The Forrest City times., 1902-06-20
TH[ 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 Iice Doing Some Damage In the Cotton states

Washington, June fs.-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 DOT tions of these districts are much in need of cultivation. Abundant rains have etfectually 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, where the nights were too cool.
 Corn has made rapid growth in Ne braska, Kansas and Missouri Indiana and portions of Illinois and Iowa, and is much improved in Ohio. In DOT | tons 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 se- 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 good crop is being harvested in northern and central California.
 Spring wheat has been damaged by floods in the valleys in same parts of Nebraska, but has done we'll 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 condi- tion thorughout 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.
 Over the northern portion of the western and central districts and generally throughout the eastern DOT experienced generally favorable conditions. although lice are caus- ing injury in portions of South Caro- lima and Georgia Over the southern portion of the 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 we'll and the reports of lice and boil weevil are diminishing. The crop is generally well cultivated through out the cotton belt.
 The general condition of grass con tinues favorable, except in the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic states.
 On Her Maiieden Voyage.