The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-30
GENERAL DROUTH
 DOES BIC DAMAGE All Southern States Suffer Ex- cept Texas and Missouri CORN CROP IS PROMISING Cotton Has Been Injured on Uplands. Boil Worm Has Added It's Plague.
 Tobacco Is Not serI-
 ously Hurt
CORN CROP IS PROMISING

Washington, July 2s.-The weather bureaus weekly summary of crop condi- lions is as follows:
 Drouth of considerable severity gen. orally prevails from Virginia and the Car olinas westward over Kentucky. Tennes- see and the northern portion of the cen- tral and east gulf states, including east ern Arkansas. southeastern Missouri and the southern portions of Illinois and h. diana, while heavy and damaging rains have continued in Texas. portions of the Missouri valley and lower lake regions. Rains are generally badly needed in the central and southern Rocky mountain districts The temperature conditions have been highly favorable except in New England, New York and Texas, where it has been too cool, and in California where excessive heat has caused some de- cideous fruit to ripen faster than 1t could be handled.
 Corn Is Favorable.
 The corn crop has experienced another week of exceptionally favorable condi- tions over much of the greater part of the principal corn area, the least favor able reports coming from southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois. where the crop is injured by the drouth. A fine yield is promised in Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana and over much of 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 Atlantic states and to the southward of the Ohio river, corn has suffered much from drouth in sections, especially the early planted.
 Showers have prevented the comple- ton of winter wheat harvest in the lake region, New England. the northern DOT tion of the middle Atlantic states, where damage to wheat in the shock Is quite extensively reported. Elsewhere har- vesting is completed, except on the Pa cif1c coast.
 Late spring wheat needs rains in DOT tions of South Dakota, and rust IS ap- bearing in North Dakota. but on the whole its condition is promising. The cror is rIpening rapidly in the northern portion, and harvesting has begun in the southern portion of the spring region. In portions of Southeastern Minnesota fields are too wet for the binders. 3
 Oats harvesting is progressing under difficulties in the upper Mississippi valley and lake region, but the general outlook 
 the Missouri and upper Ohio valleys and in the northern portion of the mid dle Atlantic states.
 Cotton Suffers.
 The northern portion and central dis tricts of the cotton belt continue to suf- fer from drouth, the effects of which are beginning to be more seriously felt, espe- cially on uplands Outside the drouth area in the districts named the crop is making favorable progress. the plant be- ing heavily fruited.
 General and heavy rains in Texas were very beneficial in western counties, but they were not needed elsewhere in that state. These rains have caused very rapid growth, and the plant is heavily fruited, but considerable damage by boil weevil, boil worm and shedding are re- ported. Hot and dry weather is now need ed in Texas to permit cultivation and check ravages by insects. Picking con tinues in the southern counties and has commenced in the central counties, but has been retarded by frequent rains.
 Tobacco is suffering from drouth in Tennessee, Virginia and portions of Ken lucky and Maryland. In other tobacco states the reports are generally p-omis- ing. Dry weather in the Carolinas has been favorable for curing. AS a rule the general outlook for apples continues un- promising, although in some sections a good crop is expected. The bulk of good hay crop has been secured in the states of the central valleys.