The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
CONDITION OF The CROPS
Weekly Report Of the Federal Weather
Bureau.
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO CORN.
Temperature Has Been Generally Favorable
TOR Maturing and Harvesting Of Late Crops
Heavy Frosts In -Drouih Con.
tlnues Ia tie Upper Ohio vslley-Moisture
Needed in South Atlantic Coast

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD.-The
Weather Bureaus weekly summary oil
crop conditions is as follows:
The temperature conditions dur
ing the week have been generally fa-
vorable for maturing and harvesting
late crops, although excessively warml
in portions of Kansas and the South
ern States. Heavy to killing frosts, \
causing some damage, were reported,
from Wisconsin. There was practi-'
cally no precipitation over the Lower
Missouri Valley and Southern States,
but copious rains fell in New Eng,
land, New York, Michigan, the Red
River of the North Valley, portions.
of the Lower Missouri Valley and
Southern Plateau Region, delaying
work and injuring crops in some Of
these districts Drouth continues in
the Uppo. Ohio Valley, and moisture
is needed generally in the Middle and
South Atlantic States ard portions OF
Oklahoma and South Dakota. The
weather conditions were favorable in
the Pacific Coast States. but more rain
would be beneficial in Oregon.
Corn has experienced another week
of favorable conditions, but frost was
injurious in Wisconsin, much was
blown down and damaged III Illinois,
and dry weather is needed in Iowa to
prepare the crop for cribbing. Corn
is practically safe in Nebraska; less
than 5 per cent. is in danger from.
frost in Michigan ard Eastern Kan
sas; 10 per cent. in Ohio, Central In,
diana, Iowa and South Dakota 20
per cent. in Northern and Central Hill
nois and Missouri Cutting is prod
crossing rapidly in all sections, beingl
practically completed in portions of
Southern Missouri and nearing COM
pleton in Kansas.
While threshing of spring wheat
was again delayed by rains in Minne-
sofa during the early part of the.
week, this, work was resumed later,
and is now generally we'll advanced
in that state, and is progressing rapid
ly in the Dakotas.
With high temperature and practi-
cally no rain during the week in the
cotton region, the staple has contin-
ued to open rapidly in all sections,
prematurely in Georgia and Mssis-
sippi. and picking has progressed un-
der favorable conditions. Complaints
of scarcity of labor are still received
from portions of central and EASTERN
districts. Reports indicate that near
ly all Of the cotton crop has been,
harvested in Southern Georgia and
Louisiana and Southwestern Texas;
Is per cent. in Florida, the central
portions of Georgia and Texas; so
per cent and over in other states,
except Arkansas and Oklahoma. where
about one-fourth is picked, and North
Carolina, where only small portion
has been gathered. Late cotton ia
still shedding in Georgia, is much
shortened by drouth in Tennessee, and
continued depredatons OF insect pests
have injured prospects for any top
crop in Texas.
Tobacco is practically housed, and
curing is progressing under favorable
conditions.
High winds caused considerable
damage TO apples in New England,
the northern portions of the Middle
Atlantic State. Ohio and Michigan,
and a poor crop is generally indicated
in the states of the central valleys. A
good croo, however, is being picked
in New England, and apples are bet
ter than anticipated in Pennsylvania
and unusually good in Iowa.