The Van Buren press., 1902-08-02
TIE WEATHER and CROPS.
Drought Generally Prevails in the
Sou sheast and Southern Rocky
Mountain Districts.
TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE.
Corn, For the Most Part, showing
SIGN. of Abundant YieId-Hain
Has Interfered Somewhat WIN
the Completion of the "he"'
Harvest in the East.


Washington, July 3O.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop
conditions is as follows:
Drought Of considerable severity
generally prevails from Virginia ana
the Corolinas westward over hen-
lucky, Tennessee, and the northern
portion of the central and east gulr
states, including eastern Arkansas
southeastern Missouri, and the south
ern portions of Illinois and Indiana
while heavy and damaging rains have
continued in Texas, portions OF the
Missouri valley and lower lake re-
gion.
Rains are generally badly needed in
the central and southern Rocky
mountain districts. The temperature
conditions have been highly favora-
BILE, except in New England, New
York and Texas, where it has been
too cool and in California, where eX-
cessive heat has caused some decidu-
Gus fruit to ripen faster than it could
be handled.
TheXcorn crop has experienced an
other Week Of exceptionally favorable
conditions over much the greater
part Of the principal corn area, the
least favorable reports being re-
ceived from southeastern Missouri
and southern Illinois, where the crop
is being injured by drought. a fine
yield is promised in Kansas, Nebras-
ka, Indiana and over 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 cultivation, corn is
improving, and In the early fields is
caring heavily. In the middle NJ
lantic states and to the southwark o!
the Ohio river corn has suffered much
from drought in sections, especially
the early planted.
Showers have prevented the COM
plction of winter wheat harvest IN
the lake region, New England ana
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 Iaciu'
coast, where it is progressing rapidly
IN Oregon, and has begun in Washing
ton.
Late spring wheat needs rain in
portion of South Dakota and rust Is
appearing in North Dakota, but, on
the whole, its condition is very prom
Using. The crop is ripening rapidly
in the northern portion and harvest
ing has begun in the southern por-
ton of the sprNg wheat sections. In
portions of the southeastern Mime
sofa fields are too wet for the. bind
ers.
Oats harvesting Is progressing un'
der difficulties in the upper Mssissip-
pi valley and upper lake region,whcre
the crop is badly lodged and fields
in some sections are too wet for
renpers. notwithstanding these ad-
verse conditions, the general outlook
for n large yield is favorable, espe-
cally in the Missouri and upper ONO
valleys and the northern portion OF
the middle Atlantic states.
The northern portions Of the east
ern and central district Of the cot
ton belt continue to suffer from
drought the effects OF which nre be-
ginning to be more seriously felt,
especially on uplands. Outside the
drought 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 west
crn counties but they were not need
ed elsewhere In that state. These
rains have caused very rapid growth
and the plant is heavily fruited, but
considerable damage by boil weeyil,
boil worm and shedding are reported,
Hot and dry weather IL now needed
In Texas to permit cultivation and
check rayages by insects. Picking
continues in the southern counties
and has commenced IN the central
counties, but has been retarded by
frequent rains,
As rule, the general outlook for
apples continues unpromisinR, nl'
though In some sections II good crop
Is promised, The most favorable re-
port are received from New England,
eastern and northern New York,
Michigan and portions Of Illinois,
| Kansas and Oklahoma.
Preferred Death 10 Crop Failure.
Sycamore, H., July 3o,-llenry
Campbell, n farmer, who lived four
miles northwest Of here, committed
suicide Tuesday evening by shooting
himself In the right temple. De-
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