Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-09-09
WEEKLY SUMMARY Or CROPS
Dry, Warns Weather Needed In Mis-
souri Valley for Maturing Corn.


Following is the FeeSJy summary Of
crop conditions made BY the Agricultu In
Department:
The temperature conditions in In,
northern districts eas. of the MiSsonr:
valley during the week were more favor
aole for maturing crars than in the pre-
sious week, but. as III fhe two weeks im-
mediately preceding, excessively high
temperatures prevailed;in the central aSe
west gulf districts. intluaing Oklahoma
and Ipdian territory. Excessive rains
have continued in the bwer Missouri and
Red River of the North valleys 20 serious
detriment TO grain in shock and stack,
and with temperatures slightly below nor.
NAL in the Missouri valley the maturity
of crops has not advanced rapidly. Con-
tinued absence of rain has intensified the
dronth in the west gulf districts and rain
IS generally needed in the Ohio valley and
IN coast districts fro8l southern New
England TO the Carolinas Generally rains
have relieved drouth conditions in the
east gulf districts. Frost. with ice in
exposed places, occurred in the northern
Rocky Mountain region on the morning of
Aug. 20. Generally favorable conditions
prevailed on the Pacific coast. although
rather cool in the northern districts dur
ing the fore part of the week.
In the States of the Missouri valley end
in portions of the upper Mississippi valley
corn has made fair progress. but has hot
matured rapidly owing 10 low temporal
lures and excessive moisture, Dry, warm
weather is greatly needed in the Missouri
valley for the maturity Of corn, which
will require practically a month in Iowa
and eastern Nebraska In Illinois, In
diana and Ohio the maturity of corn has
been more rapid. but the late crop is in
need of rain in portions Of Wisconsin.
Indiana and Ohio. EARLY corn is being
cut in Missouri ana Kansas and is being
marketed and fed 10 stock in the last
named State.
Rains have greatly iuterfered with
thrashing u spring wheat throughout
the Dakotas. Minnesota. Iowa and Ne
braska and sprouting in shock is eN-
tensively reported, Harvesting is nearly
finished on the North Pacific coast, whore
thrashing is progressing under favorable
conditions, with about average yields.
But little rain has fallen over much the
greater part of the cotton belt westward
of the Mississippi river during the last
month, the last three weeks of which
have been excessively warm. the week
ending Sept. l being practically rainless
over the greater part IF Louisiana, poi-
tons of Arkansas and Oklahoma and
throughout Texas, with the exception Of
a few light showers in the north, central
and northeastern portions, the result OF
which, with the rav0ges of insects. las
been a steady deterioration in the condi-
ton of cotton during the second and third
decades. While favorable weather CON
ditions in the near future would cause
marked improvement ii the condition in
cotton in Texas the reports indicate that
under the most favorable circumstan es
the yield would be much short of an aver
age crop. The central AID eastern dis
tricts of the cotton belf, with the excep-
ton of portions of the Carohnas, where
drouth continues, have received abundant
rains, but too late TO be of material bon
eft, while causing considerable injury TO
open cotton. Some slight improvement
is reported from portions Of Florida and
Georgia and less premature opening from
Alabama, but rust and shedding are very
general throughout the central and east
ern districts.
Cutting and curing OF tobacco have pro-
crossed under favorable conditions and
are largely finished in the Carolinas and
Virginia.