The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-05
FROST and CROPS
Corn Suffered Winter Wheat Did
Notoats Injured Slightly
and Fruits Nipped.

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Washington, May 5.-The veal ler
bureaus weekly crop bulletin is as fol-,
lows:
The week ending. Mays4 was unseason-
apply cool over much of the greater part
or the country, the minimum tempera-
lures on April 80 and May / and 2 being
the lowest recorded In the last decade of
April and the first decade Of. May for the
past thirty Years at nearly all weather
bureau stations from the central and west
gulf coasts to the upper Missouri valley
ana also at number of stations in the
central Mississippi and Ohio valleys, lake
region and New England. Generally light
rainfall, or absence of rain, has been fa-
vorable for farming operations but the
unseaso .. low temperatures have
checked the growth of all vegetation and
| heavy frosts and freezes have caused
much damage.
Rain Needed In South.
Drought has been relieved over south
eastern Texas and over limited areas in
the central gulf states, but continues over
the greater part of the last mentioned dis
tr1cts and In northern Texas. Rain is
needed In Florida. Notwithstanding the
decidedly cool weather during the latter
part Of the week the temperature in New
| England and portions of the middle At
lantic7 states and lake region averaged
NEEDED on the Pacific coast
Corn Suffered Greatly.
The early planted corn was extensively
killed by the freeze during the latter part
of the. week in Missouri Kansas, Okla
honla and Texas, and the crop has suf-
|fered from cold weather turnout the
southern states. So Preparations for plant
4 Ing have progressed favorably in the Ohio
valley and middle Atlantic states, but lit
1 tie progress has been made in the upper
! Missouri valley and lake region The
i present season to date has been very I'M
favorable for corn, planting being greatly
i delayed.
Winter Wheat o. x.
i Winter wheat appears to, have escaped
material injury during the recent freeze
! over the western portion of the winter
wheat belt and the general outlook for
this crop continues very promising, althc
a slight deterioration is indicated in por-
lions of the central Mississippi and Ohio
valleys. On the Pacific coast the outlook
Is less favorable, especially in California
Very little seeding of spring wheat could
be done over the northern portion Of the
spring wheat country during the past
week. The reports indicate that no Sc
4 rious damage has been done to early
soWn wheat over. the southern portion
On the north Pacific coast the crop is now
in need of4rain. 5aE s.
! Oats sustained more or less injury from
cold in the states of. the Missouri valley
and usual growth is generally reported ii
the central Mississippi and Ohio valleys
1 Decreased acreage is reported from H.
linois, Indiana and uneven stands in Ohio
where unfinished seeding is progressing
slowly
Early planted cotton on low lands ir
northern Texas and Oklahoma was killed
by the freeze of April 80 and May l anc
| turnout the cotton belt low temperatures
have proved serious, retarding germina
ton and growth, while drought continue!
/ in northern Texas and 1.-THE central gull
states. 81 7f5g g. y 20 |, AZ DE-
Transplanting4ato tobacco has beguls Ii
Tennessee, but none has yet been planted
farther northward. Plants continue plen
1 tifu1.
Fruits Were Npped.
Nearly all fruits have suffered furthe
damage from frosts and low temperatures
apples having apparently escaped will
the least injury
Reports indicate that the grass cro]
is very backward.