Show corn promises an unusually REPORT large crop rain need in sections AUR 11 the reports as to the condition of throughout the country on the general effect of the weather upon the growth cultivation and harvest of the same were today imade by the editors of the several climate and crop sections while the week has been excessively warm throughout the country east of the rocky mountain tho injurious effect of the heat upon crops bas been largely confined to ahn southern states and cotton is the crop aich has suffered to the crea teet extent jhb late corn has been injured to extent by hot winds in portions jf kansas and southwest nebraska and the crop Is suffering from drought in the southern portions of missouri and illinois generally throughout the southern states corn has not made good progress during the week but in the great corn states of the central valleys and the northwest the crop is maturing rapidly under most favorable conditions and much of the early planted corn as far north as iowa will be made by september let much earlier than usual light frosts occurred in eastern idaho on the morning of the gab causing little or no damace da maae north dakota conditions past wee k unfavorable owing to severe storme vast acreage ot ripened rain destroyed by hail late sown grain ruined in L any sections where storms did not occur harvest making good progress haying about completed with largest crop in years south dakota very warm and much with showers scattered and mostly light fine harvest weather corn and other late crops did well except in localities but good general rain would be beneficial born very promising nebraska threshing and stacking of small grain in progress but somewhat retired dby wet weather in southeastern section hot dry weather in southwestern ejection has further injured corn in a few counties generally corn has made rapid progress and continued a to promise an unusually large crop kansas good rains in northern and west central counties hot winds on three days seriously injured late corn and fruit crops outside of tho rain districts fall plowing and haying in progress A large crop of fine hay in sight iowa high temperature and sunshine with ample moisture have rapid growth of corn and much of the early planted will bo ripe enough to cut by the last of august good progress has been made in stacking and threshing except in southern counties |