Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-07-20
CROP CONDITION
IS VERY CRITICAL
Lack of Rain Will Cause Serious
Damage.
GRASS CROPS BURNED OUT
Small Grain Suffers From Sudden
Change in Temperature, and
Hay Yield Will Be Short
This Year.

Madison.-Crop conditions in Wis
consin are extremely critical, owing to
lack of rain, says John M. True, secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture,
in his monthly report.
Even If rain should come within the
next few days the damage from
drought would still be considerable,
he says. He concludes his report
with an estimate of the condition OF
growing crops as compared with the
average condition of years past, this
average being indicated by a percent
age of 100.
The report is as follows:
Reports received from correspond
ents in "a counties of the state repre-
sent crop conditions as extremely criti-
cal. Except in a few favored locali-
ties, the rainfall during June was
slight, while the sudden and marked
change in temperature was not favor
able to grass and small grain crops.
Upon sandy soils the extreme heat has
ously injured growing grain, even If
rain comes at once.
Pastures are generally short, and
cannot improve without copious rains.
While the hay crop from last years
seeding is good in many parts of the
state, old meadows will yield small
crop. Haying has commenced, and
the quality of the product is excellent.
Marshes and wild meadows have been
badly affected by drought and their
yields of hay will be light.
Winter grains are generally matur-
ing in good shape and are nearly
ready for harvest. The other grains
will have short straw, and the amount
and quality of grain is closely depend
ent upon whether rain comes in the
near future.
Corn has made rapid growth, and
is generally in fine condition. The crop
is clean, the weather having been IA
vorable for cultivation. 1t is now our
most promising crop.
"The early potato crop has suffered
from the drought. Late potatoes are
yet fair.
''The dry weather has seriously in
terfered with the transplanting of to-
bacco, farmers delaying setting in ex-
pectation of rain. Some fields are not
yet planted, while much of that re-
Gently set is small and weak. Unfa-
vorable weather conditions will dimin-
ish the tobacco acreage.
Sugar beets are doing fairly we'll
especially early planted fields,
Weather conditions have not been IA
vorable to late planting, but the acre
age, contrary to last months state
ment, will be slightly larger than that
of last year.
Percentages of conditions of crops
as reported, are as follows: Winter
wheat, 85; winter rye, 81; spring
wheat, rs; spring rye, rs; barley, 80;
oats, rs peas, 76; corn, 81; potatoes
85; cabbage, rs; tobacco, 80; sugar
beets, So; tame meadows, 65; wild
meadows, 81; pastures, 60.
Lifer's Pardon Causes Kick.
Citizens of Grand Rapids and vicin
ity are indignant because Governor
Davidson has pardoned Marvin Fen
ner, who 20 years ago was sentenced
to the states prison at Waupun for
life for a cold-blooded murder. When
it was learned here that Fenner had
been pardoned letter of protest was
sent to the governor, to which he re
piled, saying that the case had come
to him on a recommendation of the
state board of control that Fenner be
| pardoned, the board having investi
gated the matter for six months. The
letter of protest declared that the &C
ton of the governor would constitute
stimulus to crime"
Fenner and his victim were travel
| ing through the woods when the muir
der occurred. The victims body was
| hidden in brush pile and Fennel
| went his way, afterwards selling the
team which had belonged to his vic
| tim.
During Governor Scofields term OF
Office that executive refused to grant
pardon to Fenner.
Clark Tests Many Cattle.
DR.. d. B. Clark, state veterinary sur
geon, has submitted his annual report
to the State Live Stock association
| showing the number of tests that have