The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-30
DAMAGE HAD BEGUN.
Washington Report Compiled Before
Recent Rains Notes Spring
Wheat Injury.
Corn Is on the Mend, and Crop Con.
ditions on the Whole
Improving.

The weather bureau weekly summary of cron
conditions is as follows: Thruout the central
valleys, the lake region, the Atlantic Goa st dis
tr1cts and the northern portion of the souther,
states, the week has been cool and the tlan
tic coast and east gulf districts have suffered
from continuous rains. While too cool for .
rapid growth, crops have made favorable ad.
Vancement in the central valleya where the gen.
eral absence OF heavy rains has been favorable
for cultivation and harvesting. Warmth and
sunshine are greatly needed in the Atlantic coast
and east gulf districts. Drought conditions in
South Dakota have been largely relieved. but
continue with DANA gig effects in North Dakota
aud northern Minnesota. Rain is needed in
the central portion Of Washington while work
has been inter rupted by rains in western Oregon.
elsewhere on the Pacific coast the conditions ha
been generally favorable.
Corn Is Improving
F'urther improvement In the. condition of corn
is generally reported and while the crop contin.
ues late 1t Is making growth over the western
portion OF the corn belt the condition of the
crop In Iowa now closely approximating the
average In the middle Atlantic states corn
has made slow growth. is very backward and
much in need of cutivat ion
Except ever local areas, the weather conditions
have been very favorable for winter wheat har.
vesting In the central valleys, but the work has
been interrupted by rains In the middle Atlantic
states. marked Improvement in the condition
on winter wheat is reported from New York and
Michigan and the crop is maturing rapidly in
Nebraska. 5i.ss5'z
Spring Wheat Hurt.
III North Dakota there has been a decided de
terioration in the condition Of spring wheat al
result of drought, which prevailed In portions
of South Dakota and northern Minnesota Gen.
orally, however. South Dakota and on uplands
in southern Minnesota the crop is in thrifty con
dition and it continues promising in Wisconsin
Iowa and Nebraska. A decided improvement
is reported from Washington and Oregon except
in central Washington where drought is causing
injury.
Except In North Dal:ota portions of Soutf
Dakota, Minnesota and the upper Ohio valley the
Oat crop has made very favorable advancement
Harvesting is in progress as far north as south
ern Missouri
The condition of cotton is very generally i'm
proved thr,lout the belt. hut continues late and ii
suffering for cultfvt tion in the eastern dis
tricts, where low temperatures have checked
growth. Lice and rust have caused injury ii
North Carolina and Missouri and In Texas bot
weeyil are spreading and are more Injurious Thu
products also suffering for cultivation In nor
lions of Louisiana and central and northern
| Texas. Sunshine and heat are generally needed
especially In the central and eastern districts
In the tobacco districts the weather condi
| lions have been very favorable for this crop
which, however, is in need of cultivation ii
| Maryland. s Il.
A fine crop of hay is being secured IN the cen
trail valleys and the condition Of grasses In th,
| middle Atlantic states and New England is mucl
improved