The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-14
The OUTLOOK FOR CROPS.
Summary of the Situation by the
Agricultural Department.
Drought Continues In the Ohio VAL
ley Destructive Frcsbet in the
CaroIinns-Latt Corn Improved in
Mississippi nnd other States.

The Agricultural department yesterday
issued it's weekly summary of crop condi-
lions. Ii follows:
THE week ending August Il has been
one of very favorable temperature condi-
lions in the districts east of the Rocky
Mountains. with beneficial rains over
large part of the drought area. Drought.
however. continues In the Ohio Valley
and in portions of Tennessee and the up
per lake region, while excessive rains have
caused destructive freshets in the Caro-
linas and proved injurious in portions of
Georgia. Florida and Alabama. Extreme
ly hot weather in the interior of Califor-
mia caused rapid ripening of fruit and Sc
rious injury to grapes in some places.
Late corn has experienced material
Improvement in the States of Mississippi
and Missouri valleys and in Kentucky and
Tennessee and with favorable tempera-
ture conditions in September the yield in
the Missouri Valley will be larger than
indicated by previous reports. In ONO
Indiana. and central and southern llii-
nois the condition Of the crop has further
deteriorated. especially in southwestern
Ohio. In the Atlantic Coast districts corn
has made excellent progress.
Rains have interrupted spring wheat
harvest, which, however. is nearly fin
ished over the southern portion of the
spring wheat region. and caused lodging
in portions of North Dakota, where the
grain Is reported as shrunken and heads
not well filed, as a result of late excess
sive heat Wheat harvest on the north
Pacific Coast is in active progress, with
yields exceeding expectations
Further improvement in the condition
of cotton is generally reported from the
Of hn or
! belt, although rust and shedding are
more or less indicated. especially in
Georgia, Florida, and portions of Ala
bama, where too much rain has fallen in
| localities Over much of the western part
of the cotton belt and in portions of the
central districts cotton is suffering for
rain, and the drought region of Texas is
| failing rapidly. Picking is in general
progress in Texas. except in the northern
countries.
In the middle Atlantic States and New
England tobacco has made favorable pro-
gress. except in portions of Maryland,
where the crop on lowlands has been in
| i,ired by too much rain. In Kentucky and
| In portions of Tennessee the crop Is great
| iy improved, but in southwestern Ohio 1t
has been seriously damaged by drought
.'An reports from districts east of the
| Rocky Mountains indicate an extremely
light and inferior apple crop. although the
| outlook is slightly improved in Kansas
and Missouri.
"Piowing for fall seeding has made very
| favorable progress. except in the Ohio
Valley where the soil is too dry
The following special Geographic re-
| ports have been received by the depart
| ment from the corn belt States:
| ''Arkansas-Little Rock: Temperature
\ about normal; rain in most districts, but
unevenly distributed; late corn improved
| in most localities: cotton generally in fair
| to good condition, but some complaint of
| shedding and damage by rust; fruit gen.
orally in poor condition; late potatoes be-
| ing planted. but not coming up to good
| stands.
| "Kentucky.-Louisyille: Temperature
| slightly above normal; showers quite gen
| eral, except in the north-central portion;
| decided improvement in crop conditions
| over greater portion of State, but rains
| too late to repair large part of injury;
early corn only good for fodder; late corn
| and tobacco greatly improved and with
! favorable conditions may make considera-
! BILE showing; stock peas miliet and Sorg-
| hum look promising and will add greatly
| to forage; fruit generally poor; gardens
! about ruined: pastures improving slowly
Tennessee.-Nashville: Good rains fell
| over greater portion of eastern and MIDDLE
|
| growing crops; rains came too late. now
] ever, to materially benefit early upland
| corn, most of which is practically worth
| less. except for fodder; in the western
| division the drought is still unbroken in
many places and the outlook is anything
| but encouraging; where rains fell crops
| are in good condition.
| South Dakota-Huron: Copious gen
| eral rains: seasonable temperatures; corn,
| especially the late, which comprises much
| of the crop, considerably improved;
| wheat, oats, barley, and rye practically
| harvested and nicely secured; stacking
| and shock thrashing advanced, some
| yields eXcelling expectations: haying far
| advanced, mostly good crop; pastures,
| millet, fax, and late potatoes improved;
| apple prospect poor.
| ''Nebraska-Lincoln: Week warm, with
! general showers; late planted corn has
| improved somewhat in eastern counties:
| some corn being cut for fodder: haying
| has progressed nicely, with crop above
average in northern counties: fall plow-
| ing general: fruit prospects very poor;
| garden vegetables very scarce.
| "i<anSas-Topeka: Late corn, forage,
| pastures. and meadows improved in east
| earn and western divisions and in central
counties OF middle division; late peaches
| and winter apples improving; fall ploW-
| ing progressing in many counties, ground
| too dry in others; corn cutting stopped.
| fodder too green; crops sown since rains
| coming up.
Missouri - Columbia: Nearly normal
| temperature: copious rains in southwest,
| elsewhere light and scattered; late corn
continues to improve in southwest, GEN.
| trail. and portion of northern section. but
yield will be very light, considerable cut in
| southeast; where good rains fell pastures,
apples. and peaches improving. forage
| crops growing rapidly, and blowing for
| wheat progressing; cotton much i'm
proved.
"Illinois-Springfield Light rains in
| northern and parts of central and south
| ern districts improved conditions some
what. corn improved in northern portion,
but deteriorated in central and southern
| districts; stalk better than ear: yield Of
| oats continues fair to good; pastures.
gardens, and potatoes poor. but improved
| in north portion; fruit prospects poor; ap-
pies good in some localities; peas not
doing well
Observation-Disclosures polls: Very dry: little
| rainfall; deterioration of late crops con-
tinueS, except in some districts Of north
ern portion, where corn IS still good: up
! land and early planted corn practically
ruined. lowland and late planted corn
| with timely rains would still yield well:
condition Of potatoes, tomatoes, and field
| fairly good apple prospects, but much
! fruit whitening; some farmers feeding
| stock; plowing proceeded with difficulty.
| 'IOwa-Des Moines: Temperature sea-
sonable: with moderate showers. well dis
| tributed except in portions OF eastern dis
| tricts; crop condition generally materially
| improved: late corn caring and filling
fairly well. and yield will be larger than
anticipated if September is warm and
| frostless threshing reports show yield
| and quality of oats and wheat well up to
| average; pastures improved and blowing
| begun mas
The following are the special reports
read from Maryland. Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, and Delaware:
| West Virginia. -Parkersburg: Drought
| hrnx Tn.Shaty nv w