The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-23
CONTINUED RAIN
HAVE HURT CROPS
Missouri and Mississippi Valley
Have Suffered Most
CORN MAKES PROGRESS
Although Generally Improved, Cotton
Continues to Suffer From Drouth
In Portions of the carolinas.
Normally Developed.

Washington. July 22-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop condi-
lions is as follows.
The lower Missouri and upper Missis-
sirpi valleys and lake region have con-
tinued to suffer from excessive rains,
which have also interrupted farm work
in the Ohio valley and in portions of the
middle Atlantic states and New England.
Much injury to crops and ether property
has resulted from oveifiows in Iowa and
portions of Illinois. Missouri and Michi-
gan. DroUth has been largely relieved in
the southern states but extensive areas
in that section are still much in need of
rain, especially the nerthsrn portions ex-
tending from Oklahoma eastward to the
Carolinss.
The temperature conditions as a whole
have been favorable, although rather low
in northern and in the Rocky Mountain
districts. The north Pacific states sus-
tanned considerable damage from high
winds ard the DalSotas and Minnesota
from hailstorms in scattered localities.
Corn Makes Progress.
The corn crop has made splendid pro-
gress in the states Of the central valleys,
except in Iowa and limited portions of
Missouri and Illinois. the condition of the
crop in Iowa being fairly good on well
titled uplands but great damage has
resulted from floods on the river bot
toms of the southern and eastern por-
tons Of that state and in eastern ILL.,
nois. Highly favorable reports are re-
ceived from Nebraska, Kansas and the
4Tco for = art of ofad 414c
a decided Improvement in the condition
of the crop in the Ohio valley is indiM
Gated.
Rains have interfered with the harvest
ing of winter wheat where unfinished
In the extreme northern districts and
have also been unfavorable for thresh-
ing In the central valleys, while con-
siderable wheat in shock in the lower
Missouri valley has been damaged. Har-
xesting continues in California and has
begun in Oregon, where wheat is filling
nicely he crop in both Oregon and
Washington, he viewer, Sustained consider
able damage from recent high winds
Spring wheat has advanced favorably
in the principal wheat states, but has
sustained injury in scattered localities
from hail storms.
Oats Still Satisfactory.
Oat harvest is finished in the Southern
states. and is in progress in the central
valleys and while lodging is extensively
reported from the Ohio river, upper Mis-
sissippi and Missouri valleys and lake
region, the general condition of the crop
continues satisfactory.
Although generally improved, cotton
continues to suffer from drouth in por-
lions of the Carolinas, over extreme
western and southwestern Texas. In
much the greater part of the last men
toned state, the crop is nominally de-
veloped and is heavily fruited, with am
pie moisture for present needs A ma
terial improvement is noted in portions
of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama,
| and the crop continues in generally
| promising condition in Georgia. Over
much of the greater part of central and
eastern districts the plants continue
small and blooming to top is extensively
reported.