The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-09-21
coRN-cUrTING UNDER WAY.

Notwithstanding Gold and Wet, Crops
Make Good Progress.
Crop conditions are summarized as
follows in the weekly bulletin Of the
weather bureau:
In the lower Missouri, central Missis-
1ippi and Ohio valleys the week was
cool and wet and farm work was more
or less interrupted in these districts,
more particularly in the western por
tions. The temperature conditions in the
Atlantic coast and gulf districts and oil
the Pacific coast were generally favora-
BILE.
Notwithstanding the excessive mois-
ture and cool weather over the greater
part OF the corn belt, generally corn has
made good progress toward maturity,
having advanced rapidly in the northern
and western portions. Much of the crop
is already safe and cutting is general
over the southern portion of the belt.
In Iowa it is estimated that four-fifths
of the crop will be safe from frost by
tie 18th and the remainder by the Both.
The harvesting of spring wheat is ROW
practically finished in North Dakota
and Minnesota. Large areas, however,
on flooded lowlands in the last-named
State have been abandoned. In North
Dakota the little thrashing that has
been done indicates disappointing yields,
considerable being smutty. In South
Dakota the yield of spring wheat is
good, but the quality is variable Thrash
ing is completed in Oregon and harvest
ing is progressing under favorable con-
ditions in Washington, except in the
northwestern counties, where it has been
interrupted by showers.
In the Carolinas the cotton situation
is not materially changed as compared
with that of the previous week. In
South Carolina a slight improvement il
indicated in localities and deterioration
in others, the plant having stopped grow
ing on clay soils. Slight improvement
is indicated in localities and deteriora-
ton in others, the plant having stopped
growing on clay soils. Slight improve
ments reported from Alabama and por-
tions of Louisiana and Texas, but in
Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory
and the greater part of Texas there has
been more or less deterioration, with
slight improvement over scattered local
areas. Boil weevils and other pests are
increasing in portions of Texas. Gener-
ally the weather conCItions throughout
the belt have been highly favorable for
picking, which work has been actively
carried on.
In the middle Atlantic States, New
England and the Ohio valley the cutting
and housing of tobaccs have progressed
under favorable conditions, this work be-
ing about half finished in Kentucky.
nearly completed in Maryland, Virginia
and Tennessee and completed in North
Carolina.
No improvement in the apple outlook
is indicated, very poor crop being prom
ised in practically all of the apple States.
The general outlook for potatoes con-
tinues unpromising, blight and decay
being extensively reported. except in New
England and portions of the Missouri
valley, where the prospects are more ia
vorable. In New England a good crop
is indicated and in Iowa the early pota-
toes are good, but the late have been
damaged by blight.
Flowing and seeding have made excel
lent progress throughout the central val
leys, lake region and middle Atlantic
coast districts.