The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-07-27
i. s. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
Wisconsin Section, Climate and Crop
Service, Weather Bureau.
MONDAY. July 18th, 1905.

The weather during the past week
has been extremely favorable for farm
work of all kinds in all sections of the
state. The continued dry weather has
been exceptionally fine for the cutting,
curing and housing of the hay crop, and
with the high temperatures the entire
week, has produced very beneficial
condition for the advancement of all
growing grains, grasses, and vegetation
in general
Light local showers fell in most all
sections, which were very beneficial
on uplands.
The eastern portions of the middle
and northern sections were visited by a
terrific wind storm on the 18th aud 18th,
laying fiat entire fields of grain and do
ing much damage to corn, grasses and
also buildings The rain in some counties
was extraordinarily heavy.
Winter Wheat and Rye have made
excellent progress during the week, un-
der the influence of the favorable
weather conditions and in some fields in
favored sections harvesting is now prac-
tically completed. The straw is strong
and of good color, and the lodging has
proved to be of minor consequence in
most sections The good growing weather
has brought these crops forward very
rapidly and the outlook is very salts
factory.
Spring Grains have continued to make
unusually rapid aud heavy growth, and
while the lodging has proven trouble
some in few localities, the stand is
strong and heavy, and the quality of
the grain excellent Oats and barley
have sustained some damage from the
high winds but are in satisfactory con-
diton There has been very little COM
plant of rust,
Corn has continued to make rapid
improvement, under the influence of the
favorable weather conditions the color
continues to improve, and the crop,
especially on high lands, is making very
satisfactory progress Many fields are
beginning to tassel In the eastern por
ton of the state where the crop has
been somewhat backward, considerable
improvement is noted, and on the whole
the outlook throughout the greater por-
ton of the state is very satisfactory.
Potatoes continue to make excellent
progress throughout the greater portion
of the state, and the favorable weather
has caused much improvement in the
general appearance of the crop, even
where the outlook has been very unsatis-
factory until the present week. There
is some complaint of bugs, but the
damage from this source has not yet
proven serious.
Tobacco continues to make excellent
progress, the plants have improved con-
siderably during the past week and the
outlook for an excellent crop is very
promising Cutworms are doing some
damage, but not more than usual
Grass and Pastures: The weather
during the past week has been very
favorable for the securing of the hay
crop, and many farmers have secured n
large crop OF excellent quality, While
there has been considerable damage
during the season from variable sources
the hay crop has been unusually large
and notwithstanding the large amount
lost owing to the heavy rains and high
winds, the crop remains better than
usual Farmers are improving the
opportunity to secure the remainder of
the crop, and with favorable weather
little further damage il anticipated