Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
FROST IN THE NORTHWEST.
Reports to the Weather Bureau Of Crop
Conditions.

Reports to the Weather Bureau Of Crop
Conditions.
The weather bureaus weekly summary of
crop conditions is as follows:
The weather conditions of the week end
ing September were generally favorable
in the lake region and from the upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys westward
to the Rocky mountains, in New York and
New England, portions of the middle At
lantic states and In Florida, but in the Ohio
and lower Mississippi valleys and generally
throughout the southern states drought has
prevailed, in some sections becoming sert
Gus, retarding growth and maturity and
causing considerable injury to crops. Rain
is needed in Oklahoma and the southern
plateau region. The weather of the week
has been favorable on the Pacific coast,
but more rain Is needed in Washington.
Light to killing frosts occurred in North
Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, portions of
Ohio and high districts in Utah, with little
or no damage, except on lowlandS in Wis
consin.
Early corn Is maturing rapidly. some
fields being safe from frost, and cutting is
progressing in southern and central sec
lions of the corn belt. Late corn has ad-
vanced satisfactorily generally in the great
corn states except Iowa, and under favor
able conditions the bulk of the crop will
be safe In two to three weeks; in Iowa II
is maturing slowly, and the crop needs rain
in Kansas, Arkansas, southern Missouri
and the states of the upper Ohio valley
Spring wheat harvest is nearly completed
in the northern Rocky Mountain states and
thrashing is general. Rains have again
delayed stacking and thrashing in North
Dakota, and this work has been somewhat
retarded by damp grain in shock In South
Dakota and by cloudy and damp weather
in southern Minnesota. which has caused
damage to wheat in shock and stack
Complaints of rust and shedding are gen.
eral throughout the cotton belt. and as a
result the condition of cotton has deterfo-
rated during the past week. The staple is
opening rapidly. in some sections prema-
turely, and picking is becoming general in
all districts. Favorable reports are re-
ceived from North Carolina Oklahoma and
portions of South Carolina and Mississippi
prospects being good for a top crop In the
first named state. In Texas while the boil
worms have mostly disappeared, boil wee
vii continue destructive and are punctur-
ing nearly all new forms in the southwest
ern, central and eastern sections and the
| crop is also. suffering from drought in the
northern and western portions of that state
which retards fruiting and causes much
| shedding.
Tobacco Is suffering from drought in Ken
| lucky, needs rain in TTennessee and was
damaged some by hail in New York and New
| England: elsewhere the crop Is satisfactory
Cutting is in progress in all districts and
curing is nearing completion in the south
ern section.
| Prospects for an average cron NJ ann,a.
are reported from portions of New Eng
land. the middle Atlantic states Iowa Kan
sas and Oklahoma; light crop is promised
IN Missouri, and less than the average in
| New York. although the fruit is of good
| quality in the last named state Complaints
| or dropping are general in Ohio, Indiana.
! kentucky, Tennessee and portions of Vir-
g1nia and apples are not so promising in
| Michigan. 40
Drought conditions have delayed blowing
In the Ohio valley, Tennessee and Okla.
homa. and more rain is needed to prepare
the soil in Washington. Excellent progress
has been made with this work in other sec
| tions. and wheat seeding has begun in
| Michigan, Missouri Kansas and Nebra ska.