New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
SUMMARY OF CROP CONDITIONS.
pRoUTH BROKEN IN SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
PROSPECTS FOR CORN. GRAIN AND COTTON

pRourH BROKEN IN SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
Washington Aug. 2e-Following is the Weather
Bureaus weekly summary Of crop conditions;
While the drouth conditions reported the close
OF the previous week have been relieved locally In
the South Atlantic States. drOuth continues with
increased severity in Texas. Oklahoma, Southern
Missouri and Michigan. and rain is much needed
In the Ohio Valley the lower lake region, New
England, and generally throughout the Southern
and central Rocky Mountain districts Very favor
able weather conditions prevailed in Iowa, North
ern Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas, but as In the
previous week. reports OF the effects OF excessive
moisture received from the Dakotas and Min
nesota. Abnormally cool weather continued on the
Pacific Coast. with rains unusual or the season in
Washington and Northern Oregon. In California
the persistent prevalence Of low temperatures ha.
proved injurious to the ralsin grapes.
The general condition OF in the States OF the
Central Mississippi and Ohio valleys is less salts
factory than at the close Of he previous week
owing TO continued absence of moisture, which has
conduced to too rapid maturity The weather con-
ditons In Iowa. Northern Missouri. Kansas Ne
braska the Dakotas Minnesota and in the middle
Atlantic States has been more favorable. and gem
orally the crop has made good progress in these
States although late corn is somewhat less prom
Using in portions of Nebraska and Kansas. All re-
ports indicate that the crop has made rapid ad-
vancement. toward maturity. Some cutting has
been done as far north as Minnesota.
Reports OF injury to grain In shock and stack
continue from the Dakotas and Minnesota prin-
cipally however. as a result Of rains Of previous
weeks. The delayed harvesting of spring wheat
Will be completed by the end OF August Grain in
shock has also been injured by rains In Washing
ton and Oregon. but In the last named State the
rains OF material benefit ID late spring grain
and other crops.
While reports OF rust and shedding In cotton are
somewhat less numerous In the eastern portion Of
the cotton belt In the central and western dis
trcts the reports OF rust and shedding continue
undiminished, premature opening being quite gem
orally reported In the last named districts. where
there Is general deterioration In the condition Of
the crops Favorable progress has been made in
cutting and housing tobacco. which work IL gem
orally well advanced The late crop needs rain In
Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
The previously reported unfavorabe outlook for
apples continues although some varieties, prin-
cipally the early ones are abundant In parts OF
Nebraska, Kansas Illinois. Indiana and In the
Middle Atlantic States and Southern New-Eng-
land. The reports generally indicate that the fruit
is dropping extensively
Much ploughing for fall seeding has been done in
Iowa, Northern Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas
but the condition Of the soil has been unfavorable
for this work In the States OF the Ohio Valley and
New-England and the Western Gulf dstrctA