The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-22

The weekly crop report issued
yesterday by the agricultural de-
partment gives the following
general summary of conditions
throughout the country:
The temperature conditions of
the week have been favorable ex
cept on the North Pacific coast,
where it has been excessively
warm. The middle and south
Atlantic and east gulf states. in
Guiding Tennessee, have suffered
from heavy rains, the south At
lantic ard east gulf states and
Tennessee experiencing damag-
ing winds as well as injury from
overfows. The greater part of
Texas and portions of the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi val
legs and upper lake region con-
tinue to suffer from drought, and
drought is beginning to affect
crops in Oregon and Washington.
The Rocky mountain region and
California have had an exception
ally favorable week.
A general improvement in the
condition of late corn is indicated
in the principal corn states. In
Iowa the crop is materially inn
proved and more promising than
was deemed possible Aug. l, but
the yield is still contingent upon
moisture soon and the
absence of frosts the greater
part of September. Late corn
has improved in extreme south
eastern Nebraska. but continues
to suffer for rain in central and
counties. In the east
ern and western portions of Kan
sas late corn is much improved,
but in the central counties rain
came too late to save the crop.
In some portions of Missouri late
corn is progressing well, but in
most sections it is suffering for
rain. Good rains in Illinois, In
diana and Ohio have improved
the outlook, especially in Indi-
ana, but as IN other portions of
the corn belt, the greater part of
the early corn has been ruined.
The propitious outlook for corn
in the middle Atlantic states and
New England continues.
The weather has been favor
able for spring wheat harvest in
all sections. Harvesting is near
ly finished in the Dakotas, Min
and Oregon, and is in
progress in Washington, where,
owing to excessive heat, the
grain has ripened somewhat too
In North Dakota, ow
ing to shrunken berry and poorly
filed heads, the yield of spring
wheat is proving disappointing.
The central and eastern por-
tons of the cotton belt have suf-
fered from heavy rains, while
drought has become more serious
over the greater part of the
western districts. In the Caro-
linas too rank growth is report
ed, especially on stiff lands and
in Georgia, Florida and Alabama
heavy rains and high winds have
caused injury, rust and shedding
being quite prevalent. In Ten
nessee, Mississippi and portions
of Arkansas the crop has i'm
proved. Cotton needs rain
throughout Texas, and is failing
in the central, southern
and southwestern portions. Pick
ing is general in Texas, and is
beginning over the southern and
central portions of the eastern
Tobacco has sustained injury
from rains in portions of Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina
and Tennessee, but has been
greatly benefited in the last
named state, as we'll rs in the
Ohio valley, where cutting is in
The general outlook for apples
continues unpromising, although
improved conditions are
from portions of Ohio,
indiana and Illinois. The ex-
,essive rains have caused peach
rs to rot extensively in the mid