The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-23
Weather Bureau Sees Need
of Moisture in Several
States
CORN PLANTING IS SLOW
Seeding Retarded by Freezing In
North Dakota and Dust storms
Cause Some Trouble
in Minnesota.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions is as follows:
The week ending April q 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 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 in the Mid
die Atlantic states, while excess of
moisture has hindered farm work in por-
tons of the central gulf states
The latter part of the week is marked
by abnormally temperature in Kansas and
Nebraska intensifying TIE drought con-
dttions in these states. The general
weather conditions although not conducive
to rapid advance of vegetation were very
favorable for farming operations in near
ly all parts of the country
The progress of corn planting has been
rather slow, except in Missouri and the
other Northern states this work being
about finished in the Central and West
gulf districts. A large acreage of ground
is prepared for planting in the states Of
the central valleys and some planting has
been done in Southern Illinois, but none
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early planted is coming up in Southern
Kansas where cultivation has begun.
Winter Wheat Is Slow.
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 valley
than at the close of the previous week.
Moisture and milder temperatures are
generally needed for this crop throughout
these districts and also in the Middle At
lantc states. The outlook in California
continues promising and the crop mas ex-
perienced improvement on the North Pa
cifc coast
The termination of early sown spring
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 re-seed-
ing 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 in
dlcated. Seeding is well advanced in the
Northern districts, excepting New Eng
land and the northern portion of the Mid
die Atlantic states
Tobacco Is Doing Well.
Good progress has been made in cotton
planting, except in some portions of Ten
nessee, the Carolinas and Florida, and
planting is nearing completion oyer the
southern portion of the cotton belt. over
most Of Texas cotton is up to satisfactory
stands and blowing and chopping are well
under way.
In Maryland and Tennessee tobacco
plants are doing well, but in Virginia. the
Carollnas and Kentucky they are small
and in places irregular. Some transplant
ing has been done in South Carolina. The
general outlook for fruit. except for
peaches, In portions of the Ohio and Cen
tral Mississippi valleys continues promis-
ing, no injury having resulted from frost
IN the districts east of the Rocky noun
tans.
Grass is backward generally throughout
the central valleys and is in need of
warmth and moisture.