The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-28
CROPS LOOKING UP
Weather Conditions Were
Highly Favorable.
A HEAVY CORN YIELD
rs INDICATED IN THE CORN
GROWING STATES.
WHEAT HARVEST PROGRESSING WELL
The Cotton Outlook is Generally Good. Insects
Iojuring Tobacco in South Carolina,
Indiana, Kentucky and
Tennessee.

Washington, June 27.-The weekly
crop bulletin issued by the Weather Blu.
reau today, says:
Over much the greater part of the
country the weather conditions of the
week ending June Goth were highly IA
vorable particularly in the Middle At
lantic States, Central valleys and on the
Northern Pacific coast Local storms.
however, have caused damage in ro.-
tiOns of the lake regions and upper
Ohio valley. while drought continues i'm
portions of New England am the South
Atlantic and Gulf States and in Central
Tennessee. Rain is also needed in por-
tions of South Dakota, Utah and East
ern 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 Cen
trail sections of the country, UNI
der exceptionally favorably temperature
conditions and in those States where cul-
tivation had been retarded the crop is
now clean. A considerable part of the
crop has been laid by in Kansas, Mis-
souri,. Illinois and Indiana. In North
Dakota, while corn has improved, it is
still backward. In the southern PARTON
of Texas the crop is now maturing with
prospects of a light yield.
The weather conditions have coiltln-
ued favorable for winter wheat harvest,
which is in progress in the more north
erly sections of the winter wheat re-
gion. AS in the preceding week the re-
ports indicate that the yield, while light,
is better than was expected in some
States, and the grain generally is of ex-
cellent quality.
The outlook for spring wheat continues
promising.
The oat crop is needing rain in New
York and Michigan, and too rank growth
and lodging are reported from Wisconsin,
Iowa and Nebraska. The reports respect
ing this crop from Ohio. Central Missis-
sippi, Upper Missouri and Red river of
the North valleys are generally favora-
ble In the Southern States. where har-
vesting has been completed, the yields
are light.
Except over portions of Southern Tex
as, Louisiana and Mississippi, where cot
ton, more particularly the late planted,
is suffering for rain, this staple mas
made favorable progress, although re-
ported small i'll Arkansas, Alabama and
Georgia. As whole, the crop is well
cultivated and is growing well. In Lou
isiana cotton that came up after the
drought is now reported dying.
Insects are causing injury to tobacco
in South Carolina. Indiana, Kentucky
and Tennessee 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 and
| Texas.
Haying has continued under generally
favorable conditions. The reports for
this week indicate light yields in Ohio
and Iowa, while an excellent crop is be-
ing harvested in the States of the Ohio
Valley, Minnesota and on the Pacific
coast.