The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Weather Bureaus Weekly Sum-
mary Of the Condition
of the Crops.
TEMPERATURE GENERALLY FAVORABLE.
some Sections Have Suffered FROM
Excessive Rains, Interfering to
some Extent with Harvest op-
eratiOns, But More Rain Is Need
ed Through the Cotton belt

Washington, June 1.-THE weather
bureaus weekly summary OF crop
conditions is as follows:
Although the week averaged some
what cooler than usual in portions OF
the lake region and northern New
England, where light frosts occurred,
the temperature conditions were gen.
orally favorable in the districts east
of the Rocky mountains and also IN
the middle and south Pacific coast
regions. The states of the lower
Missouri valley have again suffered
from excessive rains, which also have
interrupted farm work in the north
ern portions Of Illinois and Indiana
and the southern portions Of WiScon-
sin and Michigan, Rain is now gem
orally needed along the gulf and At
lantic coasts from Texas to southern
New England, and drought is becom-
ing serious in the Carolinas and CEN
tral and west gulf districts, With
ample moisture and favorable temper
atures, corn has made good growth
throughout the central valleys but is
much in need of cultivation in the
states of the lower Missouri valley
and Winconsin. In the lower Ohio
valley and Tennessee the crop is well
cultivated and in promising condi-
ton. but in the central and west gulf
states is suffering much from
drought,
The warm, showery weather Of the
past week has been favorable to the
development Of rust in winter wheat
in portions Of Missouri and Indiana,
and has caused lodging to some ex-
tent in Illinois and Missouri. With
these exceptions, a general improve
ment in the condition Of the crop is
indicated. Harvesting has begun as
far north as North Carolina, Tennes-
see and the southern portions Of Mis-
souri, and Kansas, but is progressing
under difficulties, resulting from
heavy rains in the last named state.
On the Pacific coast the wheat out
look continues promising, although
grasshoppers are causing some dam
age In the Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys.
Spring wheat has made rapid
growth and is in promising condition
throughout the spring wheat region.
except on low lands, whore it has
suffered from excessive moisture.
In the states Of Missouri and upper
Mississippi valleys and lake region
oats have been made good progress
and are in promising condition, al.
though too rank growth Is reported
from portions OF Illinois, Iowa, Min
nesota and Wisconsin. In the upper
Ohio valley, middle and south At
lantic and east gulf states the crop
is inferior,
Rain is generally needed through
out the cotton belt, except over the
northern portion OF the central dis
tricts. The effects Of drought, how
ever, are not yet serious, Insects are
causing injury in portions of Texas,
Louisiana and Georgia. The crop is
generally well cultivated, except over
the northern portion Of the western
districts.
On the whole, the fruit outlook con-
tinuc favorable, the most promising
reports being received from the lake
region, the northern portion Of the
middle Atlantic states and New En-.
gland,
Except in the middle Atlantic
states and Ohio valley the grass crop
has experienced "A decided imprcyc'