Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1904 — Weather and the Crops. [ARTICLE]

Weather and the Crops.

The weathef bureau’s weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows: Unusually low temperature for the season was the marked feature of the week in the northern section of the country east of the Rocky mountains, heavy and killing frosts occurring in New England, portions of the middle Atlantic States and lake region, Minnesota and the Dakotas. In the central valleys and southern districts more favorable temperature prevailed. Beneficial rains fell in Illinois, Indiana, lower Michigan and portions of lowa and Missouri, and showers delayed work ip Minnesota and North Dakota. In the principal corn producing States west of the Mississippi river late corn has experienced favorable weather conditions; the crop is generally maturing rapidly, except in northern Missouri.