The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-08
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The Weekly Summary ISSUED by the
Agricultural Department.

! The following general summary of the
condition of crops was issued yesterday by
the Agricultural Department:
| Tho temperature conditions of the week
! ended May in nearly all districts east
| of the Rocky Mountains have been highly
| favorable, but 1t has been too dry over
| the greater part of the Gulf and South
Atlantic States, as well as in portions of
the lake region and central valleys. The
Middle Atlantic States and the northern
portions of the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys have experienced an excep-
tionally favorable week 1t has been rath-
er cool on the Pacific Coast, but as a
whole the conditions were favorable.
Very beneficial rains. phenomenaIly heavy
| in places. have fallen over the Central
| Plateau and Eastern Rocky Mountain
Slope.
| Corn planting has progressed rapidly In
| the central valleys has begun in the ex-
| IRENE northern districts, and is about fin
ished as far north as the CarolInas. Ten
| nessee, and Arkansas. In the Southern
States poor stands are extensively report
ed, and the crop is generally in need of
| rain, although somewhat improved as
| compared with It's condition at the close
of the previous week.
The reports respecting winter wheat are
still favorable, except over portions of
Texas, Oklahoma, and southeastern KAN
sas. where damage by insects continues,
and in Michigan, where the crop is I'M
even. some having been plowed under
On the Pacific Coast, especially in Califor-
mia, the weather conditions have been
highly favorable to winter wheat
The bulk of the spring wheat crop has
he. nd ~,
Using condition. In Minnesota, however,
stooling has been somewhat retarded by
abnormalfy high temperature
The oat crop is generally suffering for
rain in the Southern States and damage
from insects continues in Texas, Oklaho-
ma, Arkansas, and portions of Illinois.
In the Ohio VaIloy. Middle Atlantic
States, and generally in the upper Miss
issippi and Missouri valleys the crop is
in promising condition.
Rains are very generally needed
throughout the cotton belt to germir ate
the very large part of the crop replanted
since the cold of April IS, some of which,
however, is coming up to good stands, es-
pecially in the eastern districts. While
planting has been delayed by dry wealth
er in Texas this work has made good
progress elsewhere, and is nearly COM
pleted over the northern portion of the
central districts. There is extensive COM
plant of scarcity of seed.
Owing to dry weather no tobacco has
been traEsplanted in South Carolina, but
plants are generally plentiful in this and
other tobacco growing States
The fruit outlook continues encouraging
generally in all districts
The following special Geographic re-
ports were also given out:
Maryland and Observation-Disclosures ;
Warm, sunshiny week, most favorable of
season; conditions ideal for work and crop
growth; cereals doing well: cat seeding
progressed rapidly in west portion, prac-
tically finished elsewhere: pastures and
meadows still backward but show adj
vance; tobacco plants healthy and pIenti-
ful; heavy bloom on all fruit trees; mark
ed Improvement in condition of minor
crops; general outlook very encouraging.
Virginia-Richmond Week very favor
able for work and growth, much corn and
some peanuts planted; winter wheat and
oats and spring oats and grass advancing;
tobacco plants continue plentiful and now
making good growth; pastures improv
ing; gardens late; fine prospect for fruit;
general crop conditions much improved
by warm, dry, sunny weather.