The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-27
Continued Drought Makes Crop
Outlook Gloomy.
CORN PRACTICALLY RUINED
In Nebraska. Kansas, OkIahama and Missouri
and Rain is Seriously Needed in Other
States Cotton Standing the
Drought Well.

Following lis the weather bureaus |
weekly summary Of crop conditions
issued Tuesday Of this week:
Intense heat has prevailed this week
Throughout the states Of the central val !
leys and middle Rocky mountain region
with only local showers over limited
scatteued areas. Maximum tempera-
lures of 100 degrees or above were OF
daily occurrence over more or less OF the
territory named. Under these condi-
tions the drouth has been greatly in
tensifed and its area largely increased.
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and por-
tions OF Nebraska have suffered most,
but the eonditionsare now critical from
the lake region, central Ohio valley
and Tennessee westward to the middle
Rocky mountain region. including the
greater part of Texas. Portions OF the
middle and south Atlantic states con-
t1nue to suffer from excessivemoisture,
but very favorable temperatures have
been experienced in these districts and
also on the Pacific coast, where the
week was cooler than usual
The outlook for corn is lesa favorable
than at the close of the previous week.
| In Nebraka, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Missouri early corn is practically ruin
ed. With early and abundant rains IN
these states late corn would probably
! make half crop or less The cond /
tion Of the crop in Iowa is more favor
able than 10 the before mentioned
states, and il coplous rains with moder-
ate temperature materializeE within =
week will greatly improve prospects q
| large partof the crop In Illinois,
| Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Teanes'
see, more particularly the western por-
tions Of the two last named states, corn
il now seriously in need of@rain. II
Illinois the crop has not yet sustained
great damage but will be materially re-
duced unless the drought is relievee
within week. In the middle Allan
tic states the conditions have beel
highly favorable for cornfandi' lbs con
dition is further improved.
Moisture has caused considerable u
! ;ury 20 winter wheat in shock. in tn
middle Atlantic states. Harvestln'
continues, where unfinished, ia tn
- h
more northerly section east OF IN
Rockies and in general progress @
!, the north Pacific coast.
Spring wheat harvest has begun owe
the southern portion OF the sprin
. wheat region, where as result OF PR
! mature ripening the yield and quaint
) ,s much impaired. Over the norther
2 portion, where the crop is now rlpenine
! its condition continues promising.
Harvested oats have suffered SON
: injury in shock from moisture IN u
!. middle Atlantic states, and the unna
3 vested crop from premature rlpenir
d in the northwest, while rust has caus'
injury in Pennsylvania and New for
e Good Yields are reported from the u
! per Ohio valley.
Haying is mostly finished ana 9 \
d crop was secured in North Dako'
, Minnesota and the Lake region, On
valley, portions of the Atlantic stat
I'd and New England.
i'd Cotton has improved in MISSISSIPPI
OF but it has suffered in the Carolir
from lack OF cultivation. Rains a
greatly needed IN Tennessee and oN
n the western portions of the cotton be
of where the crop is generally withstal
eh ;nu the douth well. Fruiting at
.st ton continues to be reported from
[r. central and western districts q
$50 throughout the belt the plant Is smi
lis In the Ohio valley. Tennessee a
ch wisconsin tobacco is suffering mi
ed from drought, especially in west
IN kentucky, and has been injured
rains in Maryland. Elsewhere the c
has made favorable progress.
Throught the central valleys
for prospects for apples have been furtl
lay reduced and no improvement is rep'
gle ed from New England and the mid
AS Atlantic states. On the whole the 4
G., outlook is not encouraging.