The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-24
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Washington July Following Is the
weather bureaus weekly summary of crop
conditions;
Intense heat has prevailed this week
throughout the States of the central val
lcys and Middle Rocky Mountain region.
with only local showers over limited scat
tered areas. Maximum temperatures of 100
degrees or above were Of daily occurrence
over more or less Of the territory named.
Under These conditions the drouth has
been intensified and its area largely In
creased. Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
portions Of Nebraska have suffered most
but the conditions are now critical In the
lake region. Central Ohio valley west to the
Middle Rocky Mountain region.
Portions Of the Middle aud Atlantic
States continue TO suffer from excessive
moisture. but very favorable temperatures
have been experienced IN these districts
also In the Paddle coast, where the week
was cooler than usual
The outlook for corn Is less favorable
than a. the close of the previous week.
In Nebraska Kansas. Oklahoma ana Mis-.
souri, early corn Is practically ruined With
early ana ABUNDANT rain in these States
late corn would probably make half "A crop
or Less. The condition OF the crop In Iowa
Is more favorable than In the before men
toned states, and If copious rains, with
within week II VIII greatly improve the
prospects Of large part of the crop. In
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Ten
hessec, NOSE particularly the west portion
OF the last states, corn Is now seriously
IN need nt rain, In Illinois the crop has
not yet sustained great damage. hut will
be materially reduced unless the drouth IL
relieved within Il week IN the Middle
Atlantic States the conditions have been
highly favorable for corn, and its condition
Moisture has caused considerable mi
70 winter wheat In shock Ia the Middle
Atlantic States, harvesting continues
who're unfinished In the more northcrIy
section east Of the Rockies and Is I'm pen.
oral progress on the North Pacific coast
Spring wheat harvest has begun over the
SO, thern portion of the spring region,
whereas a result of premature rlpening tue
Yield and quality Is much impaired. over
dhe northern portion, where the crop Is
now rlpcning, Its condition continues prom
Using, Harvested oats have suffered some
injury In shock from moisture IA tho Mid
die Atlantic States and the unharvested
crop from premature rlpenlng Ia the north
west while rust has caused Injury IN
Pennsylvania and New York Good Yields
are reported from the Upper Ohio valley.
Haying Is mostly finished and n hnc cr0p
was secured IN North Dakota Minnesota
ana the lake region, Ohio valley. portions
OF the Atlantic states and New England
Cotton has improved In Mississippi, bur II
has suffered IN the Caronas from lack Of
Rains are greatly needed in Tennessee
ana over the western portion OF the cotton
belt, where the crop Is generally wlthstand-
ing the drouth wen. Frultug at the ton
continues to be reported from the central
aud western districts ana throughout the
belt the plant is small.
in the Ohio valley, Tennessee aud Wis.
cousin tobacco Is suffering much from
drouth, especially In Western Kentucky
pnd. has been injured by rains In Mary
land,
Elsewhere the crop has made favorable
progress. Throughout the central valleys
the prospects for apples have been further
reduced and no Improvement Is reported
from New England and the Middle Atlantic
States. On the whole, the fruit outlook Is
not enconraElnE.