Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-20
ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT
UNITED STATES BULLETIN.
WINTER KILLING SMALL
Ground Moist in the Fall, SeasonabIe
Rains Came and Snow Supply
Afforded observation-disclosures
and Seeding Now in Progress
Detailed Statements.
Madison, April 10.


w. NJ. Wilson, director for WiscOn
sin of the United States weather
bureau, has issued his first bulletin
of the present season showing crop
/ conditions. They are mainly favor
allie, he says, although there has
been some complaint OF freezing OF
winter grains and clover. Winter
killing, however was confined to
comparatively small areas, and, TAX
ing the state as a whole, the damage
from this source has been less than
usual. At the beginning of the
winter the soil was generally well
supplied with moisture, and ample
precipitation continued generally
throughout the season. The snow
fall was, with the exception of limit
ed localities, amply sufficient to pro-
tect winter grains and grasses.
The season seems to be somewhat
in advance Of the average SO far a.
though crops and farming operations
will be considerably retarded by the
cool weather and rains of the latter
part of the past week. Pastures are
beginning to look green, and gen
orally appear to have withstOOd the
winter in excellent condition. Con-
siderables blowing and some sowing
were done prior to and during the
first part of last week but farm work
is practically at standstill at
present.
During the week the temperature
was generally considerable above the
freezing point in most sections of
state, although light SHOWS and frost
were reported from few counties in
the northern section.
The precipitation, especially during
the latter part of the week, was
somewhat excessive, and Will delay
spring work considerably. although
the continuous rains Will materially
decrease if not entirely remove the
frost from the ground where any re
mains. Winter wheat and rye APP
pear to be in somewhat better con-
dition than the average, and winter
killing of these crops seems to have
been of no material consequence.
Live stock generally withstOOd the
winter well and is in excellent con-
dition.
Some enlightening letters from cor
respondents in different counties are
thus given:
Chippewa Falls-Unsettled weather
during the past week has con-
siderably retarded farming opera
tions, and precipitation has been
somewhat excessive; some oats
sown, and a few fields ready for seed
ing.-Mrs. L. Ellis.
Dunn county-Winter wheat and
rye look good in this vicinity; there
has been some freezing weather dur
the past few days, but so far as can
be learned no damage has been done
to growing crops; there is ample
moisture in the ground, and some
seeding done.-E. +. Stoddard.
Ashland-There has been a seed
i'm done yet, owing to cold and wet
weather; frost not all out Of the
ground; new seeding clover looking
fne.-G. A. Grant.
St. Croix-PlOwing for small grain
is nearly completed and nearly all
farmers have begun narrowing and
seeding; grass looking fine.-G. a.
Webster.
Marinette-The season is some
what backward in this vicinity, owing
to cold rains and low temperatures;
some frost remaining in the ground;
clover and grass not winter killed;
ground too wet to work.-John Lund-
gren.
Shawano-Winter grain looks
splendid; warmer weather needed;
sowing of spring grain will be com
menced in few days.-TheO.
Buettner.
WHOLESOME seeding has been
done in this vicinity, but alternate
freezing and rains have delayed
drying of the soil; some damage has