The times., 1899-09-13
THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Better Showing for Both Corn and
WheEf.

The summary of the weekly crop report
Of the Weather Bureau issued yesterday
afternoon is as follows,
While the fore part of the week ending
September II, 1899 was excessively hot
and dry over the greater part of the coun-
try east of the Rocky Mountains, bene-
fetal rains during the latter part partially
relieved the droughty conditions in por-
ticns of Texas and Oklahoma, the central
Mississippi and Ohio valleys, and gener-
ally throughout the Middle and South At
lantic States. Drought still prevails, how
ever, in portions of New York, Pennsyl-
Yania, Ohio Wisconsin, Kentucky, and
over the greater part OF Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Mississippi, 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 all 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, Illi-
nois, Nebraska, and southern Missouri,
but in Iowa is not as badly injured as pre-
yious reports first indicated.
The conditions have been favorable for
wheat harvest and thrashing in the Da-
kotas and Minnesota, although the com
pletion of stacking and shock thrashing
( In portions of Minnesota was prevented by
/ light local showers In Washington ex-
ceptional conditions were experienced AMI
change TO dry weather saved much wheat
while in Oregon the harvest PROGRESSED
night and day, the crop in the last name
State being practically uninjufed by pre-
/ vious rains, though some is bIeaehed and
the berry soft
Reports OF the premature opening Of
cotton are general in the eastern and cen
{ tral portons of the cotton region, and
Z picking is progressing as rapidly as possible
in all sections. The crop has been damage /
by local rains in South Carolina and
! Northern Georgia, and ser.ols injured
/ by drought in Arkansas. In Texas the
weather has been very favorable for pick
ing, which is being pushed, and with ia
vorable conditions VIII be completed in
some localities by October !. One-half OF
the crop is already gathered in Tennessee.
The prospects are poor for top crop in
Texas, Georgia and South Carolina, al
though late cotton is still blooming in the
4 last named State
The bulk OF the tobacco crop has been
{ cut and housed in the more northerly
I States. and this work IS being rapidly COM
+ pleted in other sections Curing is over
/ in North Carolina except in the north
/ portion, where the late crop fired" con-
siderably and cures were bot satisfactory
Adverse reports are still received con-
cerning apples; the fruit IS still dropping
4 badly, and where picking is in progress
I the yield appears TO be light and the crop
of inferior quality. In Indiana and Mary
/ land a fair crop is indicated, and the pros
poets for the winter varieties in New York
I are more promising.
The soil conditions have been improved
I by recent rains, and plowing and seeding
resumed in most sections. Some seeding
7 has been done in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan, and Illinois, and with favorable
weather VIII become general during the
( coming week