Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-08-23
STATE OF THE CROPS
WEEKLY REPORT OF THE AGRl.
CULTURAL DEPARTMENT..
Weather Favorable for Growth East
of Rocky Mountains, with Beneficial
Rains Over a Large Portion of the
Drought Area.

The weekly crop report issued by the
weather bureau shows that late corn has
experienced material improvement in the
States of the Mississippi and Missouri
Valleys and in kentucky and Tennessee.
With favorable temperature conditions in
September the yield in the Missouri VAL
ley will be larger than Indicated by pre-
vious reports. In Ohio, Indiana and Cen
trail and Southern Illinois the condition
of the crop has further deteriorated, es-
pccially in Southwestern Ohio. In the
Atlantic coast districts corn has made
excellent progress.
Rains have interrupted the spring
wheat harvest, which, however, is nearly
finished 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 we'll filed as a result of late excess
sive heat. The 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
central and eastern portions of the cotton
belt, although rust and shedding are more
or less Indicated, especially in Georgia,
Florida and portions of Alabama, 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
i'll the drought region of Texas is failing
rapidly. Picking is in general progress
in Texas, except in the northern counties.
In the Middle Atlantic States and New
England tobacco has made favorable
I progress, except in portions of Maryland,
where the crop on lowlands has been in
jured by too much rain. In kentucky
and in portions of Tennessee the crop is
greatly improved, but in southwestern
Ohio it has been seriously damaged by
drought.
All reports from districts east of the
Rocky Mountains Indicate an extremely
light and inferior apple crop, although
the outlook is slightly improved in Kan
sas an Missouri.
The week has been one of very favora-
bile temperature conditions in the districts
east of the Rocky Mountains, with bene-
fetal rains over a large part of the
drought area. Drought, however, con-
tinncs in the Ohio Valley and in portions
Of Tennessee Il the upper lake region,
While excessive rains have caused de-
structivc frcshets in the Carolinas and
proved injurious in portions of Georgia,
Florida and Alabama. Extremely hot
weather in the interior of California
caused rapid ripening of fruit and seri-
Gus injury to grapes in some places.
Reports from States.
lllinois.-Iight rains in northern and parts
oil central and southern districts improved
conditions somewhat; corn improved i'll
northern portion but dcteriorated in central
and southern districts: stalk better than ear;
yield OF oats continues fair to good: pas
lures. gardens. potatoes poor. but improved
IN north portion; fruit prospects poor; apples
good In some localities; peas not doing well.
~1ndiana-Very dry; little rainfall; detcrior-
alton of late crops continues, except in some
districts of northern portion. where corn Is
stu Il GOOD; upland and al1 a early planted corn
corn, with timely rains, would still yield
we'll; condition of potatoes, tomatoes and
field and garden vegetables discouraging;
fairly good apple prospects,, but much fruit
withcring; some farmers feeding stock;
plowinS proceeding with difficulty.
Ohio-Moderate rain in southeast, drought
greatly intensified elsewhere; corn benefited
in southeast, caring and growing fairly well
In northeast, but damage by drought grow
ing more serious in southwest and spreading
over most of west; potatoes, truck and gar
den crops still deteriorating; tobacco much
damaged In southwest; peaches ripening, OF
Inferior size and quality in south: apple pros
pect less favorable; ground too dry for plow-
Ing.
~Michlgan-Too dry in southern counties for
corn, pastures and late potatoes; in other
sections conditions have been favorable; gen.
orally corn, beans. buckwheat and sugar
beets continue promising; late potatoes poor
In extreme southern counties but promising
in northern and central. Flowing for fall
wheat becoming general; oat harvest we'll
advanced In upper peninsula.
Missouri-Late corn continues to improve
In southwest, central. and portion of north
ern section, but yield will be light; apples
and peaches improving.
Wisconsin-Week cool, with copious rains
in central and northern sections; dry wealth.
err continues in southern counties; corn max.
Ing excellent progress except in southern
counties, where badly injured by drought;
grain in stack and thrashing under way;
wheat and barley yielding well, oats light;
potatoes good except in dry sections; tobacco
improving, but crop generally light.
Minnesota-Favorable for work in graintlll
rains of night of Sth; harvesting of early
wheat. oats aud barley we'll advanced in Red
River Valley, and all cutting, except FAX,
finished elsewhere; sticking and shock
thrashing progressing we'll; poor to fair dax
crop being harvested; rain gave temporary
beneht to corn. potatoes, pastures and gar
dens; blowing begun In south.
Iowa-Temperature seasonable, with mod
crate showers, we'll distributed, except in