Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1903 — Crop Prospects To Date. [ARTICLE]

Crop Prospects To Date.

Crop reports reoeived from sevnty of the ninety counties of the tate by Statistician Johnson are not enoouraging. Frost has nipped the fruit and corn, and oats have not made headway on aooount of the dry weather, Comfort, however, is found in the condition of the wheat orop in the wheat districts. It has not been injured, and indicates a good yield. Mr. Johnson says that unless there oomes a season of wet weather the corn crop will fall considerably short. The damp and cold of spring delayed planting in many oounties, and when dry weather oame the farmers got still farther behind with their work.

Of the fruit apples seems in the best shape, being the least injured by the severe frosts. The outlook for oherries and peaohes is gloomy all over the state. Good reports are reoeived about strawberries, and the probabilities are the orop will be fair. j