Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-04
CONDITION OF THE CROPS
Winter Wheat Makes a Splendid Growth in
the State Of Nebraska,
COOL WEATHER RETARDS THE CORN CROP
outIoOk for Oats t. Poor I'm some Sec
lions of the Country, but In
other Places is Reported
Encouraging.

WASHINGTON. June S.-The Weather
Bureaus weekly summary Of crop conditions
is as follows:
The week ending June 2 was abnormally
cool in the lower Missouri. central Missis-
sippi and Ohio valleys and on the Atlantic
coast northward of the Carolinas. Frosts,
more or less destructive, occurred from the
eth to the goth in the lake region. Ohio
valley. Tennessee. western North Carolina,
over the interior portions Of the middle At
lantic states and generally throughout New
England.
In nearly all districts east of the Rocky
mountains crop growth has been marked
by low temperatures. and rains have in
terfered with farm work in Oklahoma. Kan
sas, Missouri and Arkansas. On the Pa
cinc coast the first part Of the week was
favorable, but the latter part was much too
cool. with injurious frosts in the eastern
parts Of oregon and Washington.
Corn has made slow growth over most
Of the corn belt and has suffered injury from
frost In the Ohio valley and lake region.
In the states of the lower Missouri valley
the crop is much in need Of cultivation.
warmth and sunshine; in Nebraska. Iowa
and Illinois its condition is more favorable.
Planting is nearly completion in the more
northerly sections.
Nebraska wheat Is Good.
Winter wheat has made favorable progress
in the states Of the Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys and In portions Of the
lower Ohio valley. The crop has made
splendid growth In Nebraska and again i'm
provement is reported from the upper lake
region. Som complaints Of rust are re-
ceived from portions of Kansas, Oklahoma
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named state. In Tennessee, Kentucky, the
upper Ohio valley and the middle Atlantic
states the previously reported unfavorable
condition continues. thin stands and head
ing low being generally indicated. Har-
vesting is nearly finished in Texas, but its
commencement has been delayed in Okla
homa on account of the rains. The crop
has made good progress on the Pacific coast,
is maturing rapidly in California, where
harvesting has begun in the San Joaquin
valley.
Spring wheat is stooling we'll and is max
ing splendid growth throughout the spring
wheat region, except in lowlands in Wis
consin. In Iowa dry weather is needed to
prevent too rank growth.
Oats Condition U~nfavorabIe.
The outlook for oats continues unfavor-
aDlo rum tue mluulo AllduIlC STATES anu
Ohio valley southwark to the east gulf and
south Atlantic coasts. In the Missouri and
upper Mississippi valleys and the lake re-
gion the general outlook Is encouraging.
Harvesting is completed in Texas and con-
tinues in the east gulf and south Atlantic
states.
Cool nights have checked the growth OF
cotton throughout the central and eastern
portions of the cotton belt, but the general
condition of the crop is r:omisinH the least
favorable reports coming from Carolina.
Over the western districts, outside OF
Texas, the unfavorable effects of low tenn
peratures have been less marked. In Texas
favorable temperature prevailed and the
crop continues in excellent condition, but
in Oklahoma and Kansas cotton is suffering
from lack of cultivation.
Tobacco transplanting has progressed
fairly we'll in the Ohio valley and middle
Atlantic states. Plants are scarce in east
ern and central Kentucky; insects are caus-
ing injury in Kentucky. Virginia and North
Carolina, and in the last named state the
crop is suffering from drouth.
Fruit Injured by FrOsts. .
Frosts of the goth probably injured fruit
in the northern portion Of the middle At
lantic states. The reports in general
respecting fruit are not favorable.
In the middle Atlantic states and upper
Ohio valley grass made slow growth, but
throughout the central valleys, lake region
and New England a general improvement
is ranortad