Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-17
WEEK TOO COLD FOR CORN
Lat, Crop is Quite Seriously Damaged by
the Heavy FrOstS,
CONDITION FAVORABLE FOR SPRING WHEAT
Cool weather in the south checks the
Opening of Cotton and Delays
Picking Crop in some
sections.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The Agricul-
tural department today issued the following
weekly crop summary:
The week ending September Is was unusu-
ally cool throughout all districts east OF
the Rocky mountains, more particularly in
the lake region, central valleys and gulf
states, with a general absence of rain or
only slight precipitation in the greater part
Of the area west Of the Mississippi river,
although heavy rains occurred in portions
Of Arkansas and Louisiana. Needed rains
fell in the Ohio valley, lake region, middle
and south Atlantic states, efTectually re-
lieving the drouth conditions in those dis
tricts.
More or less damaging frosts occurred on
the 18th, 18th and 14th throughout the
northwest, central valleys and lake region
and as far south as Arkansas, and the
northern portions OF Mississippi, Alabama
and Georgia. The north Pacific coast
states continue to need rain, but in the
others the conditions along the Pacific
coast we're favorable.
Late Corn Damage.
Late corn has been seriously damaged by
heavy frosts over the northern portion O.
the corn belt, more especially to the west.
ward OF the Mississippi river. Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas es-
capped injury. except in the northern por-
ton, where late corn was damaged, In
Iowa, northern Nebraska, the Dakotas, Min
nesota and Wisconsin early corn has been
seriously injured. II is estimated that more
:han one-half Of the crop Of Iowa and South
Dakota was too far advanced TO be seriously
hurt, but the bulk of the remainder has
been badly damaged. Much corn has been
o,f ouar lha uotttbNvn norffOu IF fba rOTn
belt, where a fine crop is assured.
The weather conditions have been favor
able for threshing spring wheat throughout
the principal spring wheat states except in
North Dakota, where high winds have in
terrupted this work to some extent.
Cool weather Hurts Cotton.
The very cool weather has checked the
opening of cotton in the central and west
ern portions of the cotton region. Picking
has, however, advanced rapidly generally
throughout the belt, and as a rule, under
favorable conditions, although pickers have
been inadequate in some states.
Over the southern portion Of the cottor
belt the bull of the crop has been gath
cred and in some sections many fields ar
already abandoned. Rains have caused
damage to open cotton in portions of Ar.
kansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida anC
South Carolina.
Some improvement in the condition o.
apples is reported from Ohio and Illinois
A good crop is promised in Michigan, Wis.
consin. Missouri and portions Of Kansas
but in Indiana and generally throughout
the middle Atlantic states a very light
. yield is indicated. In New York and New
England apples have been injured by high
winds.
The progress made with blowing for fall
seeding has been very satisfa ctory
throughout the central valleys and consid
cradle winter wheat has been sown in
Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska. This
work has, however, been much delayed IN
the interior portions of the middle Allan.
tic states and in parts of Tennessee, okla.
homa and Nebraska.