Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-08-07
CROP REPORT.
DrOuth Prevails In Some States, While
Other Districts suffer Because OF
Heavy RaIus


Heavy Rains.
Washington, July 30.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop
conditions is as follows:
Drouth of considerable severity
generally prevails from Virginia and
the Caroiinas westward over Ken
lucky, Tennessee and the northern
portion of the central and east gulf
states, in Kansas and southeastern
Missouri and the southern portions
of Illinois and Indiana, while heavy
and damaging rains have continued III
Texas, portions Of Missouri valley
and lower lake region. Rains are gen
orally badly needed in the central
southern Rocky mountain districts.
The temperature conditions have
been highly favorable, except in New
England, New York and Texas, where
ii has been too cool, and in Califor-
mia, where excessive heat has caused
some deciduous fruit to ripen faster
than it could be handled.
The corn crop has experienced an
other week of exceptionally favor
able conditions over much the
greater part of the principal corn
area, the least favorable reports be-
souri, and southern Illinois, where
the crop is being injured by drouth.
A fine yield is promised in Kansas,
Nebraska, Indiana and over much the
greater part of Missouri, Illinois and
Ohio. In Iowa, where the crop has
suffered much in previous weeks
from heavy rains and lack of cultt-
walton, corn is improving and in the
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middle Atlantic states and to the
southwark of the Ohio river corn has
suffered much from druuth in sec
tions, especially the early planted.
Showers have prevented the COM
pletion of winter wheat harvest in
the lake region, New England, and
the northern portion of the middle
Atlantic states, where damage to
wheat in shock is quite extensively
reported; elsewhere harvesting is
completed, except on the Pacific
coast, where it is progressing rapidly
in Oregon and has begun in Washing
ton.
Late spring wheat needs rain in
portions of South Dakota and rust is
appearing in North Dakota, but on
the whole its condition is very prom
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in the northern portion and harvest
ing has begun in the southern por-
tion of the spring wheat region. In
portions of southeastern Minnesota
fields are too wet for the binders.
Oat harvesting is progressing un-
der difficulties in the upper Mssis-
sippi valley and lake region, where
the crop is badly lodged and fields in
some sections are too wet for reap
ers. notwithstanding these adverse
conditions the general outlook for Il
large yield is favorable, especially in
the Missouri and upper Ohio valleys
and the northern portion of the mid
die Atlantic states.
The northern portions of the east
ern and central districts of the cot
ton belt continue to suffer from
drouth, the effects of whicL are be-
ginning to be more seriously felt, es-
pecially on uplands. Outside the
drouth area in the districts named
the crop is making very favorable
progress, the plant being heavily
fruited. General and heavy rains in
Texas were very beneficial in western
counties, but they were not needed
elsewhere in that state. These rains
have caused very rapid growth and
the plant is heavily fruited, but con-
siderable damage by boil wecyil, boll
worm and shedding are reported.
Hot and dry weather now is needed
in Texas to permit cultivation and
check rayages by insects.
Tobacco is suffering from drouth
in Tennessee, Virginia and portions
of Kentucky and Maryland. In the
other tobacco states the reports arc
generally promising. Dry weather in
the Carolinas has been very favorable
for curing.
As a rule the general outlook for
apples continues unprOmising, al
though in some sections a good crop
is promised. The most favorable re-
ports are received from New En-
gland, eastern and northern New
York Michigan and portions of Illi-
noiS, Kansas and Oklahoma.
The bulk of the good hay crop has
been secured in the states of the cen
trail valleys. In the lake region and
northern portion of the middle At
lantic states having continues, but
has been considerably delayed by
rains and much has been damaged