Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-25
CROP CONDITIONS.
Summary Of Reports to the Weather
Bureau

The general summary of the weekly crop
report of the weather bureau. issued today
Is as follows:
Although excessively hot and dry In por-
tons of the middle Atlantic states and
Kentucky and Tennessee during the fore
part of the week ending July "A. and these
conditions also prevailed in the northern
plateau region and on the north Pacific
coast, as rule temperatures were favor
able. Showers delayed work and caused
some damage to crops In Virginia, West
Virginia. portions of the lower Ohio, cell
trail and lower Mississippi valleys, Okla
homa and Texas while rain is needed in
New England, Tennessee. Georgia, Ala
bama. Kansas and generally throughout
the plateau districts.
Favorable weather has caused rapid
growth of corn, aid. with very few excep-
tions. the crop Is in excellent condition.
Corn Is beginning to need rain in Kansas
and Alabama, the late needs cultivation in
Arkansas and Kentucky, and some was
damaged by high winds in louisiana
Winter wheat harvest is nearly completed
In the principal winter wheat states, and
thrashing, which is well advanced. shows
grain of good yield and quality in Indiana,
Illinois. Missouri and Nebraska, with fair
yield and good quality in Kansas. Rains
have delayed thrashing in Virginia and
Maryland and caused further damage to
grain In shock or stack In Virginia, Ken
lucky, Missouri. Oklahoma and Texas. On
the north Pacific coast winter wheat Is
ripening rapidly in Washington while har-
vesting Is in full progress and harvest is
general in Oregon, with good yields indi-
Gated.
Spring wheat has continued to advance
favorably In the spring wheat region; the
early sown Is headed and filling we'll and
the late sown heading in North Dakota
the early is maturing in South Dakota and
Wisconsin, and the crop IL nearly ready to
cut in Iowa. Although bla rust Is re-
sofa and the Dakotas, no material damage
Is shown, and. with favorable weather con-
ditions serious injury is not anticipated.
Complaints Of smut are received from
South Dakota, red rust in Colorado and
most fields of North Dakota, and some
lodging in Wisconsin. while in Washington
desiccattng winds have been injurious to
the crops in the filling stage and caused
shriveling.
In the principal oat-producing states har-
vesting of this crop is well advanced, while
in the more rortherly districts oats are
heading, the early sown are maturing rap
idly and harvest will be general during the
coming week. The crop generally Is in
promising condition. though badly lodged.
in Ohio, and some complaints OF lodging
are received from Wisconsin.
Although improvement is indicated In
parts of nearly all of the cotton states. it
Is neither general nor marked. While the
staple has grown rapidly and Is generally
fruiting well In portions Of Georgia, Ala
bama. Texas and Missouri, complaints of
unsatisfactory fruiting are received from
the Carolinas, Mississippi, Alabama. Ten
nessee and Oklahoma, and rust or shedding
from all sections. Insects are causing con-
siderable damage to cotton In localities in
Texas. but generally no great injury is re-
ported. The crop is opening in the southern
portion of the belt and picking Is under
way in southern Texas.
Tobacco has made rapid growth and is
generally in satisfactory condition. The
crop Is weedy and some has been drowned
out in Kentucky. damaged locally by rains
in Virginia and is poor on light soil In Mary
land. Topping Is in progress in New Eng
land and Ohio and curing is becoming ger
eral. with good results In North Carolina.
With the exception of Oklahoma. Kansas
and Wisconsin adverse reports respecting
apples are received from all, sections.
Haying has been delayed by rains in Vir-
ginia and portions of the Ohio valley, and
considerable demage to hay is reported from
Oklahoma, Missouri and southern Illinois.
Elsewhere a good crop Is being. secured
under favorable conditions.