Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-05
TIE CORN CROP SAFE
Government Crop Report Says the
Corn Crop is Safe From
Frosts.
Drought Continues in Some Sections
Spring Wheat Threshing
Progressing.
Apples Scarce and of Poor Quality
Big Shipment Of Wheat
Markets

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 5.-The gov
lernment crop report for the week, is
sued by Frank Gillian, acting chief of
the climate and crop service, says:
Over the greater portion of the coun-
try the weather conditions of the week
ending Sept. 3, 1900, have been highly
favorable for maturing crops, altho
.drougthy conditions continue in por-
tions of the gulf states, Illinois and
Missouri, in Colorado and the arid re-
gions of the southwest Ram also is
needed in New England and the middle
Atlantic states. In California contin-
ued cloudy weather was unfayora bic
for fruit drying. Damaging frosts are
reported in the northern plateau re-.
gion ard light fros.s in New Mexico.
Corn is ripening rapidly, and cutting
is becoming general in all except the
more northerly sections. In the princi-
pal corn states much of the early crop
IS now beyond possible injury from
frost. Late corn shows no Improvement
IN central Kansas, is ii failure in por-i
tions of Missouri and Arkansas, and is
injured by drought in some localities in
kentucky. Elsewhere the reports indi-
CATE an excellent crop of generally good
quality.
Threshing of spring wheat has pro-
gresssd rapidly under favorable condi-
tons. In North Dakota high Winds
With absence Of rain, dried the grain.
Sufficiently for threshing. altho the bulk
|ef II is considerably damaged by having
|sprouted and having become musty and
mpldy both in shock and stack The
rain damaged stacks in South Dakota
Were considerably improved by dry.
warm winds!
Ne general Improvement in the condi-
Gitionspf cotton is reported. Premature
opening has been checked in the Caro-.
linass shedding has ceased in South Car
olina and the late crop IN that state is
again blooming and fruiting. Com
plants OF rust. shedding, premature
opening, and injury from boil worms
still continue from the central portion
of the cotton belt. In Texas it is, from
two 10 four weeks, late. except in scat
tered localities OF the northeast portions.
Reports that in many localities
of northern Texas there will be about an
average but elsewhere it Will be gem.
orally below, especially in the southern
portion, where in a few places cotton is
almost failure. While hot winds MeXi-s
can weevil and boil worms damaged the
crop III many localities Cotton picking
us general IL, all sections, except in Mis-
souri, and Tennessee.
Tobacco cutting and curing is in full
3sp.cgres's, being nearly completed in
Ohio and Indiana. The crop suffered
some injury from hot weather in the
! first named state, ana the late. tho inn
) proving, was damaged by worms in
Maryland and is scaided and poor in
North Carolina. Elsewhere reports are
favorable.
/ While the reports concerning apples
Indicate a good crop in New England.
/ New York, Minnesota. California and
Portions of Pennsylvania. Illinois and
{ Kansas, the prospects are not 20 favor-
able IN other important apple growing
states where the fruit is still dropping
considerably. is, inferior in quality in
some sections and others VIII fall short
LOT an average crop.
Fail blowing is progressing satiafac-
IsterilN in a sections. except in a few 10
Iscalities whefe rain is needsd to place the
issoil in condition. Some seeding has been
done in Kansas. Nebraska, Missouri
and Michigan.