The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-29
A CRITICAL WEEK TRIP TOsIlLLWATER
And Crops, as Rule, Are Doing
Well. s
VERY FINE DAYS FOR CORN
Late Spring Wheat every Promis-
ing"-Harvesting Has
Il begun.

Washington, July 29.-The weather bu-
reau's weekly summary of crop conditions
is as follows:
Drouth Of considerable severity generally
prevails from Virginia and the Carollnas
westward over Kentucky. Tennessee and the
northern portion Of the General and east gulf
states, including eastern Arkansas, south
eastern Missouri. and the southern portions
OF Illinois and Indiana, while heavy and dam
aging rains have continued in Texas, por-
tions Of the Missouri valley and lower lake
region. 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 1t has been too
cool and in California, where excessive heat
has caused some deciduous fruits to ripen
faster than they could be handled. -
The corn crop has experienced another
week Of exceptionally favorable conditions
over much the greater part of the principal
corn area. the least favorable reports being
received from southeastern Missouri and
southern Illinois where the crop Is being
injured bv drouth. 2-s ...s.e &-| ~.
\. A fine yield is promised in Kansas, Ne
braska, Indiana and over much 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. ,.t
In the middle Atlantic states and to the
southwark OF the Ohio river corn has suffered
much from drouth in sections, especially the
early planted. - sS@r1 - s fs3s
f. Showers have prevented the completion Of
winter wheat harvest in the lake region, New
I &I4,, wi
die Atlantic states, where damage to wheat
in shock is quite extensively reported; else-
where harvesting is completed except on the
Pacific coast where It Is processing rapidly
in Oregon and has begun in Washington. =
! Late spring wheat needs rain In portions
Of South Dakota aud rust is appearing in
North Dakota, but on the whole its condition
is very promising. The crop is ripening rap
idly in the northern portion and harvesting
has begun in the southern portion Of the
spring wheat region. ~. ~
Oats harvesting is progressing under diff
culties in the upper Mississippi valley and
lake region, where the crop Is badly lodged
and fields IN some sections are too wet for
reapers. Notwithstanding these adverse CON
ditions the general outlook for a large yield
is favorable. especially in the Missouri and
upper Ohio valleys and the northern portion
of the middle Atlantic states. s-1F
.-- Cotton. 4
The northern portion of the eastern and
central districts of the cotton belt continue
to suffer from drouth, the effects Of which
ara beginning to be more seriously felt, es-
speciallys on uplands. Outside the drouth area
IN the districts named the crop is making very
favorable progress. g - .sr
..,. ..-. Hay. -rs .E- :
The bulk Of good hay-crop has been Sc
cured In the states of the central valleys. In
the lake region and northern portion of the
middle Atlantic states haying continues, but
has been considerably delayed by rains and
much has been damaged.