Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1905 — GOOD ADVANCE MADE BY CROPS [ARTICLE]

GOOD ADVANCE MADE BY CROPS

Progress Is Satisfactory, Though Reports Are Not Uniform., The weather bureau’s weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows: The region from the upper lakes westward to the north Pacific coast received insufficient heat, lack of sunshine being especially unfavorable in Washington and Oregon, but elsewhere the temperature conditions were favorable. Excessively heavy rains occurred in the central and west gulf districts and in portions of the central Missouri and Ohio valleys, lower lake region and New England, while portions of the south Atlantic States and central and eastern Missouri continue to suffer from drought. Sunshine is generally needed in the central gulf States, Tennessee, Ohio Valley and lower lake region. Except in the upper Missouri and Red River of the North valleys, where, as a result of low temperatures, the growth of corn has been slow, this crop has made good progress, although suffering somewhat from lack of cultivation in portions of the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic States and in central and western Nebraska. In lowa corn has made vigorous growth and is well cultivated, witn better stands than previous reports indicated, and the outlook in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, where early corn has reached the silk and tassels, is very favorable. Recent rains have greatly improved the condition of corn in Texas. Heavy rains have interrupted the harvesting of winter wheat in the Ohio valley, Tennessee and portions of ths middle Atlantic States, but elsewhere this work has progressed favorably, and is near completion in Missouri and southern Kansas. . Harvest is now in progress in the northern portion of the winter wheat region. Some complaints of rust and weevil in central and western Ohio and of smut in New York are received, and some grain in shock has been damaged by rains in Kentucky and Tennessee. In Illinois corn is promising and further advanced than at the same period last year; is clean, and considerable is laid by. Oats are ripening in the central and heading in the northern part; some are short, but generally the outlook is favorable. Wheat harvest extends to the northern portion; yield is good in the central and below the average in the South.. The yield of clover is heavy; timothy is short. Grapes and berries are promising. Apples are falling, and a light crop is indicated. Po-' tatoes are cut short in the southern portion. Except in low lands, in southern lowa and portions of the Dakotas and Minnesota, the oat crop has advanced favorably and continues in promising condition. In Texas rains interfered with harvesting and in Tennessee caused some injury to oats in shock. Spring wheat on low lands in the Dakotas and Minnesota Is suffering somewhat from rust, but as n whole this crop has made vigorous growth and continues in promising condition throughout the spring wheat region and also on ths north Pacific coast. Theodore Hansen, first secretary of the Russian embassy at Washington, D. C., is an accomplished pianist and frequently gives concerto for charity’s sake.