Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-19
WEATHER FAVORABLE TO CROPS.
Rnpid Progress With Operations,
Which Have Been Much DELAYED.

WASHINGTON. April 1S.-The general
! weather conditions Of the week ending
April 18th have been exceptionally favor
! able for farming operations and crops
throughout the country, with the excep-
! lon OF the extreme North Pacific coast
/ region, where the week was cold and wet,
] ana over Arizona ana the southern por-
/ lons OF California and Utah, where
/ drought conditions prevail The week has
! oeeh by Tar the most favorable of the
! season. and rapid progress has been
mace with farming operations, which have
been much delayed as a result OF the un-
usually backward season. Frost is leav-
lng the sOL rapidly in the States of the
upper mississippi and Upper Missouri
Valleys, ana considerable progress has
| been made with farm work in the more
soulherly portions of that section Light
70 heavy frosts occurred as far south as
Northern Georgia during the latter part
OF me week, damaging corn and garden
truck 10 some extent.
planting is nearly completed in
the Gulf states, including Arkansas. and
IS in progress in the central portions of
Missouri and Kansas East Of the Mssis-
slppi river practically no corn has been
planted north of Tennessee and North
carolina. In Georgia and Texas much re-
planning has been necessary while over
the central portion of the Gulf States the
STANDS are generally reported good.
WHEAT AND OATS.
The reports generally indicate quite a
decided Improvement in winter wheat. as
compared with the unfavOrable conditions
reported at the close of the previous week
IN the pricipal part of the Winter-Wheat
states east Of the Roxy Mountains.
0oQd growth IS also reported in Oregon.
ana the prospect OF heavy crop In Cali
iOrnld continues excellent. while the out
look in Washington remains unfaVorab Bile.
owing TO continued cold and wet wea-
Their.
Rapid progress has been made with
seeding of spring wheat. which is now
well advanced over the southern portion
of the spring-wheat region. little having
been sOWn as far north as North Dakota
Oat-seeding which up TO the close of
the previous week was confined TO the
states south of the Ohio and Missouri
rivers. is now well advanced in Illinois.
and is in progress in Indiana and the
Middle Atlantic states. \ general i'm
pr0vcment Ia the condition Of oats in the
Southern States is reported.
COTTON AND TOBACCO.
\ little cotton has been planted over
the northern portion of the cotton belt:
over the sosthern and central portions
planting has been vigorously pushed du-
ring the Week and the early planted is
coming up over the southern portion Of
tho East Gulf States In Southern Texas
cotton-planting is nearing completion
and good stands are reported; the early
planted is coming up in Central Texas,
and planting is well advanced in the !
northern part Of the State.
Some tobacco has been planted In South |
Carolina. Plants in North Carolina and !
Tennessee are small and healthy, but |
have been damaged TO some extent by |
frost i'm the latter state. IN Virginia and |
Kentucky the plants are small and late |
up few beds having seeded in Connect |
icut.