The Van Buren press., 1902-08-09
TIE WEATHER and CROPS.
The Weather Bureaus Weekly Sum.
mary Of Conditions OF
the Crops.
SOME DROUGHT RESIGNS ARE RELIEVED,
The Protracted Drought in the Gen.
trail and Southern Rocky Noun
tain Districts, However, Contin-
ues, With Increased severity In
Some Localities.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary Of crop
conditions is as follows
A drought prevailing in the pre-
vious week from Virginia and the
Carolinas westward to Arkansas, has
been largely broken. the rains being
excessively heavy over the western
part of the region named. Drought,
howver, continues in portions Of the
lower Ohio valley, the Carolinas and
northern Georgia. The central and
northern portions of Texas have
again received very heavy rains, and
the lake region and the northern por-
ton of the middle Atlantic states
have also suffered to some extent
from excessive moisture. The pro-
tracted drought in the central and
southern Rocky mountain district
continues with increased severity,
and portions of Kansas, Nebrasno and
the north Pacific coast regions are in
need of rain. Generally, the tempera-
ture conditions have been highly ia
vorable.
As whole, corn has made excel
lent progress in the principal corn
producing states, and an unusually
fine crop is promised. In a small
part of the lower Ohio valley and in
southeastern Missouri, central and
western Kansas, Tennessee and Nir-
gina, a part of the crop is, however,
suffering from drought. Some winter
wheat remains to be harvested in ex-
treme northern districts, where har-
vesting has been much delayed by
rains, and considerable damage has
been done to wheat in stack and
shock. Harvesting is in general
progress on the North Pacific coast
under favorable conditions.
Spring wheat harvest has been
somewhat delayed by showers in
Minnesota, where harvesting is In
progress as far north as the middle
portion of the state. In North Da-
kota, high winds and hail have lodged
and damaged spring whea. slightly,
and rustsappearing on the late sown.
The crop is ripenlng very rapidly in
the Dakotas-somewha too ranidly
in South Dakota-and harvest has be-
gun in extreme southern North Dako-
Ia. In Oregon and Washingt N spring
wheat has made favorable advance.
ment.
Dat harvest in The northern dis.
tricts has progressed under more IA
vorable conditions than in the pre-
vious week, and h. NEARING compile
ton, except in the more casterly sec
tions.
The central and eastern portions OF
the cotton belt have experienced
more favorable weather. and n very
general Improvement in the condition
of the cotton Is Indicated. the rain
fall Of the week having largely re-
lieved the drought The Carolinns,
Missouri, however, continue TO suf-
fer from drought and shedding, and
rust is more or less extensively re-
ported in the GENITAL and eastern dis
tricts. In ..Iabama, Mississippi. Ten
nessec and Arkansas, the rainfall has
been generally ample and excessive
IN the last-namcd state, where cot.
ton has been beaten 20 some extent.
Central and northern Texas. in com.
mon with Arkansas and the northern
portions Of Louisiana and MiSsissip.
ri and western Tennessee. received
during the fore part ~ the week
from two 10 ten inches of rain. In
Texas cotton is making heavy bush,
and, ms n rule, continues 10 fruit sat
isfac'orily, but there Ia considerable
complaint Of shedding. boil worms
and weevil, especially in the lower
portions of the irnzos and Colorado
valleys. The hitter part 81 the week
was more favorable, and picking,
which is In progress as far south as
the Red river valley with continu.
ntion OF the weather Of the later part
Of the week, will be general within
ten days,
The reports respecting apples con.
tinue generally unrayorablc, except
In Kan'Os, Michigan, New England
md portions Of the middle Atlantic
states,