Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-25
REO-H0T WEATHER
is STILL THE RULE
Washington Observer Sees No Sign
Of Relief fer the Suffering
Corn Belt.
BROUGHT AREA IS EXPANDING
Crop Cona,.i5ns ARC Now crltlca, From
Lakes 10 Texas on tho south, and
Rocky Mountains on the West
slightly Cooler.

Washington, July "a With the ex-
ceptlon of scattered thunderstorns:
the most important of which so far at
least as reports to the weather bureau
SHOW. was that at North Platte Neb.
where 0S of am inch of rain fell, the
drought and intense heat continued
yesterday throughout the states of the
corn belt Temperatures yesterday
again averaged over 100 degrees in that
area. making the thirty sixth consecu-
tive day i'm which the thermometer has
risen TO 80 degrees and higher. Aside
from North Platte trace OF rain Was
officially reported at Des Moines, o2 of
AN inch at Kansas City, some rainfall
in north central Texas. some in Ar
kansas, some in south Texas and also
some in northern Minnesota In other
sections official Torecaster Franken-
field says there may have been thunder
showers as reported in press dispatches
though the bureau received no
advices other than those heretofore
stated from its observers,
THESE storms, he said. brought only
temporary relief. and afford little sus-
tenance to the overparched ground.
winch after the greatly protractcd Pc
Rod of drought needs Il general rain
According to present Indications there
seems To be no prospect of such a
downpour for he next two days ut
least. EeNunu that time the officials
VIII not make amy predictions. General
~ speaking the temperatures I'm the
Superheated area We're not so high as
ON yesterday. but such falls as may
nave occurred have been due entirely
n lnf.. f.l., "A
eral changes i'm the atmospheric CON
ditions. The hot weather also CON
tlnued I'm the northwest, Bismarck. ~
d., reporting Il record breaking tenn
perature ut l06 degrees. There lis no
prospect of amy relief from prevailing
conditions In the central valleys and
the middle west and Forecaster Frank
enfield yesterday repeated his fore
casts of continued warm weather With
light and scattered thunderstorms for
that section. The only rains Indicated
are local thunder showers in the south
ern states and Rocky mountain section
Drought Area Widening
The following is the weather bureaus
weekly summary of crop conditions:
Intense heat prevailed another week
throughout states In the central valleys
and middle Rocky mountains region
with only local showers OVER limited
and scattered areas. Maximum temper
atures of 100 degrees or above were
daily occurrence over more or less of
the territory named. Under these con-
ditions the drought has been greatly
intensified and its area largely in
creased. Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma,
and portions of Nebraska have suf-
fered most, but conditions are now crit
ical from the lake regions, the central
Ohio valley and Tennessee westward to
the middle Rocky mountain region, In
Guiding the greater part of Texas.
Portions of the middle and south At
lantic states continue to suffer from
excessive moisture. but very Favorable
temperatures have loeen experienced in
these districts and also ON the Pacific
coast where the week was cooler than
usual.
The outlook for corn is less favor
able than at the close of the previous
week. In Nebraska. Kansas Okla
homa and Missouri early corn is prac-
tically ruined. With early and abund-
ant rains in these states late corn
would probably make Il half crop or
less.
lOwa's Good Fortune.
The condition of the crop i'm Iowa is
more favorable than I'm the before-len-
toned states. and coplous rains With
moderate temperatures within week
would greatly improve the prospects
for a large part of the crop.
In Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. Kentucky
and Tennessee. more particularly the
western portions of the two 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 a week I'm
the middle Atlantic states conditions
have been highly favorable for corn.
and it's condition is further improved
Moisture caused considerable injury
TO winter wheat in shock In the middle
Atlantic states. Harvesting continues
here unfinished in the more northerly
.ction east of the Rocky mountains.
and is in general progress on the north
Pacific coast
The spring wheat harvest has BEGUN
oIer the southern portion of the spring
wheat region, whore as "a result of pre-
mature ripening the yield and quality
are much impaired. over the northern
portion, where the crop is now ripen-
ing, Its condition continues promising.'
Too Much Moisture.
The harvested oats suffered some in
jury in shock from moisture in the
middle Atlantic states and the unliar-
vested crop from premature ripening in
the northwest. while rust caused injury
i'm New York and PENNSYLVANIA. Good
Yields are reported from the upper
ohio valley. Haying is mostly finished
and Il tine creep Was secured i'll North
Dakota. Minnesota. the lake region.
OHIO valley and portions of the middle
Atlantic states and New England.
In portions of Mississippi. Alabama,
Georgia and Florida the condition OF
cotton is improved but in the two last
named states and in the Carolinas it
has suffered from lack of cultivation.
Rain is greatly needed i'm Tennessee
and over the western portion u The
cotton belt.
I'm 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 crop
has made favorable progress.
Throughout the central valleys pros
poets for apples have been further re-
duced. and no Improvement is reported
from New England and the middle At
'lantc states. On the whole the fruit
outlook Is not encouraging.
NOT SO BAD AS 1894.