Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-10
CROP CONDITIONS.
Less Favorable Last Week Than Week
Previous-Excessive Rains.

Previous-Excessive Rains.
The weather bureaus weekly summary Of
crop conditions is as follows:
The weather conditions during the week
ending August y, as a whole, were less ia
vorable than in the previous week. The
central and east gulf and Atlantic coast
districts, except northern New England,
suffered from excessive rains. while
droughty conditions in the central valleys
and portions of the upper lake region have
become more serious
Generally sufficient rainfall has afford
ed relief in Texas. In Wisconsin,, Mime
sofa and the Dakotas the week has been
too cool. while Idaho, Washington and
Oregon have suffered from excessive heat
and dryness. Killing frost occurred on
the morning Of the 9Th in the cranberry
region of Wisconsin.
In the Ohio valley corn, the late planted
especially, Is suffering more or less serious
ly from drought and rain Is needed for this
crop in portions of the central Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys Over the CEN
trail and western portions of the corn belt
however, corn has advanced favorably and
continues promising.
In the upper lake districts lack of warmth
and absence Of rain have checked growth,
the crop being generally backward In the
Atlantic coast districts corn has made Wig
orous growth and generally Is in excellent
condition.
Fine weather for threshing prevailed over
most of the winter wheat belt, harvesting
of winter wheat having been completed In
the more northerly districts. except on the
north Pacific coast, where 1t Is nearly COM
pleted
Reports of rust in spring wheat continue
general in the Dakotas and In portions OF
Iowa and Minnesota. and Indicate that the
crop has been greatly damaged, except in
Minnesota. where only portion OF the
spring wheat area has been seriously af-
fected, a good crop being promised In
other portions of the state.
Harvesting is in progress In South Da-
kota and southern Minnesota. but has not
begun in North Dakota, where the crop Is
ripening slowly. Very high temperatures
on the north Pacific coast have fastened
maturity of spring wheat and caused pre-
mature ripening and shrivellng OF the gram
in portions of Washington.
Harvesting and threshing of oats have
continued under favorable conditions. Rust
is reported in the more northerly sections
and has proved very injurious In North Da-
kota and portions of Minnesota.
Generally we'll distributed rains have ben
Gifted cotton in Texas but in the central
and eastern portions Of the cotton belt the
crop has suffered from excessive moisture,
many fields being grassy, and too rapid
growth, rust and shedding are reported
from nearly all states east of the Missis-
sippi river.
West of the Mississippi with the excep-
ton of Louisiana, the crop Is in good
state of cultivation, and complaints of rust
and shedding are less numerous than in
other districts.
In the Atlantic coast districts and in Ten
nessee tobacco continues promising. but in
the Ohio valley it is suffering from drought.
Late haying has been interrupted in the
middle Atlantic coast districts and in New
England.
Flowing for fall seeding has become more
general, but the soil is not in favorable
condition for this work in the Ohio valley
and much of the lake region.