The Van Buren press., 1901-07-27
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Intense Heat in the Central Valleys
and Middle Rocky Mount
ain Region.
DROUGHT AREA LARGELY INCREASED.
Outlook for Corn Less FavOrable-In
Illinois, Indiana. Ohio ana Nen-
lucky il in Need of Rain-Practi-
caIly Ruined in Missouri ana
Kansas-Other Crops.

Washington, July 24.-Following is
the weather bureaus weakly sum
mary of crop conditions:
Intense heat has prevailed another
week throughout states of the central
valleys and middle Rocky mountain re-
gior, with only local showers over
limited scattered areas. Maximum
temperatures of 100 degrees or above
were of daily occurrence over more
or less of the territory named. In
der these conditions the drought has
been greatly intensified, and its area
largely increased. Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma and portions of Nebraska
have suffered most, but the conditions
are now critical from the lake region
central Ohio valley and Tennessee
westward to the middle Rocky noun
tain region, including the greater
part of Texas. Portions of the mid
die and South Atlantic states contin-
ue to suffer from excessive moisture,
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.
The outlook for corn Is less favora'
Bile than at the close of the previous
week. In Nebraska, Kansas, Okla
homa and Missouri early corn is prac.
tically ruined. With early and alum
dant rains in these states late corn
would probably make. half crop or
less. The condition of the crop in
Iowa is more favorable than in the
aforementioned states, and copious
rains with moderate temperatures
within a week would greatly improve
prospects for large part of the
crop. In Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Ken
lucky and Tennessee, more particu-
| larly the western portions of the last
named states, corn is now seriously
in need of rain. In Illinois the crop
has not yet sustained great damage,
but will be materially reduced unless
the drought is relieved within week.
In the middle Atlantic states the con-
ditions have been highly favorable
for corn, and its condition is furthe.
improved.
Wheat and Oats.
Moisture has done considerable in
jury to winter wheat in shock in the
middle Atlantic states. Harvesting
continues where unfinished, in the
more northerly section east of the
Rocky mountains. and is in general
progress on the north Pacific coast.
Spring wheat harvest has begun
over the southern portion Of the
spring wheat region, where, as a re-
suit of premature ripening, the yield
and quality is much impaired. Over
the northern portion, where the crop
is now ripening, its condition contin-
ues promising.
Harvested oats have suffered some
injury in shock from moisture in the
middle Atlantic states, and the un.
harvested crop from premature ripen-
ing in the northwest, while rust has
caused injury from the upper Ohio
valley.
| Hay and Cotton.
; Haying is mostly finished and q fine
crop was secured in North Dakota,
Minnesota, the lake region, Ohio val
ley, portions Of the middle Atlantic
states and New England.
In portions Of Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia and Florida the condition OF
cotton has improved, but In the two
last-named states and in the Carollnas
It has suffered from lack Of cultiva.
ton. Rain is greatly needed IN Ten
nessee and over the western portion
of the cotton belt where, however
the crop is generally withstand
ing the drought well
Tobacco and Fruit.
In the Ohio valley, Tennessee and
Wisconsin, tobacco Is suffering much
from drought, especially in western
Kentucky, and has been injured by
rains in Maryland; elsewhere the cror
has made favorable progress.
Throughout the central valleys the
prospects for apples have been fur
ther reduced, and no improvement Is
reported from New England and the
middle Atlantic states. On the whole
the furit outlook Is not encouraging