The Van Buren press., 1902-06-21
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
The United States Weather Bureaus
Weekly Summary Of
Crop Conditions.
FAVORABLE WEATHER IN CORN STATES.
Wheat Harvest Progressing In the
More Southern Localities and
Continues Promising Elsewhere
Lice Doing Some Damage In the
Cotton states.

Cotton states.
Washington, June 1S.-The follow
ing is the weather bureaus weekly
summary of crop conditions:
Highly favorable temperature con-
ditions prevailed during the week in
the great corn states of the central
valleys; the central and west gulf
states suffering from excessive heat,
and the districts from the upper
Missouri valley to the New England
coast have experienced temperatures
too low for favorable growth. The
lower Missouri and upper Mississippi
valley to the New England coast have
experienced Temperatures too low for
favorable growth. The lower Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys,
and the southern portion of the up
per lake region, where, In previous
weeks farm work has been interrupted
by heavy rains, have received addi-
tional heavy rains, and crops in por-
tions of these districts are much in
need of cultivation. Abundant rains
have effectually relieved drought in
the south Atlantic states, but the al
most entire absence Of rain in the
central and west gulf states has in
tensified drought conditions previ-
ously existing in those sections.
Weather conditions on the Pacific
coast were favorable, except in Ore
gan and Washington,whe the nights
were too cool.
Corn has made rapid growth in Me-
braska, Kansas and Missouri, Indiana,
and portions Of Illinois and Iowa, and
Is much improved in Ohio. In por-
tions of Iowa and northern Illinois
the crop has suffered from heavy
rains, and in Wisconsin and Michigan
from both excessive moisture and
low temperatures. In Kentucky,
Tennessee, and generally throughout
the middle and south Atlantic states,
corn is doing well, but Is suffering Sc
riously from drought in the central
and west gulf states, and is being
cut for fodder in portions of Texas.
Winter wheat has made generally fa-
vorable progress during the past
week further improvement being re-
ported from the Ohio valley and lake
region. In northern Illinois the crop
has suffered to some extent from
heavy rains, and much lodging on
rich soils is reported from Wiscon-
sin.
Harvest has begun in Kansas and
southern Illinois, has progressed
under favorable conditions in Mis-.
souri,, is about finished in the Caro-
linas and Tennessee and wheat Is
ripening in southern Nebraska, with
very promising outlook Winter
wheat continues in promising condi-
tion in Washington and Oregon and
n good crop is Being harvested in
northern and central California.
Spring wheat has been damaged by
foods in the valleys in same parts Of
Nebraska, but has done well in some
of the dryer sections OF the state,
but of the later sown in South Da-
kota Is weedy. With these excep-
tions, the crop is in excellent condl.
tion Throughout the spring wheat
region.
Oats have suffered some injury IN
northern Illinois and portions OF
Iowa from heavy rains, and too rank
growth is reported from Nebraska
and Wisconsin,; elsewhere through
out the central valleys and lake re-
gion the crop has advanced favorably
and Is in promising condition, but
less favorable reports are received
from the middle and south Atlantic
states. ..tI.
Over the northern portion OF the
western and central districts ana
generally throughout the eastern por-
tion of the cotton belt cotton has
experienced generally favorable
conditions, although lice are causr
ing injury in portions of South Caro-
lima and Georgia, Over the southern
portion OF thc central districts and
throughout Texas the crop has made
slow growth; lice infest many OF the
fields in Mississippi and Louisiana,
and rain is now urgently needed In
these districts, especially In Texas,
where, however. despite adverse con-
ditions, the crop is holding on well
and the reports OF lice and boil
wecvil nrc diminishing. The crop II
generally well cultivated through
out the cotton belt.
The general condition Of grass con.
tinucs favorable, except In the Ohio