The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10
CROPS GENERALLY
IN NEED OF Rain.
Weekly Report Of Conditions Exist
ing in Southwest Bring Out
This Fact Sharply.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. July A-The weekly crop re-
port issued to-day by tho Department of
Agriculture gives southwestern conditions
as follows:
Alabama-sca.tered and insufficient showef4
though quite copious in some southern and oen-
trail counties: cotton IL exceptionally small but
clean and healthy. blooming generally and some
fruiting: corn IL improved where rain was re-
ceived, hut generally deterforating for lack OF
moisture: thrashins wheat and oats II nearing
completion. fairly good yields: minor crops and
peaches falling: much hay saved.
Mssissppi-Scattered showers. heavy In few
places: general rains needed: cotton has q good
color. IL growing slowly and fruiting well In
south portion: early corn Is seriously damaged by
dry weather: late corn and sugar-c cane generally
CONG fairly WE'LL oats thrashing In progress In
north portion. yield good; pease being sown:
sweet potatoes and transplanted gardens arc dry
ing up.
l., i-ouisiara.Rain showery in character. plentiful
II, south lighter and uneyeny Distributed in
blooming and fruiting satisfactorily: sugar cane
minor crops and that part of corn not too old Or
DESTROYED ,!es, by drought improving; all crops in
Texas-seyere drought prevailing over the
Of s T s snd
ent prospects are for less than half crop except
e is n e en
late. plant small and irregular: upland cotton II
but needs rain dry Weather Very favorable for
thIashing which is about completed: sugar cane
truck gardens and rice need rain.
Local Showers Only.
LrkaI sa%-weather continues excessively warm;
local showers occurred in most sections, but not
Early corn Is seriously damas.d Isas doing fair.
Iy well. but needs rain. Cotton Is doing fairly
badly Frni. sesinnins guy to Hither and drop IL
Lest sectioas Potatoes injured by drought and
Teri essee-I1Ocal rains In many sections some
heavy. but generally hot. dry weather prevailed
de WHEAT rash has
ard crep Is Yielding ratsfactoriiy. Corn Il
snail and nesdins rain. GROWTH Of Tobacco Us Is
APPLES are droppins oats fair crop ''' ' -.
s;,, few southeastern and northwestern counties.
W1 sIod rains soon corn in northern sections
.asss.S a
snay Slowly wsls
e oa aa are ,n nearly all haryestsd Pastures are
snd small fruits are CITED up. 3spies are Wit.
ihK i,, ana diotpins: yield will be light.
nest c,eps somewhat. but corn ' has benefited:
81 81 II en- bugs damaging corn somewhat: weather
goo" wseat Is neasy
vested. and much thrashed: good yield. Hay and
BY hot dry weather. Fruit injured somewhss By 81
DG5 d Meaahey; Apples , are not promising
:,es well; fields clean: some laid BY Tobacco il
growing we'll Apples are fair. Oats ripening
isgidly: heads well filled. Very good crops Of ryo
anu wheat IN shock and thrashinS Is progress
Us FAR crop OF hay: secured in best condition.
reaches are abundant
Nebraska Has been Favored.
Nebraska-Hot week. with heavy showers in
eastern counties; winter wheat harvest completed
anu thrashing commenced: oats and spring wheat
Damaged by chtnch bugs and dry weather In
central and southwestern counties: corn dam
aged slightly in few southwestern counties. but
generally has grown we'll and has not been ap-
probably damaged by the hot weather: corn
sE;ail for this time OF year and will need more
rain soon.
lowa-Harvest hastened by excessive heat, and
quality OF oats barley and sprirg wheat probably
Impaired; conditions favorable for making hay;
corn mostly laid by and generally making rapid
growth: bulk OF crop not materially injured,
though near danger line In southeastern district:
pastures. potatoes. berries. apples and garden
truck suffered badly from hot winds.
kansas.Early corn tasseling: most tassels In
1Ired by heat and crop generally badly damaged,
though late corn Is in fair condition.: thrashing
wheat continues with good Yields: heat darlas-
ing fruits drying up meadows. pastures and
stock water; prairie haying begun In few
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Drought condi-
lions intense and rapidly damaging ali vegeta-
ton and drying up streams: early corn Is badly
damaged and Is in critical stage. and unless q
change comes soon. will be ruined; pastures,
grass, gardens ard fruit drying up: cotton bloom
ing and still doing well. but firing some on light
coll; wheat thrashtng out fine ylelds.