The Washington times., 1902-07-23
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
DELAYS HARVESTING
Corn's Splendid rogress in
Central Valley States.
Temperature of the Week, as Whole,
Favorable-Much Hay De-
str0yed.

mary of crop conditions. just issued
says:
THE lower Missouri and upper Mis-
| sissippi valleys and the Lake region
I have continued to suffer from excessive
rains. which have also interrupted farm
work in the Ohio Valley and in por-
ticns Of the Middle Atlantic States and
/ New England Much injury to crops
and other property has resulted from
| nyerfiows in Iowa and portions of IL
| liDois. Missouri, and Michigan. Drought
has been largely relieved in the South
ern States, but extensive areas in that
section are still much in need of rain.
! especially the northern portions, ex-
! tending from Oklahoma eastward to the
| Carol:nas. The temperature conditions
as whole have been favorable, al
though rather low in the northern Rocky
Mountain districts. The north Pacific
! Coast States sustained considerable
damage from high winds and the Da-
ko;as and Minnesota from hailstorms
in scattered localities.
Progress of Corn.
The corn crop has made splendid
progress in the States of the central
valleys, except in Iowa and limited por-
tions of Missouri and Illinois. the con-
| dition of the crop in Iowa being fairly
good on well titled uplands, but great
damage has resulted from floods on the
river bottoms of the southern and east
ern portions of that State and in north
ern Illinois. Highly favorable reports
are received from Nebraska. Kansas.
ard the greater part Of Missouri and
| Illinois. and decided improvement in
| the condition of the crop in the Ohio
| Valley is indicated
| Rains have interfered with the har-
| vesting of winter wheat where unfinish-
ed in the extreme northern districts,
and have also been unfavorable for
| thrashing in the central valleys. while
considerable wheat in shock in the lower
| Missouri Valley has been damaged.
| Harvesting continues In California and
/ has begun in Oregon, where wheat is
| filling nicely. The crop in both Oregon
and Washington has. however, sustain
ed considerable damage from recent hign
| winds.
GpflH6 wheat AMY
in the principal spring wheat States, but
has sustained injury in scattered locali-
| ties from hailstorms.
The Oat Harvest.
"Oat harvest is finished in the South
/ ern States and is in progress In the CEN
tral valleys. and while lodging is ex-
| tensively reported from the Ohio. upper
Mississippi, and Missouri valleys. and
Lake region, the general condition of
the crop continues satisfactory.
Although generally improved in con-
dition. cotton continues to suffer from
drought in portions of the Carolinas,
over the north central portions of the
cotton belt and in extreme northwest
ern and southwestern Texas. In much
the greater part of the aforementioned
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 Louisiana.
Mississippi. and Alabama and the crop
continues in generally promising condi-
tion in Georgia Over much the greater
part OF the central and eastern districts
the plant continues small, and blooming
to top is extensively reported.
The Tobacco Prospects.
In Tennessee, Kentucky, and Maryland
the condition OF tobacco is somewhat
less favorable than in the previous week
but the crop has done we'll in Indiana
Ohio, and Virginia Cutting and curing
are progressing favorably in the Caro-
linas.
Apple prospects are somewhat i'm
proved in Missouri and promise well In
portions of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska
and Michigan. The outlook in New York
is less promising but continues favora-
BILE in New England. Generally through
ont the Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic
States the indications are .or very
DOR crop.
"Haying has been interrupted and much
bay spoiled by rains in the lower Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys and
portions of the lake region
Special Reports.
The following special reports have
been received
windstorm at Baltimore on the 10th and
local storms elsewhere. but crop loss
small: corn, tobacco and gardens hurt
by heat and drought, but relieved later
by rains; wheat thrashing continues:
timothy crop poor; oat harvest giving
fairly good results; early apples and
peaches yielding light; some fall plow-
ing.
Wrginia-Week hot and generally
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