Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1903 — WARM WEATHER HELPS CROPS. [ARTICLE]

WARM WEATHER HELPS CROPS.

Cor* Grow* Fast Everywhere, bat Rain la Now Needed In Places. The weather bureau’s weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows: While complaints f o!f cool nights during the early part of the week are reported from the States of the central Mississippi and Ohio valleys, temperature conditions throughout the country as a whole have been very favorable, the upper Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, lake region and Rocky Mountain districts, the greater part of which has suffered from abnormally low temperature for several weeks, receiving morq than normal heat. Portions of the south Atlantic States experienced heavy rains, while the Ohio valley, the greater part of Texas and the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast districts are suffering from drouth. On the whole the corn crop has' made favorable progress, especially over the central and westerrf portions of the com belt, the most decided advance being reported from Nebraska and Kansas. In the upper Ohio valley com is suffering seriously for rain, which is also ueedrtl in portions of Illinois and Missouri and much of the crop in lowa will suffer unless rain falls soon. The reports indicate that early com will be safe from froat by Sept. 15 to Oct. 1 and late com from Oct. 1 to 15. Considerable spring wheat remains to be cut in North Dakota, but harvesting is practically finished elsewhere in the spring wheat region, and thrashing is in progress. In southern Minnesota much grain in shock is damp. In South Dakota, Xebraeka and Kansas the weather has been highly favorable for stacking and thrashing. Harvesting is nearly finished in Oregon and advancing rapidly in Washington the grain being of superior quality. i Cotton has suffered materially from heavy rain* and lack of sunshine over a large part of the central and eastern districts of the cotton region. The plant, however, is generally well fruited throughout the belt. A little picking has been done throughout the southern portions of the belt, but this work is not yet general. The condition of tobacco in Tenuescee is exceptionally fayqrable and a fair crop is promised in Kentucky. A fair to good crop is being cut in Maryland and Virginia. Reports indicate a general decline in the condition of apples, except in the southern portion of middle Atlantic States, where the outlook continues favorable.