The evening times., 1900-05-02
THE WHEAT CROP PRosPERING.
Generally Favorable Weekly Re-
port From the Weather Bureau.

Generally Favorable Weekly Re-
port From the Weather Bureau.
The most unfavorable features of the
week ending April 80 were the excessive
rains in the Southern States and the un-
seasonably low temperatures over the CEN
tral and southern Plateau and Pacific Coast
regions. A large part of Texas. including
the great food Of June-July. 1899, has re-
eeived from two TO more than seven inches
of rain. washing out and inundating crops
to a great extent over the central and
southern portions Of the State. Too much
rain has generally retarded farm work in
the States of the Missouri Valley and MIDI
die Rocky Mountain slope but with gem
eral absence of rain, and highly favorable
temperature from the Missouri Valley
eastward to the Atlantic coast farm work
and crops have made decided progress, al
though rain is needed in the middle Allan
tic States and Lake region II has been
too cool for best results on the Pacific
Coast, but very beneficial showers occurred
in southern California
Eastward of the Mississippi corn plant
ing and preparations therefor have pro-
gressed rapidly planting being in pro-
gTess as far north as the central portions
Of Illinois, Indiana. and Ohio, and in West
mas
been planted in southern Iowa. and plant
ing will be general the coming week On
account of wet weather little corn was
planted in Nebraska. and planting has
been retarded in Missouri and Kansas IL
Kansas and Texas and portions of Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas. and Alabama, much re-
planting will be necessary as a result of
overfows.
Further Improvement is generally re-
ported in the condition of winter wheat.
although in Michigan and Wisconsin far
mers are continuing to plOw up wheat
fields for other crops. The crop Is now
heading as far north as Tennessee. Ar
Kansas and Oklahoma. In central and
northern California high winds have been
unfavOrable. while the crop has been i'm
proved by rains in the southern part Of
the State.
All reports indicate that spring wheat
Is coming up finely and making excellent
growth Seeding is now practically COM
pleted, except in North Dakota
Except where damaged by excessive
rains in Texas, the general outlook for
cats is excellent. Seeding is nearing COM
pletion in the northern sections, and the
crop Is heading in the Southern States
while some OF the early sown has been
harvested in Florida.
In the central and eastern portions Of
the cotton belt cotton planting has pro-
gressed under more favorable conditions
than in the previous week. and good stands
are quite generally reported. Planting is
well advanced over the northern portion
Of the cotton belt. and the early planted
is being cultivated over the southern Dor
tiOns. Great damage has been caused by
the heavy rains in central and southern
Texas, where much replanting will be nee
essary. In many portions of Texas the
bulk of the crop is yet to be planted, and
seed are reported scarce Much repIant-
ms also remains to be done in Arkansas.
Transplanting OF tobacco is in progress
as far north as North Carolina. An abun-
dani supply OF vigorous plants is generally
reported.
The reports concerning fruit continue
generally favorable. except on the north
Pacific Coast and in the central and south
ern Plateau regions, where damaging
frosts have occurred.