Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-06
TOO MUCH RAIN.
Crops In Iowa and Portions Of Kan-
sas, Nebraska and Missouri
AZ Are Damaged. -


~ Are Damaged. s.
Washington, June 3.-The weekly
crop bulletin of the weather bureau is
as follows: The states of the lower
Missouri valley and portions of the
Mississippi valley have suffered much
from heavy rains, especially Iowa, the
eastern portions of Kansas and Ne
braska, and western Missouri. Drought
continues in New England, the north
ern portion of the middle Atlantic
states and in Florida, and rains are
needed in portions of the central Gulf
states and in southern Texas. Drought
conditions have been wholly relieved in
the Ohio valley and over the other
parts of the middle and south Allan
tic states. The latter part of the week
was unseasonably cool in the lower
Missouri valley, west gulf districts and
New England, damaging frosts occur
ring in the last named district. Very
favorable temperatures prevailed in
the Ohio valley and south Atlantic and
east gulf states. More favorable con-
ditions than in the previous week are
reported from the Pacific coast states,
much needed showers having occurred
in Oregon and Washington.
Wet weather has caused further de-
lay in corn planting in the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys, where
much of this work is unfinished and
the early planted is becoming weedy.
In the eastern portion of Kansas and.
Nebraska and in Iowa cornfields have
been badly washed out and much re-
planting will be necessary. In Iowa
the acreage will be materially reduced.
In Illinois planting is practically fin
shed, and an excellent stand attained.
In the central and upper Ohio valley
planting is also delayed and early fields
In some portions are suffering for cul-
tivation. In the southern states corn
has experienced a very favorable week.
Winter wheat on lowlands in the
eastern portions of Kansas and Nebras-
ka and northwestern Missouri has
sustained injury from floods, but on the
whole the crop has made satisfactory
Advancement, an improvement being
generally indicated in the Ohio valley,
lake region and middle Atlantic states.
Harvesting is general in Texas, and has
begun in Arkansas and North Carolina
Winter wheat has had slow growth in
Washington and Oregon and the fields,
in the eastern portion of Oregon are
unusually weedy. In California the
outlook is not promising and much late
wheat is being cut for hay.
In Nebraska. the Dakotas and north
ern Minnesota spring wheat has made
splendid progress, but in southern, Min
nesota. Wisconsin and Iowa the crop
on lowlands has suffered much from
heavy rains. In Washington and Idaho
the crop is greatly improved.
On lowlands in the lower Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys oats
have suffered from heavy rains, but,
on the whole, the crop has done we'll,
and in the Ohio valley a general i'm
provement is reported. In New York
and Pennsylvania the outlook is not
promising. Harvesting has begun in
Texas.
Further improvement in the condi~
ton of cotton is generally indicated,
but the crop as rule is from two
to three weeks late. Better stands are
reported from the Carolinas, Tennes-
see, Alabama and portions of Missis-
sippi, Louisiana and Texas. In Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, the
crop is grassy. Cutworms are causing
damage in central and southern Texas,
and boil weevil are reported this week
in that state.