The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-14
CROP CONDITIONS
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF THE
WEATHER BUREAU.
In Some Parts Of the Country Rains
Are Badly Needed and in Others
There is an Excess OF
Moisture.

Washington. May 13.-The Weather bu-
ro.u,s weekly summary Of crop conoi-
tions is as follows: -
From the Upper Mississippi eastward to
the New England and Middle Atiah'ic
Coast States, the week was decidedly
cold and unfavorabIe to growth, with
light to heavy frosts, causing much dam
age to fruits to the northern portion OF
the Middle Atlantic States and New Eng"
land, The temperature conditions in the
Southern States, Missouri Valley and
throughout the Rocky Mountain and Pa
cifc Coast districts were favorable; high
Nv so on the North Pacific coast.
Drought continues in Florida and over
portions of the East Gulf and South At
lantic States, and rain Is generally need-
cd in the Ohio Valley and Middle Atlah-
tic States. Rains have afforded RELIEF
locally in the Southern Rocky Mountain
districts, but more liz needed In those sec
lions The greater part of the upper Lake
reoious and portions of the Upper MIS-
sissippi. Upper Missouri and Red RiVer
of the North Valley are suffering from
excessive moisture.
Corn planting generally throughout the
Central, Valleys and Middle Atlantic
stalks has made rapid progress. Good
stands are generally reported In the Mis-
sissippi Valleys, but cut-worms are I'M
pairing the stands in the Ohio valley
and Tennessee. In Kansas, okiahoma
and Texas the crop has mace rap,o
growth, and much has been iaid ps IL
Texas.
THE past week has not been unfavorable
70 winter wheat. and generally the crof
has made satisfactory progress, the leas'
favorable reports being received from the
Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic states
while "A decided Improvement Is reported
from Nebraska. The crop has made SLOW
growth in the Ohio Valley and Middle At
lantic States, but has ADVANCED rapidly
in the Lower Missouri Valley, In the
southern portion of which 1t is now head
ing.
Early sown spring wheat has germin-
ated we'll and is making vigorous growth
especially in the southern portion of the
spring wheat region. Owing to continued
rains, much of the crop Is yet to be sown'
Oat harvest has begun in South Caro-
lima and the crop Is ripening In Texas,
while seeding continues in the northern
district
yery encourag ing reports respecting cot
ton received from all parts OF tne cot'oi,
belt with the exception of Florida and
portions of the central districts. where
rain is needed to terminate the late
planted, Vigorous growth is reported from
both the eastern and western districts,
With good stands ana clean fields, Cool
nights have been injurious in Tennes-
see. -.
Some transplanting of tobacco mas been
done in Maryland, Tennessee and Viz
einia. and this work Is proceeding rapidly
in the Carolinas Plants have made slow
growth in the Upper Ohio Valley and
Middle Atlantic States, ana We're Dam
aged after the freeze after the 10th In
New York. In Western Kentucky plants
have improved, but elsewhere in thai
State are backward and scarce.
The frosts of the 10th are damaging tt
fruit in the Upper Ohio Valley over th'
northern portion of the Middle Atlantic
States and in New England, being mos
destructive In New York, where peaches
and apples were probably extensivel!
| killed.