The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-11
WILSON ON CORN CROP.
Secretary Of Agriculture Has Been In
yestigating The Conditions.
FINDS THAT THE CROP VARIES GREATLY
Very Poor in Some Localities and Good
in Others; Gives His View as to
the Reasons Therefor.

| Tracr, Iowa. August TO- Secretary vii
son Of the department of agriculture has
completed his tour of the corn belt aud Is
resting for fcs days on his farm aud
among his townsmel at this place.
"The weather Of the frtrre.", said the
secretary 10 an Associated Press reporter,
will have much 10 do with regard to the
| final yield Of corn and final figures can not
be given BY anybody at the present tine.
Late corn Will be benefited by favorable fail
weather ana early corn growing under the
best conditions, will MI ont better with
sufficient rainfall in the near future.
81 have been travelling through the corn
belt he continued, more with a view
to studying the conditions that have
brought results than to ascertain the pre-
else amount of damage done to the corn
crop by hot weather in order that I may
have bulletins prepared In the department
for distribution among the farmers, show
ing them where they may improve their
methods.
"a observe that the corn is seriously in.
| jured said he lin good many localities
| Ia the corn belt. ! observe also that the
/ corn Is quite promising in other localities.
| The reasons for the variations are found
in conditions tracing back to the planting
season and also to the system Of ugrlCul-
/ ture pursued by the several corn growers.
! There has been some injury owing to the
prevailing heat In the corn fields, but much
/ less where rotation In crops has been oh.
| served than where the stand Is perpetually
| cultivated and crops are grown for the
/ purpose of selling the grain.
| "A common observation regarding the
| corn crop this year is that the tASscl upon
coming out has been withered by the Aeat
aud failed TO fertilize through the SIR.
! This has been the case more or less In all
/ the fields | have visited bur pollination has
! been much more DerfectIy performed where
! the soil was fulf Of organic matter from
| Moved undor gross roots than where corn
! has been GROWN 50 long tbnt the orrnnir
/ fbe soil Vbcra tInrn ,yos y,inrt, az ar
1 rantc rnattnr In tbe soii ana tboro'igb r,ItL
/ S@tiCp ~ erfa,,t AZ tbo bo,t No, ~ t"e.
! - ~, -, ~ 80 49, ~ ~ i,,,,5
H. na ,,h.o ~, $50 .rJ ~, sat,,iot "a
~ 800 ~. 'ue SiTuHu NE 9aUG d ~
| py excessive rams III Inc sPIIl9g ana inls
s u.,s 3cCul i IN inSna news w, LnV TOO
! SPt eIu heat lIC sullag r. invl C"uu ~
81 ~ Inuo az sosu.,,e' SUI "gS"uSe 90,
/ u4uer Ihess cohuIuohs WIS IfJuIueu uiu
| Nh,h th6 neat came sucu helus were III
/ u4u cohuitlohs 10 resist IT. parucLiLl "
| Where cultivation was not as frequent ana
as thorough MS It should have been. IN
| W'nE caSes corn helds under the latter con
! ditlons seem stunted-underszed ana quite
/ q prt cent should De cut up now for foduer.
/ fodder aud II VIII make better fodder than
the average, because the stalk stiil retains
/ the strength that otherwise would huv4
gone into the ears
"tCrly corn has suffered most where all
/ the conditions including organic matter