The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-20
GENERAL LOCAL NEWSOUTLOOK FOR APPLES
In Illinois Is Poor--Latter Part of
Week Highly Favorable For
Growing Crops.

4 Following are the climate and error
conditions in Illinois for the past
week as furnished by the United
States department of agriculture:
Showery conditions prevailed u
greater portion of the week, with scat
tered downpours OF heavy measure.
ments in the central and southern
districts, accompanied by high winds
OF destructive violence in some local..
| ties. The temperature was below
! normal the first part but the week
/ closed warm and moist. highly favor
able for growing crops Corn main.
| tains good condition and has made
rapid advance. A greater portion of
the crop has been laid by and some
fields are in tassel
Oats are mostly harvested in the
central and southern districts with an
average, good yield In the northern
district the crop is fast turning ripe,
and harvest will be general during
the ensuing week with a promising
outlook.
Rye is in shock Barley is being
harvested with promising yield The
harvesting and threshlng of whear
have been seriously hindered by wet
weather, and considerable quaint
" has been damaged in shock,
Haying has progressed as weather
would permit The crop has been Sc
cured under favorable conditions. and
q large quantity has been spoiled or
damaged.
Meager reports Indicate a promis
ing condition of buckwheat
Berries have been improved by
rains. Grapes are highly promising.
The general outlook for apples is
poor Gardens have been revived ana
are yielding we'll Potatoes will give
an average crop
The following reports are given
from correspondents in the southern
district. the county being followed by
the name of the postoftice;
Madison, Moro-Three days Of sun
shine during the week. but on night
OF l4th had very heavy rains, bottom
lands all flooded and crops ruined
wheat is in bad condition. some stack I
ed but very little threshed, corn
weedy is making good growth on up
lands too wet for potatoes some hay
being cut. clover nor all cut as yet 4
Smith Dorsey.
Clay. Xenia-Corn doing Well ex /
cept on low lands: excessive rains
have made il difficult 10 keep crops /
clean; apples almost total failure;
blackberries ripening, fair crop; pros
pect for grapes the finest in several
years; hay harvest retarded by rains, /
bus most of the grass not ripe enough /
TO hurt from standing a few lays /
more pastures in fine order.-F T. I
Paine.
Clinton. Trenton-Too much rain /
for farm work in general: wheat be- {
ing damaged by wet oats harvest be- (
gun but the oats are badly lodged
hay all put up; weather ia
vorable for corn, looks good but is
backward Nv -. Schoene
Massac. Brookport-W Weather too
wei for hay and wheat harvest. rain
every other day no threshing in this
section as yet; hay is weedy. corn
looking fine, some chinch bugs where
il is close to wheat, fields of oats too
short to bind.-Otto Pergande.
Pope. Rosebud-Rainy. cloudy
weather throughout week delayed
blowing. harvesting and threshing:
severe thunderstorms. and some stock
Sllled by lightning VIM. King.
Pulaski. villa Ridge-Very heavy
aims The first part OF week flooding
he fields. damaging large amount
If hay and put stop To threshing of
wheat. corn blown down badly. but
he heavy rain has checked the work
II chinch bugs which We're threaten
NJ to destroy the corn crop; oats
bout all cut fair crOp.--W. Il. Grain.
St Clair Mils,adt-Heavy rains
ma storms ground too wet for farm
work. wheat threshing commenced.
.rop light oats fair hay good and
Yearly an cut potatoes fair 10 good
.pples nearly an of the trees; other
ruits nominal Martin 7. Engler
Wabash. sburg-Oats now
cady to harvest. heavy rains have
topped wheat threshing. bat little of
which has been done. grain is good: !
ORA looking fine but is little late on I
iOttom land: hay in bad condition OH ,
ccount of wet weather. potatoes {
God James Wnliamsl q
Washington. Oakdale-Crops badly a
amaqed by severe wind and rain q
torn OF 18th: many fields 81 oats can r
ot DE cut. wheat IN stack and shock 9
corn badly broken and
lown down potatoes good; pastures 8
nd stock in good condition 6.
.rdrey.