The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-05-29
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Statement of United States Climate aud
Crop Service For New York


ITHACA, n. Y, May 23.-The New
York state section Of the climate aud
crop service OF the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture issues the following
statement Of the condition Of crops
throughout New York state, by counties:
Albany Seeding oats done; rye
naking good growth; wheat not promis-
ing; corn up in places.
Allegany-Pear and apple trees bloss-
)ming; frost on 10Th aud 10Th; oats sown;
grass and wheat fine.
BrOome-Plenty Of rain; crops growing
fast; good outlook for fruit, hay aud
eats; apples promising; much gardening
done.
Cattaraugus-Grain and grass doing
well; favorable week for spring work;
fruit prospects favorable, except for ap-
pies.
Cayuga-Spring seeding about done;
wheat and grass fine; fruit trees full of
blossoms; favorable week.
Chautauqua-Cool week with light
frosts; plowing and seeding well ad-
yanced; but little damage by frost.
Chemung-No damage by frost; wealth
er very favorable; work rapidly ad-
vanced; winter wheat 10 inches high;
oats fine.
ChenangO-Potatoes planted; corn be-
ing planted; apple trees in bloom: work
progressing rapidly.
COrtland-Fine weather, but cold
nights; no damage by frost; potatoes
planted; fruit promising.
Delaware-Oats sown; early potatoes
planted; last three days too wet; apples
light in bloom.
Erie-fine growing weather; hay pros
poets excellent; spring seeding backward
in places; poor prospect for apples.
Genesee-Grass and grain fine; fruit
promising, except for apples, in places.
Greene-Grass doing finely, but too
cool for gardens and spring crops; early
oats up in places; apples hight.
Jefferson Oats about seeded; pastures
fine; good prospects for fruit; corn and
potatoes being seeded.
Lewis-Spring work being pushed rap
| idly; peas for factory three inches high;
pastures good.
ivingston-Yegetation making fine
growth; work very backward in places;
fruit prospects never better.
Monroe - Marked Improvement in
wheat and grass; fruit promising, except
apples; spring seeding well advanced
Montgomery-Grass and grain fine;
rye heading; gardens backward; planting
delayed.
Niagara-Fruit prospects favorable,
except for apples, which are not promis-
ing: but little damage by frost; wheat
and grass fine.
Oneida-Fine growing week; plowing
nearly finished; meadows and pastures
| fine.
Onondaga-Favorabl for spring work
corn and potatoes being planted; fruit
prospects generally favorable.
| Ontario-Favorab for grain and
grass; apple trees blooming light; plant
.ng corn and potatoes begun.
Orleans-Week too cool; some pota-
toes and corn planted; hay crop will be
large.
Oswego-Grass fine; oats and barley
up and doing well; apple prospects poor;
strawberries promising.
| Otsego-Week generally favorable fol-
seeding; hay crop will be large; cherries
N full bloom.
| Schoharie-Grass and other growing
crops are doing well; prospect for apples
poor: ground too wet for working.
Schuyler-Some corn and nearly all
small grain planted; growth rapid; plums
and peaches fine.
Seneca-Fine weather for growth
much corn and oats seeded; prospect foI
small fruits good; apples less favorable
| Steuben-Much plowing and planting
done, but ground still too wet in many
places; favorable week for growing crops
| Tioga--Oat seeding well advanced In
dry sections; little progress in planting
corn and potatoes; crops growing well.
TOmpkins--Wheat and grass fine
ground being prepared for corn and pota
toes; fruits favorable. except apples.
| Ulster-Fruit prospects excellent; corr
and millet sown; grass the best FOL
years"
Wayne-Weather cold and farm work
two weeks later than usual; pear. peach
plum and cherry trees full Of buds, but
apple prospects poor.
Wyoming Spring work advancing
rapidly; oats coming mp nicely; fruits
blossoming well, except apples.
Yates-Fine weather for vegetation
| farm work progressing rapidly.