Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-07
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Rain Relieves Drouth Prevailing in
Atlantic Coast Districts.


Atlantic Coast Districts.
The Government crop report issued
Tuesday gives the following summary of
crop conditions: The drought prevailing
st the close of the previous week in the
Atlantic coast districts has been wholly
relieved BY local rains, except in south
ern Florida, and the week as whole in
the districts east OF the Rocky mountains
has been one of highly favorable temper
allure conditions, with generally abundant
moisture. On the Fae:ic coast the condi-
tions were also generally favorable, al
though the eastern portions of Oregon
and Washington experienced high tenn
peratnres.
The corn crop has made splendid pro-
gress during the week. All reports from
the States of the central valleys indicate,
that it has made rapid growth and that
the early planted Is nearing maturity over
the southern portions of the principal
corn States. Some early corn in the Car
Olinas and.Virginia has been permanently
injured by drought. but late corn in these
States is promising.
Winter wheat harvest is practically
completed, except where delayed by rains
in some districts over the northern por-
ton of the winter wheat region, Thrash
ing has been quite generally delayed in
the central valleys as result of rains
and injury to wheat in shock is quite ex-
tensively reported. Harvesting continues
on the Pacific coast.
Spring wheat harvest is now general in
the northern portion of the Red river
valley and is progressing favor9bly in the
southern portion of the spring wheat re-
gion. The dry, warm weather has rapid
ly matured the crop in North Dakota,
where, owing TO short straw, much had
to be moved In southern Minnesota a
large part of the crop is in shock and in
the northern portion of the State the
wheat heads are reported as well filed.
In South Dakota fair to good yields are
indicated in the extreme southeastern
counties, the crop being poor TO fair else
where, but generally Of good quality,
Rains have caused some further delay in
the oat harvest, which, however, is near
ly finished in the more northerly sections.
Some damage to oats in shock is report
ed from West Virginia, Indiana and llli-
nois.
Over the eastern and western portions
of the cotton region there has been a ma
teral improvement in the condition of
cotton, but in the central districts it has
suffered further from continued rains. In
Texas the op has been gyaerally laid
by in good condition and is promising N
many localities, while complaints of too
rank growth, light hollis, weavil and boil
worms are reported.
Some early tobacco has suffered perma-
nent injury from drought in Virginia and
North Carolina, but elsewhere reports in
dictate that the crop is in promising con-
dition, having been greatly benefited by
rains during the past week.
The outlook for apples in New York
and Pennsylvania continues promising
and improved prospects are reported from
portions of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa,
while dropping is still quite extensively
reported from number Of important APP
| pie States.
Considerable blowing for fall seeding
has been done in the Middle Atlantic
States and central valleys.