The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-10
HOT WEATHER DOES
DAMAGE TO CROPS
Corn in Middle States Suffers
From TOrrid Wave.
NO FAILURES REPORTED
FROST GETS IN ITS DEADLY
WORK IN UTAH
NO FAILURES REPORTED

washington. July 9.-The weather bu-
reaus weekly summary of the crop con-
ditions is as follows: The northern and
central districts of the Rocky mountains
have experienced two consecutive weeks
of intense heat, and while the average
daily temperature excess for the week
ending July s was not quite so marked
as in the previous week in the central
valleys, II was more so in the middle At
lantic and coast districts.
No serious injuries to crOpS from this
period of intense heat is reported from
the middle Atlantic states, but from Tex
as nOrthward TO Nebraska including Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and portions of Illinois
Kentucky and Tennessee, crops have suf-
Iered to a greater or less extent. Ths
weather conditions on the Pacific coast
ana IN the plateau regions have been IA
vOrabie, although fTOStS caused some in-
jury in Utah and Wyoming on the 5th
In Kansas. Missouri. Oklahoma Texas
and Arkansas corn has been seriously
damaged by intense heat and drying
winds, although late corn is in a fair con-
dition. The bulk of the crop in Nebraska
and Iowa has so lar escaped injury, ex-
cept in a few southwestern counties in
Nebraska, where corn has been slightly
injured, while in southeastern Iowa it is
threatened IN the states of the Ohio val
ley corn has suffered no injury from heat
and has generally made good growth. but
continues in need of cultivation in p0r-
lions of Ohio and West Virginia.
The winter wheat harvest is finished in
Kansas, Missouri and in the lower Ohio
valley, and IS in progress in the more
northerly sections. Rains have inteTfered
with the harvest in portions of Ohio and
West Virginia, and reports of injury by
fly continue from the first named state.
as Wei as from portions OF pennsylvania
and New York. On the Pacific coast the
harvest has begun in Oregon, and wheat
is ripening in Washington.
In the DakOtas, Minnesota. oregon and
Washington spring wheat continues gen
orally in promising condition althoUgh
areas in northern Minnesota have been
Hooded ana the crop mas suffered from
drouth in portions of South Dakota. In
Iowa the excessive heat has probably I'M
paired the quality of the crop by forcing
it to ripen too rapidly.
Oats Crop Suffered.
The oats crop in the states Of the upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys has SUE
fered further injury from intense neat
but in southern Minnesota and portions
OF South Dakota IT is IN promising con-
ditiOn. In the Ohio valley and middle At
lantic states the crop has riDeued rapidly
under the high tempera lures, a fair 20
good yield being indicated for these dis
tricts.
A large crop of hay is being secured in
New England and New York. and hayinE
continues with fair TO good results in th8
Ohio valley and lake region. The iuJeuss
heat has materially reduced the ctOp In
the central Mississippi and lower Ms
souri, valleys, but its condition in the
DakOtas is excellent Good having
weather has prevailed in north Pacific
coast with satisfactory yields, except in
eastern Oregon.
In the central and western portions OF
the cotton belt, with The exception Of
South Carolina and Florida. cotton IS
generally growing and truiting well. I'm
Tennessee and to the WeStw ard of the
Mississippi river cotton is much in need
of rain. especially in The Uplauds of
Texas and portions Of Arkansas. The
crop is generally from one 20 -WO weeks
late.
Tobacco has suffered somewhat from
heat in Maryland and Virginia. and its
portions of Tennessee and western Ken
lucky The general condition of the
crop, however. is satisfactory. Cutting
and curing continues in South Carolina
and has begun in North Carolina.
In the states Of he Missouri and cen
tra1 Mississippi valleys apples and other
fruits have been seriously injured by
heat, and the reports from the districts
10 the eastward respecting apples are
not encouraging.