The sun., 1905-08-02
OUTLOOK FOR COTTON CROP.
IMPROVEMENT is REPORTED
FROM SEVERAL STATES.

r. u.nk Growth and Unsatisfactor,
pruiting In Others-Principai Corn
stat.e send Good Reperts--sprins
4 vhsat Harvest ID Generally Gsod.
u..v,soron Aug. Tho weekly sum-
.,.-1 ~ crop conditions issued by the
weather Bureau to-day says: -,
nurino the week ending July 81 the
ohio valley and northern portions OF the
r,idd,e Atlantic States and New England
. sYn.rienoed temperature too low Tor best
r.s,,lts. hut elsewhere the temperature
,ondttions were favorable. Rains inter-
Saned with farm work In the Missouri Vaiey'
nortbeastern Texas and In portions OF tne
lower Ohio Valley and East Gulf coast
S,s,ric+s while rain Ia needed in Georgia,
nortions Of Florida and northern misshsippA,
northern Illinois. Ohio and northern NO"
In the Ohio Valley the growth OF corn
has been somewhat checked by cool weather
hut elsewhere in the principal corn States
this crop has made excellent progress.
throughout the Atlantic coast districts
a fine crop Is indicated. In Tennessee
Arkansas. Indian Territory and northern
Texas the condition Of corn is not 30 prom
;sinp, Threshing Of winter wheat has been
;ntarr,pted by wet weather In southern
Illinois and portions Of the Missouri Valley
and middle Atlantic States, but elsewhere
this work has advanced satisfactorily.
Winter wheat harvest Is finished except 9
small portion OF the crop In Michigan ana
New York.
Spring wheat harvest Is In progress In
Nebraska, Iowa and the southern portions
~ South Dakota and Minnesota. This crop
has made favorable progress, no rust dam.
age being reported except from scattered
felds In South Dakota, where smut and
blight are also prevalent to some extent;
Iate spring wheat was materially damaged
in Washington by hot winds on tho pre-.
cad;np week. but the early Drop escaped
injury, Harvest Is general In Oregon, with
about the average yield and quality. Oet
harvest has progressed favorably, and Is
now becoming general in the more northerly
States With the exception Of some damage
to harvested oats in Missouri, Oklahoma,
TEXAS and Virginia, the. reports respecting
this crop are highly favorable.
Some impro vement In the condition OF
cotton over most OF Texas y indicated,
and while too rank growth and unsatisfac-
tory iruiting are reported from Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. gen.
eral but slight improvement is always
shown in these States. In Alabama the
crop has generally deteriorated: IN Georgia
It is fruiting rapidly Where suHclemt Iains
that State rain is badly needed. and shed-
ding. rust and black root are prevalent
Too rank growth and shedding are also
reported from Tennessee. the Carolinas
and Florida. in which States no improve
ment is indicated. except on clay lands N
South Carolina, while on sandy lands In
that State the crop has deteriorated.
In Maryland and Virginia tobacco Is not
doing veil, although some improvement
is reported from the latter State. An Inn
provement Is also reported from Kentucky,
where, however, the crop is In need Of cul.
s.-stion ana has suffered from rain and hall
In the northern portion. In the other to-
baoco States the outlook Is favorable.
with but few exceptions tho reports In
dicate a very light crop Of apples.
Haying has been retarded In portions OF
Iowa., North Dakota and Virginia, but re-
ports generally indicate that q good crop
Of hay has been largely secured.