Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-10-10
| CROP !! CONDITIONS
OF THE COUNTRY R
summary Of Progress During Past
week Issued by Government
=. Weather Bureau.
CORN CROP on THE WHOLE
MAKES FAVORABLE PROGRESS
Rains Reported from Upper
sour1 and l1ississipp1 valley.
no h1ddle West-Drousht Delay.
In the South-Conditton
OF Cotton Crop.

washington, Oct. THE v.atber
bureaus weekly summary of cron con-
d1tons is as follows:
IN all districts east of the Rocnv
noun1a1ns the temperature conditions
uor1ns the week ending October ware
msnly favorable for unmatured cnone
Inc northern portions OF tho unnar
4.ussour1 and upper Mississippi valleys
a aao upper lake region, and parts Of
'Aoxas' oklahoma and Arkansas. have
eunereo from excessive rains, while
severe drought continues in the south
Auant1e' central and east gulf states.
ana IN portions Of Tennessee and tho
Ono valley. On the Pacific coast the
weak averaged cool, with showers DIR
ing the latter part. which in portions
OF california were unfavorable for
1ru1t drying. New Mexico and Arizona
nave received additional and beneficial
rains.
On the whole the corn crop has ex-
per1enced another very favorable week.
a1tnougn the moro northerly portions.
In which rains have retarded maturing
and cutting, would have done better
with less moisture In Iowa 10 to X
per cent. of the area planted ia still
exposed In some measure to damage
by heavy frost, but another week Of
warm, dry weather would ripen most
OF the belated crop. In Nebraska.
Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Wis
consln about ton per cent Of tbs crop
is still exposed to injury from frost;
IN Indiana and southern Ohio about
five per cent. and in northern Ohio
from to Is per cent, except in the
extreme northeast portions, where
from one-half to three-fourths or more
is still green. In Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and South Dakota from 10 to 40
per cent has already been injured to
greater or less extent.
Rains have retarded thrashing of
spring wheat in Minnesota and the Da-
kotas and caused further injury to
grain in shock in South Dakota.
In the central and eastern districts
of the cotton belt there was little or
no rain during the week and cotton
picking progressed rapidly under very
favorable conditions. In Texas, Okla
homa and Arkansas, however, picking
was retarded by heavy rains, which
caused considerable damage to open
cotton, especially in Texas. On the
whole it appears that slightly more
than one-half Of the crop is now gath
ered
The principal tobacco states have
had very favorable curing weather and
the portion Of the crop remaining I'M
harvested in kentucky at the close OF
the previous week has been housed.
The continued prevalence of blight
and rot in potatoes throughout the
northern states has materially short
ened the yield Of this crop.
Except in the middle and south At
1antic states and the portions of the
Ohio and central Mississippi valleys
where blowing and fall seeding have
retarded, this work has made salts
factory progress and early sown wheat
has terminated and is coming up we'll,
fine stands being reported from Me-
braska and Kansas Recent rains in
Texas have put the soil in excellent
condition, and seeding is now active in
that state.