Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-28
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
conditions Reported to the Weather
Bureau From All Points,

Bureau From All Points.
The weekly report of crop conditions
throughout the country, issued by the
weather bureau. shows that the south
Atlantic and the central and eastern Dor
tons of the gulf states including portions
of the central Mississippi and lower Ohio
valleys. have suffered much from heavy
rains. while the severe drought over the
northern portion Of the spring wheat re-
gion continues unbroken. only light show
ers having fallen,:over limited areas In
the states of the I8wern Missouri valley and
on the middle Atlantic coast the weather
conditions were highly favorable, and gen.
orally favorable conditions prevailed on the
Pacific coast. EXCEPT, In the upper sacra,
mento valley where orains. caused some
damage. 5rt- , .&i % -'a'--.-f.i =
Corn has made fayofable PROGRESS in the
great corn states of The central valleys and
Is. IN good state of. cultivation, except
in portions Of the central Mississippi and
ONO valleys. where many fields are Weedy
In the southern states east Of the Missis-
sippi river corn has suffered seriously from
excessive rains and is badly In need of Gull
tivation.
In Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and nor
tons of Missouri winter wheat harvest has
continued under favorable conditions, but
in the central Mississippi and Ohio val
leyS 1t has been interrupted by heavy rains
which have also caused much damage to
wheat In shock Harvesting has made good
progress under favorable weather cOldi-
tons in the middle Atlantic states. Through
out the south Atlantic and east gulf states
there Is also much complaint of injury to
wheat in shock. The outlook on the Pa
cific coast continues promising except in
the Willamette valley. where poor crop
is indicated
Spring wheat has further dcteriorated
over the northern portion of the spring
wheat region a result Of continued I'M
favorable weather conditions, no rain or
only light showers over limited areas, hav-
ing fallen. In North Dakota the early
sown Is reported as practically dead, and
another week of unfavorable weather will
almost completely ruin tho late sown. In
both North Dakota and Minnesota fields
arc being plowed up for other crops. While
the outlook in South Dakota Is more en-
ccuraging, not moro than One-half an av-
erage crop Is promised. In Iowa the crop
Is doing fairly well.
Except in Texas and Oklahoma cotton
has experienced very unfayorablc weather
conditions. and the crop is generally very
grassy, rust and lice being extensively re-
portions of the cotton belt. Too rapid
growth Is also reported from the central
portions Of the belt, while growth has been
checked by low temperatures In North Car
DINA. Some fields in bottom lands in Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee have been abandon
ed In Texas the bulk Of the crop Is now
clean and general Improvement Is re-
ported except in some portions of the east
ern and central portions Of the state, where
fields have been abandoned on account of
grass. Boil weevil is causing damage in
southern Texas. In the uplands Of Ten
nessee and portions of eastern South Caro-
lima cotton Is generally in good condition.