Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-24
CONDITION of CROPS.
AREA AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
GROWS GREATER.

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AREA AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
GROWS GREATER.
Temperature Conditions on q Whole
Were Favorable to termination and
Growth -Corn.plantinS Delayed in.
Some Sections.
While the week has been abnormally-
cool in the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys, with frost more or less
damaging in the Missouri valley. the tenn
perature conditions as Il whole have been
favorable, but the area needing rain is
much greater than in the previous week.,
and the effects OF drought more serious.
especially i'll the gulf States. The gem
orally abundant rains of the previous.
week over the Western plateau Il Pa,
cific coast districts, followed 10y much.
warmer weather, lave given highly fav--
orable conditions in that region.
Corn planting in the Central Missouri.
and Mississippi valleys has been some
what delayed on account of low temporal
ture, but fair progress has been made,
this work being nearly finished in Mis-
souri, and Kansas. In the Ohio valley
and middle Atlantic States planting has.
made favorable progress. although some
what retarded in portions OF West Nir-
ginia and Ohio. In the Southern States.
the crop is very uneven, has made slow
growth, and is generally in need of rain,
although showers have afforded relief in
sections.
The general abundance of rain over 8.
large part of Nebraska, Kansas and
southern Missouri has somewhat checked.
the progress of winter wheat, but else
where in the winter wheat belt the condi-
tion of this crop continues favorable. n.
decided Improvement being reported from
Michigan and Ohio. In Texas no im-
provement is reported. Wheat is now
heading as far north as Tennessee and
southern Kansas. On the Pacific coast
reports continue favorable except from,
extreme southern California.
Spring wheat seeding is practically
completed, and the early sown is roofing.
and s~tooling satisfactorily. High winds.
have caused some damage TO spring
wheat in South Dakota.
Seeding of oats continues in the eN-
IRENE Northern districts, and %harvestins
has begun in Texas and Florida. Over
the greater part of the Southern States
the crop has suffered much from drought
and is now needing rain in the lower Mis-
souri, valley. In the middle Atlantic
States and Ohio valley oats have made
good growth and are generally in promis-
ing condition. Over the northern portions.
of the upper Missouri and Mississippi.
valleys the early sown is roofing and.
s~tooling well.
R.ports by States.
Observation-Disclosures are very local; drought,
continues in most sections; corn planting
nearing completion, complaints of SuLeven-
wheat injured by drought in few southern.
counties and insects continue destructive In
but an enr,.' rain wouldag!ve
promise of heavy yield in most seo&fons,
oats, grasses, flax and strawberrlesS need
rain badly; oats greatly damaged iLS some.
districts.
lliinois-Good rains during week greatly
Improved vegetation, ground still too dry III
some localities; wheat doing we'll. but some
injury by chinch bugs: oats improved by
rain but crops only fair in some localities;
what delayed by rain; some corn up and
looking We'll; pastures and meadows greatly
Improved; gardens doing well and potatoes.
.1ndiana-Weather cool with frequent badly
distributed rains; all growing crops are
advancing rapidly. wheat is jointing in south
%portion; rye and barley are heading; most
oats sown early coming up nicely; most
tobacco plants sufficiently advanced for
transplanting: fruit is very promising: corr.
planting advanced rapidly except in north
portion, early planted coming up.
Ohio-Plowins for corn planting somewhat
delayed; ground in good condition; meadows,
rye, barley, clover. timothy. pastures. oats
and wheat made steady Improvement; rye
heading; fly and chinch bugs begin TO affect
wheat in west; gardens ara potatoes coming
up We'll in most sections; tobacco plants
growing fast; apple blossoms not so full in
north: too early to determine damage by
frost of 18th.
neutrality-suspicious. and very beneficial
showers have greatly improved winter
terminating rapidly; blowing for corn; beams
and potatoes somewhat delayed; corn plant
lng and sugar beet seeding advancing slowly.
Wisconsin-Eery beneficial rains in all por-
tons of the State except northeastern coun-
ties and along eastern border; pasturage and
meadows much improved; early sown grain
coming up nicely: ground generally prepared
for corn and potatoes. and some planting
done in southern section; fruit trees in full
bloom: prospect for cherries and plums
excellent, apples fair, berries poor.
lowa-Cool weather; ample rainfall highly
beneficial to wheat. oats. barley and grass.
preparing ground and planting corn some
what delayed, but fair progress made. and
usual; early planted corn shows he's
termination; no reports of material da.
to fruits by frost.
Sontn A'ahutu-Soo!,. Win generally ample
rainfall, very favorable for healthy roofing
md stcolings of spring wheat, rye. oats and
barley, which are generally reported in sat
lsfactory condition; heavy frost in northeast
portion the 18th probably caused material
damage to fruit bloom. but no injury to
other crops reported yet; pasturage i'm
proved; corn planting advanced.
Nebraska-Cold. dry week; wheat and
grass. have grown we'll. but would be bene-
tted by rain In western counties; oats doing
fairly we'll, but not quite as promising as
last week; corn planting delayed in eastern
counties by low temperature and rain of
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