New-York tribune., 1904-09-21
FAvoRABLE CROP REPORT.
Corn Conditions Generally GOod-Spring
Wheat About Harvested.

Washington. Sept. N.-The Weather Bureau 5
weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows:
While the weather conditions OF the week ended
at S a m. September Is were generally favora bic
for gathering crops in nearly all districts, low
have delayed the maturity OF late crops. and some
suffering from drouth Is reported from the ohio
9sIsboma and ,rannessee hut ljtt1e or no damage
valleys and TO unHlatured crops IN Wisconsin.
Minnesota the Dakotas and Montana. An un-
usually severe ram and wind storm caused con-
siderable damage on the l4th and 18th in portions
The conditions were generally favorable IN Cali
fornia. but drouth was injurious In Oregon and no
Late corn is maturing rapidly in the western
portion OF the belt but the crop is ripening slowly
in the eastern and central sections and needs from
ten to twenty days OF favorable conditions TO he
in portions OF the upper mississippi valley and
considerable portion Of The crop Vas damaged IN
nesota and Iowa. the aggregate frost damage In
the last named State was not serious. Cutting IS
general in all sections
Spring wheat harvest IS practically completed ex-
thTashing is veil advanced in Minnesoa and south
Dakota, half done in Washington and nearing com
pleuon in Nebraska but delayed b rain in Eastern
Complaints Of cotton shedding are stin received
from the eastern section and the northern portion
of the western section Of the cotton belt. but re
r3roliua Ire staple Is openinF apidlv in eli dis
tricts. in some localities prematurely. and picking
Texas. from which State, as well from Georgia
scarcity of pickers Is reported Dry weather IS
causing injury 20 late cotton generally IN tho cen
tral and eastern sections. and light or no top
crop is Indicated In the central and western dis
tricts. while worms and caterpars are causing in
jury In Oklahoma. Louisiana Albania and South
Carolina IN Texas the boil weevIls continue as
damaging In southwestern. coast central. eastern
and number of northern counties the ad-
vancement Of the season permits.
Good progress has been made in cutting housing
and curing tobacco and a large portion OF the
crop has been secured IN good condition. some late
tobacco Is still IN tho fields n Virginia. and
slightly injured by the storm % the 18th.
light and Inferior crop o. apples Is indicated in
majority of the States of the central valleys. but
In Michigan and Ohio and the northern portion Of
the Middle Atlantic States. well IN New Eng
land this fruit IS plentiful especially r the last
named section. where large of fine quality f.
promised High winds Of tho i4th and 18th caused
much damage - aupleS ir PORTIONS ~ the Middle
Atlantic and New England StateS
Some late potatoes were damage by frost in
Wisconsin rot is increasing in Pennsvlga ia and
portions of Minnesota and ca using some damage in
Eew-York and New England while blight
tinues in Michigan. Otherwise the outlof for pota-
toes is promising and fair 70 good crop is indi-
Gated.
PIoughing for fall seeding has been delayed by
dry soil in tho Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys
Nebraska Indian Territorr and Georgia and rain
IS needed in Michigan for termination. Elsewhere
plouEhinG is well under and seeding Ia general
in most sections some Of the early wheat
beginning 10 show green IN Illinois