The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-15
Last Week Was Unfavorable to
Agricultural Interests East
of the Rockies.
CORN CROP HAS SUFFERED.
In Portions of Missouri and Kansas
1t Has Been Materially In
jured The Situation
in Cotton.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC PEC1AL
Washington, Aug. A.-The week has been
intensely hot from the Missouri valley
eastward to the Atlantic Coast, including
the South Atlantic States. with practically
no rain over a large part of this area, al
though heavy rains occurred over the Mis-
souri,, Upper Mississippi and Red River Of
the North valley and lake region. The
week was unseasonably cool In the plateau
and Pacific Coast regions. except on the
Immediate northern coast. frosts occurring
on the Sth and eth in Nevada. In the West
Gulf States the temperature averaged be-
low normal, and very heavy rains fell, more
than Is inches being reported from Beeville.
Tex. Owing to the extreme conditions OF
heat and dryness, and excessive rains in
certain districts. the week. as a whole, was
unfavorable to agricultural interests In the
districts east of the Rocky Mountains. but
on the Pacific Coast it was very favorable.
In portions Of Missouri and Kansas, corn,
more especially the late planted, has been
materially injured and the crop has sus-
tained damage In Nebraska, Iowa. Illinois,
although in Iowa the bulk Is unframed
and well advanced toward maturity. while
In Illinois a large yield Is still promised.
outlOOh IL liiOldlld aNu WESTERN OlilO
continues very promising. but in Central
and Southeastern Ohio and throughout the
Middle Atlantic States, corn has sustained
serious injury as a result of drought and
the intense heat. In the principal States
of the corn belt the reports indicate that
the bulk OF the crop will be safe from frost
by September l to 10, and that the late crop
will be matured one to two weeks later.
Heavy rains in the principal spring-wheat
States prevented the completion of the
s~pring-wheat harvest and caused injury to
the overripe standing grain, as well as to
that in shock and stack.
Over some portions of the central belt
cotton has improved slightly, although rust
and shedding are generally reported. and
the crop needs rain in some sections of
Mississippi. while suffering from excessive
moisture and lack of cultivation in parts
of Louisiana. In the Caro!inas, Georgia
and Arkansas the condition of cotton has
deteriorated materially, premature opening
being extensively reported from the Caro-
linas.
III Northern Texas cotton has made ia
yorable progress. but in that
State it needs dry weather and is making
too rank growth. Some picking has been
done over the southeastern portion Of the
cotton belt, and, while cotton Is opening in
southwestern Texas. picking will not be
general in that State for two or three
weeks.
In the Middle Atlantic States. including
North Carolina and Ohio and portions OF
Kentucky, tobacco has suffered much from
brought and neat, but in the last mentioned
State the general condition of the crop is
promising. Some cutting has been done as
far north as Maryland and Ohio.
Inc intense heat of the past week has
not been favorable to apples in the central
valleys and Middle Atlantic States, but an
abundant crop is promised in New York
and New England.
Very little blowing for fall seeding has
been done during the week.