Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-02
THE GRAIN FIELDS
National Comments on the Con-
dition of the Corn, Wheat
and Oats.
MUCH DAMAGE is DONE BY HENS
30 the End of Last
Week.

Washington. July 2.-Tho following
is the weather bureaus weekly sum-
mary of crop conditions: The northern
portions of the country east of the
Rocky mountains have experienced
another decidedly cool week, with
generally abundant rainfall. In the
southern states the week averaged
warm, with phenomenally heavy rains
where they We're greatly needed, over
a large part of Texas and portions of
northern Louisiana and southern Ar
kansas. Much needed rains also Oc-
Cured in portions of the central gulf
districts. Tennessee, and the middle
Atlantic states, but drought conditions
are beginning TO be quite seriously felt
in the east gulf states. Violent local
storms caused Il large amount Of dam
age in central Indiana and southern
Ohio.
Low Temperature in the Corn Belt.
The continued low temperatures
throughout the corn belt have checked
the growth of corn. and heavy rains
interrupted cultivation over large
areas, these unfavOrable effects being
more general over the northern por-
tiOn of the principal corn states. where
warm sunshine and dry weather are
region and upper Mississippi valley.
The crop is i'll excellent condition in
Kansas. Missouri, kentucky. Tennes-
see, and in the south Atlantic states,
and while recent rains have greatly
benefited late corn in the west gulf dis
trictS, the early planted is very poor
crop.
Situation as to Wheat.
Over the southwestern portion of the
winter wheat belt the bulk of the
winter wheat crop has been cut, but
harvesting has been much delayed
over the northern portion of the west
ern districts and generally throughout
the eastern portion. In portions of the
central and upper Ohio valley the crop
has sustained serious damage from Sc
we're local storms. Cool. moist wealth
er has checked ripcning over the
northern portions of the winter wheat
region. and lodging iS reported from
some districts. ON the north Pacific
coast the crop has made favorable
progress. except i'll eastern Washing
ton. where rain is needed. Heavy
yields are raportet from heavy and
northern California.
Spring Wheat Is Promising.
The general condition of spring
wheat is promising, although its adj
Vancement has been somewhat
checked in portions of the spring wheat
region. Considerable lodging has re-
suited from high winds III eastern
South Dakota, and some rust is re-
ported from southern Minnesota. The
crop is now heading in the northern
portion of the spring wheat region.
Condition of the Oats Crop.
Considerable lodging of oats is re-
ported from the states of the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys,
but on the whole this crop has pro
greSSed favOrably and general inn
provement is indicated in the middle
Atlantic states and upper Ohio valley.
\ large crop is being harvested in
Oklahoma and Kansas, and the out,
look in Nebraska is excellent.
The foregoing refers to conditions
I'D To the end of last week.
Nebraska Corn All Right.
Chicago. July 2.-The Chicago, Bur-
Iington and Quincy crop report. com
piled from the reports of nearly 1000
correspondents, shows that i'm Nebras-
ka the crop is i'm better condition
than ever before in the history of the
state. the acreage being about the same