New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-02
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
REPORT on THE CONDI
TIONS FOR MARCH.
A LATE SEASON IN THE SOUTH AND An EARLY
oNE IL THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN
WHEAT STATES.

Washington. April THE Weather Bureau re-
suncd the issue OF the weather crop bulletin to-
day. Following Is a synopsis OF the reports for the
chief states covering the crop conditions FOR March:
Nes England No Injury %. grass and grain roots
or 20 fruit buds and small fruits except TO roots
along the immediate coast, where freezing and
thaw.ng have done lttlr damage' Massachusetts
Ncx- York-Fruts and grains seem 10 have win
tered well; snow gone. eXcep; along fences ana IN
New-Jcrsey- Winter cereals. early sown. are in
owing 10 continued cold the fruit buds are not only
In splendid condition. but are very abundant win
appeared in several orchards in Burlington county:
small fruit, except have been 0Ady
ylyania-rhe season Is somewhat backward
WIKI few Evidences OF growth wnen' apprsps III
Maryland Fruit buds have for the most part oeen
fs iro very good reports OF the wheat crop
have aSJ been received from eastern portion, but
les favorable reports come from northern central
ami southern portions the outlook for large Yields
Of peaches and other fruits IS GHcsTn ar backward,
wheat and oats we're greatly damaged by the
severe cold OF February. ard many fields VII! be
ploughod up and rcplantei IN corn ana cotton mus
LARGELY Increasing the acreage OF the latter crops
verv fav5rabiy on account OF the exceptionally cold
winter; IN eastern portion there ~ pe,ievec 10 o., %
for many years in the central counties OF the penn
s1la corn Is up and ready for the first working
oa,s ali Killed by February freeze quantity OF
spring oats sown quite limited; truck planted since
'D Sls s. G' Fa1mnS operations from two
Planting is i've to eight days late vegetable
crops growing nicely over the coas, districts ana
planting We'll advanced over DINER po,,onsc cr"o
sooi stand and doing we'll; prospects Tor wheat
not nlt,erIng; fruit prospects eScsl,en ts ,,,o
Missouri Winter wheat generally IN good .,,s sona
ton though It Is now being Injured oy u'o"'" anu
dry WINDS In northern sections ~ ,,,
Illinois Winter grain In good con G9nd, nopno pIsp
ii ala I'm
u5; beginning In northern c3unueS' ,, ,.,r, -
Gndann season, and with II tarm wor"' i
a90 ,l rh weather Gnfavorabe to the cereals in
enc cronnd. wheat has stood the winter wei over
we'll but has not grown much as YET; onei We
nS@rt 't" n, c,nntics; with favorable weather II
nromiscs To- fully recover and do we'll iii. ,
Minnesota Drouth conditions prevail, wells an.
some seeding done IN southern section ana sou''
nI % Warrh has been unseasonably dry, and the
drouth has been intensified by high winds, causing
damage To fall grain. meadows and pastures; A.
North Dakota-Nothing In the way or farming mas
vet been done the cold weather OF March has great
- N"bTiskarLarge amount of rain needed for crop
this season: past ten days or Two weeks P'1us a.,
a nj seeding OF spring wheat and oats have been III
progress In all except northern ana Northwestern"
Kansas -Ploughlng is being rapidly pushed in all
PARTS OF thr State, and oat-seeding nearly COM
pleted wheat in eastern , Ton rsssrn COUNTIES
Idiho-rhe season appears about two weeks carrier
than last year and in n rev cases wheat """ AZ
ready been aoWn 10. .,u.
ARIZONA cattle ranges are in need OF rain while
spc@i information Is not hand, IL Is believed that
the conditions with regard 10 fruits grains, grasses
pastures and live stock are all that couid nave oe
expected by the most sangulne. -.
Washington Most of the ploughing and some
spring seeding done fall grain in good condition.
grass growing; fruit trees in bloom. , -
Oregon Winter grain In excellent condltloh' sea-
son is two weeks early; almonds peaches , ana
plums In bloom. wool Will be excellent; lampihB
commenced: range food fairly good; stock rat =.
California Weather favorable for gram ana run run,
excepting aprcots. which have been seriously uani,
aged by frosts OF March H. 10 and o. and the almond
crop which was slightly damaged: other fruits
promise abundant yield: season ten days earlier IMAM
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