The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-08-17

washington, Aug. 10 Inc speclal
weekly crop report of the department
of agriculture gives local conditions
in the south and west as follows:
Alabama.
Quite general and beneficial rains.
though slightly excessive in some central
and southern counties, cotton boiling
well, some open, none picked, condition
generally satisfactory, though reports OF
rot, rust and shedding more numerous;
early corn being gathered, yield light,
crossing slowly, minor field crops i'm
proved; turnip seeding becoming general
Mississippi.
Moderate showers In south and midd
portions, light in north; corn maturing.
yield better than half crop except in
north, where late corn Is deteriorating,
cotton stopped growing and shedding bad
ly on uplands in many northern counties,
but doing fairly well on lowlands and
very promising in south although few
damsg ing features, we'll fruited begin.
ming to open; fodder pulling continues;
minor crops good IN south.
Texas.
Showers over limited area in northeast
and along Gulf coast and dry elsewhere,
especially In central portion, where Sc
we're drought prevails; cotton doing fairly
well where rain fell, where drought pre-
walls 1t is failing fast, complaints Of
shedding, blooming to top and premature
opening, picking general except in north
ern counties; early corn maturing rapid
ly and being gathered; late corn suffering
for RAIN rice In good condition.
Arkansas.
Temperature about normal; rain in most
districts, but unevenly distributed; late
corn improved in most localities cotton
generally In fair to good condition, but
some complaint Of shedding and damage
by rust; fruit generally in poor condition;
late potatoes being planted, but not COM
ing up TO good stands.
Missouri.
Nearly normal temperatures; copious
rains In southwest, elsewhere light and
scattered. late corn continues to improve
In southwest central and portion of north
ern section, but yield will be very light,
considerable cut in southeast; where good
rains fell, pastures, apples and peaches
improving, forage crops growing rapidly
and blowing Cor wheat progressing, cot
ton much improved.
Illinois.
Light rains in northern and parts OF
central and southern districts improved
conditions somewhat; corn improved In
northern portion, but deteriorated in GEN.
trail and southern districts; stalk better
that ear, yield Of this continues fair to
good; pastures, gardens and potatoes
poor, but improved in north portion fruit
prospects poor; apples good In some To-
calities; pease not doing we'll
Indiana
Very dry: little rain ri; deterioration
OF late crops continue, except In some
districts of northern portion, where corn
Is still good; upland and early-planted
corn practically ruined, lowland and late
planted corn with timely rains would still
yield well; condition Of potatoes, toma-
toes and leld and garden vegetables very
discouraging; fairly good apple prospects,
but much fruit whitening; some farmers
feeding stock; blowing proceeded with
difficulty.
Kansas,
Late corn, forage, pastures and mead
ows improved In eastern and western d.
visions and central counties NJ middle ".
vision; late peaches and winter apples
improving; fall blowing Progressing IN
many counties, ground too drv ~ others;
corn cutting stopped, fodder too green
crops sown since rains coming ~.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Local rains continue to improve condl.