Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-08
WINTER WHEAT SHOWS A GAIN.
Weather Bureau Crop Report Notes
Improvement in Condition.

| Weather Bureau Crop Report Notes
1 improvement in Condition.
The crop report issued by the weather
bureau. says: From the upper Missis-
| sippi valley to the middle Atlantic coast
| the season is generally reported back
| ward, although the average temperature
| for the month in these districts was gen
orally in excess of the normal. In the
| Southern States the month has been
! mild and favorable for farming opera
| tons. The northern portion of the CEN
| trail Gulf States, however, the central
valleys and the greater part of the lake
region suffered from excessive rains and
western Texas and the southern plateau
region from drought. From northern
| Wisconsin westward to the Rocky Noun
tains, the ground is still frozen deeply
and no farm work has been done. On
the Pacific coast the month has been
cold and wet
| Over the western portion Of the win
! ter wheat belt the reports indicate an inn
| provement in the condition of winter
wheat, and in some of the more easterly
sections a slight improvement is also
| indicated. In Indiana the crop has
been badly washed on high lands and
much injured by floods on low lands, but
| where not thus damaged it is healthy and
| growing. In Nebraska and Kansas the
crop suffered from drought.
Good progress has been made at oat
seeding in the southern districts, with
| the exception of western Texas, where
! 1t has been too dry, and the general out
| look for this crop is promising. Seeding
| Is in progress as far north as southern
| Missouri and Kansas.
In the Gulf States much corn has been
planted and good stands are reported.
Some planting has been done in the
southern portions of Kansas and Mis-
souri,.
Section summaries were received from
the following Middle States:
| Illinois-Excessive rainfall in southern
| districts, lowlands Inundated; wheat shows
| decided improvement, and In northern and
| central districts is uniformly promising,
| while In southern districts plant begins to
show nearly average development; rye In
| thrifty stage; season backward; soil too wet
for plowing much corn spelling In cribs
and reliable seed will be scarce; : peach buds
generally killed. but other fruits unscathed;
stock in good condition.
Indiana-Rainfall excessive; rolling ana
hill land badly washed; streams flooded and
severely damaged fall-sown crops on bot
TOMS otherwise weather not unfavorab!e;
where not washed or flooded wheat, al
| though small and in many fields thin or
| spotted, Is healthy and growing; rye and
| clover are In fair condition and improving.
| Ohio-Season backward; ground very wet;
| some damage by floods; early sown wheat
| better than late sown, but all very poor;
some damage by freezing; peaches, pums
and berries damaged in places; pears and
apples In good condition.
| Michigan-Winter wheat and rye tops
somewhat brown, but roots are apparently
| healthy; both crops seem to have wintered
| we'll; considerable frost still In ground AMI
| field work not begun
Wisconsin Fields generally free from
snow, but ground frozen except In few To-
| calities in extreme southern counties; win
| ter wheat, rye and clover generally win
tered In good condition.
Enthusiastically temperature some
what below normal; minimum below freez-
ing daily and below zero once early In
month; maximum above freezing on many
days; not much snow ON ground after 23d,
but ground still wet and no work done In
soil
Iowa-Moderate temperature; less than
usual precipitation and severe storms; soil
generally not in good condition for Held
work; but little seeding done, and that on
dry uplands; fall wheat and rye show con-
| siderable winter killing.
North Dakota-Ground deeply frozen and
covered with snow; no farm work posi-
bic
ground and considerable high wind, little
| seeding or preparatory field work has been
done; soil, as a rule, favorably moist; CON
| dition of winter grain considered favorable
| except in few localities.
Nebraska-Dry, windy month; wilcter
| wheat starting and In good condition., ex-
| cept In extreme western portion OF wheat
| belt, where 1t has been damaged so1ae-
what by dry weather: preparation Of ground
| for seeding begun and some oats and spring
| wheat sown.
Kansas-Wheat in good condition In
| south half of east portion, but much dam
| aged in northwest portion; oats sown In
south and coming up; sowing progressing
| in central and northern counties; much corn
| ground plowed in south and some planted.