The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-28
YIELDING BOUNTIFULLY
Are Gardens--Most Favorable Week
Of the Season For Crops
and Farming.

conditions in Illinois for the pas
week as furnished by the United
States department OF agriculture:
The weather conditions have beer
highly favorable for crop develop
ment and farming operations, during
the week, decidedly the most favor
able of the season. High tempera
lures prevailed the first part and
moderate temperatures the latter
part of the week. While the rain
fall was deficient. only scattered
showers falling, sufficient moisture
was conserved from the previous
week to supply generally the require
ments of vegetation.
Corn has made rapid growth, and
is mostly laid by. The plant is lustry
and shows deep color. Many fields
are now in tassel.
The cutting of oats will be In ac-
tive operation in the northern district
during the ensuing week; the work
is practically finished in the central
and southern districts, and some
threshing has been done, with salts
factory output. Many complaints are
made Of injury by rust.
Wheat, rye and barley are in shock.
Considerable wheat has been thresh,
ed during the week, under very ia
vorable conditions, and an average
yield of good quality has resulted.
Excellent curing weather prevailed
and large quantity of hay has been
saved in fine condition. Reports indi
cate yield below average, but of SUI
perior quality. Pastures are general
ly good. but rain would improve con-
litions in some localities.
Gardens are yielding beautifully,
and the outlook for potatoes is prom
Using. Sweet corn is ripe and is pro-
ducing abundantly.
Plums, blackberries and raspber-
ries are ripe. Grapes continue prom.
Using. Apples are dropping at rapid
rate, and some orchards are already
bare.
The following reports are given
from correspondents in the southern
district, the county being followed by
the name of the postoftice;
Gallatin, Equality-The season
thus far has resulted very favorably
to the farmer; wheat proves to be
good crop; oats are better than aver.
age; timothy is heavy; potatoes and
gardens doing nicely; peaches plenti
full; apples promise well; corn is the
best have seen: all spring sown
clover is fine.-Dr l.. w. Gordon.
Edwards, West Salem-Some
wheat and oats threshed; quality of
wheat good but yield light; oats dis
appointing in both respects; heavy
crop of hay is being harvested
weather fine for work; corn, where
clean is growing rapidly; apples and
peaches practically failure,-G.C.
Walser
Jackson. Vergennes-Wheat thresh |
ng in full progress; yield and quality |
'air; corn fine; pastures good; hay |
harvest about over; stock doing well;
potatoes good crop.-W X. Grain.
Jefferson. Mt. Vernon--Wheat |
had oats harvested and haying three
ourth done: oats light; hay secured
n good conditions; meadows doing
veil; fruit poor quality and light
rield; berries about gone; stock in
rood condition and feed is plentiful.
r.. Mcbride.
Johnson, New Burnslde-Crops in
are exceptionally good large
Quantities fruit of fine quality being
hipped; wheat threshing begun,
-ield and quality good; harvest of
lay and oats about over hay crops
oavy and of excellent quality; stock
ooks well.-Geo. Harris.
Marion, Iuka-Ground is in fine
Ondition for work for the first time
his summer; haying being rapidly
nshed small acreage OF corn plant
d and much of that in poor cOndi-
ion; oats damaged by continued wet
weather.; gardens generally good;
rape crop fair. J. Schoolfeld.
Saline Carrier Mills-Heavy rains
amaged hay and oats badly; much
ay on low lands worthless; pastures
nd stock in fine condition; corn on
plands looks well but is weedy po-
atoes and gardens good-C. o. Al
IN.
White, Emma-Weather cool and
ret all week; very little wheat
hreshing done, but the returns now
1 show better yield than expected. OF
God quality of grain; pastures good
otatocs rotting in ground; stock in
God conditional. w. Clark.