Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-08-02
RAINS HELP LATE CORN.
Government Report Regarding the
Condition of Crops in Various
Parts of Country.
HEAT BRINGS HEAVY LOSS 70 FARMERS.
Spring Wheat Harvest Advanced I'm
Southern spring " heat region
HnrVcsting Of other Crops Begun
Apple Crop in the Central VAL
Ieys VIII Re Light.

Washington. July 3O.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary Of crop
conditions is as follows:
Intense heat prevailed during the greater
part Of the week throughout the central
valleys but the temperature during the
last three days were more moderate. Good
rains have fallen over a large part of the
drought area in the Mississippi and upper
Missouri valleys, but drought conditions
have become more serious In the Ohio VAL
ley and Tennessee, where the week has
been rainless. except I'm a few localities.
In the Atlantic coast districts the weather
conditions have been generally favorable,
except over portions Of the Carolinas and
Virginia where rain is now needed. Inc
conditions were also favorable on the IA
Cihc coast.
Recent rains have improved late corn IN
portions Of Nebraska Kansas. Oklahoma
and Missouri but the early crop was prac-
tically ruined before the rains came. IN
Iowa the crop has sustained less INJURY
than IN the before mentioned states, ana
tho rainfall has been copious ana wei as
,rlbuted. In the great corn states east or
The Mississippi river. except over northern
Illinois drought and excessive neat nave
continued with disastrous eff ects upon
corn which d. now I'm critical conclion.
I'm Michigan and generally throughout the
y 4. n =
the corn crop i- lr Ere condition.
Winter wheat harvest IS general or tho
North Pacific coast with good yields.
d f.t.., Of ar.rfr.o- wheat f9 1871 IT ad-
varc.d over th southern portion OF thr
spring whoa. region. arG has begun H me
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tha CROP over ,he southern r.r..r OF the
SPRING wheat r.r.'r. arm 'n-h ih 'hI5
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ana rrr1 poi. N. .-ata tta crop ha. sus-
ta'r.5 un. H't'. INJURY from t.ar
''.' Dr.. -.-.
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ia ..r.r.. le.m ta. ru..r 2I--aarl '-
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~. .......,r OF cotton over m. greater
part o. tt. cotton h..t improved. good
growth md
o', .....r., 49,. fa','v'r. .r.g. con-
,.r to r-.0 rain. and sf.ttrs and
b.,om'nr at t'p n these states are *
T.. '. dr', ,s--..,. .rs r.rr... ,oh.c-
co continues 20 suffer from drought. bur in
Kentucky and Tonnes ht- " TODD
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t.c states the crop has made good growth.
Cutting ati cot.hs continue in the CARO-
,rt ,, ,,., ,..il,s h.s
beeu further injured by drought and heat.
AUD a very light crop Is indicated 10 the
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l"peha' MAN. july do.-OroP re-
ports Tor Kansas az compiled by the
ihI'ea states department OF aRrIcuI-
turc mp 10 date. shows material I'M
proNtn'n'' win Seasonapie rams
many counties in the eastern division
Will produce one-fourth TO Oue-half
crop Of corn. With late showers pas
lures have improved and farmers
have ceased feeding wheat. Apples
and peaches show improved condi-
ton. I'm the middle division, Butler.
Harvey. Crowley and Reno report
corn gone. Other counties one-third
to half crop.
Western division is i'm the best
shape of all Late corn promises par
tial crop. Grass has revived and the
third crop of alfalfa is being cut.
Rain HELPS Corn in Iowa.
Des Moines Ia. Julv 3O-UaIf an
;,l 90 r,;., fu % E.,L.r,i1I 4bis
state. durino tbe nfgbt. and AZ other
points in the northern part of Iowa.
The condition Of tbe corn is consid-
erobIv imnroved in that section.
Des No;nes. Ia. Julv 3o.-Tbe Iowa
secrion Of the United STATES crop
service stationed in This CITY. issued
its official renort On Tho condition ~
tho .orp cron IN the state IF Iowa
Tuesday morning II is made nm
from the renorts of 2o6 correspond.
ents. With reference 10 corn the re-
port states:
The extent Of damage TO the corn
crop cannot he determined until the
effects of moisture and moderate
temperature are made apparent. The
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