The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-26

Begin the Present Week-Oat
Harvest Nearly Completed In the
Central Valleys and Middle At
lantio States-COnditiOn of Cot
tom Is Somewhat More Favorable.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Following is
the weather bureaus summary of crop
conditions:
While drought continues over the
western portion of the Carolinas, 1t has
been wholly relieved by abundant rains
In Tennessee. and generally in the east
and central Gulf states, although por-
lions of Mississippi and Alabama still
need rain. Rain is also needed in
Southern Texas, Nebraska, the Dakotas.
over portions of Indiana, Illinois and the
middle Atlantic states, but upon the
whole the general conditions have been
favorable in the states of the central
valleys, lake regions and on the middle
Atlantic coast. A marked Improvement
in the general condition of crops is re-
ported from the middle Rocky Mountain
states, and seasonable weather conditions
have prevailed on the Pacific coast.
Corn would be benefited by rain In
Nebraska, Iowa and Indiana, but as vet
the crop Is not suffering seriously in these
states, and as q rule has done well. In
the other great corn states Of the central
valleys the crop has made favorable
progress. Recent abundant rains have
greatly improved late corn in those por-
lions of Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
IN which severe drought prevailed but
came too late for early corn, which has
been permanently injured In the states
named as well as over the western por-
ton of the Carolinas, where drought still
continues.
Winter wheat harvesting is about fin
1shed in districts east Of Rocky noun
tains, and continues in Oregon, where a
fair crop is being secured. In Eastern
Washington hot. dry winds have caused
premature ripening.
THE harvesting of spring wheat has
begun over the southern portion of the
spring wheat region. Over the western
portion Of the Dakotas very high tenn
perature-10O degrees and above-proved
decidedly unfavorable to spring wheat.
put the crops escaped injury in the east
ern portion of these states. In Mime
sofa the outlook for spring wheat is gem
orally good, and harvesting will begin
this week.
completed
In the central valleys and middle Atlantic
states, and is in progress in the extreme
northern districts. Fair to good yields
are generally expected in the central val
leys. In Wisconsin, however, some dam
age will result from lodging, and in Me-
braska the crop generally is not as good
as was anticipated.
over the greater part of the central
and western portions of the cotton belt
the condition of cotton Is somewhat moro
favorable than at the close Of the pre-
V1ous week, and the crop is clean and
generally fruiting well. Complaints OF
shedding are received from Alabama.
Georgia and Florida, and dry weather
has checked the growth in South Caro-
lima, Southwestern North Carolina and
portions of Louisiana and Southeastern
Texas. In Arkansas and Oklahoma cot
ton Is in fine condition, growing rapidly
and fruiting well.
Late rains have caused marked i'm
provements in the condition of tobacco
In Kentucky and Tennessee, and the gem
eral condition of the crop In the Ohio
valley, middle Atlantic states and New
England is very promising, except in
portions of Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Curing continues in the south Atlantic
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