The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-14
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Weekly Report Of the Federal Weather Bureau
Favorable 10 Corn.

Washington. D. c. (SpeciaD.-Ths
Weather Bureaus weekly summary Of
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 warm
in portions of Kansas and the South1
ern States. Heavy to killing frostsa
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 EngS
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 Upper Ohio Valley, and moisture
is needed generally in the Middle and
South Atlantic States and 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 in 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 and Eastern Kan
sas; 10 per cent. in Ohio, Central In
diana, Iowa and South Dakota; 20
per cent in Northern and Central 1lli-
nois and Missouri Cutting is pro-
crossing rapidly in all sections, being
practically completed in portions OF
Southern Missouri and nearing COM
pletion in Kansas.
While threshing of spring wheat
was again delayed by rains in Mime
sofa during the early part of the
week, this work was resumed later,
and is now generally well advanced
in that state: and is progressing rapid
" in the Dakotas.
With high temperature and practi-
cally no rain during the week in the
SOltOil lCSioii, tHC otoPiS ii"'
ued to open rapidly in all sections,
prematurely in Georgia and Missis@
sippi and picking has progressed UNI
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 is
still shedding in Georgia, is much
shortened by drouth in Tennessee, and
continued depredations 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 poor crop is generally indicated
in the states of the central valleys. A
good crop, however, is being picked
in New England, and apples are bet
ter than anticipated in Pennsylvania
and unusually good in Iowa.