Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-23
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Reports Received From Throughout
the United States

The following is the summary of crop
conditions throughout the United States
for the week ending August d. as issued
by the climate and crop division of the De-
partment of Agriculture:
While there has been an entire absence
of rain over large part of the country
east Of the Rocky mountains, and droughty
conditions are quite extensively reported
in New England. over much of the lower
lake region, Ohio and lower Missouri val
leys and west gulf states. very heavy rains
have fallen in the Red River of the North
valley. on the Virginia and North Caro-
lima coasts and over portions of the CEN
tral gulf states In the Rocky mountain
and Pacific coast districts the week has
been toe cool, with frosts. causing some
INJURY in mountainous sections on the 18th
and 18TH. The report from Cuba indicates
that the week has been generally very dry,
and that crops are suffering seriously over
the greater part of the island.
In the principal corn states the sea-
sDnable temperature and general absence
OF rain have been favorable for advanc-
ing the maturity of corn. the general con-
dition of which crop is very satisfactory,
although late corn now needs rain in por-
tons of the Ohio and upper Mississippi
valleys, in Oklahoma and in some parts of
Kansas and Nebraska. Cutting of corn is
now general in Kansas and has begun in
Oklahoma.
in the Dakotas and Minnesota by heavy
rains which have caused injury to stacked
grain in the last named state Harvesting
has also been interrupted by rains in
Washington and Oregon. In the last
named state wheat in sacks and in shock,
as well as standing grain. is beginning to
sprout, as the result of unusual rains dur
ing the past two weeks.
In Minnesota, South Dakota and Wash
ington oats in shock have been damaged
by excessive moisture. which has also de-
layed the completion of harvest.
over the central and eastern portions OF
the cotton belt the condition of cotton con-
tinues practically the same at the close
of the previous week. rust and shedding be-
ing prevalent. All reports show that cot
ton is opening rapidly. picking being in
progress in the extreme northern districts.
In eastern North Carolina the crop was
damaged by the high winds attending the
late hurricane. Drought is proving very
damaging to the crop in Oklahoma and
Texas. but the weather conditions have
been very favorable for picking. and while
an average yield is not expected in Texas
the quality of the staple is good.
In Ohio tobacco is suffering from
drought. but in other tobacco states the
general outlook continues favorable. Some
damage. however. has been caused by high
winds in North Carolina, and moist
weather has been unfavorable for curing in
Maryland
The general outlook for apples is not
encouraging, and in some important apple
states the crop is very poor. The most ia
VCrable reports are received from Ohio. In
diana and northern Illinois. In New York
early apples are plentiful but winter ap-
pies promise only about half a crop.
lille the weather of the past week has
been generally unfavorable for blowing,
this work has been unusually well ad-
vanced under the favorable conditions of
the previous weeks.