Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1894 — THE CROP BULLETIN. [ARTICLE]

THE CROP BULLETIN.

Haw the Winter Deft the Crop oatlook— The Weather. The first crop bulletin of the season issued by tbe weather service, Wednesday, says: The very mild temperature during the' greater part of the winter caused wheat and pasturage to remain in most excellent "condition, and when, about the 25th of January, a few exceedingly cold days occurred, snow had fallen in sufficient quantities necessary for protection, bat peaches which had advanced much were killed. The very favorable weather permitting plowing and Sliding, much clover and oats had been sown, and wheat was in a most vigorous, advanced and promising condition at the end of the winter. Bxcessivo temperature prevailing until March 23. with sufficient precipitation, crops and vegetation advanced in a most remarkable manner, and when then from March 24, cold freezing temperature occurred, tho young clover, sprouting oats, garden truck and fruit buds, except late apples and berries, were frozen; wheat was less injured, most so in localities in the southern portion, where tho plant had begun to joint. The weather condition during the past week were not 0 favorable to the advancement or recovery of the crops, or to farm work. Cool temperature, near freezing nearly every night, retarded vegetation, also snow and irain in the northern portion; in the central portton the precipitation was very deficient. 4 Some months agb a young man of Warren wrote his name and address on an egg he was shipping, and this week he received a letter from a resident of Sydney, Australia. The letter said that probably the sender might be Interested in knowing how far this egg traveled in finding a customer, and added that eggs were worth eighty-five cents a dozen in that city.