The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-08-31
RAINS IMPROVE CORN.
Principal Producing States Experience
a Favorable Week.

a Favorable Week.
The weekly crop report issued by the
weather bureau is as follows:
The drouth prevailing in portions OF
the central valleys in the previous week
has been relieved by abundant rains, but
drouth continues in central and western
Tennessee and is beginning to be felt in
the middle gulf States and over a consid-
cradle part of Texas. The central and
northern Rocky mountain districts and
the north Pacific coast region are also
suffering from drouth, the prevalence Of
forest fires being reported from Idaho
and Montana.
The latter part Of the week was too
cool in the lake region and unseasonably
low temperatures occurred in the north
ern Rocky mountain districts and upper
Missouri valley on Aug. 81 and %, but
elsewhere east of the Rocky mountains
the temperature has been favorable.
The principal corn States have expert
enced a week Of favorable conditions,
abundant rains having fallen throughout
the corn belt, except in portions Of Ohio
and .,ebraska. Corn has made satisfac-
tory progress in the States of the Mis-
souri, valley and is generally improved in
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although a considerable part of the crop
in the Ohio valley has been injured be-
yond recovery. In the middle Atlantic
States and lower Missouri valley early
corn Is now practically matured.
The spring wheat harvest Is generally
finished, except In North Dakota and
northern Minnesota, where rust is con-
tinuing to cause great injury. Rains in
North Dakota in the latter part of the
week interrupted harvesting. Harvest
ing Is also nearly finished on the north
Pacific coast.
The general outlook for cotton is some
what improved as compared with the
conditions reported the previous week,
although shedding continues in every
State and rust is prevalent in the cen
trail and eastern districts. The unfayor-
able effects Of shedding and rust, how
ever, are less pronounced than were re-
ported last week. In Texas the weather
conditions were favorable, blu the crop
continued to deteriorate as a result Of
rust and shedding and damage by insects.
In this State injury by boil worms Is
decreasing, but the boil weevils continue
very destructive in the southwestern, CEN
trail, eastern and coast divisions, having
caused the entire absence Of bloom in
many localities. Picking is quite general
in Texas, except in the north portion,
and is in progress in the southern por-
tons Of the central and eastern districts
Of the cotton belt.
In the middle Atlantic States and New
England tobacco has made favorable pro-
gress, cutting being we'll advanced. While
the crop has been shortened by drouth
In the Ohio valley, late rains have i'm
proved the outlook in that section. To
bacco Is making good growth in Wis
%consin, but is about two weeks late.
Reports indicate a general scarcity Of
apples In the greater part Of the middle
Atlantic States and central valleys, but
In New England, New York and the lake
region the outlook is more favorable, a
good crop bening promised In the two
aforementioned sections.
The reports respecting potatoes indi-
cate that a good crop is generally prom
ised In the more important potato-pro-
ducing States. Drouth has impaired the
outlook in portions of the Ohio valley,
however, and rot and blight are increas-
ing In Pennsylvania. Throughout the
central valleys and middle Atlantic
States the soil is in fine condition for
fall blowing, which work is in general
progress and is well advanced in some
places.