The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-08-09
Condition of the Crops.

The Weather Bureaus weekly sum-
mary of crop conditions is as follows:
With more moderate temperature and
good rains over large part of the
drought stricken area, the weather condi-
tions of the week ending August 9Th were
the most favorable to agricultural inter-
ests in the States of the central valleys
that have prevailed since the latter part
of June. In the States of the Missouri
Valley the severe and protracted drought
has been very largely relieved, but to the
eastward of the Mississippi and north of
the Ohio River only partial relief has been
afforded by insufficient showers, the
drought conditions in the Upper Ohio
Valley being more previous time this sea-
son. The East Gulf and portions of the
South Atlantic States and Texas also
need rain. In the Middle Atlantic States
and New England and throughout the Ia
cifc Coast districts the week has proved
generally favorable.
In the great corn States late corn-and
fortunately a much larger proportion
that usual of this years crop was planted
late-has experienced a general, and in
some cases decided, improvement, but
the early corn has been practically ruined.
In Kansas the cooler weather with better
distributed rains decidedly improved con-
ditions in the eastern and western divi-
sions of the State, and slightly benefited
the central portions, and in many of the
eastern, western, and south central coun-
ties late corn still promises from one
four h to half a crop.
In Nebraska the improvement has been
less marked and is confined largely to the
| northern and extreme eastern counties. In
better showing, and under favorable con-
| ditions the balance of the season prom
Uses a considerable yield of sound grain.
The extent of ir1eparable damage in this
State cannot yet be estimated. In Mis-
souri,, where good local showers fell, cx-
cept in portions of the southern section,
late corn has been much improved, but
elsewhere it continues to deteriorate. In
Illinois corn has greatly improved in the
northern part of the State, but has dete-
rioated in parts of the central and south
ern portions.
In few favored districts of Northern
Indiana corn is still promising. but else
where the upland and early planted is al
most beyond recovery. With immediate
rains, about an average crop of lowland
and late planted would be produced. Over
the greater part of the Ohio the condi-
ton of corn has been materially lowered,
a portion Of the crop in the southwest
part of the State being past help. In
Northeastern Ohio its condition is more
hopeful. In Tennessee, Kentucky, and
| West Virginia the condition of corn has
been materially reduced during the past
week. In the Middle Atlantic States an
excellent crop of corn is now practically
assured.
The weather conditions in the spring
wheat region have been very favorable
for harvesting, which is nearing compile
ton in the southern districts. Some dam
age has resulted from hail in South Da
kota, and the unfavorabe effects of re-
cent hot weather in North Dakota are be
coming apparent. Some grain in the last
mentioned State has been badly lodged
In Washington splendid crop is prom
ised, and in Oregon the yields are better
than was expected.
The oat harvest is mostly completed anG
the yields are generally unsatisfactory.
In the Atlantic coast districts tobacco
has made very favorable progress, but in
the States of the Ohio Valley it has made
but little growth and is badly in need of
rain.
The outlook for apples continues very
discouraging, very inferior crops being
generally reported.
Flowing for fall seeding has made de
cided progress in the Missouri Valley and
Atlantic coast States during the week.