Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-02
IN FINE CONDITION.
The General Tenor Concerning
Crops in the Country.
SOME DAMAGE By EXCESSIVE RAIN.
But Very Few Places Report Drought
Pastures Fine and Fruit Prospects
Encouraging-The Summary
BY States.

BY States.
WASHINGTON. June 2a-The signal
follows:
Indiana-Weather very favorable to
wheat harvest, which is nearly COM
pleted. Rye, clover and hay are also
being harvested; corn growing very
fast: oats much improved.
Michigan-Local rains poorly dis
tributed and more rain much needed.
Crops are, however, doing we'll. A
light crop of wheat will be ready for
harvest in the southern counties next
week.
Iowa-Excessive rains in west por-
ton of state caused considerable dam
age to crop and buildings, but the
prospects are generally good over a
larger portion of the state Wheat
harvest in progress in southern coun-
ties, where the oat crop is too heavy
and some damage reported by lodging
and rust.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL weather has
| improved crop and fruit conditions dur
| ing the past week. Cranberry crop
| will be slightly less than last season,
| owing to May frost Rain needed badly
| In east and central counties
Arkansas-Weatherg greatly beneficial
to all crops Cotton and corn growing
| nicely. Fruit of all kinds doing we'll
| Some sections used rain
! Texas-Good showers in all sections
| Cotton blooming in south Texas and
| crop very promising throughout the
state. Corn average, except in some
localities where it is short on account
of drought
observation-disclosures in all sections
| greatly benefited all crops Cotton
bolls forming: fruit very promising:
| rice in excellent condition. Grass and
| weeds getting a start in some localities.
! North Carolina-Much sunshine and
| warm weather very favorable All
crops improved. Rainfall badly dis
tributed and excessive in a few places.
| Cotton improved but small and grassy.
! OVirginia-Much sunshine, but rather
too much rain for harvesting: weather
generally beneficial to growing crops;
wheat harvest we'll advanced
Missouri-A fine week for all farm
operations Wheat harvest two
thirds finished; yield good. injury from
rain less than expected. Oats improv-
ing, meadows never better.
Ohio-Week very favorable Grain
crops promising. Corn weedy in places.
Apples dropping. Wheat harvest COM
menced in middle section, large yield.
Illinois-Rainfall badly distributed.
Wheat harvest nearly completed in
southern district. Corn excellent Hay
cutting in progress
Tennessee-Corn. cotton and to
bacco growing finely. Wheat thresh-
ing begun. fine yield. The weather OF
| the week was favorable for cleaning
crops and the outlook is encouraging.
Kentucky-Wheat harvest completed,
crop above the average. Corn and oats
promising. More rain needed.
Kansas-EXcessive rains in Cotton
wood, Neosho and Verdigris valleys.
Rain deficient in west. Conditions gen.
orally greatly beneficial to all crops ex.
cept in flooded districts. Wheat har.
vest general Corn fair; fax and oats
fine.
Nebraska-Corn is improved in con
dition, but still very backward Small
grains promise very large yield Heavy
rainfall on Thursday and Friday de
cidedly injurious.
Minnesota-FIne growing weather
Crops in excellent condition through
} out the state. Corn late and great,
improved.
> The Dakotas-Fine growing weathel
: in both states. Small grain ripenins
rapidly: general prospects best TO
years.
Colorado-Weather for the week yer,
beneficial to all crops. First crop O
hay about all harvested. Hail did som,
damage in east Colorado on Thursday
Middle Atlantic and New Englan,
, States-An crops have been improve,
by the favorable weather during tn
l past week. New Jersey reports tn
L most favorable week of the season TO
1 growth and cultivation. Hay cuttin,
$ in progress as far north as southern
New England, where the hay crop i
? estimated to be above three-quarter
of the average Fruit is reported a
excellent in New York. Harvesting
, will be general in the middle Atlanti
a states during the coming week wit
prospects of a large crop and the sea
son promises to be very productive.
e California-A1 crops have been bene
3 flied by the warm weather in the north
r ern part of the state. Hay is over a
q average crop in southern California
q Excellent growing weather and tn
= crops are in fine condition.