The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-10
REPORT ON CROPS
- Gather Bureau sans Up the Entire
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- Gather Bureau SANS L the Entire
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Washington. July s--The weather bur
eaus weekly summary Of the crop con-
6ilions is as fOllowss
The northern and central districts east
/ OF the Rocky mountains have experienced
svo consecutive weeks OF intense heat
and while the average daily temperature
excess for the week ending July s was
not quite SO marked as n the previous
I we=k IN the Central valley, II was more
so in the middle Atlantic coast districts
/ No seriously injurious effect to crop from
! this period OF intense heat is reported
from the middle Atlantic states, but from
/ Texas no-thward 70 Nebraska. including
/ Missouri, Arkansas and portions OF Hi
nois. Kentucky and Tennessee, crops
+ have suffered 10 a greater OF less extent
E The weather conditions on the Pacific
coast and In the plateau regions have
been favorable although frosts caused
some injury IN Utah and Wyoming on the
9Th. II Kansas. Missouri. Oklahoma,
Texas and Arkansas. corn has been SER
p iously damaged by intense heat and dry
ing winds, although late corn in Kansas
IS in fair condition. The bulk OF the
escaped injury EXCEPT IN a few south
western counties IL Nebraska where corn
has been slightly injured. while in south
eastern Iowa II is threatened. n the
states OF the Ohio valley corn has SUI
fered no injury from heat and has gen
orally made good growth. but continues
IN need OF cultivation il portions Of Ohio
ard west Virginia The winter wheat
harvest Is finished In Kansas, Missouri
and in the lower Chic valley, and is II
progress IL the mora northeriy sections.
Rains have interferred with the harvest
II portions Of Ohio and West Virginia.
ana reports OF injury by ay continue from
the first named state, as vel as from
portions Of Pennsylvania and New York.
on the Pacific coast the harvest has be-
gun in Oregon and wheat is ripening in
Washington.
In the central and western portions Of
the cotton belt with the exception OF
South Carolina and Florida. cotton is
generally growing and fruiting well. IN
Tennessee and TO the westward % the
Mississippi river cotton is much il need
Of rain. especially IN the uplands OF Texas
ard portions OF Arkansas. The crop is
generally from one 70 two weeks late.
Tobacco has suffered somewhat fror1
heat n Maryland and Virginia and its
growth has been checked By drought in
portions OF Tennessee and western Ken
tuelzy. The general conditions OF the
crop. however. is satisfactory Cutting
ard curing continues in South Carolina
and has begun II North Carolina
In the states OF the Missouri and central
49,
have been seriously injured BY heat and
the reports from the districts to ne east
ward respecting apples are not encour-
aging
II the Dakotas. Minnesota, Oregon ard
Washington spring wheat continues n
generally promising condition, although
areas n northern Minnesota have been
flooded and the crop has suffered from
drouth 81 portions Of southern Dakota
n Iowa the excessive heat hss probably
impaired The quality 0 fJhe crop b cacs-
ias Ii 10 ripen too rapidly.
The cas- CROP II the states % the upoe-
Mississippi valleys has suffered further
injury from intense heat, but IN southern
Minnesota and portions q South Dakota
IS IS IN promising condition II the
Ohio valley and middle Atlantic states
the crop has rtpe1ed rapidly under the
hish temperatures, e far 20 good yfeld
being Indicated Cor these districts.
A large crop Of hsy IS being secured IN I
New England ard New Eo-k- and heyf1g /.
continuing. with fair = good results Il /
the Ohio valley sid lake regions. The il /
tense heat hzs materially reduced TIE I
croD II the central Mississippi ard lower 4
Missouri Valleys. buc its condition n the 4
Dakorss IS exceIsnt- The having weather 4
has prevailed On The north Pacific coast /
vi-h satisfactory yields. except Il eastern
orecol-