Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-09-29

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Tho hot weather in the North Allan
=, or6rp of states accompanied by
,oct of precipitation, did some dam
.0a except from Maine to Massa-
,husetts. where rains were generally
annie though the general excess
d temperature, accompanied by
droughty conditions in the latter part
II the month except in Virginia and
North Carolina, did some damage to
croDs rendered peculiarly vulnerable
10 such conditions by the long con-
tinued rainy period that preceded.
In the far west conditions improved
as a result of favorable temperatures,
mostly above normal, and more sat
sfactory rainfall in most of that re-
Gon, though frost in higher alti-
tudes did some damage.
Spring Wheat
The damage to this crop from
black rust and blight in July con-
tnued into August. The area of the
rust invasion extended into territory
in western Dakota and eastern Mon
tana hitherto free of it and ran it's
course practically unchecked. 1t did
much damage also in northern and
northwestern Nebraska.
Extensive severe hail storms de-
stroyed 100000 acres of spring
wheat in North Dakota and did dam
age also in Montana. The promised
crop was reduced during the month
100000 bushels to a prospect on
September l of 100000 bushels,
which is but A per cent of last year S
big crop of 357,00O,0OO and only
about two-thirds of the five-year av-
erage crop of 233,O00,O0O bushels.
1t is the smallest spring wheat crop
since 1894.
Some early fields, particularly
Durum and Marquis, escaped the rust
and gave fair yields, but these were
small per cent of the whole. The
crop IN the far west is spotted, with
an exceptionally good outlook in Ore
gOn, but only fair elsewhere.
Corn
Present conditions forecast a crop
OF ABOUT 2,710,000,000 bushels of
corn being approximately $1,000
VOO below the prospect month ago,
S4O'OOO,OOO below last year, and
HOOO,OO0 below the average pro-
auction of the five years 1910 to
lSl4' Slight improvements from the
warm weather and generally suf-
'icieht moisture in the central north
efn tier of states from Wisconsin
westward through Minnesota and.
IOWA. into the Dakotas and adjoining
pateau states, including consider
aOie Improvement in Nebraska, are
Iofe than offset by the serious dam
Ase from continued drought in Kan
''S' oklahoma, northern Texas. and
portions of Missouri, Illinois and
1Tl1F
''uer central states. Changes else
"nere were slight, but generally
'o"nWards. The crop is further ad-
'shced' In the more northern central
yates than last year. No material
'o0' damage had occurred there up
= september l, at which time corn
700 largely in the dough and much
II TENTED. 1t was hoped there that
VII 10 good crops would be realized
the absence of killing frosts up to
10 to 20, although some
,''us would require practically AL
tue month of September to ma
u'e' particularly in Michigan.
II tne central corn belt conditions
spotted, due to the extensive July
~ -. august droughts, having been
.neVed in sections by local rains.
,p'and corn has suffered most Sc
:. rely The early crop suffered as
N'0 more than the later planted
'Om dryness and heat at the bios
ins period. Complaint of lack of
upper polarization and of the fail
~ Vi ears to fill at the tip is made
iowa and adjoining states.
Oats
oaes suffered some decline during
,Neust though less than the aver
p uecllne for that month. Being
than wheat and not as sus-
j p''"ie 10 rust, damage from that
e was less and was largely al
ECU Tor in the August l reports.
eust declines were not severe in
- state though they were material
view York, Ohio, Indiana, Mich
I Minnesota and North Dakota.
- prospects improved moderately
!, nhnois and Nebraska, and else
! remained practically un-
ueed' The September 1 fore
q" ~ Is Tor a total crop of 1921, 000,-
" bushels; 100000 less than