The times., 1899-06-28
THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Favorable Agricultural Conditions
in Many Sections

in Many Sections.
The weekly statement OF crop conditions
issued by the Weather Bureau yesterday is
as follows:
over much the greater part of the coun-
Try the weather conditions of the week
ending June 26 were highly favorable, par
ticularly in the middle Atlantic States.
central valleys. and on the Northern Pa
ciac Coast. Local storms, however. have
caused damage in portions OF the lake re-
gions and upper Ohio Valley. while drought
continues in portions Of New England the
South Atlantic and Gulf States. and in
central Tennessee. Rain is also needed in
portions Of South Dakota. Utah, and east
ern Washington. Much needed rains have
fallen in southern New England. New Jer-
sey, New Mexico. and Arizona, relieving to
a great extent the protracted drought
which has prevailed in those sections The
report from Havana shows that showers
nave occurred throughout Santa Clara.
Matanzas, and Havana provinces. which
nave been OF incalculable benefit to crops,
and especially cane and tobacco; the west
ern portion of Pinar del Rio province con-
tinues to suffer from drought
Corn has made marked progress in the
principal corn States. and generally
throughout the Northern and Central sec
tions OF the country, under exceptionally
favorable conditions, and in those States
where cultivation 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 i'm
proved, it is still backward. In the South
ern States the outlook for corn is less
promising In southern Texas the crop Is
now maturing, with prospects OF a light
yield
Inc weather conditions have continued
favorable for winter wheat harvest. which
is in progress in the more northern sec
lions OF the winter wheat region AS in
the preceding week the reports Indicate
that the yield, while light. is better than
was expected in some States and the grain
generally is of excellent quality A large
crop OF excellent quality is being harvested
in California. Under exceptionally favor
able weather conditions on the North Pa
cine coast the crop in Oregon and Wash
ington has made rapid advancement and
is beginning to ripen in the first named
State.
The outlook for spring wheat continues
promising. The threatening conditions
from rank growth and lodging in MINES
sofa and Iowa referred to in the preceding
bulletin are not reported this week from
Minnesota, although they still exist to
some extent in Iowa. The oat crop Is
needing rain in New York and Mi .higan
and too rank growth and lodging are
reported from Wisconsin, iowa, and Ne
oraska The reports respecting this crop
from the Ohio Central. Mississippi, Upper
Missouri, and Red River of the North val
leys are generally Favorable. IN the
Southern States where harvesting has been
completed the yields are light
Except over portions of southern Texas
Louisiana, and Mississippi, where cotton,
more particularly the late planted is suf-
fering for rain, this staple has made
favorable 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 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, and. as indicated in
the bulletin for the preceding week, the
yield in New England. the Middle Atlantic
States, and portions 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
Ohio Valley, Minnesota, and on the Pa
cifc Coast.
The ranges in New Mexico and Arizona
have been greatly improved by late rains
In Montana much meadow land has been
inundated.
Special telegraphie report: New Eng
land-Drought unbroken in western Con-
necticut, central and northern New Hamp-
shirt, and Vermont; Copious showers else
where. considerable damage by hail; gen.
eral situation improved.