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progress was made in haying and harvesting. Threshing is now general 

 in the southern counties, and early reports indicate yields much in excess 

 of the average of past years. In the northern sections where the late 

 rains were heavy, oats are badly lodged and will be difficult to harvest. 

 The rains will also prevent work in the fields in that section for two or 

 three days, but they have been of great benefit to corn, pastures, potatoes, 

 spring sown grasses, gardens and fruits. Corn made good growth during 

 the week, even though the weather was cool, and the crop is in good 

 condition and improving daily. 



Bulletin No. 16. — For the week ending July 28. — The conditions during 

 the past week were almost ideal for growing crops, and for haying, har- 

 vesting and threshing. The temperature was about normal, and while 

 the rainfall was generally deficient, nearly all parts of the state received 

 light to copious showers. Some localities in the southern districts, how- 

 ever, need rain badly for corn, potatoes and pastures, but for the state as 

 a whole all crops are in excellent condition. Haying is nearly finished, 

 and the crop has been put up in fine shape. The yield of hay is better than 

 anticipated and the quality is extra good. The small grain harvest has 

 progressed rapidly, and the bulk of it will be completed by the end of the 

 coming v/eek. Early reports show some exceptionally large yields and 

 fine quality of grain. The yield of winter wheat ranges from twenty-five 

 to fifty bushels per acre; oats thirty to sixty-five and barley, twenty-two 

 to thirty bushels. No timothy has yet been threshed, but a large acreage 

 has been cut for seed. Corn has made rapid growth, and the early fields 

 are shooting nicely, but the crop as a whole is not yet quite up to the 

 normal in size and development; although the prospects are good for bet- 

 ter than an average yield if favorable weather continues. Potatoes are 

 generally in good condition and give promise of a large crop. 



Bulletin No. 17. — For the week ending August 4. — The past week was 

 cool and dry; the average daily deficiency of temperature being about 

 6 degrees, and only a few light and widely scattered showers occurred. 

 The conditions were fine for harvesting, stacking and threshing, but were 

 too cool and dry for corn, and too dry for pastures and potatoes. Nearly 

 all of the small grain has been secured in fine condition, and rapid 

 progress is being made in threshing. The yields of wheat, oats, rye and 

 barley are exceptionally large except in the southeastern counties where 

 the winter wheat is very light. Corn is still in good condition, but needs 

 rain and warmer weather. Pastures are drying up in many localities, 

 and potatoes also need rain. 



Following is a summary of reports from crop correspondents on Aug. 

 1st. Much of the late and replanted corn is still backward, but all of 

 it is strong and vigorous. The average condition of the crop is placed 

 at 93 per cent or four points better than on July 1st. The estimated 

 condition of pastures is 92 per cent and potatoes 94 per cent, showing a 

 loss of three and four points respectively during the past month. On 

 August 1, 1911, corn was rated at 69 per cent, potatoes 34 and pastures 

 38 per cent. Threshing has not yet become general in all parts of the 

 state, but early reports indicate an average yield of twenty-five bushels 



