The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-14
CROP CONDITIONS
SOUTH and WEST.
Missouri Corn, Cotton and Wheat
Progressing Satisfactorily
Illinois Flourishing.
SPECIAL.

SPECIAL.
Washington, May 13.-The weekly crop re-
port, issued to-day by the Agricultural De-
partment, gives Southwest conditions as
follows:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in Northwest relieved tenn
porarily. Corn and cotton coming up to good
stands: cultivation general. Wheat improving
in Northwest. heading IN Central and Southi
some becoming too rank and in danger OF failing.
Oats. fax, grasses and minor crops making good
progress. Apples somewhat less promising. falied
TO set. Much damage by caterpillars in North.
AlabanIa-Hot. with poorly distributed show
ers. Drought becoming serious for late corn and
cotton. gardens and minor crops. Early cotton
doing we'll, being chopped and cultivated: late
planted poor. very little up. Early corn fairly
good. some plowed second time: worm damaging
corn in north. Wheat and oats tlling poorly.
Peaches continue PROMISING ,s,,e-
cient for needs OF vegetation. which IS maKihs
saI, s i1os' worms Gsra alis ssnsra damd IN so0f Es sfise co o.
ton being chopped and worked: ram needet 10
s ssaa.as low. la: saert Rias'ef for 1 @ais,uf Ss'sr Gs5dsns:
a %inSr w sEGps Fruit snf p paSta5ss fa nssd ram Melons
dsSasa9nGit,Sns T, ,IssS Gyst fayora aleep, A HmpIi
planting completed and mos, of er9p up to excel Sss
e esn, STANDS M se ena seS"ii6 osa finsis' p @nea oa asd ri Gaas:
ing and wheat heading. Corn exceptionally line;
sassel. ma Garde en f anI truck hais By catches shs i below SsiA av aae
age and being damaged by cut worms. Pros
Arkansas : Conditions generally favorable.
pg5.ns l&os saEly part ,ns Sf ysek s l,5 5slns tel sD.,5 in
planting about COMPLETED, early coming up to
sess s.anS Sy r %shHeP sns is aG well s e n aafl Ms se5a
and oats improved. some heating. Potatoes gem
orally good. Fruit prospects good.
by fair. warm days and cool nights, and farm
work progressed satisfactorily. Corn. good stands
and being worked. Cotton coming up, we'll: cool
Wheat improving and heading. Oats look vel;
Clover and grasses in fine growth. Potatoes and
destructive to young corn and gardens;
,,Inl li moi vyvs,h r. e0ndisions generally fav9ra.
quite cool toward the latter part. Showers oc-
CURED over most Of State: Wheat. rye, oats.
tatoes tdoiEs well. Prospect Tor peaches. black
berries and raspperries poor. Apples fair to good.
I~ndiara-Heavy rains: ground too wet to work
evenly distributed and Insufficient. sn in Central raj
section: droughty conditions continue In south
growth of vesetation. Rye in excellent condi-
ton. Wheat improved. but light. and fields spot
ted. Oats doing fairly well. Corn planting wen
cut-worms. Fly damaging wheat in Washington
Nebraska-week. warm with good showers;
very favorable for growth OF vegetation. Winter
wheat very ry,I much improved Rye heading In
Progressed rapidly. and early planted coming up
kansas,General rains and warmer. Better con-
aitionsi improving wheat, oats. corn. grass and
but much plowed up in central and north. Corn
growing. rapidly. cultivation more general. Pas
.u,e and cattle improving. Strawberries ripe in
Oklahoma and Indian Te-ritory-Average tenn
ton caused all crops to make rapid srowth.
Mheat. oats and rye heading. Alfalfa blooming
eondition. Corn snd At cotton De' bsin ia'e e,,i ~ IN fine ne
cnoIped with good stand.