The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-13
MINNESOTA AND EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA ARE VISITED BY THE
NIPPER
TOO MUCH RAIN FALLS
IN NEW ENGLAND STATES
Corn Conditions Continue Most Prom
ising-A Considerable Portion of the
Crop of Spring Wheat in the Red
River Valley Is Ripening Uneveniy-
Apple Outlook Is Gloomy.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 1.-THE
following is the weather bureaus
weekly summary of crop conditions:
Portions of Virginia, the Carolinas,
Georgia, Tennessee, Northern Ala
bama, Southeastern Missouri and the
lower Ohio valley continue to need
rain, and drouth conditions have de-
yeloped to some extent in portions of
Nebraska, South Dakota and Northern
Wisconsin. The principal agricultural
districts elsewhere east of the Rocky
Mountains have experienced very fav-
orable conditions with respect to mois-
ture, with the exception of portions OF
the lake region, Middle Atlantic states
ana New England, where too much
rain fell. The temperature conditions
were favorable except over the north
ern portions Of the Missouri and up-
per Mississippi valleys, where it was
too cool during the latter part of the
week. with light frost in Minnesota
and eastern South Dakota, while some
injury was caused by. excessive heat in
Kansas and Oklahoma in the early
part of the week. On the Pacific
coast the week was hot and dry and
While the conditions were favorable
for harvesting they were detrimental
to growing crops in Washington and
Oregon.
Looks Like Bumper Corn Crop.
The corn crop has. experienced an
other very favorable week and the gen.
eral outlook in the principal corn
states continues very promising In
portions of southeastern Missouri and
Southern Illinois, the crop, however,
is suffering severely from drouth, and
rain would prove beneficial in South
Dakota and in a few southern coun-
ties IN Nebraska. Late corn in Okla
homa and Kansas sustained some in
jury from excessive heat in the early
part of the week.
The threshing of winter wheat is
much belated in the lake region and
the northern portion of the Middle
Atlantic states. Harvesting continues
IN the North Pacific coast region with
disappointing yields in portions Of
Oregon.
Spring wheat harvest is nearing
completion in the southern portion of
the spring wheat region and is ad-
Vancing rapidly in the central and
northern portions. A considerable
part of the crop in the Red River val
ley is still very green and is ripening
unevenly.
Oats harvest is now practically nm
lShed except over limited areas in ex-
IRENE northern districts and while a,
generally heavy crop has been secured
the quality in many sections has been
impaired after being in shock as a. re-
suit of injury by rains.
Favorable for Cotton.
With a general absence of rain in
Texas and scattered showers over the
central portions Of the middle and
eastern districts, the progress of the
cotton crop as whole has been fay.
orable. -
The condition of tobacco in Kentuc-
Ky is only fair, but in Indiana, Ohio.
Wisconsin and New England the out
look is more favorable. In Maryland
early tobacco is poor, but the late
planted is much improved In Ten
nessee the crop is short in dry dis
tr1cts, but as a whole has experienced
improvement.
The general outlook for apples con-
unues unfavorable except in Oklaho-
ma, Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan and
New England and while reports from
New York vary, light crop is gem
orally indicated.
Flowing for fall seeding has com
menced in the Ohio valley and Middle
Atlantic states.