The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-28
OFFICIAL CROP REPORT
Conditions Improved During the Past Week
by Much. NeeLleh RnlMS.

nv MuCh-Neeued RnlnS.
WAsuISGToN. June 27,-rhc weekly sum
mary OF crop conditions issued by the Weather
Bureau says:
over much OF the greater part OF the country
the weather conditions Of the week ending
June 26 were highly favorable. particularly in
the middle Atlantic States. central valleys and
on the northern Pacific coast. Local storms.
however. have caused damage In portions OF
the lake regions and upper Ohio Valley. while
drought continues in portions OF New England.
the South Atlantic and Gulf States and In cen
trail Tennessee Rain Is also needed In por-
tions OF South Dakota. Utah and eastern Wash
ington. Much needed rains have fallen In
southern New England. New Jersey. New Mex
leo and Arizona. relieving to great extent
the protracted drought which has prevailed In
those sections The report from Havana shows
that showers have occurred throughout Santa
Clara. Matanzas and Havana provinces, which
have been Of incalculable benefit to CROPS, es-
pecially cane and tobacco The western por-
ton OF Pinar del Rio province continues to
suffer from drought.
Corn has made mark ed progress in the prin-
cipa corn States and generally throughout the
northern and central sections Of the country
under exceptionally favorable temperature
| conditions. and in those States where cultva-
| ton had been retarded the crop is now clean.
| A considerable part Of the, crop has been laid
| North Dakota. while corn has improved IT Is
| still backward. In the Southern States tho
| outlook for corn IN less promising. In southern
! Texas the crop is now maturing. with pros
poets OF a light Weld
The weather conditions have continued ia
| vorabc for winter wheat harvest. which Is in
| progress in the more northerly sections OF the
winter wheat region. As in the preceding
| light. Is better than was expected in some
States and the grain generally ia Of excellent
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tionnlly. favorable weather conditions on the
North Pacific coast the crop in Oregon and
is beginning to rpen in the iirst-named state
The Outlook for spring wheat continues iran
rank growth and lodging in, Minnesota and
Iowa, referred to In the preceding bulletin. ara
though they still exist to some extent in Iowa.
The oat crop Is needing rain in New York
are from iowa
from the Ohio. central Mississippi npner MIS-.
whore harvesting has been completed the
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cotton; more PARTICULARLY the late planted Is sul
progress, although reported small, in Arkansas
| Alabama and Georgia, As whole the crop Is
well cultivated and is growing well. In l.ouisi
ana cotton that came up after the drought is
| now reported dying.
Insects nre causing injury to tobacco in
, South Carolina. Indiana. Kentucky and Ten
nessec. and the crop continues to suffer from
| drought in the last named State. Elsewhere
the reports. respecting tobacco are favorable
except in Virginia. where the stands are poor
! Tobacco is being housed in South Carolina.
| Hayng has continued under generally favor
able conditions. and. AZ Indicated IN the hui
England. the middle Atlantic States. and por-
tons of Illinois Is very light The reports for
this week indicate light yields in Iowa, while
an excellent crop is being harvested in the
States OF rhe Ohio Valley. Minnesota. and the
| states of the Pacific coast The ranges in New
Mexico and Arizona have been greatly i'm.
| proved by late rains. In Montana much
| meadow land has been inundated.