The age-herald., 1901-07-10
CROP CONDITIONS NOT 50 FAVORABLE Excessive Heat of Past Two Weeks Had Bad Effect CORN SERIOUSLY DAMAGED Frosts in Utan and Wyoming Cause Some Injury to crops-cotton is
 Small But Growing and
 Fruiting We'll.
CORN SERIOUSLY DAMAGED

Washington. July 9.-The Weatrr Blu reaus weekly summary of o. condi- tions:
 The northern and central districts, east of the Rock Mountains have expe- rienced two consecutive weeks of intense heat, and while the average daily tenn perature excess for the week ending July was not quite so marked as in the pre- vious week in the central valleys, it was more so in the middle Atlantic coast dis tricts. No seriously injurious effects to crops from this period of intense heat Is reported from the middle Atlantic States but Texas northward to Nebraska, including Missouri. Arkansas and DOT tions of Illinois, Kentucky and Tennes- see, crops have suffered to a greater or less extent. The weather conditions on the Pacific coast and in the plateau re- gions have been favorable although frosts caused some injury in Utah and Wyoming on the fifth. In Kansas, Mis- souri. Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas, corn has been seriously damaged by in- tense heat and drying winds although late corn in Kansas Is in fair condition The bulk of the corp in Nebraska and Indiana has so far escaped injury except in a few southwestern counties in Ne braska where corn has been slightly in- jured while in Southeastern Iowa 1t is threatened.
 In the states of the Ohio Valley corn has suffered no injury from heat and has not made good growth but continues in cultivation in portions of Ohio and West Virginia.
 The winter wheat harvest is finished in Kansas Missouri and the lower ohio val ley and Is in progress In the more north erly sections. Rains have interfered With .he harvest in portions of Ohio and West Virginia, and reports of injury by flies continue from the first named state, as well as from portions of Pennsylvania and New York.
 In the Dakotas, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington spring wheat conditions are generally in a very promising condition.
 The oat crop in the states of the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys has suf- fered further injury from the intense heat, but in Southern Minnesota and DOT tions of South Dakota 1t is in promis- ing condition. In the Ohio valley and mid dle Atlantic states the crop has ripened rapidly under the high temperatures, fair to good yield being indicated for these districts.
 In the central and eastern portions or the cotton belt. with the exception of South Carolina and Florida, cotton, though small, is generally growing and fruiting we'll In Tennessee and. to the westward of the Mississippi river cotton is much In need of rain, especially in the uplands or 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 Its growth has been checked by drought In portions of Tennessee and western Ken lucky The general condition of the crop, however, is satisfactory Cutting and cur ing continus in South Carolina and has begun in North Carolina. In the states or the Missouri and central Mississippi val leys apples and other fruits have been seriously injured by heat, and the reports from the districts to the eastward re- specting apples are not encouraging.