The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-03
High Temperature and Dry Winds
Retard Work of Farmers
Wheat Harvest Advanced.
APPLES ARE NOT DOING WELL.
Cotton in the Southwest Is Doing
Remarkably Well Notwith-
standing the Drought
Government Report.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. July 1.-The weekly crop re-
port issued to-day by the Agricultural De-
partment gives the Southwestern conditions
as follows:
M,ssouri-Hish temperature. drying winds ana M
badly. and growing little in. southern counties:
ss a Being an
Being ,oo shqSs for sinasSsi timothy having hss
ss} h asssi
ssssns ssls sssn a sH h~ ss but
Sen sara Gos Tes snd
peaches yielding well: grapes promising; gardens
ahS fs insufficient except in
Few s9pntes crops clean IN. and IN
ing, would be much benefited BY general rain;
i is fruitinE N southern and COMMENCING to
1ured by dry. hot weather: pastures and minor
soas aEa eees
fruits continue dropping
Cotton Doing Remarkably Well.
Louisiana-Showers, increasing In frequency and
amount during. last days Of week Improved the
condition OF all crops. but more rain is needed
.he
generally cotton IS understanding the drought re-
corn has been se2oasiy injured y dsoSss,: sugar
cane Is emall but being laid by: clean and
potatoes and pease and yield of atlanta has been
reduced sssa by drought t t., Wit, ,..,,.,.,u ,,,,.
scattered showers. but rainfall was insufficient
IN osaes ana hs ea VIII
be below the average: cotton is blooming and
,es; s aas daaasns srops IN some
places in the northwest portion; wheat thrashing
drought is injarins sugar gar cane: streams low:
water for irrigatinx rice is scarce. and much Of
Arkansas-Hot dry weather: scattered show
injured at. present but begins to need rain;
tssssssnz s%sa s. ssossSi
-TennesseeNWeather generally hot and dry. with
showers and heavy damasinE rain and hail IN
Prov eeoi Ss ind ssns
BY small Su. IN good cotton is
orally good and ready for harvest: much fine
clover and timothy hay saved: TOBACCO eco. needs .s
mostly dropped or.
Illinois Harvest We'll Advanced.
trail Sasre very a1a wseat ef
saneed and crop generally good dry weather YEA, 70
some injury by eSincs bugs; hay crop w.ii Sc
light: pease and gardens slightly and potatoes
small fruits promising. but apples slightly dets-
riT Tna,nn 1,.,,,o-. r-.,r.,, r.tn. AMI
storms injured crops: rye and wheat thrashtng
began in southern portion and harvesting began
in central and northern gsrtI9SIn liens yield god:
sTessing. and although rains interfered cred, good
e late. but growing rapidly; potstoes are prom.
crop will be a fair one. good In northern or
chards.
Iewa-unseasonably warm, with high winds
and light rainfall. except in portions in central
and north central districts; pastures. garden
truck ana fruit suffering most from effects Of hot
winds: corn making rapid progress, and some
early fields laid by. crop variable in height. but
generally promising fair yield early apples be-
low average and winter fruit not over half CROP
Kansas Corn Hasn't Suffered Much.
Nebraska-Hot dry week: winter wheat has
ripened very fast and harvest has made rapid
progress: oats pastures and potatoes damaged
by drought In northern counties: corn has grown
well in northern, and but slowly in southern
counties: hay promises good crop; apples unm-
proved.
Kansas-Het, dry week, with local shower. in
northern and hot winds in central and western
counties: wheat harvest Is nearly finished,
thrashine has begun with q good yisld OF 1ne
grade: corn Is growing rapidly. tasselinE In sew.
eral counties. but now needs rain; meadows and
pastures suffering.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Conditions be-
coming droushty; but corn md cotton made
ton: corn .asseling and caring: cotton forming
ing progressing; oats and rye harvested; all
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