Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-21
CROPS GREATLY HELPED BY HEAT
Weather Bureau Reports Past Week
as one of Best This Seanou.

Weather Bureau Reports Past Week
as one of Best This Season.
The weather bureaus weekly summary
o. crop conditions is as follows:
The week ending July was the most
favorable of the season, giving ample
and much-needed heat in all districts east
of the Rocky Mountains. Drouth in
the northern portion of the spring wheat
region has been relieved, but need of
rain is beginning TO be felt in the Ohio
valley, portions of the central gulf States
and in western Texas. In the central and
northern RocSy Mountain districts and
on the north Pacific coast it has been too
cool, frost, more or less damaging, oc-
curing from july TO July in Idaho,
Wyoming and Utah.
Under the very favorable temperature
conditions corn has made rapid advance
ment in the central valleys and is now
greatly improved and generally well culti-
waited. In the northern portion of the
middle Atlantic States, in the upper Ohio
valley, lake region and the Dakotas the
crop continues backward, but is improv-
ing though needing cultivation in many
parts of these districts. In the Southern
States corn is largely laid BY, an I'M
usually fine crop being practically as
sured in the west gulf districts
Harvesting of winter wheat has pro-
crossed under favorable conditions and
is nearing completion in portions of the
central districts. Thrashing is also in
general progress, with yields lighter than
anticipated in nearly all districts. Win
ter wheat is now ripening ON the north
Pacific coast, the crop being practically
safe in Washington High winds and
excessive heat have caused injury in Cal
itornia in some sections, but excellent
yields are reported from the southern
part of the State.
Early spring wheat has sustained per-
manent injury in portions of North Da-
kota and northern Minnesota from
drouth. which has been broken by abur-
dant rains that were of great benefit to
the late crops. In southern Minnesota
and parts of South Dakota lodging and
rust are reported. In Wisconsin, Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas and on the north
Pacific coast the crop is progressing sat
isfactorily. Spring wheat is now heading
in the Dakotas.
The outlook for oats in Minnesota and
South Dakota is improving and the crop
continues generally promising In the
States of the Missouri and upper Missis-
sippi valleys. A light crop. however, is
indicated in the Ohio valley and por-
tons of Illinois and southern Missouri,
Cotton has made rapid growth
throughout the cotton belt, an improve
ment being shown in all districts, the re-
ports from the Carolinas and Georgia in
dicating the most decided advancement.
Wet weather has, however, been unfav-
orable in portions of Louisiana and Tex
as, where the crop is grassy, being quite
foul in northern Texas, in which State
boil weevil are causing damage and con-
tinue to increase.
In the most important tobacco States
tobacco has made fine growth, the con-
dition of the crop being very promising,
except in southwestern Ohio, where rain
is needed, and in Pennsylvania, where
slow growth is reported. Cutting and
curing continue in the Carolinas.
The outlook for apples appears to Ie
somewhat more promising in the Ohio
valley and portions of the middle Allan
tic States, and fair to good crops are
indicated in Michigan, Tennessee and
Iowa. Poor prospects are reported from
Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and West
Virginia, and in New York the outlook
Is less favorable
In the Missouri and upper Mississippi
valleys an excellent crop Of hay is being
secured and further improvement in the
condition of the crop is reported from
New England and the middle Atlantic
States. In the last-named district how
ever and in Minnesota haying has been
retarded by rains, which caused some
damage in Pennsylvania and Maryland.