Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1902 — BIG GAIN FOR CORN. [ARTICLE]

BIG GAIN FOR CORN.

MAKES GOOD PROGRESS EXCEPT WHERE FLOODED. Rains Interfere with Winter Wheat) but the Harvest of Oats Is Satisfactory—Much Hay Spoiled by Storms in the Various States. The weather bureau's weekly summary of crop conditions says the low T er Missouri and upper Mississippi Valleys and lake region have continued to suffer from excessive rains, which also have interrupted farm work in the Ohio Valley and in portions of the Middle Atlantic States and New England. Much injury to crops and other property has resulted from overflows in lowa and portions of Illinois, Missouri and Michigan. Drouth has been largely relieved in the Southern States, but extensive areas in that section are still much iu need of rain, especially the northern portions, extending from Oklahoma eastward to the Carolinas. The temperature as a whole have been favorable, although rather Jow in the northern Rocky Mountain districts. The north Pacific coast States sustained considerable damage; from high winds and the Dakotas and Minnesota from hailstorms in scattered localities. < The corn crop has made splendid progress in the States of the central valleys, except in lowa and limited portions of Missouri and Illinois, the condition of the crop in lowa being fairly good on welltilled uplands, but great damage has resulted from floods on the river bottoms of the southern and eastern portions of that State and in Northern Illinois. Highly favorable reports are received from Nebraska, Kansas and the greater part of Missouri and Illinois, and a decided improvement-in the condition of the crop in Ohio Valley is indicated. Rains have interfered with the harvesting of winter wheat where unfinished in the extreme northern districts and also have been unfavorable for thrashing in the central valleys, while considerable wheat iu shock in the lower Missouri Valley has been damaged. Harvesting continues in California and has begun in Oregon, where wheat is filling nicely. The crop in both Oregon and Washington has, however, sustained considerable damage from recent high winds. Spring wheat has advanced favorably in the principal spring wheat States, but has sustained injury in scattered localities from hailstorms. Oat harvest is finished in the Southern States and is in progress in the central valleys, and while lodging is extensively reported from Ohio, upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys and lake region. ' the general condition of the crop continues satisfactory.