The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-09-21
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Condition - Farm Products Through.
ont the United States.


Following is the weather crop bulletin is
sued by the weather bureau at Washington,
ID. c.:
Cotton picking was began in the southern
portion Of the cotton region two weeks ago.
and Is now general in the northern portion
of the cotton region and some shipments
have been made. The cotton crop in South
Carolina is reported as seriously injured, and
in Louisiana there are complaints OF rust
and boil worms.
Severe droughts continue throughout
Maryland and rain Is much needed in por-
tions Of Virginia, South Carolina, Kentucky,
Arkansas Michigan and Kansas.
Special telegraphic reports from New Eng
land-Grain average yield, corn being cut
and extra good crop.
New York--Weather favorable for corn
and buckwheat harvest and for planting.
New Jersey-Corn yield below average;
fall seeding well advanced.
Observation-Disclosures corn and tobac-
co ripening well.
Maryland and Delaware-Corn average
yield IN some localities; tobacco cutting
commenced; average growth in some por-
tons.
virginia-Corn and tobacco being cut;
everything short.
North Caroina-All crops short.
South Carolina-Cotton crop injured,
withered and both bloom and boil blighted
Georgia-Cotton crop will be very short.
Corn and root crop generally good.
Florida-Snipment OF lemons and cotton
commenced.
Alabama-Cotton opening rapidly; pota-
toes and sugar cane suffering for ram; rice
crop go d.
Mississippi-Co benefited by check in
its too weedy growth; harvesting slowly.
louisiana-Rice much damaged cotton
opening slowly; increasing complaint of
boil worms, caterpillars and rust.
TeXH'-Cotton prospects good except in
eastern portion.
Administration shedding; rust and boil
worms damaging the crop.
Tennessee-Cotton opening; some she'd
ding of bolls from cool weather.
kentuckv-Corn burning up; early tobac-
CO being cut, fruit prospects unfavorable.
Observation-Disclosures and stock improving;
corn cutting commenced.
lllnois-Frost injured corn in lowlands;
early corn maturing rapidly; some wheat
sown in southern and rye in northern por-
tons.
lndiana--Nost Of the early-planted corn
safe from the frost.
West Virginia-Light crops; ground too
hard to plow
Ohio-Corn maturing nicely; tobacco, fair
crop frost, frost po,..,o.
bad condition.
Wiscorsin-Corn promises fair yield; to-
bacco one of the finest crops ever grown.
M.nnesota-Much corn out Of danger;
some requires two weeks of dry sunshiny
weather.
lowa-Increased acreage of wheat being
sown: no damage from trosts
North Dakota-Killing frost this morn
ing
South Dakota--Stacking practically com
pleted; fall plowing good.
Nebraska-Corn needs two weeks more
before It will be safe from frosts; large acre
age of fall wheat being sown.
Kansas-Too dry in localities for plo-w
ing, which is generally well forward
Oklahoma-Some wheat sown in the
north; cotton beginning to open; farmers
generally gathering corn and preparing for
wheat plOwing.
Montana-Weather very favorable for
grain harvest.
Wyoming-Frosts have injured all tender
vegetables; other crops doing fairly well.
COlorada-Most crops secure against frost
AriZona-Lemon and orange crops good
in western portios corn crop light in cen
tial por II; rain needed crops benefited by
good rain in southern portions; cattle
starving
Utah-Favorable weather for threshine
grain ana gathering fruit; grain yield good
vegetables and fruit not so abundant as In
/ other seasons.
oregon-Frosts in josephine, Union and
Sherman counties did damage; corn anC
ranges need rain; very little change in croI
condition since last report.
MISUNDERSTANDING peaches, pears ant
plums about finished and grapes and raisin
begun; hop picking nearly done crop light
er than previously estimated.