The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-24

/ REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, July es.-The Department OF
Agriculture gives the general crop condi-
/ lions Tor the past week as follows:
I Intense heat has prevailed another week
throughout the States OF the central valleys and
I Middle Rocky Mountain region with only local
| showers over limited, scattered Maximum
temperatures OF 100 above OF daily
ciTrencc over more OF less OF tho territory named.
! Under these conditions tho drought has been
greatly intensified and It's largely increased.
Missouri. Kansas. Oklahoma and portions Of
Nebraska have suffered most. but the conditions
now critical from the lake region. central
I Ohio Valley and Tennessee westward to the
Middle Rocky Mountain region. including the
greater part Of Texas
. Portions of the Middle and SOUTH Atlantic
State. continue TO suffer from excessive moisture
4 but very favorable temperatures have been
/ perienced In those districts and also ON the Pa
. cidc Coast where the week cooler than
usual.
Outlook steadily Grows Worse.
The outlook Tor corn IS less favorable than at
tie close of the previous week. In Nebraska,
. Ksnsa. Oklahoma and Missouri early corn Is
practically ruined. With early and abundant
rains Ia these states late would probably
t make half crop less. The condition OF the
crop in Iowa is more favorable than in the be-
. aforementioned States. and corious rains with
4 moderate temperatures within a week would
greatly improve prospects for largo part of the
Z crop.
In Illinois, Indiana. Ohio. Kentucky and Ten
nessee more particularly the western portions of
the two iast-naned States. corn is now seriously
ia 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 conditions
have been highly favorable for corn. and its
z condition is further improved. Moisture has
caused considerable injury to winter wheat in
{ shock In the Middle Atlantic States. Harvesting
continues where unfinished In the more northerly
I sections 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, result Of premature rioenng. the
yield and quality Is much impaired. Over the
northern portion. where the crop is now ripen-
irg, It's condition continues promising.
Eastern Oats Injured.
Harvested oats have suf ed injury in
shock from moisture In -.e Middle Atlantic
/ States. ard the embarrassed crop from prerla-
( ture ripening in the Northwest. while rust has
caused injury in New York and Pennsylvania.
Good yields reported from the upper Ohio
Valley. Haying Is mostly finished and a line
Drop has been secured in North Dakota Mime
SOUR. the lake region. Ohio Valley. portions OF
the Middle Atlantic states and New England.
In portions of Mississippi. Alabama, Georgia
and Florida The condition OF cotton has improved,
brt in the two !ast-named States and IN the
Carollnas ii has suffered from lack Of cultiva-
ton Rain IS greatly needed In Tennessee and
over tie western portion Of the cotton lelt.
where. however. the crop is generally Withstand
! ing the drought we'll Frriting at the top con-
I times be reported from the central and west
/ crn districts and throughout the belt the plant
| is small.
In the Ohio Valley Tennessee and Wisconsin
tobacco is suffering mulch from drought. especial
( Is In Western Kentucky. and has been injured
by rains in Maryland Elsewhere the crop has
made favorable progress Throughout the cen
trail valleys the prospects for apples have been
further reduced and Improvement Is report
ed from New england. and the Middle Allan
tic States. On the whole, the fruit outlook Is
not encouraging.
Tbs special weekly report OF the department
gives local conditions follows:
Alabama
I Automatically normal temperature. with
general and beneficial showers. moderately
heavy In the southwest and some central coun-
7ies cotton small. but clean. improving steadily
end truitrs Satisfactorily: early corn poor. late
corn and all minor field crops improved; gardens
poor. melons inferior: late peaches, apples and
pears will make light yield; graoes very salts
factory.
Missfssippi.
Mss,ssippi-Good showers except in twelve
northwestern counties. where drought continues
late generally promising: cotton much I'm
proved where showers sufficient and i.
growing and fruitng we'll in south and east eu
blooming 10 top continues in northwest: sugar
ana rice doing we'll in south: sweet potatoes
being transplanted and cowpease sown: melon
improving.
Texns-warrn week with scattered showers suf
fcielt in places to materially Improve aErlcni
turai interests. but general heavy rains needed
for growing crops; cotton, while general,
healthy. is small and fruiting slowly; picking
commenced in southwest portion. but not gen
erai: sugar suffering for rain in some 10
calitie. and efforts TO irrisate are being made
large acreage of rice abandoned account o.
scarcity of water: corn maturing. much heio"
average: truck gardens suffering for rain.
ArlSn fi4aM.
Arkansas-Light local showers IN soma sec
tions: In others droughty conditions continue: al
crops injured by hot. dry weather: corn sufferin,
for lack OF rain. and lrreparable damage in SOM
sections. In localities cotton standing drough
fairly WELL but timely rains would benefit great
II: in others growth checked blooming at toi
and shedding; potatoes rotting, fruit OF all KIND
generally poor and dropping.
Tennessee.
Tennessee-Good rains mostly local. from 1st
TO 18th over large portions OF eastern and mddl
naa small portion of western DIVISION but 4
many places scarcely sufficient to chez
failing conditions: in favored areas much I'm
provement is noted. but In dry districts crop
rapidly failing; early corn suffering creates;
crop much shortened. cotton holding out wei
ana although small. is fruiting we'll; tobacco an
peanuts standing drought fairly we'll: hay save
in fine condition: wheat and oats good: fru
mostly inferior.
Missouri.
Extreme heat and drought continue light show
ers of no beneit, but rather detrimental, caus
Ing corn to ecald: early corn practically ruined
cut TO save fodder: with soaking rains la;
corn in northern and some central and souther
counties would make one-fourth TO one-half Gro;
= hut In many districts can only make fodder: yer
little withstand drought another week: cotto
doing fairly we'll; apples and peaches witherin
and falling: some trees dying: all other CROP
dried up.
Dry and verv hot some local showers. mostl
In north: all vegetation suffering; injury TO cor
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