Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1893 — WEATHER CROP BULLETIN. [ARTICLE]

WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.

Cold, Wet Weather Retards Farm Work and In)nre» O -owing Crop*. The Weather Bureau crop bulletin for the week contains the following; Illinois —Wheat in southern portion good; oats, meadows and pastures good; fruit damaged by frost, but reports conflict as to extent; some potatoes and corn rotting. Indiana —Unfavorable to crops; snow, ice, and light frost did not damage fruit very much. Ohio—Wheat, grass, and oats improved, but make small growth; barley and ciover dolng well; tobacco plants in good condition; some oats and potatoes rotting in the ground; farm work delayed; early cherries and peaches on low lands injured by frosts in southern portion. Michigan—Weather rather unfavorable for crops; fruit buds in good condition and prospects of large yield favorable; oats, barley and wheat at a standstill; clover, grass and meadows in line condition; scattered countie*s report fairly good progress in all erops. AVisconsin—No injury to winter grains or fruit; no work possible for several days. Minnesota—Season backward; heavy snows have delayed seedfjig. lowa—Farm work retarded, but no extensive damage to crops or fruit. North cold, wet weather permitted little work; land In Bed Elver Valley generally covered with water. South Dakota—SeediDg retarded generally by cold, wet and stormy weither In eastern portion, but well advanced in southern portion; sunshine and warmth much needed. T Nebraska —Farm work well advanced; much ground plowed for corn and some planted; fruit buds injured by freezing weather. Kansas —Weather cold and (Unfavorable; fruit injured; all crops retarded. California—Prospects for fruit of all kidds, excepting apricots, very good; grain crop promises average yield.