Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-19
CONDITION OF CROPS.
A DROUGHT IN THE GULF AND
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES.
The WEATHER FAIRLY GOOD.
Corn Has Suffered from Lnck OF
Rain-The Dat Harvest IN Well Adj
Acreage OF Tobacco I'm Tennessee.

| WASHINGTON. July 1s-The following
Of crop conditions:
The absence Of rain over large part
Of the Gulf and South Atlantic States has
intensified the previously reported
drought conditions I'm that section, more
particularly over the interior portion or
the Central and East Cuff states. Middle
Tennessee. and the western portion OF the
Carolinas. while excessive and continuous
rains over Central Wisconsin have proved
unfavorable.
The eastern portions Of oregon and
Washington have experienced high tenn
peratures with drying winds, which have
proved detrimental TO the grain crops o.
those States.
! CONDITIONS GENERALLY FANORA-
BILE.
over large part OF Texas including
the greater part Of the inundated region
Of the Brazos Basin. there has been an
almost total absence Of rain. The Brazos
bottom lands. however, are not dry
enough FOR cultivation. In the CehtraI
valleys. New England, Middle Atahuc
| states. generally throughout the centidi
and southern plateau regions ana eau
fornia. the weather conditions OF the
week have been favorable for the grown
and DEVELOPMENT OF crops and for gene
raj farming operations. In the south Al
lantic Central. and Eastern Gulf states
including Central Tennessee. Southern
Missouri. and portions Of Kentucky ana
Virginia. corn is suffering from drought
and has failed rapidly during the week III
Georgia and the Carolinas. upland corn
I'm North Carolina being damaged beyohi
recovery. In Texas a heavy crop Is as
sured in the northern part of the state
and the late planted in the southern por-
ton is better than was expected.
FAVORABLE TO CORN.
In the Middle Atlantic States, and gen
orally i'm the great corn States OF the
Central valleys the week has been very
favorable 10 corn. which is now tasselilns
as far north as Southern Michigan. Inv
cron has made excellent growth under
the most favorable temperature conai-
tions in all northern districts from 'he
Missouri Valley eastward 10 the Atlanuc
coast -.
winter wheat harvest continues where
unfinished in the more northerly sections
ia the east Of the Rocky Mountains,
rains of the past week having DELAYED
harvesting i'm portions Of Wisconsin anu
Michigan: harvesting has begun III ma
tilla county. ore. The halNeS'l"s W
snrinp wheat has begun in Iowa, where
H. vii he general i'm about ten days. Inc
roports respecting spring wheat from III.
D,kotas are generally favorable. ana
willie most of the crop in Minnesota con-
times promlsins. rust and lodging are
increasing. ..,,,.,,
THE DAT HARVEST.
Oat harvest is we'll advanced in the
Central valleys and Middle Atlahuc
states and i'm the more northerly Sec
lions the general condition of The crop
Is promising. Some lodging, however
is reported from Wisconsin. Inc gem
raj condition of cotton IN the eaSlcl" -
lions of the cotton belt Is less iaVoranle
tban i'm the preceding week. due prlnci-
rolIv 10 the prevalence of drought CON
ditions and i'm part 90 the ravages OIL IN
socts The crop i'm these districts u.s.
however. well cultivated. a consi4eI"Dl9
portion having been laid 10y, ,,,1
I'm Missouri Arkansas, oklahoma. anu
Tevas EXCEPT i'm the recently n'oueu
region. and portions of Mississippi c"llo"
has done well. and its CONDITION is gem
rally improved. In Texas the crop -
growing nicely. and as a rue, is lrulllI's
heavily. in Southwestern Texas cary
cotton is opening. and some has Deen
p''"'' THE TOBACCO CROP.
Owing TO continuation Of drought III
Tennessee. the outlook for the sHoI.
acreage Of tobacco in that state IS very
uromising. In Kentucky the crop pre-
viouslv reported as in m unfavoranio CON
dition has been greatly improved Dy I'-
cent rains Cutting and curing Sonli I.',9
in the Carolinas under NSiy 80,
IL conditions. In Ohio the crop
y, ',,,o,,er but in Indiana and i'm the MID
dlo Atlantic and New England states
, o'f is in excellent condition a con ~
siderable acreage in virginia being III. III
Ton" Some ploughing for fan seeu'"s
has been done in Kansas.