Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.



Weather Are Apparent
The weather bureaus weekly summary
of crop conditions is as follows:
While the temperature in the central
valleys, the lake region and the Atlantic
coast districts has averaged considerably
below NO NAL. no unfavorable effects
from cool weather are apparent from the
reports. except in portions of the middle
and south Atlantic States, where growth
was checked to some extent. The need
of rain continues in portions of the lower
Ohio and central Mississippi valleys,
North Dakota, northern Minnesota and
western Texas, and is beginning to be
felt in the central gulf States, Oklahoma.
southwestern Kansas and portions of the
Carolmas. Local storms, in places &C
companied by hail, proved damaging in
the upper Missouri, upper Mississippi
and Ohio valleys and the lake region.
Conditions on the Pacific coast were
favorable. although light frosts caused
slight damage in Washington during the
early part of the week.
Corn has made favorable advance
,aent in all districts, but in the principal
corn States it is variable as to size and
condition, being generally small, especial
" in the central and eastern districts of
the belt. As result the crop is in a
good state of cultivation except in the
upper Ohio valley and middle Atlantic
States. In portions of Indiana. Missouri.
southwestern Kansas. Arkansas, Okla
homa and Texas corn is in need of rain
TO a greater or less extent High winds
flattened considerable corn in the lake
region on the 18th and 18th.
Winter wheat harvesting is practical
ly completed, except in few of the more
northeVly States. Weather conditions
have been favorable for threshing, which
is in progress, the yields continuing
light.
ltepprts respecting spring wheat are
not favorable. The late sown in the Red
River Wiley in Minnesota is believed
to be beyond recovery, while heavy rains
have kept the lowlands in the southern
portion of the State flooded and have
caused lodging in the uplandS. Rains in
the southeastern and extreme northeast
ern portions of North Dakota have inn
proved the crop and in South Dakota
spring wheat is filing well. bat in south
eastern portion and in Iowa it is I'M
favorably affected by rust In Wisconsin
and Nebraska and ON the North Pacific
coast more favorable reports are receiv-
ed
Much rust in oats is reported from
the States of the Ohio and upper Mis-
sissippi valleys and lake region. and
upon the whole the condition of the crop
is below recent anticipations. Harvest
ing is in progress
Further improvement in the condi-
ton of cotton is general throughout the
cotton belt, although it is grassy over a
large part of the eastern districts. Cool
nights were somewhat Detrimental in the
Carolinas, and need of rain is beginning
to be felt in Oklahoma. While rapid
growth is reported from nearly all dis
tricts, the crop continues late, and it is
well cultivated i'll the central and west
ern districts. Boil weevil are reported
as doing little damage in Texas.
"Haying has continued under favora-
BILE conditions in the lower Missouri and
upper Mississippi valleys and the lake
region, where an excellent crop is being
secured. In the Ohio valley and middle
Atlantic States the yield is better than
expected" q
Chicagoan's Wheat Estimate.
After a tour of the wheat producing
States of the central West and South.
II. S. Kennedy of Chicago secretary of
the National Millers' Federation, said
the wheat would be OF more than average
milling quality. Mr. Kennedy perhaps
is in closer touch with exact crop condi
tons than any other man in the United
| States. His estimates are as follows:
Texas-Good crop, 1S.000O00 bushels
Oklahoma-Fine crop, 100000 bush
els.
Kansas-Excellent crop, 100000
bushels.
Indian Territory new wheat coun-
try. 100000 bushels.
Southern Illinois, Indiana and Ken
lucky and Tennessee-Half crop.
, IN oror