Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
CROP CONDITIONS NOT GOOD
Much Com to Be Planted and Reduced
Acreage Certain.
RUST REPORTED IN WINTER WHEAT
Spring wheat in Most Places I'm Good
Condition, but the Outlook for
oats f. Not So Fn-
vorabIe.

WASHINGTON. June s-The weather
bureaus weekly crop buhetin says:
Excessive rains in the lower Missouri,
central Mississippi and Ohio valleys, Ten
nessee, the Carolinas and Georgia have
interrupted farm work and caused great
damage to crops. especially in the central
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, the
flood stage in the Mississippi river at St
Louis being the highest since 1858 and that
in the Missouri river at Kansas City since
1874.
The protracted and probably unpre-
cedented spring drouth continues unoroken
in northern New England and in eastern
New York, although the weather map Of
June shows light rains have fallen over
much of this drouth area in the twenty
four hours ending ats a. m. of this date.
Portions of the upper lake region, CEN
trail and west gulf states, North Dakota
and Montana are In need of rain. Highly
favorable temperature conditions prevailed
in the Rocky mountain states, but on the
Pacific coast the week was very hot and
dry, especially in California and oregon,
while during the early part Of the week
in the western gulf states it was too cool.
Much Corn Yet to Plant.
Much corn remains to be planted in the
Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio valleys,
where the early planted is greatly in need
of cultivation and much had drowned.
Planting was resumed in Nebraska and
Iowa during the latter part of theI week,
where, under the most favorable future
conditions, the screage will be reduced.
Under more favorable conditions planting
In the middle Atlantic states had been
finished. Rust in winter wheat is very
generally reported from the Ohio, central
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and
IN the two last named districts the crop
has sustained much damage from foods.
In the lake region, middle Atlantic states
and over the northern part of the southern
states Improvement is generally noted.
Harvesting is progressing rapidly in
TexaA and has begun in California, where
early wheat promises good yields. In
Washington and oregon winter wheat has
made favorable advancement, but short
heads are reported from Oregon and poor
/ stands from portions of Washington.
Spring wheat in Good shape.
Spring wheat continues in very promis.
ing condition in the Dakotas and generally
in Minnesota On the north Pacific coast
spring wheat, while needing rain. is doing
we'll. The outlook for oats in New York
| and Pennsylvania is poor; in the OhiC
valley a general Improvement is indicated
in the upper Mississippi and Missouri val
/ leys where not damaged by floods, the croI
is in a promising condition.
] Cotton in the eastern portion of the
belt has had good growth, but is very
| grassy and is much in need of sunshine
while portions of the central districts need
rain and suffered somewhat from coo
nights during the edrly part of the week
Good showers were very beneficial ir
Texas, where chopping has progressed rap
idly. Considerable damage by worms and
boil weevil is reported from Texas Th,
crop has also sustsfned damage by insects
I'm Indian Territory and by floods in Mis-
souri, snd Tennessee. Cotton continues yer!
late.
The general outlook for apples in New
England and the middle atlantic states, ex
cept in Pennsylvania, is promising. ant
favorable reports are also received from
Tennessee, Iowa and Wisconsin. Excessiv
falling has impaired the outlook in Ohio
Indiana and Missouri, and short crop 3
indicated in Arkansas and Nebraska
Iowa Crops.
DIES MONIES, June 9.-The first week II
! Tune brought a marked improvement, ant
the weather conditions of the last thre
days caused a resumption of field work Il
the greater portion of the state. AM
seems to give promise of the early restora
ton of seasonable temperature. sunshin
and rainfall This is imperatively needle,
to prevent well nigh total loss of corr
and some other important crops.
! Reports are much more encouraging Il
tone from the larger number of counties
The greater amount Of damage by exces
sive rains and floods has been suffere
in tho drainage basins of the Des Moines
Iowa and Cedar rivers. The rainfall 70
the week ending the Sth was generall
light and the work Of plowing, planting
and replanting corn has been resumed Il
upland fields in four-ffths Of the countie
of the state The present conditions justif
the belief that the amount of irreparabl
damage to crops. though quite heavy Il
many localities, will not be as heavy a
appeared to be imminent during the heigh
of the floods. The acreage of corn will, o
course be very considerably short of tn
large area planted in recent years.
The oats crop is becoming rank and tn
same is measurably true of wheat barle