The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-05
SUMMARY soF CROP OUTLOOK.
Weather Conditions in Nearly An
Sections Favorable.


The Weather bureau in its weekly
weather crop Bulletin says:
over the greater portion of the coun-
try the weather conditions of the week
ending September 3, 1900, have been high
ly favorable for: maturing crops, although
droughty conditions continue in portions
of the Gulf States. Illinois. and Missouri.
in Colorado, and the arid. regions of the
Southwest. Rain is also needed in New
England and the Middle Atlantic States.
In California continued cloudy weather
was unfavorable for fruit drying. Damag-
ing frosts occurred in the northern Plat
eau region and light frost in New Mexico.
Corn is ripening rapidly and cutting is
becoming general in all except the more
northerly sections. In the principal corn
States much of the early crop is now be-
yond possible injury from frost. Late
corn shows no Improvement in central
Kansas. is a failure in portions OF Mis-
souri, and Arkansas. and is injured by
drought in some localities in Kentucky.
Elsewhere the reports indicate an excel
lent crop of generally good quality.
"Thrashing of spring wheat has pro-
tons In North Dakota high winds, with
absence of rain, dried the grain sum
GENTLY for thrashing, although the bulk
of it is considerably damaged by having
sprouted and become mrsty and moldy
both in shock and stack The ram dam
aged stacks in South Dakota were con-
siderably improved by dry, warm winds.
NO general improvement in the con-
dition OF cotton is reported. premature
opening has been checked in the Caro-
linas, shedding has ceased in South Caro-
lima, and the late crop in that State is
again blooming and fruiting. Complaints
of rust shedding, premature opening,
and injury from boil worms still continue
from the central portion of the cotton
belt In Texas cotton is from two to
four weeks late, except in scattered &c
calities of the northeast portion Re-
ports indicate that in many localities
of northern Texas there will be
about an average crop, but elsewhere 1t
will be generally below, especially in the
southern portion, where in few places
cotton is almost a failure, while hot
winds, Mexican weevil, and boil worms
damaged the crop in many localities.
Cotton picking IL general in all sections
except in Missouri and Tennessee.
Tobacco cutting and housing is in
full progress, being nearly completed in
Ohio and Indiana. The crop suffered
some injury from hu. weather in the first
named State, and the late. though i'm
proving, was damaged by worms in
Maryland, and is scalded and poor in
North Carolina. Elsewhere reports are
favorable.
While the reports concerning apples
indicate a good crDp in New England,
New York. yiri-e5ota. California, and
portions of Pennsylvania, Illinois, and
Kansas, the prospects are not SO favor
able in other important apple growing
States. where the fruit is still dropping
considerably, is inferior in quality in
some sections, and in others will fall
short of an average crop.
Fall blowing is progressing salts
factoriIy in all sections, except in a few
localities where rain is needed to place
the soil in condition. Some seeding has
been done in Kansas. Nebraska. MS
souri,, and Michigan"