The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-05
CORN OUTLOOK GOOD.
Reports Are Favorable From
All Over the Country.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions says:
A drouth prevailing in the previous
week from Virginia and the Carolinas
westward to Arkansas has been largely
broken, the rains being exceedingly
heavy over the western part OF the
region named. Drouth, however, con-
tinues In portions of the lower Ohio
valley, the Carolinas and northern
Georgia. The central and northern por-
lions of Texas have again received very
heavy rains and the lake region and the
northern portion of the middle Atlantic
states have also suffered to some extent
from excessive moisture. The protract-
ed drouth- in the central and southern
Rocky mountain districts continues
with increased severity and portions OF
Kansas, Nebraska and the North Pa
cific coast regions are in need of rain
Generally the temperature conditions
have been highly favorable.
AS a whole corn has made excellent
progress in the principal corn producing
states and an unusually fine crop is
promised. In small part of the lower
Ohio valley and southeastern Missouri.
central and western Kansas, Tennessee
and Virginia. part of the crop is.
however, suffering from drOuth.
Some wheat remains to be harvested
in extreme northern districts where har-
vesting has been much delayed by rains
and considerable damage has been done
to wheat in stack and shock. Harvest
ing is in general progress on the North
Pacific coast under favorable conditions
Spring wheat harvest has been some
what delayed by showers in Minnesota.
where harvesting is in progress as far
north as the middle portion of the states
In North Dakota high winds and hail
have lodged and damaged spring wheat
Slightly and rust is appearing on the
late sown. The crop is ripening very
rapidly in the Dakotas, somewhat too
rapidly in South Dakota and harvest
has begun in extreme southern North
Dakota. In Oregon and Washington
spring wheat has made favorable adj
vancement.
Oats harvest in the northern districts
has progressed under more favorable
conditions than in the previous week
and is nearing completion, except in the
more eaSterly sections
The central and eastern portions OF
the cotton belt have experienced more
favora BILE weather and a very general
improven ent in the condition of cotton
is indicated, the rainfall of the week
| having largely relieved the drouth. The
CarOlinds, portions of Georgia, Louis
lana and Missouri, however, continue to
suffer from drouth and shedding and
rust is more or less extensively report
ed in the central and eastern districts.
In Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee ar;
Arkansas the rainfall has been generally
ample and excessive in the last named
state where cotton has been beaten to
soma extent. Central and northeast
Texas, in common with Arkansas and
the northern portions of Louisiana and
Mississippi and western Tennessee. re-
ceived during the fore part of the week
from to 10 inches of rain. In Texas
cotton is making heavy bush, and as a
rule continues to fruit satisfactorily
but there is considerable complaint OF
shedding, boil worms and weevil, espe-
cially in the lower portions of the
Brazos and Colorado valleys The lat.
ter part of the week was more favor
able and picking. which is in progress
as far north as the Red River valley
with a continuation of the weather oil
the latter part of the week will be gen.
eral within 10 days.
The reports respecting apples con
tinue generally unfavorable except in
Kansas, Michigan, New England an6
portions of the middle Atlantic states