Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
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oovERNMENT CROP REVIEW
Heat Has Injured Crops Most From Texa
North to Dakota.

North to Dakota.
Washington, July 13.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary OF crop con-
ditions Is as follows:
The northern and central districts
east Of the Rocky mountains have ex-
perienced two consecutive weeks OF IN
tense heat, and while the average daily
temperature excess for the week end
ing July was not quite so marked as
In the previous week in the central VAL
leys 1t was more so In the middle At
lantic coast districts. No seriously M
furious effect to crops from this period
of intense heat is reported from the
middle Atlantic states, but from Texas
northward to Nebraska, including Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and portions of llli-
nois, Kentucky and Tennessee, crops
have suffered to a greater or less ex-
tent. The weather conditions on the
Pacific coast and in the plateau re-
gions have been favorable, although
frosts caused some injury in Utah and
Wyoming on the 5th
In Kansas Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
and Arkansas corn has been seriously
damaged by intense heat and drying
winds, although late corn in Kansas is
in fair condition. The bulk of the crop
in Nebraska and Iowa has SO far es-
capped injury except in q few south
western counties in Nebraska, where
corn has been slightly injured, While
in southeastern Iowa it is threatened.
In the states of the Ohio valley corn
has suffered no injury from heat and
has generally made good growth, but
continues in need of cultivation in
portions of Ohio and West Virginia.
Winter Wheat Hnrvest.
Winter wheat harvest is finished in
Kansas. Missouri and in the lower Ohio
valley and is in progress in the more
hoU int
fered with harvest in portions of Ohio
and West Virginia, and reports of in
Jury by fly continues from the first
named state as we'll as from portions
of Pennsylvania and New York. On
the Pacific coast harvest has begun in
Oregon and wheat is ripening in WASH
ington.
In the Dakotas, Minnesota, Oregon
and Washington spring wheat contin-
ues generally In very promising condi-
ton. although areas in northern Min
nesota have been flooded and the crop
has suffered from drouth in portions
of South Dakota. In Iowa the excess
sive heat has probably impaired the
quality of the crop by causing it to
lipen too rapidly.
The oat crop In the states of the up
per Mississippi and Missouri valleys
has suffered further injury from the
heat, but in southern Minnesota and
portions of South Dakota it is in prom
Using condition. In the Ohio valley and
middle Atlantic states the crop has
ripened under the high temperatures,
fair to good yield being indicated for
these districts.
large crop of hay is being secured
in New England and New York and
haylng continues with fair to good re-
suits In the Ohio valley and lake region.
The heat has materially reduced the
crop In the central Mississippi and low
er Mississippi valleys, but its condi-
ton In the Dakotas is excellent. Fine
nay1ng weather has prevailed on the
northern Pacific coast, with saticfac-
tory yields except in eastern Oregon.
Cotton In Need of Rain
In the central and eastern portions of
the cotton bex, with the exception of
South Carolina and Florida, cotton,
though small, is generally growing and
frufting well. In Tennessee and to the
westward of the Mississippi river cot
ton is much in need of rain, especially
In the uplands of Texas and portions
of Arkansas. The crop is generally
from one to two weeks late.
Tobacco has suffered somewhat from
heat in Maryland and Virginia, and its
growth has been checked by drouth
In portions of Tennessee and western
Kentucky. The general condition OF
the crop, however, is satisfactory. cur
ting and curing continues in South
Carolina and has begun in North Caro-
lima.
In the states of the Missouri and cen
trail Mississippi valleys apples and 9th.
err fruits have been seriously injured
by neat and the reports from the dis
tricts to the eastward respecting ap-
pies are not encouraging.