Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-22
REpoRrs cRops DOING Wal:
Weather Bureau Says Winter Wheat
Nav Break All Records.


MAY Break All Records.
The crop report issued by the Weather
Bureau says in the districts east of the
Rocky Mountains during the week the
temperature was highly favorable for
growth of vegetation, but farm work
was very generally retarded by rains in
the lake region, central valleys and At
lantic coast districts. while complaints of
lack of moisture were received from por-
tons of the central and western Gulf
States. In the central and northern
Rocky Mountain districts aud on the
North Pacific coast the season is very
backward, and Washington and Oregon
have suffered from cold wet weather. In
California the conditions have been gen
orally favorable. with the exception of
some damage by frost Corn planting
is in progress as far north as Kansas.
southern Missouri, Tennessee and North
Carolina. Farther south planting is well
advanced and completed in some see
tons
The condition of winter wheat is gem
orally excellent. and it has made SPLEEN
did progress since the first of the month.
In the upper Ohio Valley. however, the
freeze of the 4th and 9th caused some
injury. Spring wheat seeding is nearly
completed la Iowa ana Nebraska, and is
progressing wei in South Dakota Oats
continue promising in the Southern
States, and seeding is nearly completed.
or well advanced. in the central valleys,
where the early sown is coming up well.
BIZ the close of March which was a
very mild month. all fruits were unusu-
| ally far advanced. From the 4th to 9th
Of April the whole country east of the
Mississippi River, including Tennessee
and the northern portion of the South
Atlantic States. experienced tempera-
| lures below freezing, stations in the more
| northerly districts reporting temperatures
from g TO Is degrees below freezing The
! reports now Indicate that many varieties
of fruit have suffered severely, more par
| ticularly peaches.
State Reports.
Illinois Temperature above seasonal
! average; vegetation aud fruits greatly slim
ulated; farming and seeding operations in
active progress. but retarded by heavy rain
on 10th; winter wheat In excellent condi-
tion, but some fields infested with Hessian
fly and chinch bugs; Dat seeding finished In
many localities; fruit prospects good ex
cept for peaches.
acknowledgement rains kept ground too
wet for rapid progress of farm work, but
generally powing for oats and corn plant
ing potatoes and making gardens are In
advance of season Wheat, rye, clover
timothy and pastures continue IN excellent
condition and are growing rapidly. Apple
outlook promising pears plumS and cher
ries fair; buGded peaches nearly all killed.
Seedlings promise fair to light crop. Many
early Strawberries killed.
Ohio-F Frequent showers DELAYED farm
work: wheat injured slightly most in east
by the freeze Of 4th and 18th but generally
ontinqes promising. Few early potatoes
planted and gardens made; young clover
injured by the freeze: pastures and mead
ows well advanced; cherries, pnins early
pears peaches aud berr injured by the
freeze In central and south portions.
Michigan Flowing and oat seeding be
coming general I'm southern counties hut
heavy rains since Friday stopped all field
work; winter wheat and rye making good
growth and tn excellent condition; pastures
starting pidly; fruit, especially peaches
So much forced that their condition viii be
critical for the next few weeks.
Wisconsin-Scason opens with crop condi
lions and prospects mainly satisfactory:
/ farm work wen advanced, but now at
standstill owing to cold rains. Wheat. rye
and clover appear tu have wintered well
Moisture abundant and Ia some cases ex-
cessive.
Iowa-Season warmer and growth Of veg
citation earlier than usual; seeding Of
wheat. oats ana barley about completed In
southern aud well advanced In northern
districts. Reports indicate decreased acre
| age of wheat and increased acreage Of uats
and barley: blowing for corn in progress
but la4Se areas still too wet for farm
opera lois.
North DakOtI- Heavy snow over eastern
portion week ago stopped all work there:
nothing II consequence done IN any portion
yet but with continuance Of favorable
weather wheat seeding viii be general lat
ter part of this week
South Dakota Season backward; seed
ing has been considerably retarded by too
Z
but spring wheat sowing Is well advanced
im south. becoming general north. and is
generally progressing fav0rably. except ia
extreme north; some oats and barley sown:
| winter rye vigorous good stand, grass
starting slowly.
Nebraska Warm week, with beneficial
showers on 10th. Farm work progressed
rapidly. Spring wheat nearly all sown.
Dat seeding well advanced In northern
counties aud nearing completion IN south.
ern: some early sOwn oats up. winter
wheat starting nicely, bat Is winter killed
slightly in spots.
Minnesota Snow In north ana west Dor.
tons on 9th. followed by drying weather
for three days ana then rain beginning on
10th; IN northern half soil wet. but wheat
was seeded on rolling. sandy lands tin 10th.
Wheat and rye wiutered wei.
Kansas Spring work much retarded by
rains but ground in good condition: wheat
in good condition and growing rapidly: oat
sowing finished In m3ny counties, Gerry
many eastern and southern counties pro
crossing elsewhere: early apples blooming:
peaches blooming Ia south: grass starting
nicely.