The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-25
CORN SUFFERS FROM DROUGHT.
Lack Of Moisture Hurts Cereals in the
Central Valleys

Central Valleys.
The Washington weather bureau is
sued the weekly crop report, as follows:
The Atlantic coast and east gulf dis
tricts have suffered from excessive mois-
ture and lack of sunshine, q large part
OF the central valleys from drouth, the
lake region from low temperature and
the northern Rocky mountain and north
Pacific coast districts from heat and
drouth. The temperature was favorable
over the eastern Rocky mountain slope
and in the central valleys and middle and
south Atlantic States.
Rain would prove beneficial generally
throughout the corn belt over a large
part OF which, more particularly the
southern and eastern portions. corn is
suffering more or less seriously from
drouth. In the central Missouri valley.
while needing rain, corn has made good
growth and is in promising condition, but
III the Ohio valley and Tennessee there
has been a marked deterioration in the
condition of the crop, some in Indiana
having been injured beyond recovery.
In Iowa corn has made satisfactory
progress and normal yield is promised.
In the Southern States early corn Is be-
ing gathered, cutting being III progress
as far north as southern Kansas. An
excellent crop is now practically assured
III the north and middle Atlantic States.
In the lake region and the Daaotas corn
is backward and is growing slowly.
The weather has been favorable for
spring wheat harvest. which is far adj
vanced III the southern portion of the
spring wheat region. and the crop is rip
ening rapidly in the extreme northern
portion. Reports of damage from rust
continue from the Dakotas and portions
Of Minnesota. Hot winds hare proved
injurious in Washington and yields below
the average are reported from Oregon.
Dat harvest is now finished except in
the extreme northern districts. where this
work progressed under favorable con-
ditions. a good crop is generally indi-
Gated.
\ more or less decided deterioration in
cotton is indicated over much the greater
part of the cotton belt. With the ex-
ception Of Oklahoma complaints of shed
ding are received from every State. and
rotting OF the lower bolls reported from
portions Of the central and western dis
tricts. Reports OF too rank growth how
ever, are much less numerous than in the
preceding week, but continue from por-
tons Of the central and eastern districts.
Boil weevils are causing much damage
in the southwestern, central, eastern ard
coast districts Of Texas and are proving
destructive up to the northern tier of
counties. In that State, however. the
plant and fields are in good coalition.
In Oklahoma and Indian territories, Mis-
houri and portions Of Arkansas cotton is
doing well. Picking is general cnly in
southern Texas, but has begun In the
southern portion of the eastern districts,
where, as a rule, very little is open.
Tobacco has suffered much from
drouth in the Ohio valley, but has made
satisfactory progress in the middle At
lantic States and New England. Cutting
is in progress in Ohio and Virginia.
As rule a light crop of apples is
promised in the central valleys and south
ern portion of the middle Atlantic States,
but the outlook is generally promising in
New England, New York, Michigaa and
portions Of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Haying is finished except in the more
northerly sections, where it has continued
under favorable conditions. A large crop
OF hay of good quality has been secured
III most sections.
Good progress with fall blowing has
been made in the middle Atlantic States.
but in the central valleys this work has
been much hindered by the dry condition
OF the soil.