The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
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Weather Bureaus weekly Summary
 of Conditions.

of Conditions.
 washington. May H.-The Weather Bu- ieau's weekly summary of crop condiuons is es 'folIows.4Ss v fvf. < The, week ending May ss vas one of higllIy favor able temperature conditions in all distffcts east of the Rocky Noun ta.ns with abundant rainfall over the greater portion of the central valleys. Ieke regions and Middle Atlantic. States. Drouth conditions in the Ohio Valley have been eftectually relieved except in Southern Illinois and while partially broken over the greater part of the Mid de and .th Atlantic States, more rains were neeaed- al. the close of the week in those districts.
 Rain is much needed in Tennessee, over the northern portions of Mississippi and Alabama and In Central and Southern Florida. Excessively heavy rains retard- ed work and caused some damage by washing and overflow in the lake regions in the States of Ohio and Lower Missouri
 Valleys.
 Heavy Aains have interrupted corn
 planting oyer extensive areas in the Mis-
 souri, Upper Mississippi and Ohio Valleys
 and iake rekfon, in portions of which dis
 tricts much rcplauting will be necessary as result of overfiows and washed lands. The early planting has made good growth throughout the central yailays but is suf- fering for cultivation in.the Lower Ms slssippi Valley. In the Southern States the crop has made good progress. and much of the early planting has been laid |sby-
 An improvement in the condition of win ter wheat is'- reported from Nebraska, Kansas, portions of Illinois and Indiana. Michigan and Wisconsin. and the crop | continues in fine condition In Missouri except in few southeastern counties. The reports from Tennessee. Kentucky. Ohio. the Middle South Atlantic and East Gulf States show that the crop Is heading 1 low and indicate very little yields. On the Pacific coast the outlook continues favorable except in Southern California. Winter wheat is ripeninE rapidly ana harvest win soon begin in the San Joa- duin Valley. Early spring wheat has made vigorous growth
 In the Middle South Atlantic and East Gulf States and portions of the Ohio Valley. the outlook for oats is not prom | ising, but more favorable conditions are reported from the Missouri and the Upper
 Mississippi Valleys and in the lake re- gions. ay@
 l ton are received. In portions of Texas, | Oklahoma and Alabama the crop Is get | ting grassy and boil weevil is increasing | and lice. appearing in Southern Texas.
 Generally throughout the cotton belt however. fields are clean and the crop has made good growth and squares are form- | ing throughout the southern portion. l Recent rains in the Ohio Valley. Ten nessee and the Middle Atlantic. States have put the soil in favorable condition for transplanting tobacco. which work IS we'll advanced In these districts.
 Orchards have sustained some, damage | by local storms In the Ohio Valley and | on the whole the general fruit outlook Is | less encouraging than earlier in the sea- son. Peaches are dropping extensively in ' the Middle and South Atlantic States.