The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-07-27
THE CONDITION OF CROPS.
weather Bureau Makes Report ms
TO How They Have stood
the Hot Spell.

Washington, July 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
litions is as follows:
The states OF the middle Rocky mountain
and Missouri and Mississippi valleys nave
experienced another, the third consecutive
week OF intense heat, the maximum tenn
perature over a large part OF these dis-
tricts ranging above 100 daily during tne
week, many stations reporting from loC
| to 1O7. With an almost entire absence Oh
| rain the crops In the region named nave
| been subjected to most unfavorable conan
| TONS In the states lying Immediately to
| the eastward of the Mississippi river very
high temperatures have also prevailed
| but the heat has been less intense and It's
! effects not so serious as In the districts
to the westward. On the Atlantic coast
very favorable temperature conditions
have prevailed with abundant rains, ex-
cessive and damaging in portions OF the
middle and south Atlantic states. On the
Pacific coast II has been cool and dry WITH
frost m Washington on the Eth
The corn crop as whole III the grea'
corn states of the central valleys has ma
terially deteriorated and has sustained seri.
Gus injury over the western portion oil
the corn belt, especially In Missouri, Me-
braska, Kansas and Oklahoma. very
large part of the crop Is late, however,
and this has withstood the trying condi-
and with early rains will still make a fair
crop. This Is particularly applicable In
Iowa, Nebraska and portions or Kansas
and northern Missouri.
The early corn in central and southern
Missouri. portions of eastern Kansas, Ar
kansas and in the central and west Gull
states has been irreparably injured. In
the upper Ohio valley corn, while needing
rain, has improved. and in the Atlantic
coast districts the>crop has madeexcellent
progress. y
Winter wheat harvest is about finished.
except In the more northerly portion of
the Atlantic coast districts, where in some
sections II has been retarded by rain.
Harvesting has begun In the north Pa >
cifc coast region under very favorable
conditions.
over the southern portion of the spring
wheat region spring wheat has ripened
prematurely and the general prospect is
less promising than previously reported
In the northern portion, however, the out
look continues favorable. Harvesting Is
expected to begin in northern Minnesota
by the 18th. In Oregon spring wheat Is
needing rain.
Oats have suffered In common with other
crops from heat and drought in the states
of the central valleys. Harvesting Is now
| progressing In the more northerly Sec
lions.
Haying has been retarded by rains in
states, but has made good progress In
the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys.
| The yield will be very light in the states
| of the Missouri and central Mississippi val
| leys, but good crop is generally indicated
in the lake region, upper Ohio valley and
| extreme northwest.
| Except in the Carolinas and Florida. cot
| ton Is generally we'll cultivated. and over
the greater part OF the central and west
ern districts is standing the drought well,
although growth has been checked, and
| fruiting at the top is commonly report
| ed. Cotton has suffered from heavy rains
In North Carolina. where 1t is making
too much stalk. In Georgia the prospect
is much below the average and many fields
have been abandoned In southwest Texas
early cotton is opening and some picking
| has been done.
The weather conditions have been high
| ~ favorable for tobacco in the Atlantic
coast states, but the crop is generally In
need of rain in the Ohio valley and is suf-
fering severely in the western portions OF
| Kentucky.
The prospect for apples has been great
| ly lessened. especially over the central
valleys, as a result of heat.