Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-11
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The Weekly Summary Of the
Weather Bureau.
CORN SERIOUSLY DAMAGED By HEAT
Late Corn In Kansas Said to BE In Fair Con-
dition- Winter Wheat Harvest Finished
In Kansas and Mlssouri-Fruit In
jured by Heat

Washington, July 10.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary OF crop
conditions is as follows: The north.
ern and central districts east of the
Rocky mountains have experienced
two consecutive weeks of intense
heat and, while the average daily
temperature excess for the week end,
ed July was not quite SO marked
as in the previous week in the GEN.
trial valley, it was more so in the mid
die Atlantic coast districts. No seri-
ously injurious effect to crops from,
this period of intense heat is reported
from the middle Atlantic states, bu,
from Texas northward to Nebraska,
including Missouri, Arkansas and
portions of Illinois, Kentucky and
Tennessee, crops have suffered to a
greater or less extent. The weather
conditions on the Pacific coast and
in the plateau regions have been ia
vorable, although frosts caused some
injury in Utah and Wyoming on the
9Th.
In Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma,
Texas and Arkansas corn has been
seriously damaged by intense heat
and drying winds, although late corn
in Kansas is in fair condition. The
bulk of the crop in Nebraska and
Iowa has so far escaped injury except
in u few southwestern counties in
Nebraska, where corn has beeii
slightly injured, while in southeastern
Iowa it is threatened. In the states
Of the Ohio valley corn has suffered
no injury from heat and has generally
made good growth, but continues in
need of cultivation in portions Of
Ohio and West Virginia.
Winter wheat harvest is finished In
Kansas, Missouri and in the lower
Ohio valley and is in progress in the
more northerly sections. Rains have
interfered with harvest in portions
of Ohio and West Virginia and re-
ports of injury by fly continue from
the first named state, as well as
from portions of Pennsylvania and
New York. On the Pacific coast har-
vest has begun in Oregon and wheat
is ripening in Washington.
In the Dakotas, Minnesota, Oregon
and Washington spring wheat con.
tinues generally in promising condi'
ton, although areas in northern Min
nesota have been flooded and the
crop has suffered from drought in
portions of South Dakota. In Iowa
the excessive heat has probably i'm.
paired the quality of the crop by
causing it TO ripen too rapidly.
The oat crop in the states of the
upper Mississippi and Missouri val
leys has suffered further injury
from intense heat, but in southern
Minnesota and portions of South Da-
kota it is In promising condition.
In the Ohio valley and middle A.
lantic states the crop has ripened
rapidly under the high temperatures,
a fair to good yield being indicated
for these districts.
A large crop of hay is being secured
in New England and New York and
haying continues with fair to good
results in the Ohio valley and lake
region. The intense heat has mate
rally reduced the crop In the central
Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys, but its condition In the Dakotas
Is excellent. Fine haying weather has
prevailed on the North Pacific coast
with satisfactory yields except in
eastern Oregon.
In the central and western portions
of the cotton belt. with the exception
OF South Carolina and Florida. cotton
is generally growing and fruiting
we'll. In Tennessee and to the west
ward of the Mississippi river cotton
is much in need of rain, especially in
the upands of Texas and portions OF
Arkansas. The crop is generally from
one to two weeks late.
Tobacco has suffered somewhat
from heat in Maryland and Virginia
and It's growth has been checked by
drought in portions Of Tennessee and
western Kentucky, The general con-
dition of the crop, however, is salts
factory. Cutting and curing con-
tinues in South Carolina and has be-
gun in North Carolina.
In the states of the Missouri and
central Mississippi valleys apples and
other fruits have been seriously in
iured by heat and the reports from
the districts to the eastward respect.