The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Dry weather and Too
Much Rain in Different Sections

Unreasonable Dry weather and Too
Much Rain in Different Sections
The week has been intensely hot from
the Missouri Valley eastward to the At
lantic coast including the South Atlantic
States with practically no rain eE.s5-
large part of this area, although heavy
rains occurred over the Missouri and up
per Mississippi and Red River of the North
valleys, and lake region. The week was
unseasonably cool in the Plateau and Pa
ciic Coast regions, except on the immedf-
ate northern coast, frests occurring on the
8th and 9Th in Nevada. In the West Gulf
States the temperature averaged below
normal and very heavy rains fell, more
than - inches being reported from Bee
VILE Tex. Owing to the extreme condi-
tons of heat and dryHess and excessive
rains in certain districts, the week, as
whole, was unfavoFable TO agricultural in
terests in the districts east of the Rocky
Noun tains, but on the Pacific Coast il was
very favorable.
In portions of Missouri and Kansas corn,
more specially the late planted, has been
materially injured. and the crop has sus-
tanned damage in Nebraska, Iowa, and Illi
nois, although in Iowa the bulk is unharm-
!,
while in Illinois a large yield is still prom
ised- The outlook in Indiana and western
Ohio continues very promising, but in cen
trel and southeastern Ohio and throughout
the Middle Atlantic States, corn has sus-
tanned serious injury as result of drought
and the intense heat In the principal
States of the corn belt the reports indi
cate that the bulk Of the crop will be safe
from frost by September / 10 10, and that
the late crop will be matUTed one TO two
weeks later.
Heavy rains in the principal spring
wheat States prevented the completion of
the spring wheat harvest and caused in
jury TO overripe standing grain well
TO that in shock and stack,
Over portions of the central belt cotton
has improved slightly. although rust and
shedding are generally reported and the
crop needs rain in portions of Mississippi,
while suffering from excessive moisture
and lack OF cultivation in parts of LOuisi-
ana. In the Carolinas, Georgia and Ar
/ kansas the condition OF cotton has dete-
riorated materially, premature opening be-
/ ing extensively reported from the Caro-
. iinas IN northern Texas cotton has made
! favorable progress but elsewhere in that
/ State it needs dry weather and is making
I 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 II that State Tor two or three
weeks.
In the Middle Atlantic States. including
North Carolina and Ohio and portions OF
Kentucky, tobacco has suffered much from
Drought ana heat. hut in the last men
jCnod State the general condition Of the
crop IS promising. Some cutting has been
done IS far north as Maryland and Ohio.
The 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 fail seeding has
been done during the week