,
threshing and sowing winter wheat pro-
crossing nicely; some wheat up we'll. corn
in extreme southeastern counties, Eninjured
by frost and damaged but slghtlS-in a con
siderable area In the eastern part OF the
State but much damage In central and
western counties.
Kansas -Haying. corn and forage cutting
continue; late corn damaged somewhat by
frost in northwest. elsewhere Ii Is matur.
Ing, but ripening is delayed by cool wealth
err: blowing continues, ground In good con-
dition, except In west, where too dry:
wheat sowing general: pastures good; kill
ing srcss In northwest destroyed gardens
and damaged forage crops.
Gov. Bailey Of Kansas has offered n