The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-12
WEATHER AND CROPS.
with Few Exceptions. Conditions Tor
the Week are Favorable.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE Weather
Bureau has issued the following sum
mary OF crop conditions for last week;
me weather condition for the week
enaing A. NJ July 10. 1893. were Tor tne
most part favorable for farming opera
tions and crop growth In the district east
OF tho Rocky Mountains, being especiaiiy
so IN the States OF the Upper MISSISSIPPI
and Missouri Valleys and In the Atlantic
coast districts. The week has been marx
ga bv tho absence OF high temperatures
east of the Rocky Mountains. Excessive
rams of the past week have caused somo
damage 10 grain IN shocks In Kansas
and similar damage IS reported from
I'oxas as a result Of the unprecedented
rainfall Of the previous week.
Drought continues I'm the Central CUR
states Tennessee. portions OF the ONO
valley and Southern Michigan, being very
severe in Central Tennessee; rains are
also needed generally throughout IiIo
Rocky Mountain districts but on thet'-
cine coast tho conditions have been sea-
sOnable. -.
m rhree fourths OF an inch are reported
over considerable portions Of the damage
basin OF the Brazos river IN TeSas' 'ne
conditions on the whole have been FAVOR
aple IN the subsistence OF the waters IN
the inundated sections.
RMS has been another favorable week
for corn I'm the principal corn states, az
,,o COR, has generally made rapid
,roUtn Heavy rains and high WINDS
nave blown down corn over cohslneIa-
ple area in Iowa, slight dameee rom
cninch bugs IS reported from Missouri
and drought has checked growth IN por,
lions OF Ohio and Kentucky ana cduSeu
serious damage In Central lehness'.
,,,,,,,,,otton has been DELAYED by rains In
horizons Of Michigan and Wisconsin, ou,
q, rne whole the crop Is clean ana ~
,argely laid By in the States OF the Cen
tral valleys. ,,.
winter wheat harvest IS favorable. OK
cont In the extreme northerly sections
where II Is well advanced. although &c,
,aved nv rains I'm portions Of Wisconsin
- Nricbigan In Kansas and Texas
emo damage has resulted from sprout'
en-, IN shock. In California harvesting IS
ncarIv finished and wheat Is ripenins III
oregon. No unfavorable reports respect.
ing spring wheat have been receiver
from the spring wheat region eNoFps
from the central and eastern poruons OF
South Dakota. A good crop or oats -
being harvested in Indiana ana n"no's
and the OUTLOOK III s"N''Nf
pennsylvania is promising. Lodging IS
reDorted from Wisconsin and Iowa, ara
damage from rust In MISSOURI aho
drought In South Dakota.
In tho central and eastern portions o,
Tho cotton belt. cotton has made goon
nroeress. although injured To some extens
bv insects In portions Of Mississippi ana
Georgia. In the Carolinas 1t IL reporter
az small but healthy. In South Caro-
lima the Sea Island crop was never oet<
tor outside the flooded region In Texas
cotton IS doing well and fruitins nicely.
except i'm scattered localities, where 700
rank growth and some complaints oil m
sects are reported.
N will be two weeks yet before the
damage 10 cotton In the flooded districts
OF TEXAS can be determined orsto what
exfent 10 which cotton viii he replsnted.
In the southern half OF the Brazos draih-
are the loss Is estimated AT from one
third 10 one-half the crop. Owing to the
drouyht the tobacco acreage in Tennes-
sea * much reduced and the prospects
| Tor this crop IN that State are poor. In
nortions OF Kentucky and OHIO the
| growth OF tobacco has also been checked
bv drought. but generally the crop ~
doing we'll IN that section. In the Caro-
,inas middle Atlantic states. and New
England the general outlook for robaeco
Is improved. the crop being In fine con-
dltlon In Maryland.