Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-06-07
COLD CHECKS CROPS.
LOW TEMPERATURE HAS lAJul
RlouS EFFECT.
Upper Lake Region and the Upper
Missouri Valley Visited by Heavy
Fr~osts-south Atlantic District suf-
fers from Too Much Moisture.

In nearly all districts east of the Rocky
Mountains the week has been abnor1nally
cool, with excessive rains from the
south Atlantic and east gulf coasts north.
ward to the lower lake region and q
continuation of drought conditions in poe.
Mississippi valleys, and portions u
Texas. A large amount of damage has
been done by freshets in Virginia. the
C%arolinas, Georgia and Tennessee.
Frosts were of general occurrence
throughout the Rocky mountain districts
and in the upper Missouri valley aId up
per lake region, causing slight damage in
most Of these districts. On the Pacific
coast the week was generally favorable,
except in California, where it was UNI
s%easonably cool and rains caused serious
injury to hay and fruit.
Corn has made slow growth i'll the cen-
trail Mississippi and Ohio valleys, but IN
the Southern States u general improve
ment is reported. In Iowa and Nebraska
the stands are good, and cultivation Is
In progress. Planting is generally finish
ed, except over the northern portion, bf
the middle Atlantic States and New Eng
land, where this work has been much
retarded.
Winter wheat continues in need of rain
in the lower Missouri and central Mis-
sissippi valleys, but has experienced fur
Their improvement in the central and up
per portions of the Ohio valley. The
Hessian fly is causing damage in portions
Of Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Michi.
gan, and the crop has sustained consid-
cradle injury as u result of heavy rains
in Maryland, Virginia and North Caro-
lima. Harvesting continues in Texas and
has begun in the cast gulf States. In
California the wheat outlook is excellent,
except in the southern part of the State,
but in Oregon it is less promising than
previously reported owing to ravages of
insects.
Spring wheat Is much in need OF rain
over the western portion of the spring
wheat region, but over the eastern por.
ton the condition of the crop is promis-
Ing. The oat crop has improved in the
upper Ohio valley, lake region and por.
tons of the upper Mississippi and Mis-.
souri, valleys, but over the greater part
of the two last-named districts it is IN
need Of rain. Harvesting is in general
y ! II ~ SOuluOIu OtdlcS
State Crop Bulletins.
Missouri-Cool and continued dry. except
counties; corn making but little progress,
much replanting necessary; cotton doing
we'll; wheat further 4ajGted-by assaghz
of short straw and R,ads, also some dam
age by fly; oats and 4eadows failing stead
lily; worms defoliatin1, orchards in central
aud northern sections3
IltnOiS-COOl most nf weaE. sufficient min
n some localities. buy still dry in others:
BATS improved, hut average condition still
poor, thin, and of poor color in some places:
wheat prospects are deteriorating because
pr ny and dry weather: growth of corn re-
tardcd by cold, some injury by cut worms;
grasses, gardens and potatoes doing fairly
not so promising.
Indinna-Cool, cloudy weather retarded
Ero9Wth Of crops; FREQUENT local rains bene.
acial; hailstorms In localities Thursday and
Friday did much damage to crops and live
stock; wheat heading; rye blooming; corn
and oats growing slowly; potato fields we'll
cultivated; some tobacco tr~unsplanted; fruit
promising, many apples dropping.
ohi0-Temperature and sunshine deficient
rainfall excessive; some damage by hail and
Tlnd; plowIng, corn planting and %ct!tiva.,
gardens growing slowly; tobacco setting be-
gun: wheat improving and beginning to
mead; pastures, clover. rye, barley, oats and
poets.
Michig1n-Cool. rainy and cloudy weather;
delayed field work, retarded and a,most!
checked germ nation of corn and sugar-beet
seeding, but was beneficial to wheat, rye,
meadows and pastures: cats and barley do.
Ing well; fruit slightly damaged by frost,
wind and hail: beans and late potatoes being
planted; Hessian fly Matching and beginning
to damage winter wheat.
Wisconsin-Week cool, with heavy to Kill.
Ing frosts. some damage to early planted
corn. potatoes. garden vegetables, and fruit;
cspious rain in all parts of the State, alt
crops benefited; corn planting generally COM
pleted this week; early paintings germina-
ting well: rye heading. straw short; pastures
and meadows much improved.
l~0wa-Cool, with excessive cloudiness. nd,
well distributed moisture; conditions favor
able to grass, oats. wheat and barley, which
show decided improvement: cultivation and
of corn somewhat retarded, but good
stands are reported, with not more than.
usual drawback from defective seed and
worms; no damage from light frosts. =
South Dakota-Well distributed opportune
rains beneficial: cool nights: frost in east
portion on 18th immaterlally injured gardens
oats and barley thrifty. especially wheat,
but in a number of localities more rain viii,
BOON be needed: corn growth fair; stand gen
orally good; hay prospect good; winter rye
heading.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TRIAL.