The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-12
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Weather Conditions Favorable for Farming
and Crop Growth,

and Crop Growth.
WARRINGTON, July 1.-THE weekly sum
nary OF crop conditions Issued to-day By the
Weather Bureau says:
The weather conditions OF the week ending
A. H.. July 10. were for the most 20 IT favor
able for farming operations and crop growth
In the districts east Of the Rocky Mountains.
being especially 30 In the States OF the upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys and in the At
lantic coast districts. The week he's been
marked ny the absence OF high tenn creatures
east OF the Rocky Mountains Excessive rains
OF the past week have caused some damage to
grain In shock in Kansas. and similar dam
age Is reported from Texas as a result OF the
unprecedented rainfall OF the previous week.
Drought continues In the central Gulf States.
Tennessee. portions OF the Ohio Valley and
southern Michigan. being very sovereign cen.
trail Tennessee: rains are also needed Rener-
ally throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
but on the Pacific coast the conditions have
been seasonal. especially In Oregon. whore ideal
weather has prevailed. While ranfalls amount
ing to one half to three fourths OF an inoh are
reported over q considerable portion Of the
drainage basin OF the Brazos River In Texas.
the conditions on the whole have been favor
able to the subsistence OF waters In tho mum
dated districts.
This has been another favorable week for
corn in the principal corn States. and the crop
generally has made rapid growth. Heavy rains
and high winds have blown down corn over
considerable area In Iowa: slight damage
from ehinch bugs is reported from Missouri.
and drought has checked growth In portions Of
OHIO and Kentucky and caused serious dam
age In central Tennessee. Cultivation has
been delayed by rains in portions OF Michigan
and Wisconsin. but on the whole the crop is
al. - l.tI - . l.
Winter wheat harvest is finished except in
the extreme ,northerly sections; where 1t Is
well advanced. although DELAYED by rains in
portions OF Wisconsin and Michigan. In Kan
sas and Texas some damage has'resulted from
is nearly completed. and wheat is ripsning In
Oregon. No unfavorable reports respecting
spring wheat region except from tho central
and eastern portions OF South Dakota. where
1t has been materially injured by drought. The
"A good crop of oats is being harvested in In
gan. Ohio and Pennsylvania is promising
Lodging is reported from Wisconsin, and Iowa
And damage from rust in Missouri and drought
In the central and eastern portions OF the
cotton belt cotton has made good progress. al
portions Of Missouri and Georgia In tho
Garolinas II is reported as small but healthy
never better. Outside tho flooded region in
Texas cotton is doing well and frultnG nicely.
s1eept In s scattered localities. where too rank
ported. II will be two weeks yet before the
damage to cotton in the flooded district of
which cotton will be replanted. In thirteen
counties in the southern half Of the Brazos
drainage basin the loss resulting from the Hood
Is estimated at from onethird to one-half the
CROP
~ Owing to drought the tobacco. acreage in
Tennessee is much reduced. and the prospects
for this crop in that state are poor. In por-
tions of Kentucky and Ohio the growth of to-
genera ly the crop is doing well in that soc
ton. In the Carolinas middle Atlantic States
and New England tho general outlook for to-
bacco Is improved, the crop being in fine con-
dition in MARYLAND.
Special teleGraphic reports:
New England-Splendid growing week: very
warm, with lreIuent showers latter half;
drought completely broken all crops show de-
rye and tobacco small fruits abundant sec
ond hay crop promises well.
high Temperatures: drought in western New
York broken marked improvement in crops.
meadows and: pastures: wheat harvest well
good quality corn and potatoes generally fine I:
large acreage Of buckwheat seeded. some up
New jcrsey"Warm.r days and nights. with
frequent local showers. very heavy in portions
OF central and southern districts, have greatly
improved all growing and maturing crops
harryestinC of wheat and rye nearly comnIeted; ;
cant7loupes promising.
Observation-Disclosures conditions ssasona-
BILE: beneficial showers latter part Of week :
most Of the wheat and rye crop harvested;
wheat below average: rye fair; having nearly
finished. quality and'condition good. but not q
full yield: corn potatoes, tobacco and vege-
tables doing well: oats quite promising: pas
turage fair; apples dropping; seeding buck
wheat.
MARYLAND and Delaware A week OF fine
gro wing weather: rains general and abundant
wheat and rye harvest nearly over; thrashine
in progress. fair Yields rcpOrted quality good :
oats rineninE hay harvest about an average
corn and tobacco in fine condition: fair yield
IF early potatoes carly tomatoes growing nice
ly: early reaches marketed.
Virginia-l'arta drought relieved locally by
fine showers; crops have advanced favorably
wheat thrashing continues: some sprirg oats
cut yield light corn doing very well. some tas-
selling early planted tobacco hutton!nR, TOP
ping begun, general condition improved: pas
lures fine locally: Irish potatoes short pros
pect fer apples not good
North Carolna-DrouEht broken nv copious
rains except over q few eastern counties: cot
ton small but healthy, forming squares rap
idly and blooming nicely corn improving, but
army worms destructive in eastern counties ::
tobacco revived. topping general. cutting and
curing progressing: peanuts in full bloom ::
rice thrifty: good stand OF field peas: melons
ripsninR.