Evening journal., 1899-05-12
The CROP CONDITIONS.
GENERALLY FAVORABLE REPORTS
MADE TO THE WEATHER BUREAU.
DROUGHTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL,
HOWEVER, IN THE CENTRAL
GULF STATES AND ELSEWHERE.
EXCELLENT PROGRESS WITH
CORN PLANTING.

EXCELLENT PROGRESS WITH
CORN PLANTING.
washington, May 1.-THE Weather
bureaus SUMMARY Cf Che cop cCndl-
r.ons Ce the country, issued recently,
IL as follows:
In the lake region and in ths States
cf tine Ohio. Central anu Upper M.ss..s-
siIlpl Valleys, the Caro.inas and Texas,
the weather conditions OF the week
lending May 8, 1899, have bean general
" favorable to crops Generally favor
abe cond1ecns have also continued in
the Middle Atlantic States and the Mis-
scur1 Valley, but in portions " tha
first manned district it has been too dry
and in this latter too cool for best re-
suits. In the Central Gulf States the
absence OF rain has intensified the
drouphty conditions reported i'm the
preceding week, and crops are begin
ming to suffer Drought also prevails
I'M Florida, Central and Southern Colo
RADIO, Arizona and New Mexico, and
rains would prove beneficial in New
England, while excessive rains have I'M
terrupted farm work IN Oklahoma,
Ncrthl Dakota and Minnesota In the
Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast re-
e.ons the week has been much too cool
severe mortimer" on the 2d and Sd
causing heavy loss of calves and lambs
in Montana FrOsts in the Rocky Moun-
| tain region were destructive to fruit
and while light to heavy frosts occur
red in New England and pCuticns Cl
/ this Middle Atlantic States and Callior-
MIA, the damage was not seI'.c-s.
EXCELLENT progress has been made
with corn planting in the Middle AT
lantic States and generally i'm the cen.
ltras valleys. Some corn has been plant.
ed as far North ais New York, Michi.
lga'n and south Dakota Heavy
trains have interrupted PLANTING
lin Missouri, and washed cut a cen
Siderable portion Of the crop in Okla
hOma- Early corn is being cultivated
as far North as North Carolina. Ten
reEsela and the southern PORTIONS o
Missouri and Kansas. in the East Gu,
States Germ Is generally in need Of rain
TUT in Texas the crop is wei Guilt
vatcd growing rapidly, and tlha carl.
planted tassei6ng.
Generally the condition. of WHITE
wleaI1 continues to improve; M Us joint
ing I'm Illinois, Indiana and Chic, head
irlg M Tennessee and Ncn.h CarOln
and further South ard in California I
beginning TO Iipen. with prospects fc
a heavy yield in the last manned state
In Oregon Winter wheat continues II
q good condition. and the crop is i'm
proving slowly i'm Washington.
Spring wheat seeding has been de
layed in Oregon, and mu5h remains o
he seeded in the Lcwcr Red River Val
/. ry i- both Mouth Dakota an
MlrnesOta. over the southern an
oen!ral pCTtions CT the Spring whea
region The crop is coming up ITO goo
/. stands and is growing well.
The SEEDING Of oats in the NOR
noItherly sections is atcut fln,shet
Tie crop is making good growth am
) Is in geuegally promising condition
tile central valleys. In the Cdcra' a.
k West GUT States and In South Carg
d Ina cats are suffering for rain. Hal
. vestng will soon begin I'm Georgia.
q Gotten Planting continues over Tia
northern portion Of the cotton bel
.slan1 thesarlyplantedha smade faVorabl
! progress over the southern ard cenkr;
portions, Rain, is needed tn portions {
lScuth Carolina Florida and Lou slant
whIe washing out by lains has nsces
Z STATED rep,anting IN Northern Texa
y Ir Oklahoma planting has been de.al
= led by heavy rains.
Tobacco is doing we'll i'm the Care
: .inas, buta is needing rain jim Fiorid
n Tobacco plants in beds are GROWN
y wei. and are gsnerafly abundant
Is the Chic Valley. Middle Atlantic Stat
+ and New ENGLAND. although scarce
sonls sections OF Virginia and Mar
E. land.
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