The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-08-15
REPORT

Weekly Bulletin as Reported by the Stat
istician of the Department Of Agricult-
urc.
There is o reduction in the condition of
oil cereals as reported by the ststistician
OF the department of agriculture. The de-
cline from the LIST of July to the 1st OF
July is from $751; to 1873 IN corn; from 94.4
to 1872 in spring wheat; from BIG to 70.l
in oats; from 1873 to 1925 in barley. Con-
dltion of buokwheat is 90.1 and of spring
rye S6.S. Condition of Irish potatoes is
reduced from 91.7 to TIA.
A fall Of twenty points indicates the
disaster which has befallen the corn crop
within thirty days. The cause is the alb
normally high temperature Of the central
maize districts with insufficiency Of raln-
fall. The returns of drouth, which cover
a broad area, and the severity Of effects
produced, are more general and depressing
than the signal service record of
temperature appears to indicate.
Oue factor in the blighting Of
vegetation is evidently the hot winds that
have scorched the lower basin OF the Mis-
souri, valley and the Ohio valley. The
change from drouth to daily saturation by
repeated and heavy showers has been too
sudden and extreme in those regions where
drouth las been relieved by seasons of
moisture. The crop is late in the New
England states and will require a long
warm season to mature it. In the Middle
states the high temperature has advanced
growth in the northern districts, and in the
more southern there has been some injury
from drouth. The south Atlantic states
report local drouths, with subsequent rains,
and comparatively good though somewhat
reduced condition of corn. Some coun-
ties in Mississippi have suffered materi-
ally from absence Of %seasonable
moisture. In Louisiana, the crop is in high
condition, though somewhat late in the
overhowed districts. In Texas the crop is
now matured and is good, except in the
area that has suffered most from drouth.
Late planted corn in Arkansas has been
seriously injured by drouth of the last
three W eks in July. In the western and
southwestern part Of Kentucky the crop
has been severely scorched, but the rains
since the 23d of July have materially re-
lieved the fields of the central and eastern
districts. In Ohio there is a great differ
ence between the northern and southern
parts Of the state.
The southern division Of the counties of
Indiana and Illinois have likewise received
greater damage than the northern. Con.
dition is slightly higher in Missouri. In
Kansas the severity of the drouth has
eliminated. Iowa and Nebraska are nearly
in the status of the Ohio valley, while
Minnesota makes the highest average Of
all the states. Wisconsin suffers slightly,
and Michigan still more from drought.
There has been a considerable reduction
in the condition OF spring wheat, amount
ing to fully eleven points. 1t is less in the
Dakotas than in the other spring wheat
districts. The average of condition is 80
in Wisconsin, 80 in Minnesota, 81 in Iowa,
II in Nebraska, and SO in the Dakotas.
The latter is a decline of seven points, ow-
ing to hot southern winds, which affected
the late sown more than the early.
The oat crop is certain to be one of very
low yield, and probably poor qualify.
Another crop of great importa8@, pota.
toes, has also been damaged by *dfought;
A low rate of yield is assureas