The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-26
HOW CROPS ARE GROWING.
WEATHER BUREAU SHOWS M
PROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS.

Drought Relieved Almost Every
where in the south Except the
Western Portion of the Caro-
IinnS-Abundant Rains Improve
Late Corn in Georgia. Ala
bRma and Tennessee. Though
They Were Too Late for Early
Corn.
Washington, July 25.-Following is the
weather bureaus summary of crop condi-
tons:
While drought continues over The west
ern portion of the Carolinas, ii has been
wholly relieved by abundant rains in Ten
nessee and generally in the east and Cen
trail Gulf states although portions of Mis-
sissippi and Alabama stiu need rain. Rain
is also needed in Southern Texas, Nebras-
ka, The Dakotas. over portions Of Illinois,
Indiana, the Middle Atlantic. states and
New England but upon the whole the
general conditions have been favorable in
the states of the central valleys, the lake
region and on the Middle Atlantic coast.
A marked improvement in the general
condition of crops is reported from The
Middle Rocky mounta n states and season.
able weather conditions have prevailed on
The Pacific coast
Corn would be benoftted by rain in Ne
braska, Iowa and Iud.aua. but as yet the
crop is not sufferins seriously in tho q
states, and, as a rue, has done wen In
the other great corn states of the central
valleys the crop has made favorable
progress Recent abundant rains have
greatly improved late corn in those por-
tons of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia
in which severe drought prevailed, but
came too late for cary corn. which has
been permanently injured in the states
named, as well as over the western por-
ton of the Caroinas, where drought stpI
continues
Winter wheat harvest is about finished
in the districts east of the Rocky noun
tains and continues Oregon. where 4
fair crop is being secured. In Eastern
Washington hot, dry winds have cause
premature ripening.
The harvesting of spring wheat has be-
gun over the southern portion of the spring
wheat region. over the western portion
of the Dakotas very high temperatures
100 degrees and above proved decidedly
| unfavorabie to spriug wheat, but The crop
escaped injury in the eastern portions o.
these states. In Minnesota the outlook
for spring wheat is generally good and
harvesting viii begin this week
Oat harvest is nearly competed in the
| central valleys and the Middle Atlantic
states and is in progress in extreme north
! ern districts. Fair 20 good yields are sgen-
| orally expected in the central valleys. .Jn
! Wisconsin, however, some damage will re-
| suit from lodging, and in Nebraska the
| crop generally is not in as good shape rs
was anticipated.
Over the greater part Of the central and
western portions of the cotton belt The
/ condition of cotton is somewhat more IA
VOrable than at the close of the previous
week, and the crop is clean and general
fruiting well. Complaints of shedding are
received from Alabama, Georgia aud Flor
! ida and dry weather has checked growtl
in South Carolina. Southwestern Nortl
Carolina and portions of Louisiana ant
| Southeastern Texas. In Arkansas ant
! Oklahoma cotton is in fine condition
| growing rapidly and frutlng well
Late rains have caused marked improve
ment in the condition of tobacco in Ken
lucky and Tennessee. and the general con
dt.on of the crop in the Ohio valley, Nd
| die Atlantic states and New England /.
very promising, except in portions O.
Pennsylvania and Virginia. Curing con
tinues in the South Atlantic states