The Washington times., 1902-06-18
WEEKLY REPORT ON
CROP CONDITIONS
Corn Doing Well, Although
Touched by Drought.
WINTER WHEAT FAVORABLE
Spring Growth in Iowa Injured by
Floods-Damage to Cotton by Lice in
Many Fields-More Plentiful Rain
fall Generally Needed.

According to the Weather Bureau s
weekly summary of crop conditions, corn
has been making rapid growth generally,
although it has suffered seriously from
drought in the central and west gulf
States.
Winter wheat has made generally IA
vorable progress. Spring wheat has
been damaged by flooded valleys in Iowa,
but elsewhere is in excellent condi-
ton.
Oats have advanced favorably In the
central valleys and lake region, but less
encouraging reports are received from
the middle and south Atlantic States.
Cotton has been doing fairly well, al
though lice damaged the crop in some
section of the Southern cotton belt.
Tobacco has suffered from drought III
Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky
but elsewhere conditions are more favor
able. The report states:
Highly favorable temperature con-
ditions prevailed during the week in the
great corn States of the central val
leys; the central and west gulf States
suffered from excessive heat, and the
districts from the upper Missouri VAL
ley to the New England coast have ex-
perienced temperatures too low for ia
vorable growth
Drought Relieved.
THE lower Missouri and upper Missis-
sippi valleys, and the southern portion
Of the upper Lake region, where in pre-
vious weeks farm work has been inter-
rupted by heavy rains, have received
additional heavy rains and crops in por-
tions of these districts are much in need
of cultivation. Abundant rains have eff.
fectually relieved drought in the South
Atlantic States. but the almost entire
absence of rain in the central and west
gulf States has intensified drought con-
ditions previously existing in those Sec
tions. Weather conditions on the Pa
cific Coast were favorable, except in
Oregon and Washington, where the
nights were too COOL
Corn has made rapid growth in Ne
braska. Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, and
in portions of Illinois and Iowa, and is
much improved in Ohio. In portions of
suffered from heavy rains, and in Wis
consin and Michigan from both exces-
sive moisture and low temperatures. In |
Kentucky. Tennessee, and generally |
the Middle and South At
lantic States corn is doing well. but is |
suffering seriously from drought In the
central and west Gulf States, and is be-
ing cut for fodder in portions of Texas |
Progress of Wheat.
Winter wheat has made generally ia
vorable progress during the past week,
further improvement being reported
from the Ohio Valley and Lake regicn. In
northern Illinois the crop has suffered
frcm some extent from heavy rains, and
much lodging on rich soil is reported
from Wisconsin. Harvest has begun in
Kansas and southern Illinois. has
under favorable conditions
in Missouri, is about finished in the
Carolinas and Tennessee. and wheat is
ripening in southern Nebraska, with
very promising outlook. Winter wheat
continues in promising condition in
Washington and Oregon, and a good |
crop is being harvested in northern and
central California
Spring wheat has been damaged in
flooded valleys in portions of Iowa. but
is doing we'll in the drier portions of the
State. and some of the late sown in
South Dakota is weedy. With these ex
ceptions, the crop is in excellent condi-
ton throughout the spring wheat
region.
coats have suffered some injury in
naI nf INu
from heavy rains, and too rank growth
is reported from Nebraska and Wiscon-
Sin: elsewhere throughout the central
valleys AID lake region the crop has
ldvanced lavorably and is in promising
condition, but less favorable reports are
received from the Middle and South At
lantic States.
"Over the northern portion OF the
western and central districts and gen.
orally throughout the eastern portion
Of the cotton belt cotton has experience