New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-09
THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
FAVORABLE WEATHER coNDITIoNs-coRN OUT
LOOK IMPROVED.

FAVORABLE WEATHER CoNDIT1oNs-coRN OUT
LOOK IMPROVED.
Washington Aug s-The following IS the Weather
pureau's weekly summary Of crop conditions:
Tho weak ending August :, 1892 has been one OF
Generally favorable weather conditions In the STATS
OF the central Valleys as well as over P districts
and lake regions, Central and southern r 6rOCHS
Mountain regions ana on he naTt OF Texas Okla
homa and In portions of the Dakotas, Minnesota fia
WISCONSIN NewYork. New-England ana oea" ET
cesslye rains delayed work IN Southern Minnesota
and Upper Michigan and violent S1y oGa IN poT
tons OF West Virginia. Maryland New-JerSey ana
The general condition OF corn is further improved
and the outlook for an aounHant crop veil III as 5 the
Middle Atlantic States IS most promising In iowa
sted TO a greater or less at the close OF the
PREVIOUS week generally ample rains have fallen,
practically placing the crop beyond further danger
had suffered injury from excessive heat, but the
rseSyt condition In Kansas corn continues gem
orally in fine condition. but 1t has been injured by
GaiHeTed in the Southern States and some early
corn has been cut far north az Southern Kansas
Spring wheat harvest has been interrupted Dy
rains in Southern Minnesota ard thrashins nag
been retarded in Nebraska and Iowa gram stqGx Ger,
affected by excessive moisture. The crop In North
eastern Dakota has been se , d%masGd 3y
Of the last week have been very favorable to spring
wheat, there having been no excessively nlSn tel-
peratures ~ prevailed in the Dakotas during the
TWO preceding weeks. In washington ana oregon
good weather for harvesting has been experienced,
but the crop promises Yields below the average.
although some good yields reported from Wash
ington In Oregon fall sown grain is reported as
better than usual although shrivelled TO some ex-
tent in the eastern portion OF the state
Dat harvest has been delayed by heavy rains in
Southern Minnesota, but continues. whore unfin-
ished in the extreme northern districts Thrashing
in general progress and as rule the yields are
good.
While rust and shedding quite generally
ported. the condition OF cotton over the central and
eastern portions o. the cotton belt Ia somewhat
improved In portions Of Louisiana, Arkansas and
over the greater part OF Texas rain is badly needed
and the condition OF cotton Is less promising than
at the close OF the previous week Picking has
commenced in Central Texas and over the southern
portions Of the central and eastern districts the
first bales having been marketed In Alabama and
South Carolina
The weather conditions in the principal tobacco
States have been highly favorable 20 tobacco which
IS reported greatly improved In Kentucky, Ten
nessee and North Carolina. tho general outlook
being very promising although some damage from
local storms is reported from Florida and parts OF
Southern Maryland and New-York
The soil conditions have been very favorable for
ploushing for fan seed in the central valleys and
the Middle Atlantic States where considerable
progress with this work has been made.