Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-15
CROP CONDITIONS.
Summary of Latest Reports to the
Weather Bureau.

The following Is the weather bureaus
weekly summary of crop conditions:
While the week has been abnormally cool
in the upper Mississippi and Missouri val
leys, with frosts more or less damaging in
the Missouri valley. the temperature con-
ditions as q whole have been favor
able but the area needing rain is
much greater than in the previous
week, and the effects of drought more Sc
rious, especially in the gulf states. The
generally abundant rains of the previous
week over the western plateau and Pa
cific coast districts. followed by much
warmer weather, have given highly favor
Corn planting in the central Missouri and
able conditions in that region. -,...
Mississippi valleys has been somewhat de-
layed on account of low temperatures but
fair progress has been made. this work
being nearly finished in Missouri and Kan
sas. In the Ohio valley and middle At
lantic states planting has made favorable
progress, although somewhat retarded in
portions of West Virginia and Ohio. In
the southern states the crop is, very. I'M
even, has made slow growth and IS gen.
orally in need of rain, although showers
have afforded relief in sections
The general absence of rain oyer a large
part of Nebraska, Kansas and southern
Missouri has somewhat checked the pro-
gress of winter wheat but elsewhere in the
winter wheat belt the condition Of this crop
continues generally very favorable, a decided
Improvement being reported from Michigan
and Ohio. In Texas no improvement is re-
ported Wheat is now heading az far north
as Tennessee and southern Kansas On
the Pacific coast reports continue favorable,
except from extreme southern California.
Spring wheat seeding is practically COM
pleted and the early soWn Is roofing and
stcoling satisfactorily. High winds have
caused some damage to spring wheat in
South Dakota.
Seeding of oats continues in the extreme
northern districts and harvesting has be-
gun In Texas and Florida. Over the great
er part of the southern states the crop has
suffered much from drought and is now
needing rain in the lower Missouri valley.
In the middle Atlantic states and Ohio val
ley oats have made good growth and are
generally in promising condition. Over the
northern portions Of the upper Missouri
and Mississippi valleys the early sown is
roofing and stooling well.
In the western and central portions and
over considerable area in the eastern part
OF the cotton belt rain is much needed for
cotton. That planted since the cold Of the
latter part of April has terminated poorly,
the stands being very irregular and unsat-
fsfactory generally throughout the central
and western districts. In the CaroIinas
fair to good stands and generally improved
condition are reported.
Tobacco is doing we'll in Florida Trans
planting Is about finished in South Caro-
lima, has made rapid progress in North
Carolina and preparation for this work Is
well advanced in Maryland Virginia and
Tennessee. Plants are generally plentiful.
and, although small in some sections, have
generally made rapid growth.
FroSts have caused some injury to fruit
In the Missouri valley, but the general out
look for fruit continues encouraging, al
though the reports from New York Ohio
favorable.