The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17
CROPS SOUTH and WEST.
Special Weekly Crop Report of the
United States Department
of Agriculture.
BENEFICIAL RAINS IN COTTON BELT.
Late Corn Has been Benefited some
what by recent Rain in Missouri
and Illinois, and Fruits are Inn
provinT-PIOwing Progressing
where Conditions Permit.

Washington, Aug. i4.-Thc special
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 countless; 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.
late much improved; fodder pulling pro-
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
damaging features. well 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 nnrtll-
ern COUNTIES early corn maturing rapid
" 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
cru 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 plOwlng FOR 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 CEN
trail and southern districts; stalk better
that ear; yield of this continues fair to
good. pastures, gardens and potatoes
poor, but improved III north portion; fruit
prospects poor, apples good in some To-
%calities, pease not doing well.
Indiana
very dry; little rainfall; deterioration
OF late crops continues, except in some
districts OF northern portion, where corn
Is stu Soou' upland and early-planted
corn practically runied. lowland and Iate-
planted corn with timely rains would still
Yield we'll condition of potatoes. toma-
toes and field and garden vegetables very
discouraging; fairly good apple prospects.
but much fruit whitening: some farmers
leealhg STOCK plowing proceeded with
kansas.
Late corn, forage, pastures and mead
ows improved in eastern and western di-
visions and central counties Of middle ii.
vision; late peaches and Writer apples
improving; fan blowing progressing in
many counties, ground too dry IN others,
corn cutting stopped, fodder too green
crops soWn since rains coming uS.
Oklahoma and indian Territory.
Local rains continue to imprcva condi.
ton of cotton, grass. cane, late corn
katfr, castor beans and late fruit; some
localities still suffering for rain. cotton
boiling and fruiting well and generally in
good conditions; fall blowing, haying
planting of forage crops and p1tatoes in
progress.
Nebraska.
Week warm, with general showers late,
planted corn has improved somevhat II
eastern, counties; some corn being cut fol
fodder;haying has progressed nicely, Will
crop above average in northern counties
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