Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-09-13
CROPS LOOK BETTER.
MOIST WEATHER REPORTED IN
NEARLY ALL SECTIONS.


NEARLY ALI SECTIONS.
Late Corn Practically All cafe and Will
Soon Be Dat of Danger from Frost
Yield L. Not as Good az It Should BE
Apples a Scarcity Everywhere.
The weekly crop report issued by the
Agricultural Department gives the fol-
lowing summary Of conditions throughout
the country:
While the weather conditions of the
week have been generally favorable in u
majority of districts, heavy rains lin some
places excessively have injured the crops
aud retarded work in portions of the
South Atlantic aud gulf States II dry,
a.st weather has been unfavorable in the
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys
and on the North Pacific coast. Extreme
heat and drought in localities of Okla
homa and Texas have also been detri-
mental to crops. Cool weather has re-
tarded the maturing and drying OF fruit.
in California and light frosts occurred
in Nevada.
Late corn continues to show improve
ment, although it Was injured by drought
and heat in portions of Kansas; has sui
fered further decline in Missouri and
needs rain in Nebraska. ln Iowa corn
is maturing rapidly and the cutting of
early planted is general in all sections
OF that State and Missouri, aud the more
northerly sections, and is progressing
rapidly in Kansas. Further Improve
ment i'll late corn is reported from the
Ohio valley, but it has suffered injury by
floods on lowlands in tennessee. Reports
indicate that the bulk of the late corn
will be safe from injury from frosts by
Sept. ID to 20, but that some later fields
will require until Oct. / to fully mature
the crop.
Spring wheat thrashing continues with
generally satisfactory yields, except i'll
North Dakota, Where they are light and
of poor quality, the berry being shrunk-
en- and b!cached.
Another generally unfavorablc week for
cotton. Continued complaints of rust ana
shedding are received from the greater
portion of the eastern and central. Sec
tions of the cotton belt, while Arkansas
and Oklahoma report injury from prema-
ture opening. In Texas the early cotton
continues to open, and is being rapidly
picked, but the late crop is greatly de-
Perforated and in IL critical state, with
complaints of rust and shedding. Flick
ing, while retarded in Georgia and por-
lions of Florida, is i'll progress in nearly
all sections, and with favorable weather
will soon be general.
Favorable reports concerning tobacco
are received from all sections except
Maryland, where it is not curing satisfac-
torily, and Virginia, where the yield is
variable. Cutting is general, ana the
bulk of the crop is in shed in Wisconsin.
The condition of apples still continues
unpromising in nearly all sections. Some
improvement is reported from Kansas
and fair to good crops are indicated i'll
portions of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana
and West Virginia; elsewhere apples are
scarce and generally of poor quality.
Soil conditions are favorable for plow-
ing and seeding, which are in progress
and usually we'll advanced in all districts
except i'll Missouri, Nebraska and OKLA
homa, where the work has been retarded
by drought, and in portions of Virginia,
where it was intcrfered with by wet
weather.
Crop Reports by States.
Missoari-Warm week, with only light
scattering showers, very unfavorable for
corn, and crop suffered further decline, cut
ting becoming general; bulk of crop safe
from frost Sept. 10; cotton doing fairly we'll,
picking commenced; plowing generally sus-
pended; apples fair crop in some localities;
I!linois-Dry weather most of week, but
crops have improyed; late corn has greatly
improved, especially in northern districts; It
will be out Of danger from frost by Sept. so,
and much of it by Sept. 20; broom corn gen
orally good; stock peas and pastures much
improved; potatoes and gardens poor; light
crop of apples. but good In some localities,
other fruits fair to good.
Indiana-Rainfall fairly well distributed,
insufficient in districts of central and south
ern portions; much corn still green, season
able autumn will materially Increase pros
pective yield, bulk of crop safe by Sept.
u to %; noticeable tobacco Improvement in
southeast portion; cutting in Elkhart and
Randolph Counties; tomatoes. late cucum-
bers, and vegetables promising; fair to good
apple prospects; peaches, pears and plums
plentiful; sorghum improving; blowing con-
tinued; usual wheat acreage.
Ohio-Warm weather; showers general but
light In west and southwest; early corn be-
Sept. 10; late corn improved, growing nicely,
safe from frost Sept. 20; much blowing done;
pastures In good conditions; late potatoes i'm
proved in north, not promising in central and
south; tobacco doing well, some cut; late
peaches improved; apples. poor; clover seed
being harvested; fair yield.
Michigan-General showers, beneficial to
corn, pastures and late .potatocs; fodder and
early corn being cut; late corn well cared,
Glazing generally, promising and will be safe
FROM frost about Sept. u; late bean harvest
begun; sugar beets continue promising; soil
in fine condition for blowing, which is well
advanced; rye seeding begun in northern
counties.
Wisconsin-Corn maturing rapidly, some
fields in southern section in shock. bulk of
crop will be safe from frost by Sept. 10;
generally light and quality poor; bulk Of
tobacco crop in Shed; pastures short.
Minnesota-Light to moderate rains we'll
lures, gardens. late corn and late potatoes.
but more rain needed; stacking finished and
shock thrashing progressing we'll; much fax
and, late corn ripe by 10Th; potatoes and
apples poor.
IOwa-Week warm and dry. with few light
showers; corn maturing rapidly, and cutting;
early planting in general In ali sections: bulk
OF the crop Will be in shock or fully matured