The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-02
RAIN RELIEVES
THE SITUATION
But in Some Sections the
Drought Still Continues.
HURT BY LOCAL STORMS
THE WEEK on THE WHOLE GEN
ERALLY FAVORABLE.
HOT WINDS IN NORTHWEST lNIURE WIFE 1T
Cotton Somewhat Injured in this Stale by Rain,
Picking Well Advanced in South RI
Texas. Condition Of Tobac-
,GeperaIy Coed.
coGep orally Good.

Washington. August 1.-Following Is
the Weather Bureaus weekly summary
of crop conditions:
Drought has been relieved in the South
Atlantic and East Gulf States and bene-
fetal rains have fallen in Ohio and III
Indiana. but rain is needed in portions
Of New York and Pennsylvania, the
central portions of Illinois and Missouri
and in Louisiana, Arkansas. the Dako-
tas. Western Nebraska and Central Col
orado Local storms, accompanied by
excessively heavy rains have proved
damaging in Alabama, Western Florida
and Southern New Jersey. Notwith-
standing these conditions the week may
he said to have been upon the Whole
generally favorable, the most unpromis-
ing reports being received from the Dl-
kotas. where high temperatures ana
lack of moisture are being seriously felt.
While corn would be benefited by
rains in Central Illinois and portions Of
Missouri. Iowa. Nebraska and South
Dakota, the crop has made satisfac-
tory progress in the principal corn
States. d marked Improvement being re-
ported from the States of the Ohio Val
lev. Iowa also reports decided inn
provememt. and the outlook iii Kansas
is considered the best for Il number of
wears. Early corn is now mauured as
far north as Missouri and Southern Hi
nois.
AS in the previous week hot winds
with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees
have prevailed in South Dakota, oaus-
ing injury to Spring wheat 10y preTna-
tnre ripening and shrinkage of grain:
and while the heat in North Dakota
has not been so excessive, the crop has
been more or less damaged Spring
wheat has also sustained some injury
from hot winds in Oregon and portions
Of Eastern Washington. Over the
Eastern portion of the spring wheat re-
gion the crop is more promising. Har-
vesting is well advanced in Southern
Minnesota, where the late sown grain
is falling nicely, and has begun in
Northern North Dakota.
Dat harvest is nearing completion.
in the more northerly sections under IA
vorable weather conditions, except in
Southern Minnesota, where considerable
loss will result from lodging. Fair to
good yields are generally reported
Complaints of shedding continue from
the Central and Eastern portions of the
cotton belt and while rains nave fm-
proved the condition of the crop in the
Carolinas excessively heavy rains in
North Carolina have proved injurious.
Good growth is, however, generally re-
ported especially in the Central and
Eastern sections, and as a rule the crop
is fruiting well. Picking is we'll adj
vanced in portions Of Southern Texas, in
which State the general condition of the
crop is promising.
Tobacco is suffering from drought in
New York and has ben injured on low
lands in Tennessee by heavy rains; else
where the weather conditions have been
favorable for the growth of tobacco, a
marked Improvement being reported
from the States of the Ohio Valley. Cut
ting and curing continue in the Carroll
mas. and will soon begin in Maryland
and Virginia.
Considerable progress with pIowing
for fall seeding has been made in the
Central Valleys and Middle Atlantic
States.