Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1894 — RAIN BADLY NEEDED. [ARTICLE]

RAIN BADLY NEEDED.

rmU Plowing Retarded Owing to Baked Condition of the SolL Reports-as to the condition of crops throughout the country and the general influence of weather on growth, cu.tivation, and harvest were made by the directors of the different State weather services of the Lnited States eatber Bureau. Tee reports receive 1 by telegraph at Chicago are as follows: Illinois—lemperature above normal, sunshine normal; rainfall below and badly disturbed. IVbekeraln fell ihe previous week corn and pastures much Improved. Plowing being pushed in central and southern, but retarded In northern por-v tion. Some seeding already done. Indiana—No rain. Corn maturing slow—" ly; clover huillnt continues to show a good yield; plowing retarded, ground too dry and hard; stoex is being fed and water scares. Wisconsin—The driest, week of the season. Late reports Indicate general rains, in northern portion, retarding Torest fires, and the smoke has cleared. Corn ripening fast. Too dry for fail plowing. Potatoprospect improved sl.ghily. Minnesota—Warm and dry. In east central portion crops in many places have been destroyed by forest ores. Corn harvesting begun, yield light. Kot affecting potatoes In southwest sections. Thrashing in progress. Pall plowing retarded by drought Rain needed. lowa—Extreme drought conditions raitiga>ed by showers. Corn near safety linefrom damage by frost Cu-ting for fodder is general in nearly all parts of the Stale. South Dakota—Excesdve temperature with cool nights. No precipitation and high Winds, injurious io all crops in eastern section, t hrashlng progressing, yield showing lighter than expected. Everything suffering for want of rain. North Dakota —Thrashing going on as rapidly as possible. Corn maturing fast and will be a good crop, but only a small amount was planted. Kansas—Good rains from Barber to Doniphan counties, with heavy rains from Barber to Sedgwick counties, benefiting orchards and pastures; elsewhere stock water diminishing, orchards and pastures failing. Nebraska—Very little change in the crop conditions. Pastures very sfiort, and littleplowing done. Showers general ihe last days of the week. Oklahoma—Driest week of the season. Cotton picking progressing rapidly; yield very good. Pastures drying up. 801 l worms slightly damaging cotton in southwest portion. Plowing retarded. Ohio—Except local rains in southern portion, the conditions are practically unchanged since last week. Corn Is about ready to cut, but a great deal has been already cut for fodder. Tobacco has improved and is being cut and housed; early planting yields well. Missouri—Good showers in some localities, but week generally clear and dry. Corn-cutling becoming general, about t wothirds of average crop for State. Fall plowing progressing slowly; pastures dry, water scarce. Michigan—Temperature and sunshine normal, rainfall below; there has been no let up on drought during past week, and large percentage of corn now past redemption. Late potatoes and pastures can yet ho helped.