The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-24
CONDITION OF CROPS
WEATHER BUREAUS WEEKLY
BULLETIN SHOWS HEAT HAS
CAUSED HEAVY DAMAGE
MUCH EARLY CORN RUINED
In Southwestern ,states-Late Corn
Needs Immediate and Heavy
Rainfall to Make Half
Crop

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Following is
tie weather bureaus weekly summary
of crop conditions:
Intense heat has prevailed another
week throughout the states of the CEN
tral valleys and middle Rocky mountain
regions, with only local showers over
Limited scattered areas. Maximum tenn
peratureS of 100 degrees or above were of
daily occurrence over more or less OF
the belt. Under these conditions the
drought has been much intensified and
Its area largely increased. Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma and portions of Ne
DIaska have suffered most but the con-
dltlons are now critical from the lake
region, central Ohio valley Tennessee
westward to the middle Rocky noun
tam region, including the greater part
OF Texas. Portions loft'the Middle and
south Atlantic states continue to suffer
from excessive moisture, but very ia
VefaDIe temperatures have been expert
ehced In those districts and also on the
PacLlc coast, where the week was cool
er than usual
The outlook for corn Is less favorable
than at the close of the previous week
IN Nebraska, Kansas Oklahoma and
missouri early corn is practically ruined
with early and abundant rains in these
states, late corn would probably make
nan crop or less The condition of the
crop IN Iowa is more favorable than in
the before mentioned states and copious
rains with moderate temperatures with
In week would greatly improve pros
poets for large part of the crop. In
lillnols, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and
tennessee, more particularly the western
portions of the two last named states
corn is now seriously in need of rain
IN Illinois the crop has not yet sustained
great damage, but will be materially re-
duced unless the drought Is relieved
within week. In the middle Atlantic
states the conditions have been highIv
favorable for corn, and it's condition is
DAMAGE TO WHEAT.
,,;n,c Moisture has caused considerable in
jury to winter wheat in shock in the
nlddIe Atlantic states Harvesting con-
tlnues where unfinished in the more
hortherly section east of the Rocky
mountains, and is in general progress on
the north Pacific coast
Spring wheat harvest has been f,,II
over the southern portion of the sprinr
Wheat region, where, aSfa a result OF M
~ premature rlpening. the yield and quality
is much impaired. Over the norther1
portion, where the crop is now rinenlne
llS condition continues promising.
; harvested oats nave suffered some in
Jury IN shock from moisture in the mid
Dle Atlantic states, and the unharvested
crop from premature ripening in tba
northwest, while rust has caused 'inf1Irv
In New York and PennsyIvania Good
valley. 1Ppoi oiAio
OTHER CROPS.
Having is mostly forward. and fine
crop was secured in North Dakota. Min
nIesota, the lake region. Ohio valley. Dor
New England 0''S auu
= In portions of Mississippi, Alabama
Georgia and Florida the condition of cot =
ton has improved. but in the last two
named states and in the Carolinas it has
sulLered from lack of cultivation Rain
IS Is greatly needed in Tennessee and over over
Ine western portion of the cotton belt
where, however, the crop is generaII1
W Wtit1h1standing 11s the drought well. Fruiting
a. az, TIE TOP continues to be reported from
the central and western districts and
throughout the belt the plant is small.
In the Ohio valley, Tennessee and Wis
cohsin tobacco is suffering much from
drought, an3 g especially in western Kentucky
and ana mas been injured by rains in Mary,
land Elsewhere the crop has made favor M
able progress 20 -
Throughout the central valleys the
prospects for apples have been fnrt her
perted peGHced fra,Il and ~ no Improvement is re-
die Atlantic states On the whole. the
Irult outlook is not encouraging.