The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-09-11
IOWA AN EXCEPTION
IN REPORT ON CORN
This State Alone, Of the Corn
Region, Shows Conditions
Not Improved.
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
Widely Varying Conditions Reported in
All Sections Of the Country,
but General Situation
Is Favorable.

Washington, Sept. 10.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions follows:
Weather conditions for the week end
ing September were generally favor
able in the lake region and from the
upper Mississippi and Missouri valley
westward to the Rocky mountains, in
New York and New England, portions
of the middle Atlantic states, and in
Florida; but in the Ohio and lower
Mississippi valleys and generally
throughout the southern states,
drought prevailed, in some sections be-
coming serious, retarding growth and
maturity, and causing considerable In
jury to crops
Rain is needed in Oklahoma and the
southern plateau region. The weather
is favorable on the Pacific coast. but
more rain is needed in Washington
state.
Light to killing frosts occurred in
North Dakota, Minnesota. Wisconsin
and portions Of Ohio, and the high dis
tricts in Utah, with little or no dam
age except on the lowlands in Wis
consin. Early corn is maturing rapidly,
some fields being safe from frost, and
cutting is progressing in the southern
and central sections Of the corn belt.
Late corn has advanced satisfactorily
generally in the great corn states, eX-
cept Iowa, and under favorable con-
ditions the bulk of the crop will be safe
In two or three weeks. In Iowa it is
maturing slowly, aud the crop needs
rain in Kansas, Arkansas, southern
Missouri and the states of the upper
Ohio valley.
Wheat Harvest Nearly Done.
The spring wheat harvest is nearly
complete in the northern Rocky Noun
tain states, and threshing is general.
Rains again delayed stacking and
threshing in North Dakota, and this
J work was somewhat retarded by damp
! grain in the shock in South Dakota
and by cloudy, damp weather in south
ern Minnesota, which caused damage
TO wheat in shock and stack
| Prospects for an average crop OF
apples are reported from portions of
New England, the middle Atlantic
states, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma; g.
light crop is promised in Missouri; less
than an average crop in New York, al
1 though the fruit Is of good quality in
| the last named state. Complaints Of
dropping are general in Ohio Indiana,
| Kentucky, Tennessee and portions of
Virginia, and apples are not so prom
| Using In Michigan.
| Drought conditions delayed plowing
! In the Ohio valley, Tennessee and Okla
homa, and more rain is needed to pre-
pare the soil in Washington. Excellent
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| in other sections and wheat seeding
has begun in Michigan, Missouri. Kan
sas and Nebraska.
Crop Bulletin.
Des Moines, Sept. S.-September
opened with nearly normal tempera-
ture and generally favorable condi-
tons for farm operations. The nights
were quite cool, but there has been
sufficient warmth by day during the
week to maintain the growth Of vege-
tation. The corn crop has made fair
advancement, but most of the fields
still show the deep green color Of mid
summer, and the ripening process has
not been sufficiently rapid to allay the
feeling of anxiety as to the future
safety of the crop. The final output,
as to the amount and soundness, de-
pends upon warm and generally dry
weather the balance of this month. Ex-
cellent progress has been made in fall
plowin" with the soil in good condi-
lion. Threshing reports indicate very
large yield Of timothy seed. The late
potato crop is doing fairly well, except
In low, wet soil. A very satisfactory
crop of fall apples is being harvested
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