Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1900 — CONDITION OF CROPS. [ARTICLE]

CONDITION OF CROPS.

Rain Relieve* Drouth Prevail in* *« Atlantic Coa*t District*. The Government crop report issued Tuesday gives the following summary of crop conditions: The drought prevailing 1 at the close of the previous week in the Atlantic coast districts has been wholly relieved by local rains, except in southern Florida, and the week as a whole in the districts east of the Rocky mountains has been one of highly favorable temperature conditions, with generally abundant moisture. On the Pacific coast the conditions were also generally favorable, although the eastern portions of Oregon and Washington experienced high temperatures. The corn crop has made splendid progress during the week. All reports from the States of the central valleys indicate that it has made rapid growth and that the early planted is nearing maturity over the southern portions of the principal corn States. Some early cbm in the Carolinas and Virginia has been permanently injured by drought, but late corn in these States is promising. Winter wheat, harvest is practically completed, except where delayed by rains in some districts over the northern portion of the winter wheat region. Thrashing has been quite generally delayed in the central valleys as a result 6f rains and injury to wheat in shock is quite extensively reported. Harvesting continues on the Pacific coast. Spring wheat harvest is now general in the northern portion of the Red rjiver valley and is progressing favorably in the southern portion '«ot the spring wheat region. The dry, warm weather has rapidly matured the crop in North Dakota, \rtiere, owing to short straw, much had to be mowed. In southern Minnesota a large part “of the crop is in shock arid in the northern portion of the State the wheat heads are reported as well filled. In South Dakota fair to good yields are indicated in the extreme southeastern counties, the crop being poor to fair elsewhere, but generally of good quality. Rains have caused some further delay in the oat harvest, which, however, is nearly finished in the more northerly sections. Some damage to oats in shock is reported from West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois.