Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 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.

WASHINGTON, w June 29.-The signal
service crop review of last week is as
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 well. 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
Wisconsin-Favorable 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-Weather 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
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of drought
LOuisiana-Showers N 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.
Virginia-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 imprev-
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.
nlinois-Rainfa1 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
greatly improved. Fruit prospects
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 greatly
improved.
The Dakotas-Fine growing weather
in both states. Small grain ripening
rapidly; general prospects best for
years
CoIorado-Weather for the week very
beneficial to all crops. First crop of
hay about all harvested. Hail did some
damage in east Colorado on Thursday.
Middle Atlantic and New England
States-All crops have been improved
by the favorable weather during the
past week. New Jersey reports the
most favorable week of the season for
growth and cultivation. Hay cutting
in progress as far north as southern
New England, where the hay crop is
estimated to be above three-quarters
of the average. Fruit is reported as
excellent in New York. Harvesting
will be general in the middle Atlantic
states during the coming week with
prospects of a large crop and the sea-
son promises TO be very productive.
California-AH crops have been bene-
fted by the warm weather in the north
ern part of the state. Hay is over an
average crop in southern California
Excellent growing weather and the
crops are in fine condition.