Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1901 — CROPS LOOK BETTER. [ARTICLE]

CROPS LOOK BETTER.

MOIST WEATHER REPORTED IN NEARLY ALL SECTIONS. Late Corn PrayticaLy All Safe and Will Soon Be Out of Banger from Frost— Yield Is Not ns Good as It Should Be Apples a Scarcity Everywhere. The weekly crop report issued by the Agricultural Department gives the following summary of conditions throughout the country: While the weather conditions of the week have been generally favorable in a majority of districts, heavy rains (in some places excessive) have injured the crops and retarded work in portions of the South Atlantic and gulf States and dry, hot weather has been unfavorable in the Missouri and upper Mississippi val.eys ahd~on North Pouffe <otst. Extreme heat and drought in localities of Oklahoma and Texas have also been de.r.niental to crops. Co >1 weather has retarded the maturing and drying of fru’t m California anl light frosts occurrel iu Nevada. Late corn continues to show improvement, although it was injured by drought and heat in portions of Kansas; has suffered further decline in Missouri and needs rain in Nebraska. In lowa corn is maturing rapidly and the cutting ot early planted is general in all sections of that State and Missouri, and the more northerly sections, and is progressing rapidly in Kansas. Further i.npro.e ment in late corn is reported from th? Ohio valley, but it has suffered injury by floods on lowlands iu Tennessee. Reports indicate that the bulk of the late corn will be safe from injury from frosts by Sept. 15 to 20, but that some l iter fields will require until Oct. 1 to fully mature the crop. Spring wheat thrashing continue-; with generally satisfactory yields, except i.i North Dakota, where they are Lgitt an.l of poor quality, the berry being shrunken and bleached. Another generally unfavorable week fin cotton. Continued complaints of fits. anl shedding are received from the greater portion of the eastern and central sections of the cotton belt, while Arkansas nnd Oklahoma report injury from premature opening, hi Texas the early cotton continues to open, and is being r.ipi Uy picked, but the bite crop is greatly deteriorated and in a critical state, with complaints of lust and shedding, l icking, while retarded in Georgia anl portions of Florida, is in progress in n?arly all sections, and with favorab.e weather will soon be general. Favorable reports con erning to'nrco are received from all sections except Maryland, where it is not curing satisfactorily, and Virginia, where the y'.ell is variable. Cutting is genera), and the bulk of the crop is in shed in Wisconsin. The condition of apples still con inu.s unpromising in nearly all sections. Soinimprovement is reported from Kansas and fair to good crops are indicated in portions of Arkansas, 11 in;,is, Indian i and West Virginia; elsewhere apples are scarce and generally of poor, quality. Soil conditions are favorable for plowing and seeding, which are in progrem and usually well advanced in all districts except in Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, where the work has been retarded by drought, and in portions of Virginia, where it was interfere 1 with by wet weather.

Crop Reports by States. Missouri- Warm week, with on'y light scattering showers, very unfavoraule f r corn, and crop suffered rur.her dei-i.ne, cutting becoming general; bulk of < r p safe from frost Sept. 15: cotton doing fa:r.y well, picking commenced; p.owlug gt-nerahy s. s pended: app.es fair crop in some lo.a.itics; poaches better than expected. Illinois— Dty weather most of week, but crops have improved; late corn has greatly Improved, especially In northern district; it will be out of danger from frost by Sept. 30, and much of it by Sept. 20; broom corn gen erally good; stock peas and pastures much Improved; potatoes and gardens i«>or: 1 gat crop of apples, but good in some localities, other fruits fair to good. Indiana—Rainfall fairly well distributed, insufficient in districts or central and southern portions: much corn s;ll) green, seasonable autumn will materially increase prospective yield, bulk of crop safe by Sept. 21 to 25; noticeable tobacco improvement in southeast portion: cutting in Elkhart nnd Randolph Counties; tomatoes, late cucumbers. and vegetables promising; fair to good apple prospects; peaches, jiears ahd piuius plentiful; sorghum Improving; plowing continued; usual wheat acreage. Ohio—Warm weather: showers general but light lu west and southwest; eariy corn being cut In west and south, safe fisun frost Sept. W; Inte corn Improved, growing nicely, safe from frost Sept. 22; much plowing done; pasture* In good condition; late potatoes improved tn north, not prom lung in central an.l south; tobacco doing well, some cut; late, peaches improved; apples poor; clover seed being harvested; fair yield. Michigan—General showers, beneficial to corn, pastures and late potatoes; fodder and early corn being ent; late corn well eared, ? lazing generally, promising and will be safe rotn frost about Sept. 12; late bean harvtst begun; sugar lieets continue premising; soli In fine condition for plowing, which is well advanced; rye seeding begun In northern counties. Wisconsin—Corn maturing rapidly, some fields In southern section In shock, bulk of crop will be safe from frost by Sept. 15;' late potatoes somewhat Improved, but crop generally light and quality poor; bulk of tobacco crop in shed; pastuns r-hort. .Minnesota- Light to moderate rains well distributed evening of 28th, reviving pastures, gardens, late corn and late potatoes, but more mln needed: stacking finished end shock thrashing progressing well; much flax still uncut In mirth: early com being eut, snd late corn ripe by 15th; potatoes and apples poor. lowa—Week warm and dry, with few light showers; corn inatuilng rapidly, and cutting; early planting In general lu all sections: bulk of the crop will be In shock or fully matured by Rept. 20. but some lute fields may need till 30th; ralu much needed for grass and potMoes. Nebraska—Wnnu week, with heavy rain In western counties, and light showers In milern; plowing and seeding has been retarded by the dry condition of the soil: baying progressing nicely In northern counties;'late corn needs rain; most of the late corn will require until Kept. 25 to be beyond Injury by front. Kansas- Corn Improved In northwest, Injured by drought and heat elsewhere; cutting progressing rapidly: first Into corn safe from frost Kept. 15, last Oct. 1; apples Improving. fair crop; peaches ripe, g mml crop; pastures good went, needing ruin central nn I east; baying progressing, yield light. Routh Dakota—Warm, ami except north east and extreme west, rnln needed for potatoes; some late coni, imstures and plowing; thrashing and haying progrewtng nicely: flax harvest well advanced; corn generally doing well: estimate crop rafe from frost Kept. 10 to 15; considerable early now ripening and cutting In progress. Oklahoma and Indian Territories—Cotton, owing to extreme heat, opened prematurely, and wus greatly damaged; picking In general progress; Kattlr, late corn, cane nnd hay being eut: late crops and pastures revived some by local rains, but still suffering; wheat sowing and plowing In alow progrtss. Bamnel H. Klusser, Hanover, Pa., says a copperhead snake charmed him. Hit wife killed It before It tackled him.