The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-05
FROST BANE TO CROPS.
Destructive In Northern Section Of Country
Favorable TO Late Corn.

Washington, d. c. (Specia) The
Weather Bureaus weekly summary of
crop conditions is as follows
Unusually low temperature for the
season was the marked feature of
the week in the northern section Of
the country east of the Rocky Noun
tans, heavy killing frosts having oc-
Cured on the 2Ist to 23d in New Eng
land portions of the Middle Atlantic
states and Lake region, Minnesota
and the Dakotas. In the Central val
leys and Southern districts more fa-
vorable temperature prevailed.
The rainfall was unequally distrb-
uted, being excessive in portions of
the Gulf States and Oklahoma, and
abnormally heavy OH the Southern Pa
cine Coast, where much damage re-
suited. Beneficial rains fell in Hi
nois, Indiana, Lower Michigan and
portions OF Iowa and Missouri and
showers delayed work in Minnesota
ana North Dakota. but elsewhere only
light showers or no rain fell, the con-
ditlons being favorable for gathering
late crops.
In the principal corn-producing
states west of the Mississippi River
late corn has experienced favorable
weather conditions. The crop is gen
orally maturing rapidly, except in
Northern Missouri, with no material
damage from frost. In Iowa a week
OF warm and dry weather is required
IN n tho nrp af ha lata
planted; needs 10 days in Missouri;
mostly safe from frost in Kansas, ard
the bulk of the crop is beyond injury
from frost in Nebraska. East OF the
Mississippi River late corn has ripened
slowly on account of cool weather.
In Illinois part of the crop is
safe in the southern portion and the
bulk will be beyond danger by Octo-
Der 10; in Indiana much is in danger
from frost, and in Ohio, while it is
practically safe in the South, the
staple requires one to two weeks more
in the north. Frosts caused some in
jury to corn in the northeastern part
of the last-named state and consider
able damage in New England, the
northern portion of the Middle Allan
tic States, the Upper Lake region and
Upper Mississippi Valley.
The harvest of spring wheat is COM
pleted Threshine is we'll advanced in
the northern portion of the spring
wheat region, although delayed by
rain in Minnesota and North Dakota,
and the crop is nearly all stored in
Washington.
Cotton opened rapidly in all Sec
tions, prematurely in Georgia and Mis-
sissippi, and picking is being pushed,
in Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma and
Texas, and scarcity of pickers is re-
ported from localities in Central and
Eastern districts. Reports indicate
that very light top crop may be ex-
pected, The salient features of state
ments from the principal cotton-pro-
ducng states are summarized as fol-
lows:
Georgia, bulk of crop gathered and
marketed in central and southern sec
tions; Alabama, continues to rust and
shed, but these adverse conditions are
not so general as previously reported;
Mississippi, open cotton injured i'll
east by heavy rains, and boil weevils
are causing damage in Southwest Lou
isiana, worms and caterpillars dam
aging, boil weevils locally numerous
in one parish and spreading in an
other, crop deteriorated; Arkansas,
very little shedding, but crop made
only slight Improvement; Texas, lit
tie injury to staple by showers, and
the crop too far advanced for further
damage by boil weevils.