New-York tribune., 1903-04-29
WEATHER BUREAU CROP REPORT.
Farming Operations Retarded by Cold
Slight Deterioration of Winter Wheat.

Washington April aS-The following Is a
mary OF the Weather Bureaus weekly crop report;
Nearly the whole of the country cas-, Of the
Rocky Mountains experienced unseas'nably low
Temperatures during tie ending April ., and
gh We Ing co1sfnrabI - areas receiyn no pprscsbl
amount. farm work has made very slow progress
in consequence OF wet soil and low JemperSJ JGTeS-
The drouth in Florida and in the central and west
Gulf States especlaIy In tne lsSt Insn Iloneo Sc
areas the ground is too dry for geTn1Ination e
States OF the upper Missouri valley. and while
absence OF rain IN New England ard the northern
portion of the Middle Atlantic states permitted
farm work. the weather was too cool Tor Stow
o. m Ibe sg s s fF most fa-orsbe
of the season. although portions OF California hse4
AS in the previous week. com planting has made
slow progress more particularly over the cehtTal
and eastern portions cf the corn belt and IN the
been made in Kansas and Nebraska. and prspara-
tions planting have been vigorously carried On
in Iowa and portions Of Illinois. -.
In the Southern States corn has suffered nom
low temperatures. and in the central and West
Gulf districts from drouth also ,. .s.-
very promising. slight deterioration Is tndicate1
belt as a result OF excessive moisture and low
temperatures Rust and insects have appeared N
braska and portions of Kansas the crop would Ss
nentinEes - bIS exrept in WaShinEton whers
much was winter killed
Spring wheat sctdIns is We'll advanced over ths
northern portion of the spring wheat region dnH
under favorable conditions. VAL be practically com
pleted in the central districts durlnS the coifliS
week. satisfactory sernin9ti3n aI d go72d SiaEGs
cool weather has retarded termination IN Mime
sofa and Wisconsin. In the northern Rocky Noun
tain districts and the north Pacific Coast sssd-
ing Is progressing favOraoly-
I'm the Missouri and central Mississippi valleys
oat seeding has been vel advanced. bet in the
Ohio Valley much seeding remains 10 be done
Termination OF the early Sown in Michigan. Wis
consin and Illinois has been unsatisfactory. in
Texas the cron is much Iva need OF rain.
East OF the Mississippi River cotton has been IN
jured by cold. and much replanting viii be neces
sary Planting In this part of the cotton oelt has
progressed rapidly. except IN Mississippi. where. aS
in the districts west OF the Mississippi planting
although well advanced has been largely suspend
ed during the last week on account OF drouth
Warmth Is generally needed throughout the cotton
belt and the central ard western districts are N
urgent need Of Tatu--
Tobacco plants continue plentiful and healthy
though backward In Kentucky No JransplantillS
has vet been done. except in the CarOlInas. oHc
plants ready for setting In Tennessee -
Carolina the plants not starting Well anl
in South Carolina stands are being impaired PS
worms and injury has been caused by hailst0rns
The last week has been very unfavOrable 70 ulit
in the States of the Mississippi River ifoStS
being general the 2Sd and 2ith and extending as
f2r y as ne rcrthefr eortlen OF IN, -.
and Eastern Gulf States, with more or less damase
10 earlier varieties.