Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
COOL WEATHER HURTS CORN
Weekly Crop Bulletin Shows that Low
TsmperAture Had Damaging Effect
RAIN DELAYS WINTER WHEAT HARVEST
Spring wheat f. Making Excellent
PrOgress, but Growth in wiscOn-
sin and Iowa f. Rank, with
Tendency to Rust.

WASHINGTON. June 2L-The weather
bureaus weekly summary Of crop condi-
lions lie as follows:
The week ending June % was abnormslly
cool in all districts east OF the Rocky
mountains, except along the south At
lantic and gulf coasts. with more or less
damaging frosts in the central and northern
sections OF the Rocky districts, the Da-
kotas, Minnesota and portions Of Iowa and
New York. Local showers have afforded
relief in portions OF the central gulf states
and over very limited areas In Texas, but
in much the greater part Of the state no
rain has fallen and high temperatures have
prevailed. Portions OF the lower Missouri
valley and lower lake region continue to suf-
fer from excessive rains. The conditions
on the Pacific coast were favorable, not
withstandlng the prevalence OF hot. drying
winds in Washington.
The unseasonably low temperatures have
checked the growth Of corn over the north
ern portion Of the corn belt and %cultiya-
ton has been retarded by rains in portions
Of the upper Ohio valley. upper lake re-
gion and upper Missouri valley. In the
lower Missouri valley, Oklahoma, Ken
lucky, Tennessee and the middle and south
ern Atlantic states the crop has made ia
vorable progress. In the central gulf states
early corn has been seriously injured by
drouth and in Texas the crop is the poorest
for a number Of years.
Winter wheat harvest has been delayed
by rain in the lower Missouri valley. but
has progressed favorably in the Ohio VAL
ley and middle Atlantic states. The crop
haa experienced no unfavorable conditions
during the week, although the low tenn
peratures have checked ripening over the
northern portion Of the winter wheat states.
where the heads are filling we'll In Ore
gon and Washington hot, drying winds have
prevailed, but wheat has escaped injury.
and in California, where shipments have be-
gun. harvesting continues under favorable
conditions.
Spring wheat has made excellent prog
ress generally throughout the spring wheat
region and Is heading in the more north
erly portions. Too rank growth. however,
Is reported from Wisconsin and Iowa, with
q tendency to rust In the last named
state.
The general outlook for oats continues
promising In the states Of the central val
ley and northwest, although rank growth
and lodging are reported from the central
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys. In
Arkansas, Tennessee and western Ken
lucky prospects have been lessened by
drouth. Harvesting has begun as far north
as southern Kansas and Virginia.
As in the previous week, cotton has ex-
p~erienced favorable conditions over the
northern portion Of the central and western
districts and generally throughout the east
ern portion Of the cotton belt. Lice, how
ever, are more extensively reported and
some fields In South Carolina are greasy.
With very little rain in Texas and only scat
tered showers over the southern portion OF
the central districts. the growth Of cotton
has been checked. especially in Louisiana
and Texas. and In the last named state
shedding, blooming to tops and unsatisfac-
tory fruiting are reported. but lice and boil
wevel are disappearing.