The Forrest City times., 1902-07-25
The Weather Bureaus Weekly Sum-
mary of the Condition OF
the Crops.
MUCH LOSS FROM EXCESSIVE RAINS.
ONernOws In the bottom Lands of
iowa. Illinois. Missouri and Mich
fgan Have CRnsed Much Injury
Drought Largely Relieved In
Southern states.

washington, July 23.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop
conditions is as follows:
The lower Missouri and upper Mis-
sissippi valleys and lake regions have
continued to suffer from excessive
rains, which have so interrupted
farm work in the Ohio valley and in
portions of the middle Atlantic
states and New England Much in
jury to crops and other property has
resulted from overfiows in Iowa ard
portions of Illinois. Missouri and
Michigan.
Drought has been largely relieved
in the southern states, but extensive
areas in that section are still much
in need of rain, especially the north
ern portions, extending from Okla
homa eastward to the Carolinas.
The temperature conditions as
whole have been favorable, although
rather low in the northern Rocky
mountain districts. The north Pa
cific coast states sustained considera-
BILE damage from high winds and the
Dakotas and Minnesota from hail
storms in scattered localities.
The corn crop has made splendid
progress 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-tilled uplands
but great damage has resulted from
Hoods on the river bottoms of the
southern and eastern portions of that
state and in northern Illinois. High
ly favorable reports are received
from Nebraska, Kansas and the
greater part of Missouri and Illinois,
and decided Improvement in the
condition of the crop in the Ohio val
ley is Indicated
Rains have interferred with the
harvesting Of winter wheat. where
unfinished, in the extreme northern
districts. and have also been unfayor-
able for threshing in the central val
leys, while considerable wheat in
shock in the lower Missouri valley
has been damaged. Harvesting cen
tinues in California and has begun in
Oregon where wheat is filling nicely.
The crop in both Oregon and Wash
ington has, however, sustained con-
siderable damage from recent high
winds
Spring wheat has advanced favora-
bly, in the principal spring whs at
states, but has sustained injury in
scattered localities from hail storms.
Oat harvest is finished in the south
crn a'@tes saa is in progress in the
central valleys and while Ddging is
extensively reported from III. Ohio.
upper Mississippi and Missouri val
leys and lake region, the general
condition of the crop continues Sits
factory.
Although generally improved in
condition, cotton continues to suffer
from drought in portions of the Caro-
llnas, over the north central portions
of the cotton belt and IN extreme
northwestern and southwestern Tex
as. In much the greater part If the
last mentioned state the crop is
normally developed and is heavily
fruited, with ample moisture for
present needs. a material improve
ment is noted in portions Of Louisi-
ana, Mississippi and Alabama, and the
crop continues in generally pr oms-
ing condition in Georgia. Over much
the greater part of the central and
eastern districts the plart continues
small and blooming to top is extern
3sively reported.
Apple prospects are somewhat i'm
proved in Missouri. and pr amise well
in portions of Oklahoma, Kansas, Ne
braska and Michigan. The outlook
in New York is less promising. but
continues favorable in New England.
Generally throughout the Ohio valley
and middle Atlantic states the indi-
cations are for a very poor crop.
Haying has been interrupted and
much hay spoiled by rains in the low
er Missouri and upper Mississippi val
leys and portions of the lake region.
PROMINENT CHEROKEE DEAD.