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CROPS IN BACKWARD STATE
The Latest Weekly Report Issued by
the Weather Bureau.
WINTER WHEAT YIELD IS SHORT

Tho HarvoEts In tile Centre OF the beit
Are Disappointing-Hay Crop in the
East Light-Reports From New Eng
land, New York, New jersey and Penn
sylvania-Spring Wheat Needs Rain.
Washington. D. C.-The latest week
ly crop report, prepared by the
Weather Bureau follows:
While still too cool in the districts
east of the Rocky Mountains the tenn
perature conditions of the week were
somewhat more favorable in the CEN
tral valleys and Southern States, but
over portions Of the lake region and
middle Atlantic States and in New
England 1t was colder than in the pre-
ceding week. Heavy rains in the two
Iast-named districts interrupted farm
work. Rain Is now needed In the
Dakotas, northern Minnesota, and IN
portions of the central and east Gulf
districts.
A general improvement in the condi-
ton Of corn In the central valleys is
indicated especially over the western
portions. In the lake region, New
England and middle Atlantic States
little or no improvement in this crop
is noted. In all northern and central
districts corn continues very late, but
1t Is In good state Of cultivation, except
In the middle Atlantic States.
Winter wheat harvest has made fa-
vorable progress and Is now general in
the central portions Of the winter
wheat belt. while disappointing yields,
especially in the southern portions of
Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. In the
middle Atlantic States a general i'm
provement Is indicated.
Spring wheat Is suffering for rain in
North Dakota and portions of South
Dakota, and Is affected by rust quite
generally in Nebraska. In the two
last-named States, however. the crop.
as q rule, Is doing we'll. and in Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Iowa continues IN
promising condition.
The outlook for oats is less promis-
ing in the Dakotas, Nebraska, north
ern Minnesota, Missouri and southern
Illinois. In Wisconsin, Kansas, up
lands In Iowa, and in northern Illinois
a good crop is promised. An improve
ment Is reported from Michigan, the
Ohio Valley and middle Atlantic
States.
Recent rains have caused marked
improvement in grass in New England
and the middle Atlantic States, but the
crop will be light in these districts.
and also In the upper Ohio Valley. A
good crop is being secured in the CEN
trail valleys.
In Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois. In
diana and Pennsylvania apples are un-
promising, but the outlook continues
favorable In Iowa, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan and Kentucky.
The following statements have been
telegraphed by State section directors
of the Climate and Crop Service Of the
Weather Bureau:
New England-Cloudy. rainy wealth.
er; grass, grain and pastures benefited;
potatoes uneven, but improving; ap.
Piles uneven, growing well; corn poor.
much replanted, some fields plowed
up for forage crops; strawberries rot
ting; other small fruits improving; to-
bacco making slow growth, but i'm
proving: all crops need sunshine.
New York-Week cloudy, rainy and
cold; ground too wet for work; marked
improvement In wheat, rye, oats, bar
ley, meadows, pastures. hops and to-
bacco; much too cold for corn and po-
tatoes, which are uneven and back
ward and to be largely replanted; acre
age of buckwheat will be large; ap-
Piles vary, being estimated from light
to heavy; other fruit light generally;
grapes good.
New Jersey-Cool, cloudy weather.
frequent rains. heavy in places, stimu-
lated vegetation generally. but retard-
ed farm work, which is at standstill
in places; wheat nearly ready to cut,
heads large and we'll filled; corn yel-
low. needs sunshine; bush fruits very
promising.
Pennsylvania-Cont rains and
low temperature; ground too wet for
CIVILIZATIONS; wheat, rye, oats. grass. to-
bacco, potatoes and garden truck much
improved; yield Of hay will be light
but better than anticipated. cutting
begun; clover very short; timothy i'm
proving; warmth and sunshine needed,
particularly for corn; berries fairly
plentiful, but other fruits generally
short.
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