New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-19
TOO COOL FOR CROPS.
Low Temperatures Retard Maturing
Extensively.
Washington. Aug. 1S.-The Weather Bureaus
weekly summary Of crop conditions is as follows:

WASHINGTON, Aug 1S-The Weather Bureaus
weekly summary Of crop conditions is as follows:
This the third s0nasf5tjys esE Of a62oTq 5
Rocky Mountains where warmth is greatly needed
fer maturing crops. More favorable temperature
although higher temperature conditions in the
northern portion Of the Central Gulf districts would
and portions OF the Upper mississippi, and Red
trail and upper portions OF the Ohio valley Central
and Southern Texas and in portions o. Florida and
Oklahoma. Rain is also needed on the North Pa
cifc Coast where favorable temperature prevailed,
6 9py M Cail0F II mas Oss'' i'-'-'s' '0 ~
throughout the northern and eastern portions of
turing corn, which is unusually late The crop
central and western districts the outlook being
very promising in Kansas. In the northwestern
portions Of the corn belt including Nebraska Iowa,
Wisconsin and portions OF missouri and illinois.
the next four weeks, and unusually late frosts,
the Upper Ohio Valley has materially essened the
prosPectS for corn N that oIs ssc no ,,ross
wheat harvest in the Dakotas and Minnesota, but
ton ton of the spring wheat region Thrashing has
commenced, but rains have prevented rapid prog
ed In the Central and Northern Rocky Mountain
and Nortn Pacdc Coast districts spring wheat har-
vest has progressed under very favorable condi-
tons.
wet weather in portions of the Missouri and Tpper
Mississippi valleys where thrashiag has made slow
interrupted. Harvesting is vel ADVANCED in New
York. and practically finished in other districts.
Cotton has made rapid growth throughout the
cotton belt. and in portions Of the central and
western districts. and in Eastern North Carolina
complaint Of rapid growth is quite general.
Rust and shedding are also reported in the central
and eastern districts, while heavy rains have
caused injury in portions OF North Carolina. Ala
hama, Louisiana and Arkansas. Boil weev are
increasing in the southwest and sOuth-central
ton counties Of Texas. and boil worms appear-
ing in Northern Texas, but as yet the latter have
caused little .amage. Early cotton IS now open
ing. and little picking has been done in South
Carolina. Florida and Texas first bale having
been ginned in South Carolina on the 18th, four
days later than the average
Cool weather has affected tobacco unfavorabiy
in Kentucky. Pennsylvania and New England. and
drouth IS causing further injury In Ohio; elsewhere
the crop has made satisfactory progress cutting
has begun in Maryland Ohio Kentucky. Wiscon-
sin and New England. There is a very general
absence OF reports of injury by worms.
The general outlook for apples is not promising,
especially in the central valleys whore dropping
extensively reported. More favorabl reports are
received from portions Of the Middle Atlantic
States Iowa and Southern Kansas.
Except in the Upper Ohio Valley, where il has
been dry, and in portions Of Virginia and East
ern Kansas. where there has been too much rain.
ploughing for fan seeding has progressed satisfac