Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1903 — A REPORT ON CROPS. [ARTICLE]

A REPORT ON CROPS.

Weather litireau Forms an Kstimate ou Condition of Cereals. Tho weather bureau's weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows: The temperature during the week ending July 27 in the district’s east of the Rocky Mountains has been favorable, ex cept in New England, where it has been too cool, but the need of rain is being quite generally felt in the central valleys and Southern States. Destructive local storms occurred in Minnesota, Missouri and in the northern portion of the middle Atlantic States. In California the week was abnormally cool, but otherwiso favorable. Over the northern portion of the corn belt tlie corn crop lias made good progress, and el .ewhere fair advancement is reported, but is in general need of rain in the central and southern portions of the principal corn States. While no serious injury has yet resulted from drought the crop is threatened in portions of Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Some winter wheat remains to be harvested in the northern portion of the middle Atlantic States and the lake region. While light yields are generally indicated the crop has been secured and is being thrashed under exceptionally favorable conditions, that in shock - and stack having wholly escaped injury from moisture, which was quite widespread in the previous year. The condition of spring wheat continues unfavorable, especially over the northern portion of the spring wheat region. An improvement, however, in the crop on fail-plowed lands iii northern Minnesota is reported, but the late-aown is poor and rust is prevalent in southern Minnesota and South Dakota. In North Dakota the heads are filling fairly well, but a poor crop is indicated, and its condition in Nebraska is less favorable. Spring wheat is ripening rapidly in the Dakotas. In Montana and Washington It is filling veil.