Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
WARM IN FAR WEST.
Too Cool in Middle Atlantic and South
erfa States

The weather bureaus weekly summary
of crop conditions is asafollows:
The week ending April 81 was warmer
than the average in the Pacific coast and
Rocky mountain regions, in the Missouri
valley and the Northern districts to the
eastward; it was too cool in the middle
Atlantic and southern states, and decidedly
dry over the greater part of the central
valleys and middle atlantic states. Rain
is badly needed Throughout the Rocky
mountain districts and central valleys and
would prove beneficial sin the middle At
lantic states, while excess of moisture has
hindered farm work in portions of the
central gulf states The latter part of the
week was marked by abnormally high
temperatures in Kansas and Nebraska, in
tensifying the drought conditions in those
states. The general weather conditions, al
though not conducive to rapid advance Of
vegetation, were very favorable for farm
ing operations in nearly all parts of the
country.
The progress of corn planting has been
rather slow. except in Missouri and the
southern states, this work being about
finished in the central and the west gulf
districts. A large acreage of ground is pre-
pared for planting in the states of the CEN
trail valleys and some planting has been
done in southern Illinois, but none else
where northward of the Ohio. The early
planted crop Is coming up in southern
Winter wheat has continued to make
slow growth, and on the whole is in less
promising condition in the principal win
ter wheat states Of the central valleys than
at the close of the previous week. MQis-
ture and milder temperatures are generally
needed for this crop throughout these dis
tricts and also in the middle Atlantic
states. The outlook in California continues
promising and the crop has experienced
improvement on the north Pacific coast.
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wheat over the southern portion of the
spring wheat region has been slow and
seeding has been retarded by freezing in
North Dakota. The Red River valley lands
in Minnesota are drying nicely, and seeding
began on the 18th. Some reseeding will be
necessary in Minnesota as a result of the
dust storm of April 10 and IL. Seeding has
progressed favorably on the north Pacific
coast.
In the Missouri and Central Mississippi
valley states oats are making slow growth
and are much in need Of rain and warm
weather. In the southern states very
general Improvement is indicated. Seeding
Is well advanced in the northern districts,
excepting New England and the northern
portion of the middle Atlantic states.
Very good progress has been made in cot
ton planting except in portions Of Tennes-
see, the Carolinas and Florida. and plant
ing is nearing completion over the southern
portion of the cotton belt. Over most of
Texas cotton is up to satisfactory stands
way.
In Maryland and Tennessee tobacco
plants are doing we'll, but in Virginia, the
Carolinas and Kentucky they small and
in places irregular. Some transplanting
has been done in South Carolina.
The general outlook for fruit, except for
peaches in portions of the Ohio and central
Mississippi valleys continues promising, nc
injury having resulted from frost in the
districts east of the Rocky mountains.
Grass is very backward generally through.
out the central valleys land is in need OF
warmth and moisture. a