Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1902 — WINTER WHEAT GOOD. [ARTICLE]

WINTER WHEAT GOOD.

Condition Is Considered Satisfactory in Most Localities. December, 1901, was abnormally cold throughout the upper lake region, ceptral valleys and Southern States, where the temperature averaged from three degrees to eight degrees below the normal, the most marked deficiencies occurring in the central Mississippi, lower Missouri and lower Ohio valleys. In the middle Atlantic coast districts the month averaged colder than usual, but the deficiency in temperature was generally Jess than three degree* per day, and slight deficiencies in the monthly mean temperatures are also shown over the central and southeastern Rocky mountain slopes. Winter wheat was subjected to ♦rry trying temperature conditions from the 14th till about the 23d, during which ?*- rlod extremely cold weather prevuirji throughout the lake region, central valleys and Southern States. Fortunately for the crop, however, n light covering of snow afforded very material protection in the principal wheat-growing States during the period of greatest cold. The month averaged milder than usual over the greater pnrt of New England, In the. Pacific coast States, except along the Immediate coasts of Oregon and Washington, throughput the northern plateau region, and over portions of the middle and MUthcrn plateau region, the moat marked excess occurring in Idaho and Montana. The bodies of two shepherds, partly burned, were found at Cabra Springs, near Canon Blanco, N. M. It la believed that the ahepherda were murdered and their flocks stolen.