Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
CROPS HURT By HEAT.
TEXAS AND THE MISSOURI VAT
LEY SUFFER DAMAGE.
Injury Not aI-Outiook for Spring
Wheat in the Northwest Is Good
Harvest Is Finished in Kansas and
the Lower Ohio Valley.

According 90 the climate and crop di-
vision OF tne weather bureau 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 ex-
cess for the past week was not so quite
marked as in the previous week in the
central valleys, it WAS more so in the
middle Atlantic coast districts. No seri.
ously injurious effects to crops from this
period Of intense heat is reported from
the middle Atlantic States, but from
Texas. northward to Nebra ska, including
Missouri, Ark, .nsas, and portions of Illi-
nois, Kentucky and Tennessee, crops
have suffered TO a greater or less extent
The weather conditions ON the Pacific
coast and in the platea regions have
been favorable. although frosts caused
some injury n Utah and Wyoming.
La 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 TIE crop in
Nebraska and Iowa has so far escaped
injury, except in a few southw estern
counties in Nebraska, where corn has
been slightly injured, ;w$ii;Ie in southeast
ern Iowa it is threatened. IL 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 interfer-
ed with the harvest in portions Of Ohio
and West Virginia and reports of injury
by hy continue from the first named
State, as well as from portions of Penn
sylvania and New York. On the Pacific
coast harvest has begun in Oregon and
wheat is ripening in Washington.
In the Dakotas. Minnesota, Oregon and
Washington spring wheat continues gem
orally in promising condition, altho Oh
areas .in northern Minnesota 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 10 ripen too rapidly.
The oat crop in the States of the upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys has SUI
Ieleu AIoln iliteuoc hC<tt :
but in southern Minnesota and portions
Of South Dakota it is in promising condi-
ton. In TIE Ohio valley and middle At
lantic States the crop has ripened rapid
ly under the high temperatures, fair to
good yield being indicated for these dis
tric.s.
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 materially reduced the crop in
the central Mississippi and lower Mis-
souri, valleys, but its condition in the Da-
kotas is excellent. Fine haying weather
has prevailed ON the north Pacific coast
with satisfactory yields, except in east
ern Oregon.
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 well. In Tennessee and to the
westward of the Mississippi river cotton
is much in need of rain, especially in the
uplands of Texas and portions of Arkan-
sas. The crop. generally is 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.