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Chicago. July THE crop reports as
to the condition of crops throughout
the country and the general effect
Of the weather on the growth.
cultivation and harvest of the
same. were Tuesday made by the d.
rectors of the several climate and crop
sections. The reports received at Chi
cago were as follows;
ohlo--Excesslvely warm with local
showers. Clover hay and wheat harvest
made excellent progress and good yields
reported. Corn and tobacco show great
Improvement Timothy, meadows and
pastures In fair condition. Oats somewhat
improved. Considerable millet and buck
wheat sown. Blackberries, raspberrles
and cherries In market.
Michigan-weather favorable for cut
ting and securing hay. Winter wheat do
ing finely and ripening fast. Corn and oats
greatly improved and made rapid growth.
Potatoes growing splendidly. but many
complaints OF damage by bugs.
lndiann-Nery warm weather caused
corn TO grow rapidly. The wheat, rye ana
barley harvest Is ended In the southern.
progressing In the central and begun In the
northern portion. heavy hay crop has
been secured.
Ininois-Favorable week with high tenn
peratures and good local showers; corn
continues TO make rapid growth and most
ly iaid by to northern section; oats riren-
ing fast and cutting begun In extreme
south with fair yield but short straw: win
ter wheat harvest continues In central
counties with stacking and threshing In
southern. rye and clover cutting also con-
tinues and timothy begun; considerable
clover caught and damaged by rains. Very
little spring wheat left standing and con-
dition rather poor. and infested with
chinch bugs.
Mlssouri-Heavy rains I'm northern por-
ton retarded wheat harvest damaged
some wheat in shock and prevented corn
blowing. In southern section rainfall gen.
orally light, and stacking. threshing. cat
harvest and haying In PROCESS oats ana
meadows better than expected. Corn dam
aged by chinch bugs In localities. but gem
orally doing fine; considerable laid by.
Cotton and tobacco doing well.
Iowa-Fine growing weather. Corn maxi
Ing rapid growth except where heavy local
rains hlndered cultivation. and early
planted fields are being laid by. Spring
wheat heading out well. with no reported
damage by rust or insects. Oats improv-
ing and barley promising.
Wisconsln-Heavy and well-distributed
rains early In week followed by high tenn
perature caused crops TO make remark
able growth. Corn uneven and weedy. hut
strong. healthy and growing rapidly.
| Spring wheat In excellent condition. Bar
ley and oats heading well, but straw short.
Haying begun and crop light
Minnesota--Warm and showery weather
has caused rapid growth OF every
thing. with fears OF lodging and
rust In wheat and oats. All small
grains heading and rye beginning TO
| rpen. Hay short and light. Potatoes do
ing splendidly. Corn still backward. Soil
| very wet.
North Dakota-Between the Missouri and
Red rivers the weather has been very
fnx "a 10 In
and heading fast. with some rust in H. but
no damage yet from any cause. Corn ana
| potatoes coming forward rapidly. oats.
rye and barley making only fair progress.
! West OF the Missouri rain Is badly needed
/ and wheat about half killed by drought.
| South Dakota-Temperature and rainfall
conditions FASTENED crop growth general
| ly. Early spring wheat healthy and head
| ing generally, but considerable short straw
and short heads. Stand thin In localities.
Considerable late spring wheat thin and
some heading short. but generally improv-
/ ing