The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-04
South Atlantic, Central and East
Gulf States Suffering From
Excessive Moisture.
CORN CROP INJURED IN SPOTS.
Winter Wheat Harvest Hampered
in the Mississippi Valleys
Weather UnfavOrable to Cot
ton-TObacco Condition.
RETCBLIc SPECIAL.

REF CBiLc SPECIAL.
Washington. July s-The special weekly
crop report issued to-day by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. is as follows:
Heavy rains have fallen over a large part
Of the South Atlantic, Central and East
Gulf States, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys.
which districts suffered much from excess
sive moisture I'm the previous week. Very
favorable weather conditions prevailed in
the middle Atlantic States and generally In
New England and the lake region. the
severe drought in the Red River Of the
North Valley has been partially relieved by
from one to more than two inches OF ram
over Northern Minnesota and light 10
heavy showers In North Dakota. Rain is
much needed throughout the Rocky Noun
tain region and plateau districts. TIE
week was marked by exceptionally high
temperatures over the Middle Rocky Noun
tain Slope and Upper Missouri River VAL
ley.
Corn has suffered injury from heavy
rains in portions of Indiana. Illinois, MIS-
souri, and Kentucky. and generally In the
East Gulf States but. on the whole. mas
made very favorable progress, especially
in the great corn States. In Iowa ana Ne
braska the crop is In fine condition. having
received Its final cultivation In Iowa III
portions of Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas
corn is suffering from drought and wouId
be benefited by rain over portions CT the
Middle Atlantic States.
In Ohio and Central Mississippi valleys
as in the previous week winter-wheat har-
vest has been interfered with by heavy
rains and reports continue OF damage to
grain in shock. In the Middle Atlantic
.g--rv hoe intI
yorahle conditions. and is practically I'm
ished az far north as Maryland Good rains
have fallen over portions of Northern Min
nesota and North Dakota. but further de-
terioration in the condition of spring wheat
IS reported from North Dakota. In MN
nesota much spring wheat will be too short
TO harvest. In South Dakota the crop Is
very uneven and continues TO suffer LOT
rain.
In the Southern States oats in shock have
sustained much damage as a result gu
heavy rains which have also Injured the
unharvested crop in the Central MississlrH
and Ohio valleys. Elsewhere. except IN Tue
drought region Of the Northwest. reports
respecting oats are generally favorable
Further improvements In the condition
of hay is reported from the Ohio ana Cen
trail Mississippi valleys where h1wsse bar ~
some sections the weather conditions nave
been unfayorable for haying
over nearly the whole of the centta
! and eastern portions OF the colt,N pe.t -
weather has been very unfavorable 10 coz
| ton, which is largely overrun with gras;
| and weeds some fields in Mississippi aho
South Carolina having been abandoned. IL
North Carolna, Florida and on uplands II
| Tennessee, the condition of the crop is NOR,
| favorable. In Texas II Is generalIy Gear
and making good growth, iithougn Eei'
irreg,,Iar and is needing rain over the cen
| tral and western part of the state.
| Tobacco needs rain in Maryland, but th'
| general condition of the crop in the othe
| tobacco States IL very promising, except II
! Western Kentucky and portions Of Tonnes
/ see where il has been damaged by heaN,
rains
In New England, New York. Pennsylvania
| Wisconsin and Minnesota reports respecuH.
t'arples are very favorable. but drOppln;
! continues to be extensively reported In TN
States of the central valleys and in por
, tons Of the lake regions- In oregon th'
! outlook for a large crop OF apples Of So
! perior quality Is promising, and very favor
4 able reports are received from California
| Colorado and New Mexico.