The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-28
GOOD WEATHER FOR CROPS.
THEY HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS
IN ALL SECTIONS.

Corn Has Done Wen In All of tbc
corn Stntes-COuditIons FavOrn-
bic ia the Winter wheat Harvest
The Dat Crop Needs RaIn-Cotton
Generally Is Doing NeH-Insects
Are Causing Damage 10 Tobacco
in Several states.
Washington, June 27.--The weekly crop
bulletin issued by the weather bureau to-
day says:
over much the greater part of the coun-
try the weather conditions of the week
ending June 26 We're highly favorable. par
ucularly in the Middle Atlantic states.
central valleys, and on the Northern Pa
ciic coast.
Local storms, however. have caused
damage IN portions of the lake regions and
Upper Ohio valley. while drought contin-
ues in portions of New England and the
South Atlantic and Gulf states and In
Central Tennessee. Rain is also needed
in portions of South Dakota, Utah ana
Eastern Washington. Much needed rains
have fallen in Southern New England,
New Jersey, New Mexico and Arizona.
Corn has made marked progress in the
principal corn states, and generally
Throughout the Northern and central SEES
tlons OF the country under exceptionally
favorable temperature conditions and in
those states where cultivation had been
retarded the crop IL not clean. A consid-
cradle part of the crop has been laid by
IN Kansas Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
In North Dakota, while corn has improv-
ed, it is still backward. In Southern Texas
~ mo 1rff mill 10
of light yield.
Con ditIOn of Wheat and Oats.
The weather conditions have continued
favorable for the winter wheat harvest,
which is in progress in the more norther-
ly sections of the winter wheat region.
AS in the preceding week, the reports indi-
cate that the yield, while light, is better
than was expected in some states, and the
grain generally is of excellent quality. The
outlook for spring wheat continues prom
Using.
The oat crop is needing rain in New
York and Michigan. ana took rank growth
and lodging are reported from WlsCon-
sin, Iowa and Nebraska. The reports re-
speeding this crop from the Ohio Central
Mississippi. Upper Missouri and Red River
of the North valleys are generally favor
able In the Southern states where har-
vesting has been completed the yields are
light
Except over portions of Southern Texas
Louisiana and Mississippi, where cotton
more particularly the late planted, is sur
fering for raia, this staple has made ia
vorable progress, although reported small
in Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia. As
a whole, the crop is well cultivated and
is growing well. In Louisiana cotton that
came up after the drought is now report
ed dying.
Insects InjurinG Tobacco.
Insects are causing injury to tobacco in
South Carolina Indiana, Kentucky Ten
I nessee, and the crop continues TO suffer
from drought in the last named state.
Elsewhere the reports respecting tobacco
are favorable except in Virginia, whore
the stands are poor Tobacco is being
housed in South Carolina and Texas.
Haying has continued under generally
favorable conditions. The reports for
this week indicate light yields in Iowa,
while an excellent crop is being harvested
in the states of the Ohio Valley, Minneso-
Ia and on the Pacific coast.