Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-07-05
CROPS ARE IMPROVED
FAVORABLE TEMPERATURE com.
DITloNs FOR THE WEEK.
Winter-Whca Harvest in Trosrcss in
Northern Portions of the Grain Belt
Yield G~ooa-co-n Is Reported to &c
Doing Mel.

SloH 'Hl on tae racine coast, where the
previous week was abmorgally' cool. Tho
South Atlantic States. which suffered
from excessive rains in the previous
week, have experienced mere Favorable
conditions for cultivation. which has he, IL
seriously delayed. Rain is now general
ly needed in the %ceutral AMI west gull
States. including ARKANSAS and southern
Missouri.
Further and general Improvements in
the condition OF corn is indicated. In
NebrasN;, the Dahotas and portions OF
Iowa the crop is in need OF cultivation,
but is generally clean III the last named
State. In Missouri corn is holding out
we'll, hut the southern portion o. the
State must have rain soon or sustain ser;-
Gus damage. In Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio corn is backward, but is now l..a!i-
ing growth.
In the Southern States the corn crop
is doing we'll except in Texas, Louisiana
and southern Mississippi, where it is
greatly in need OF rain. In the Atlantic
coast States the crop has made favorable
progress, but needs cultivation in por-
tons of the Virginia and Carolinas..
Winter wheat harvest has advanced
under favorable con iitions during the
week, and is now in progress in the
northern portion of the central and west
ern districts of the winter wheat belt.
with generally satisfactory results hoth
as to yield and quality. In Michigan
and portions of Pennsylvania aud New
York fly has caused deterioration, and
Increased reports of rust are received
from Ohio and Virginia. In the Carolinas
grain in shock has suffered some injury
from moisture. In California harvest is
progressing in all sections.
In Oregon and Washington the pros
poets continue favorable, and wheat is
ripenins in the %tirst-namcd State. The
spring wheat region has experienced fav-
orable weather conditions, and the out
look for spring wheat is now most en-
c%ouraging, although i'll northern Mime
sofa some fears of lodging are enter
tanned. The crop is lnw heading over
the southern portion OF the spring wheat
region.
In the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic
States the oat crop has made favorable
progress and is generally improved in the
States of the upper Mississippi and up
per Missouri valleys.
The general outlook for hay is sntisfac-
tory except in portions of the Ohio. CEN
trail Mississippi and lower Missouri vail
leys. where it is not as good ais usual.
Haying is now in progress in the more
northcrly sections.
The reports respecting apples are some
what more encouraging in Ohio, Indiana.
Illinois and Kansas, but in the other i'm
portaEi apple States the outlook is less
promising. and dropping continues to be
extensively reported.
Crop .tcports by States.
MiSscurl-Good showers in extreme north
ern counties and crops doing we'll: elsewhere
rainfail Very light. except Il few localities.
and higl temperature intensified drought
conditions; corn holding its own, hut must
pave rain soon: some damage by cainch bug
In southwest: cotton blooming; wheat nearly
all harNested: yield and quality good: some
oats clt: meadows and pasture. short: Wa
ter becoming scarce: apples still dropping.
Illinois Continued . warm ana snowcry
weather improved crop conditions; wheat
harvest i'll progress: yield good i'll many To-
calities and poor in others: corn making
rapid growth. hut still rather small; hay ana
pats Improved. but yield will he below aver
age; broo;n corn. stock peas. potatoes, pas
lures and gardens doing well: fruit pros
peciS generally good. though apples are not
go promising.
lniiana-Warm weather and frequent
rams hene!icinl: storms injurious in iorali-
ties; wheat and rye harvest begun in south
portions: heads well ii.el. prumisin. good
ilie!d; fiir hay crop hc.rg housed; clover cut
;ihs finished: oats heading: potatoes bloom
ing: com and tobacco growing well: corn
small. but good color: fruit abundant. except
pears; apples dropping freely, but many re-
ulail on trees.
Ohio-Considerable damage by loc,,
storms. cram and clover leisel hy winds:
warm IND wet. favorable for crop growth,
gu. nm,aNorip!e for curing clover: pastures.
:ihiolhy. oats, rye. barley. potatoes and gar
lens iii.,rovcd; meadows werdy; wheat
slpriliils. rust Increasing; corn greatly Inn
saoNe.' some fields SIN too wet 10 cult
vate; tobacco plants doing we'll; dropping of
apples net 50 generni; plums and pcsches
Indicate large crop.
Mich!sanIWcc generally favorable for
crop growth ana serinination of late src,l.
ihsS' earn shows marked Improvement. oats
healthy, but rather short: whea, continues
10 @rinkle ana flii: sugar heats generally
promising and mostly thinncd: beans ger.
hiliniihs hi.iy and making good stand: an.
PIES not setting We'll: potatoes in fine conii.
e"I: cover having generally begun.
NlsroA>ln- CONTINUED warm. with ccuor,I
saihs moderately heavy over western conn.
:ies: local iiaiistorms did little damage: sinai,
s,ra,ns 4oi,s vel and generally headed out:
poor. except on new seedlings and unjnn,s
where a fair crcp is promised: oats and bar.
~! promise Il good crop, except on broadcast
Fine CROWN. weather. With ammo
SalAlaiI. except IN portions of EASTERN seq.
.ion; corn making rapid growth and gen.
era!!y clean except where work was rc.n,d.
ed by heavy showers: pastures ,muc, I'm, I'M.
proved AID meadows show scme bern,it
from late rains: oats. spring wheat. and hn,.
ley doing well. but sill below nornnI con.
Hilton; apples and plans show light frnltina
South Dtkota-A Abundant rains. some low.
lands too Wet; some local damage by hal.
small grains. especially spring Wheat. made
thrifty progress and is generally in cycel.
tent condition; wheat. OATS, and barley heud.
ING; corn Improved. but considerable wanii.
ness: cultivation slow: hay prospects satis.
Factory: pasturage excellent: flax and nntn.
toes doing we'll: winds injured apples in
southeast counties.
Nebraska-Warm week. with heavy show.
ers In northern counties: winter-wheat hnr.
sest commenced in southern counties; heads
Gather short. but well filled with plumn her.
~: oats improved in northern counties. Int
poor In sonthern; corn has grown we'll Int
needs cultivation and hot. dry weather in
p%orthern counties; apples unlmproved: hay
crop promises to be unusually large.
\ camera tiend in British Columbia
while endeavoring to take a photograph
at the extreme edge of a cliff. made 4,
misstep and fell a hundred feet into the
water below. On his way down he press
ed the button. The resultant picture, III.
declares. is the best in his collection.