People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1894 — WEATHER AND CROPS. [ARTICLE]

WEATHER AND CROPS.

eekly Report ol the Government Bureau at Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 19. — Following is the weekly report as to the condition of crops throughout the country, and the general influence' of weather on growth, cultivation and harvest, as made by the directors of the different state weather services of the United States weather bureiu: Illinois—Temperature, except in central portion, above normal, rainfall above and sunshine below; frost in northcrniportion on nth, no damage: corn maturing fast; chinch bugs damaging some sections: decided improvement in pastures; ground in excellent condition for plowing and se edig. Wisconsin -Rain has been general in all seen tions: grass shows a remarkable growth and fall feed is abundant: potatoes improving; corn turning out better than was expected: cranberries nearly all picked; considerable wheat and rye sown. Ohio—Abundant rains insure fine fall pasturage and liavo greatly benefited late crops; yield of corn promises to exceed recent expectations; corn cutting general; tobacco mostly cut with yield small, but quality fair to good; soil line condition for plowing and seeding. Michigan—Temperature and rainfall above normal, sunshine below; frequent rains of past week have .benefited pastures and al-, lowed farmers to push fall plowing and wheat sowing in many localities: corn cutting nearly alltintshed; crop light. Minnesota Temperature above normal; nights cool with frequent frosts which only damaged garden truck; good showers Friday, but more rain needed: fall plowing progressing rapidly: xiotatoes being dug, yield light. lowa—Corn generally safe from frost; more than the usual amount of fall plowing has been done; pastures and late potatoes show marked improvement. , South Dakota—High winds have delayed thrashing during the week, but it is nearly finished now; frost has killed all vegetation that had not matured. Kansas—Abundant rains in south half of the state and lighter rains in north half with much cloudy, cool weather have greatly improved pastures, gardens, meadows and orchards; plowing for a large acreage of wheats Nebraska—Very little change in crop conditions: rain much needed for fall plowing and seeding; frost on 15th did little damage. General Remarks-,-in the principal, corn states much of the crop has been cut and the greater portion is safe from frost. Pennsylvania, Indiana and Missouri report that late corn has improved, and in Wisconsin it is , turning out better than was expected. Arkansas reports a good corn crop. In Illinois late corn is maturing rapidly, but in Indiana it is maturing slowly. Except in the Carollnas and western Texas the week has been unfavorable for cotton, continued rains having caused rust and shedding. Much complaint pf. damage by boll worms is also reported. The week has been especially favorable for pasturago and plowing for fui. seeding, which has been pushed forward rapidly. The wet weather on the North Paciiio coast has been unfavorable for thrashing and hop picking.