Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1903 — TOO MUCH RAIN INJURES CROPS. [ARTICLE]

TOO MUCH RAIN INJURES CROPS.

Cold Weather Checks Maturity of Corn Throughout United States. The westtier bureau’s weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows: In the northern districts east of the Rocky Mountains rhe week ended Aug. 31 was abnormally cool, with excessive rainfall, except for a few limited areas. In the Southern States and over the southern portions of the central valleys and middle Atlantic States the temperature averaged about the normal and was generally favorable for the advancement of crops, although portions of the south Atlantic and east gulf districts suffered from excessive heat. Portions of the south Atlantic and east gulf States and of Tennessee, southern Missouri, Arkansas and western Texas are in need of rain, while heavy rains in the Missouri valley and lake region have delayed work, causing injury to grain in shock and retarded the maturity of crops. Showers in the north Pacific coast States have been highly beneficial. Light frosts, causing no serious damage, were of general occurrence in the middle find northern Rocky Mountain districts Aug. 27 and 28. . Over the northern portion of the northern belt cool, wet weather has been very unfavorable for the advancement of corn, which is urgently in peed of warm, dry weather. More favorable conditions prevailed over the southern portion of the northern belt, where the crop has made good progress. The outlook in the upper Ohio valley, where corn has suffered seriously from drouth, has been greatly improved by recent rains. Cutting is In progress in the southern portions of Kansas and Missouri. The harvest of spring wheat is finished, except in the northern Rocky Mountain States and on the north Pacific coast, where rains have delayed its completion. In the Dakotas, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin stacking and thrashing have been seriously interrupted and considerable damage has been caused by excessive moisture. While there has been some improvement in the condition of cotton, mainly in portions of the central districts, the crop as a whole has suffered deteriora- 1 tion, rust and shedding being very general throughout the belt, and premature opening in some of the eastern districts, where excessive heat proved unfavorable. Picking is general throughout the southern district* pf the cotton belt.