Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1895 — WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN. [ARTICLE]

WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN.

Signal Service Report on Temperature and Crop Conditions. The official crop and weather bulletin for the past week shows the average to be three to six degrees cooler than the average throughout the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Heavy rains have fallen in Oklahoma, Missouri and the northern portion of the Gulf region. Through the Southern States the average fall has been from one to two inches more than the usual amount. The lake region and upper Mississippi Valley had practically no rain. Nebraska and the Dakotas suffered materially from drouth. Corn has made very rapid growth during the week and, except in Michigan, the general outlook for this crop is excellent. Arkansas reports the largest crop in years, and in Kansas, Nebraska, lowa, Illinois and Missouri the outlook is most promising. The general outlook for spring wheat continues most flattering. Winter wheat harvest is practically completed and thrashing continues general. Some damage in shock has been caused in Maryland by heavy rains; also in Missouri and Kansas. Tobacco is growing well in Kentucky, but the crop is uneven. In Maryland it is in excellent condition and in Ohio it is improved, except in the central part of the State I ,"where it is suffering from drouth. Fr6m the Central and! Southwestern States the reports are as follows: Illinois —Last week very favorable except in southern counties; wheat and rye thrashing general, yield light, quality poor; oats harvest completed in southern and progressing in central counties; straw short, yield light; corn growing finely and generally laid by; haying continues with very light crop. South Dakota—Above normal temperature, high southerly winds, two exceedingly warm days and only scattered showers, mostly light, have been injurious to small grain and grasses over a num•f counties; corn grew rapidly and potatoes did w’ell: rain needed generally. Nebraska—Cool, dry week; wheat and rye harvest has progressed rapidly in southern counties and thrashing commenced, the yield is less than half a crop; oats ripening fast; corn has made good growth and is in fine condition, some early planted tasseling. Kansas —Cool, cloudy week, with excessive rains, have generally stopped harvesting and thrashing and injured grain in shock, but has been beneficial to all other crops and furnished abundant stock w'ater; corn generally tasseling and beginning to silk and never more promising; flax, fruit, pastures and potatoes fine.

lowa—Weather favorable except serious need of rain in some eastern counties; oats harvest begun, with prospects of heavy yield; corn has made rapid advancement and other crops are in satisfactory condition. Michigan—Showers over upper peninsula which were poorly distributed; in lower peninsula there has practically been no rain, and drouth continues with great severity; hay and wheat very poor crops, and oats will give a light yield; corn is just beginning to show effects of drouth; if rain comes soon it can yet help corn, potatoes, pastures and gardens. Ohio—Favorable for thrashing wheat and hay harvesting; light yields reported; corn, oats, late potatoes and tobacco have improved in growth from rains, except over middle section, where drouth retards growth; pasturage very poor, and water becoming scarce. Indiana—Warm, fair weather favorable to harvesting; end of week favorable to corn and potatoes, and both crops are in fine condition and growing rapidly; thrashing wheat and rye continues; yield better wheat and rye continues; yield better than expected in localities; haying continues; crop poor. Wisconsin—The past week has been hot and dry; haying about half completed; rye and barley harvest in progress, and the crop is generally good; corn and potatoes unaffected by drouth, and growing rapidly; oats promise a good crop; pastures very poor.