The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-27
Further Deterioration in the North
west Noted by the Govern
ment Report.
WINTER WHEAT CROP GOOD
Corn Has Made Favorable Prog,
ress in the Central Valleys
Weather Generally Bad
for Cotton.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington. June 2s.-The special weekly
crop report issued to-day by the Agricui-
ture Department is as follows:
The South Atlantic and the central ana
eastern portions of the Gulf States. includ-
ing portions Of the Central Mississippi and
Lower Ohio Valley. have suffered much
from heavy rains. while the severe drought
over the northern portion OF the spring
wheat region continues unbroken. Only
light showers have fallen over limited
areas. In the States of the Lower Missouri
Valley and on the Middle Atlantic Coast
the weather conditions were highly favor
able. and generally favorable conditions pre-
vailed on the Pacific Coast except in the
upper Sacramento Valley. where rains
caused some damage.
Corn has made favorable 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 Ohio
valleys. where many fields are weedy. In
the Southern States east of the Mississippi
corn has suffered seriously from excessive
rains and is badly in need of cultivation.
Winter Wheat Harvest.
In Oklahoma. Kansas, Nebraska and por-
tions Of Missouri winter wheat harvest has
continued under favorable conditions, but IN
the Central Mississippi and Ohio valleys
II has been interrupted by heavy rains.
which have also caused much damage 10
wheat in shock. Harvesting has made good
progress under favorable weather conditions
in the Middle Atlantic States. Throughout
the South Atlantic and East Gulf States
there is also much complaint OF injury to
wheat in shock. The outlook on the Pacific
Coast continues promising except In the
Willamette Valley. where poor crop is in
dicated.
Damage to Spring Wheat.
Spring wheat has further deteriorated
ever the northern portion of the spring
wheat region as a result of continued un-
favorable weather conditions. No rains. or
only lighs showers over limited areas. have
fallen. In North Dakota the early sown
is reported as practically dead. and another
week Of unfavorable weather will almost
completely ruin the late sown. IN both
North Dakota and Minnesota fields are be-
look in South Dakota is more encouraging.
not more than one-half an average crop is
promised. In Iowa the crop is doing fairly
we'll
Except in the Dakotas. Minnesota and
Northern Wisconsin. the reports respecting
oats continue favorable. decided i'm
being reported from the oho
oats in shock in the East Gulf States.
A very general Improvement in the con-
iition OF hay is indicated except In Wis
consin. Minnesota, North Dakota New
York and New England. The crop is al
most failure Ia Minnesota and North
Dakota and promises about one-half an av-
serage yield In. New York. Rains on the
North Pacific Coast have proved very det-
r.mental TO the hay crop.
bad Weather for Cotton.
Except In Texas and Oklahoma, cotton
has experienced very unfavorable weather
conditions, and the crop is generally very
grassy. Rust and lice are extensively re-
ported throughout the central and east
growth Is also reported from the central
portions OF the belt, while growth has been
checked by lower temperatures in North
Carolina. Some of the fields in bottom
lands I'm Mississippi and Tennessee have
been abandoned.
In Texas the bulk of the crop is now
clean. and a general Improvement is re-
ported except in some portions of the
eastern and central portions of the State,
where fields have been abandoned on ac-
count of grass. Boil weevii is causing dam
age in Southern Texas. In the uplands of
Tennessee and portions OF Eastern South
Carolina cotton is generally in good condi-
ton.
The week has been very favorable to to-
bscco except over portions of Western Ken
lucky and Tennessee. where il has suf-
fered from heavy rains
The statement that apples are falling
continues To be marked feature OF tho
reports respecting this crop throughout
the Middle Atlantic States and ceHtra! val
districts there still remains an abundance
of fruit on the trees. In Minnesota, Wis
consin New York and New England q good
crop Is promised.