Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-10
CROP WEATHER.
Too Much Wet in the East and Too
. Little in Texas.
APRETTY GOOD YIELD NEVERTHELESS.
Cotton the Only Crop Seriously DeteriOr-
ated-Not Much Damage BY Frost, But
Cold Retarding COrn-Great Potato
Harvest.

WASHINGTON, Sept. THE weather
bureau of the department of agricult-
ure has issued the following weather
crop bulletin:
New York-The conditions were generally
favorable for growing crops and seeding.
Corn Is from one to three weeks late The
potato blight is Increasing. Hops badly
damaged by mo-. ,lure. The tobacco harvest
Is well advanced
Pennsylvania-Corn Is excellent but needs
warm, sunshiny weather to mature it The
buckwheat crop will be unusually large.
Tobacco cutting continues and the crop is
reported fine. Potatoes only slightly dam
aged by rot crop very large Seeding h:
been delayed by VT weather.
New Jersey-The cranberry "rnp promises
an average yicd. Thewcat'icr has been un-
favorable for ripenIng fruis and vegetables,
and the ground is too wet for digging pota-
toes and for plowing and seeding.
Maryland-PeGches, potatoes AMI tobacco
were injured by rain in southern Maryland
Otherwise conditions were favorable to
growing crops. Sunshiny weather is needed
in all sections.
virginia-Crops advanced, but tobacco
needs dry, warm weather.
North Caro.ina-CottOn is opening very
slowly, some rust and shedding reported.
Tobacco curing progressing rapidly. The
South Carolina-COttOn has been seriously
injured by coOl, cloudy weather and cOntin-
ued heavy rains, the damage being es' imated
at from 20 to 30 per cent Nearly i've inches
of rain fell yesterday.
Alabama-There has been no material
change in the condition of the cotton crop
since last report The rains arrived rather
late for cotton, but benefited potatoes and
vegetables.
Mississippi cool, dry, sunshiny week.
Cotton Is suffering badly from the combined
effects of drought, rust, worms and opening
of immature bolls and promises from 20 to 40
per cent less than a month ago. Other un-
matured crops are beginning to suffer per-
maRent injury.
Louisiana-The weather has been unfavor-
able to cane and cotton, rust and shedding
being reported from northern parishes and
cool nights iniuring the top cotton crop.
Rice is being harvested with good yields
Warm rains needed
Arkansas-The weather has been favor
able to all crops save cotton, which contln-
ues to deteriorate- The cool nights have
been injurious and the condition Of cotton
has fallen off from 10 to Is per cent
Texas-Un ess general rains fall within ten
days late cotton AMI the top crop will be
light. Cool weather has checked the raVages
of the boil worm. Cotton picking is pro-
crossing rapidly. The ground is too dry for
pIOwiug.
Tennessec-The growth OF cotton has been
checked by cool nights Late corn and TO-
baeco doing we'll Fa1 plOWing has been re-
tarded BY dry weather. Crops generally are
Il promising condition.
Kentueky-The weather has been generally
beneficial to crops The corn crop prom
ises to be the largest in years Tobacco
shows some Improvement but Is below the
average, the early crop being cut. Late
fruits and potatoes abundlnt Fail pioWing
progressing.
Ohio-COrn promises well and will mature
in two weeks. Buckwheat Is a heavy crop.
Glover is c.can and IS a good yield. Wheat
sowing is in progress and the soil is in good
condition for pIowiHg and seeding
Afichigan-The weather has been too cool
for a marked Improvement in corn and pota-
toes. Corn viii be safe in ten days. Fall |
seeding e progressing.