Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-15
CROP CONDITION IN
WISCONSIN CRITICAL
DAMAGE WILL BE GREAT EVEN IF
RAIN SHOULD COME SOON.
SAYS SECRETARY TRUE
GRASS CROPS BURNED OUT
Small Grain Suffers From Sudden
Change in Temperature and Hay
Yield Short. Hopes for Half
Yield Abandoned in Some Places.

Madison.-Crop conditions in Wis
consin are extremely critical, owing
to lack of rain, says John M. True,
secretary Of the state board of ag-
riculture, in his monthly crop re-
port, issued recently.
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 percent
age of 100.
The report is as follows:
Reports received from correspond
ents in fifty-four counties of the state
represent crop conditions as extreme
ly critical. Except in few favored
localities, the rainfall during June
marked change in temperature was
not favorable to grass and small
grain crops. Upon sandy soils the
grass crops and seriously injured
once.
Pastures are generally short, and
can not improve without copious
rains. While the hay crop from
last years seeding is good in many
parts of the state, old meadows will
yield a small crop. Haying has
commenced, and the quality CT the
product is excellent. Marshes and
wild meadows have been badly at
fected by drought and their yields
of hay will be light.
winter grains are generally ma
turing in good shape and are nearly
ready for harvest. The other grains
will have short straw, and the
amount and quality of grain is close
ly dependent 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 favorable for cultivation. 1t Is
now our most promising crop.
"The early potato crop has SUI
fered from the drought. Late po-
tatoes are yet fair.
"The dry weather has seriously in
terfered with the transplanting OF to-
bacco, farmers delaying setting in
expectation of rain. Some fields are
not yet planted, while much of that
recently set is small and weak. I'm
favorable weather conditions Will
diminish the tobacco acreage.
Sugar beets are doing fairly we'll,
especially the 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, SIS; winter rye, 81;
spring wheat, rs; spring rye, 70;
barley, so; oats, rs; peas, 76; corn,
ST; potatoes, IS; cabbage, rs; tobac-
co, 80; sugar beets, 49, tame mead
ows, SIS; wild meadows, 81; pastures,
60"
Cumberland.-Rain Tuesday night
greatly benefited growing crops.
Hay has been cut, and yielded
about one-half ton to the acre, but
prospects are good for fair second
crop.
Rye and barley will have normal
yield, and oats and wheat are head
ing out good.
Corn and vegetables promise good
crops.
Neerah.-A serious condition con-
fronts people in the vicinity of Lake
Winnebago.
The lake is the lowest it ever has
been, due to the extended drought,
and thousands of dead fish are wash
ing up on the shores.
The stencil is such that summer re-
sorters are Fastening to their city
homes, and Fishing parties are or
ganizeG daily to burn the dead fish.
POSTAL employees ELECT