The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-13
CONDITIONS OF BIG CROPS.
COTTON is BEING GATHERED RAP
IDLY EVERYMHEaE.

Damaged in SOuth Carolina and
Georgia by Local RaIns-DrOught
Has Been Relieved in Many Sec
tiOns-EarIy Corn IS All safe.
Wheat Conditions Favorable.
Much of the Tobacco CrOp Cut and
HOused-POor show for Apples.
Washington. Sept 12.-The following is
the weather bureaus weekly summary of
crop conditions:
While the fore part OF the week end
ing Sept II. 1899, was excessively hot and
dry over the greatest part of the country
east of the Rocky mountains, beneficial
rains during the latter part partially re-
lieved the droughty conditions in portions
of Texas and Oklahoma, the Central Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys, and generally
throughout the Middle and South Atlantic
states Drought sull prevails, however,
in portions of New York. PENNSYLVANIA,
Ohio, Wisconsin. Kentucky and over the
greater part of Tennessee, Arkansas. Mis-
sissippi, Oklahoma and Texas. Elsewhere
generally favorable weather conditions
were experienced. particularly so in the
North Pacific coast region.
The cutting of early corn. the greater
part of which is now safe from frost. is
general in an sections, the maturing of
the crop having been advanced by the hot.
dry weather of the previous weeks. Late
corn is materially damaged by heat and
drought in portions of Ohio, Indiana, IL
linois Nebraska and Southern Missouri
nut In Iowa it is not as badly injured as
previous reports hrs; indicated
The conditions have been favorable for
wheat harvest, and thrashing in the Da-
kotas and Minnesota was prevented by
hght local showers. In Washington ex-
ceptional conditions were experienced. and
a change TO dry weather saved much.
while in Oregon the harvest progressed
night and day, the crop in the last named
state being practically uninJured by previ-
Gus rains though some is bieached and
the berry soft.
Cotton Crop Damaged.
Reports of the premature opening of cot
ton are general in the eastern and cen
trail portions of the cotton region and
picking is progressing as rapidly as pos
siDle In all sections. The crop has been
damaged by local rains in South Carolina
and Northern Georgia and injured serious
ly by drought in Arkansas. In Texas the
weather has been very faVOra BILE for pick
ing, which is being pushed, and with ia
vorable conditions will be completed in
some localities by Oct /. One-half of the
crop Is already gathered in Tennessee.
The prospects are poor for a top crop
in Texas, Georgia and South Carolina, al
though late cotton is still blooming in the
last named state
The bulk of the tobacco crop has been
cut and housed i'm the more uortherly
states and this work is being rapidly
completed in other sections. Curing is
over in North Carolina except in the
northern portion, where the late crop FIR
ed" considerably and cures were not sat
isfactory.
Adverse reports are still received con-
corning apples; the fruit is still dropping
badly, and where picking is in progress
the yield appears to be light and the crop
of inferior quality. In Indiana and Mary
land fair crop is indicated, and the
prospects for the winter varieties in
New York are more promising
The soil conditions have been improved
be recent rains and blowing and seeding
resumed in most sections. nSome seeding
has been done in Pennsylvania, Ohio
Michigan, Indiana ana Illinois and with
favorable weather will become general
during the coming week.