Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1896 — JOY FOR THE FARMER. [ARTICLE]

JOY FOR THE FARMER.

Crop. Reports on the Whole Are Very Satisfactory. FollowipS is the bulletin of weather anti; erop cpnditmns for the week, as prepared frqm local observations by the Department of Agriculture: The -week, like ,thnt immediately preceding, was, upon the whole, exceptionally favorable, and the reports indicate that crops generally have made excellent progress. except over the western portion of the gulf States, whore rain is much needed; and practically iu Texas. Winter wheat harvest is about completed, except in the more northerly States, where it continues.' Heavy rains in Kentucky and Tennessee have caused some damage to the shocked wheat. Some thrashing has been done in West Virginia. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Minnesota mid North Dakota report Spring wheat to be considerably injured by rust. In South Dawheat made favorable progress during the week and in lowa it is beginning to ripen. R, ports generally indicate that corn has madtHine progress and the outlook for an exceptionally fine crop in the principal corn States is most promising. In Kansas early corn is nearing maturity and the crop is generally in advance of the season, being In tassel and silk as far north as southern Nebraska. In the extreme southern States the condition of the corn is less satisfactory than ft few weeks ago. The outlook for tobacco aoutinues flattering; the weather conditions of the week proving very favorable for the crop.