Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-07-24
Crops ARE in BID SHAPE
That is the Condition Go of Crops in
s.. s; Southwest as Summarized BY the
]. j A.. q. 3.:S$ u Weather Bureau. -. "a,
Early Corn Crop is Practically Ruined
@'!S but Rains Would Save the !. z
r,s... Later Crop. 80. A.,
Premature Ripening Causes Consid
erable Damage in the Spring KS.
F. e., D., @%& b Wheat States.

Washington, July 24.-Following is
the weather bureaus weekly summary
Of crop conditions: lp-
Intense heat has prevailed another
week throughout the states Of the Cen
trail valleys and Middle Rocky noun
tain regions, with only local showers
over limited scattered areas. Maxi
mum temperatures Of 100 degrees or
above were Of daily occurrence Over
more or less Of the belt. Under these
conditions the drought has been much
intensified and it's area largely in
creased. Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma
and portions of Nebraska, have suf-
fered most, but the conditions are now
critical from the Lake region, Central
Ohio valley and Tennessee westward
to the Middle Rocky Mountain region,
including the greater part of Texas.
Portions of the Middle and South At
lantic states continue to suffer from
excessive moisture, but very favorable
in these districts and also on the Pa
cific 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, Ok1aho-
ma ad Missouri, early corn is practi-
cally ruined. With early and abundant
rains in these states late corn would
probably make half a crop or less.
The condition of the crop in Iowa is
more favorable than in the before
mentioned states, and copious rains
with moderate temperatures within a
week would greatly improve prospects
for large part of the crop. In Illi-
nois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and
Tennessee, more particularly the west
ern 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. In
the Middle Atlantic states the condi-
tons have been highly favorable for
corn and its condition is further i'm
proved.
'& Too Wet in the East.
p Moisture has caused considerable
injury to winter wheat in shock in the
|. Middle Atlantic states. Harvesting
continues in the more northerly Sec
tion 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 result of the
premature .ripening, the yield and
quality is much impaired. Over the
northern portion, where the crop is
now ripening, it's condition continues
promising. sly
Harvested oats have suffered some
injury in shock from moisture in the
Middle Atlantic states and the unhar-
vested crop from premature ripening
in the Northwest, while rust has
caused injury in New York and Penn
sylvania. Good yields are reported
from the Upper Ohio valley. % Il =
Haying is mostly over and a 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 Carolinas
| If has suffered from lack of cultiqa-
tion. Rain Is greatly needed in Ten
nessee and over the western portion 2of
the cotton bell. where. however, the
crop IL generally withstanding the
drought well T., \,
II the Ohio valley, Tennessee and
Wisconsin tobacco Is suffering much
from drought, especially In Western
Kentucky. ana has been injured by
rains in Mary yland. Elsewhere the
crop has made favorable progress.
PLENTal Or CORN sis. LEFT. /
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