Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-11
GOOD GROWING WEATHER
FAVORABLE FOR THE DISTRICTS
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
Increased Acreage of Corn and POta-
tOes-Decline in Winter Wheat
Apples, Peaches and Grapes.

The weather bureaus weekly summary of
crop conditions is a follows:
AS whole the week has been highly ia
vorable In the districts east of the Rocky
mountains. The drought-stricken regions of
the northwest have received bountful rains
and the central and east gulf states, which
have suffered much from excessive rains of
previous weeks, have for the most part
experienced very favorable weather condi-
lions. Drought continues in the Rocky
mountain regions. and the rains would be
beneficial in portions of Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, in Florida and on the Atlantic
coast northward of the Carolinas The week
has been marked by exceptionally high
temperatures in the lower Missouri valley
and on the Atlantic coast from southern
New England to Florida.
Corn Grows Rapidly.
Corn has made rapid growth and gener-
ally is in fine condition in the states Of the
central valleys, although suffering for rain
in portions Of Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas. In the east gulf
states and portions of Tennessee much
damage has been done on lowlands by
rains Of previous weeks.
The weather conditions in the central VAL
leys have been more favorable for harvest
iEg, and winter wheat harvest is nearing
completion in the more northerly districts
Threshing is in general progress and Yields
better than expected reported from
Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois,
The general and abundant rains in the
Dakotas and Minnesota have improved the
outlook for late spring wheat especially in
Minnesota and South Dakota In North Da-
kota most of the crop has been too badly
damaged to be revived. and some sections
will not yield enough for seed while Others
promise a partial crop.
Excepting in New England, Minnesota
and the Dakotas reports respecting oats
continue favorable, and the crop is now
ripening in the more northerly districts In
the Dakotas and Minnesota recent rains
have been of much benefit
The weather has been generally favorable
for securing hay except over portions of
the upper lake region and upper Mississippi
valley, where rains have been detrimental
Favorable for Cotton
The week has been generally very favor
able for giving cotton much needed cult
vation and an Improvement In the condi-
ton of this crop is reported from the
greater part of the cotton belt, being most
decided in the eastern portions Too rapid
growth is, however, reported from the CEN
trail districts and some lowland fields have
been abandoned in Tennessee and Louis
lana. In Texas the crop has made rapid
growth, except in the western portion
where rain is needed, and is generally we'll
cultivated, except in some parts OF eastern
Texas.
The general condition of the tobacco crop
Is favorable. but rains would be beneficial
in Maryland and portions of Virginia An
improvement is reported from Kentucky
where the crop has suffered from excessive
rains of previous weeks.
Cutting and curing are in progress In the
Carolinas. -
The outlook for apples continues promis-
ing in New York and Pennsylvania and
they are not failing so badly as previously
reported in Ohio, but generally throughout
the Ohio and central Mississippi valleys.
embracing an important part of the apple
region. complaints Of dropping continue a
marked feature of the reports.
Increase in Acreage of Corn.
Preliminary returns to the statistician of
the Department OF Agriculture on the
acreage of corn planted indicate an increase
of about 100000 acres or 15 per cent
over the acreage harvested last year. OF
the twenty-five states having one million
acres or upward in corn in 1899, all but
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas Tennessee
and Kansas show an increased acreage,
and the total decrease in the five states
named Is less than 600 COO acres. The in
crease in acreage is, in the main, well dis
tributed there being only ten states and
territories out Of the forty-five reporting
that have not larger acreage planted
than was harvested last year
The average condition of the growing crop
is S95, compared with S6.5 on July !.
1899, 800 at the corresponding date in iS9S,
and a ten-year average of 9O.7 The condi.
ton in Iowa is 102; in Missouri, 1O1; in
Kansas and Nebraska, 80; in Illinois, 9o
in Indiana, 50: Iowa, 10; Missouri, -: kan
sas and Nebraska. 1, and Illinois points
above their respective ten-year averages.
Decline in Winter Wheat.
The condition Of winter wheat shows a
further decline during June, being sos on
July /, as compared with S27 on June 1;
$50 on July 1. 1880; s5.7 at the correspond
ing date in 1895. and a ten-year average of
79s. All the important winter wheat states
except Pennsylvania, Texas and Tennessee