The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-07-26
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Intense Heat in the Central Valleys
and Middle Rocky Mount
ain Region.
DROUGHT AREA LARGELY INCREASED.
Outloos for Corn Less ERyorablc-In
Illinois. Indiana. Ohio aud Ken
tuchy il in Need OF Rain-Practi-
cnily Ruined in Missouri and
kansRs-Other Crops.

Washington. July Following is
the weather bureaus weakly sum
mary of crop conditions:
Intense heat has prevailed another
week throughout states OF the central
valleys and middle Rocky mountain re-
glon, with ouiy LEGAL showers over
limited scattered areas. Maximum
temperatures Of 100 degrees or above
were of daily occurrence over more
or less of the territory named. Tn
der these conditions the drought has
been greatly intensified. and its area
largely increased. Missouri. Kansas,
Oklahoma and portions of Nebraska
have suffered most. but the conditions
are now critical from the lake region,
central Ohio valley and Tennessee
westward to the middle Rocky noun
tain region, including the greater
part of Texas. Portions OF the mid
die and South Atlantic states contin-
lie to suffer from excessive moisture,
but very faSorable temperatures have
been experienced in these districts
and also ON the Pacific coast, where
The Outlook for Corn.
The outlook for corn is less favora-
BILE than at the close Of the previous
week. In Nebraska. Kansas, Okla
homa and Missouri early corn is prac-
tieally ruined. With early and album
dant rains in these states late corn
would probably make half IA crop or
1,
Iowa is more faVora BILE than in the
aforementioned states, and copious
rains with moderate temperatures
W within a week would greatly improve
prospects for a large part of the
crop. In Illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Ken
tuclly and Tennessee more particu-
larlY the western portions of the last
named states, corn is now seriously
i'll need Of rain. In Illinois the crop
has not yet sustained great damages,
but will be materially reduced unless
the drought is relieved within week.
In the middle Atlantic states the con
ditions have been highly favo1a BILE
Tor corn and its condition is further
improved.
Nheat anu outS. r.
Moisture has done considerable in
jury to winter wheat in shock i'm the
middle Atlantic states. Harvesting
continues where unfinished in the
more northerly section east of the
Rocky mountains. and is in general
progress ON the north Pacific coast
Spring wheat harvest has begun
over the southern portion Of the
spring wheat rogion, where, as Il re-
suit of premature ripening, the yield
and quality is much impaired. Over
the northern portion. where the crop
is now ripehing, It's condition eontin-
ues promising.
Harvested oats have suffered some
injury III shock from moisture in the
middle Atlantic states, ard the un-
harvested crop from premature ripen-
ing in the northwest. while rust has
caused injury from the upper Ohio
valley.
Hay and Cotton.
Having Is mostly finished and fine
crop WAS secured in North Dakota.
Minnesota, the lake region. Ohio val
ley, portions % the middle Atlantic
states and New England,
In portions OF Mississippi. Alabama.
Georgia and Florida the condition of
cotton has improved. but in the two
ldSt-named states and in the Carolinas
it has suffered from lack of cultiva-
tion. Rain is greatly needed in Ten
nessee and over the western portion
OF the cotton belt, where, however.
the crop is generally withstand
ing the drought well
Tobucco and Fruit.
In the Ohio valley, Tennessee and
Wisconsin, tobacco is suffering much
from drought, especially in western
kentucky, aud has been injured by
rains in Mary Nland: elsewhere the crop
has made favorable progress.
Throughout the central valleys the
prospects for apples have been fur
th@r reduce Il, and no Improvement is
reported from NeW England and the
middle Atlantic states. On the whole.
the farit outlook is not encouraging
YELLOW JACK IN CUPA