The Globe-republican., 1891-09-10
CROP WEATHER.
Too Much Wet in the East and Too
Little in Texas.
APRETIY GOOD YIELD NEVERTHELESS.
Cotton the Only Crop Seriously Deterior-
ated-Not Much Damage By Frost, But
Cold Retarding Corn-Great Potato
Harvest.

Harvest.
WASHINGTON, Sept THE weather
bureau of the department of agricuit-
ure has issued the following weather
crop bulletin:
New York-The conditions we're generally
favorable for growing crops and seeding.
Corn is from one to three weeks late. The
potato blight is increasing Hops badly
damaged by moisture. The tobacco harvest
Is well advanced
Transformation is excellent but needs
warm, sunshiny weather to mature il 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 has
been delayed by wet weather.
New Jerscy-The cranberry crop promises
an average yield. The weather has been un-
favorable for ripering fruit aud vegetables,
and the ground is too wet for digging pota-
toes and for plowIng and seeding.
Maryland-Peaches,p potatoes and tobacco
were injured BY rain in southern Maryland
Otherwise conditions were favorable to
growing crops. Sunshiny weather is needed
in all sections
virg nia-Crops advanced, but tobacco
needs dry warm weather.
North Carolina-Cotton is opening very
slowly. some rust and shedding reported.
Tobacco curing progressing rapidly. The
weather has been TOO cool for best results
South CaroIina-Cotton has been seriously
injured by cool, cloudy weather and cont,n-
ued heavy rains, the damage being est imated
at from 20 to 20 per cent Nearly five 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-A cook dry, sunshiny week.
Cotton is suffering badly from the com ined
effects of drought, rust, worms and opening
OF immature bolls and promises from 20 to ~
per cent. less than a month ago. Other IN
matured crops are beginning to suffer per-
manent injury.
Louisiana-The weather has been unfavor-
able to cane and Gotten, 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 coutin-
ues to deteriorate- The cool nights have
been injurious and the condition Of cotton
has fallen off from 10 to IS per cent.
TexasLUn ess general rains fall within ten
days late cotton anu the top crop will be
light. Cool weather has checked the ravages
of the boil worm Cotton picking is pro-
piowing.
Tennessee-The growth of cotton has been
checked by cool nights Late corn and to-
bacco doing well. Fail blowing has been re-
tarded by dry weather Crops generally are
Il promising condition.
kentucky-The weather b as been generally
beneficial to crops. The corn crop prom
ises to BIO the largest in years Tobacco
shows some improvement but is below the
average, the early crop being cut Late
fruits and potatoes abundant Fall blowing
progressing.
in two weeks. Buckwheat is heavy cop.
Clover is can and is a good yield Whe0t
sowing is in progress and the soil is in good
condition for blowing and seeding
Michigan-The weather has been too cool
for a marked Improvement in com and pota-
toes. Corn will be safe in ten days Pail
seeding is progressing
Nlinois-Corn is maturing slowly owing to
continued cool weather. The soil is in eX-
ceIlent condition for blowing. Light frost,
without injury. on the +th instant
Indiana-Corn. though ripening slowly,
continues in excellent condition. Flowing
for wheat nearly completed but sowing has
not yet commenced. Slight frost in north
ern counties on the 9Th.
Iowa-If we have two weeks without frost
eD per cent of the cora will be out OF danger
Late corn will require month Fall pIow-
ing and seed ny is in progress, with in
creased acreage.
wisconsin-The conditions were unfavor-
able to corn, buckwheat and potatoes. Frost
occurred in nearly all portions Of the state
on tine 9Th with considerable damage to corn
and buckwheat in northern counties and
ern counties.
MISUNDERSTANDING progressing. Frost
seriously damaged garden truck in some To-
calities and also greatly injured corn in
northern and central counties and slightly
in southern Two weeks of warm weather
in the southern portions Of the state will
mature corn
North and South Dakota-The North Da.
kota harvest Is adv anc nz, but has been re.
tarded by delayed Tipening 6 grain. IN
South Dakota late haying. threshing and
marketing are general Rain is needed gen
orally for late hay and to prepare grounds
for powing.
Nebraska-The week has been generally
dry, cool and sunshny. The bulk OF the
corn crop requires three days to MATURE in
south Nebraska and fifteen days in north
Nebraska will place it beyond danger from
frost Light frost occurred on the srd, but
did no damage
Missouri-A splendid week for farm work.
but too cool for maturing corn.
kansas-Cooi sunshiny weather With very
little rain has been favorable fer har 1g aud
harvesting, but unfavorabie for the late corn
crop ana mas ul3ue the xfOunC Zoo nara lOf
fall blowing. Light frosts occurred on the
ard and 4th, but no damage 10 reported
Colorado-Third crop Of alfalfa is being
cut Tnreshing is general in the san Luis
valley. and the harvest is progressing favor
ably in the Arkansas valley. standing crops
are fine and all fruit reports are favorable.
oregon-Threshing is nearing completion
and wheat and oats are heavy yield. Hop
picking is progre ssing; hop lice and mold
injured the crop considerably. About 10000
bales of hops are produced in Oregon
Caiifornia-The weather has been favor
BILE TO crops Potatoes are plentiful and
prices so low that some Of the crop will be
left in the ground More bales Of hops than
last season. owing to an increased acreage.
In southern California grapes. peaches and
pears are being shipped to caaaeries ia car
had lots
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