crops

When floodwaters finally receded over the weekend, area farmers had a chance to assess the damages of crops under water and or washed away. According to agronomist Mark Moeller, low lying or poorly drained areas took the brunt of the five-day flood event, especially in the Rock River flood plain. “Those areas are drowned out,” he said. “I don’t see a that a lot of that will survive.” Crops,…

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on July 4, 1902. Condition of the Crops. The Reports are Generally Encouraging Recent Rain and Warm Weather Have Given Vigorous Impetus to the Growing Grain and Wrought Marked Improvement in the General Crop Conditions—Interviews with Well-Informed Farmers and Land Owners. Another heavy rain Tuesday night, followed Wednesday by sunshine and higher…