New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-26
CROPS HELPED BY RAINS
Reports from Thirteen States
Show Marked Improvement.
HEAVY DOWNPOUR NEEDED
Condition of Cotton Splendid
Wheat Fair to Good-Oats
and Hay Short.
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81. Louis June 25.-Special dispatches
received tonight by The Globe Democrat
from crop experts Of thirteen states, show
that rains Of the last few days have helped
growing grain in the Middle West. West
and Southwest. but that heavy rains must
come within the next two weeks to save
corn in many localities. Potatoes are gem
orally a failure pastures are in a bad way
oats and hay are cut very short wheat
estimates are fair to good. The Souths
outlook for cotton is splendid
The reports are summarized as follows
Illinois Secretary II. a. McKeene. State
Farmers Institute. SAYS: Despite heavy
rains throughout the state Yesterday. Hi
nois harvest as whole will be the poorest
in many years. Corn in Northern and Cen
trail Illinois is in a very good condition and
fairly good yield is predicted. oats crop
will he light. Wheat although well head
ed is light in most Of the state. Apples
fourth crop. Peaches. half; potatoes,
none: tomatoes, few.
Indiana-Wheat. little short Of normal;
corn. acreage heavier than for several
years and crop VIII exceed last season.
Oats. half crop: hay, considerably under
normal tomatoes, big shortage; potatoes,
normal.
Missouri Soaking rain within ten days
necessary TO make average corn crop. oats
crop cut in half. Potatoes practically a
Southern Missouri. This is report of sam
uel Jordan, State Board of Agriculture
corn expert.
Kansas-Corn generally in excellent con-
dition and can go without rain two weeks
more and make very good crop Inc
whole state extremely dry. hot winds blow
| ing to-day and Withdrawing the moisture
| still rema lining in the ground. Wheat half
| crop. Oats half crop. Pastures in most OF
eastern section burned dry. Potatoes al
most complete failure.
Ioua-Heavy rains to-day helped corn,
which the sun was killing In some Sec
tons, but the crop generally making bet.
ter progress than for years. Wheat and
rye yields good. Hay crop light. Oats
Weld good.
raska-Vheat yield for the state al
most up to normal and OF good quality.
The corn prospects never better in the
states history. but rain badly needed.
kentucky-Corn is looking well; 5000
WELD anticipated. Wheat crop, 81 per cent:
! Tobacco not a full crop; about 60 per cent
OF a crop planted. Potatoes almost COM
plete failure.
Alabama-Bumper cotton crop is predict
ed. Corn crop larger than last year. Wheat
and oats larger than ever before.
Mississippi-Cottonn never better. Old corn
badly damaged by drouth, will produce
half crop OF nubbinS. Young corn VIII pro-
duce a good crop. go
Arkansas-Cotton yield for the state will
be about the same as last year. Ralns
saved corn. but yield will not be what
! farmers expected
Texas-Cotton. except along Gulf Coast
country. badly needs moisture every Sec
ton has increased cotton acreage. Corn
is beyond help from rain in almost all sec
! lions. Wheat and oats almost complete
failure in Central and North Texas.
! Oklahoma-Corn not more than half crop
Wheat and oats less than onc-third. Al
| falfa yield smallest in history. Cotton To-
csllv estimated at one million bales.
/ Tennessee-Cotton prospects were never
! better, well distributed showers last week
| having worked great change. Rains came
! too late 10 materially benefit some of the
! earlv planted corn. Tobacco planting was
| retarded by the drouth, but is progressing
nicely now. Not being injured by insects
I Dakotas. Minnesota and Northern Iowa
! Grain crops damaged 40 per cent by ter
! rife hot wave.