The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-07-08
THE WEATHER
AND THE CROPS
The United States Weather Bureaus
Weekly Crop Summary.
RAIN is BADLY DISTRIBUTED
Winter Wheat Harvest Progressing
slowIy--Some Damage In shock
Reported, Together with some
Complaints of Rust.

Washington. July 6.-The Weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
dtions is as follows:
In the lake region and central val
leys the week ending July 4 was un-
seasonably cool and unfavorable for
rapid growth, but highly favorable
temperatures prevailed in the southern
states and in the Rocky mountain and
Pacific coast districts. In the districts
east of the Rocky mountains the rain,
as whole. was well distributed and
ample, too much occurring in the lower
Missouri and Red river of the North
valleys. Portions of the south Allan
tic and east Gulf states continue to
need rain. although drougthy condi-
tions in those districts have been large
ly relieved. Rain Is much needed on
the immediate north Pacific coast.
In Nebraska and Kansas corn has
grown well, but in the central and
eastern portions CT the corn belt
growth has been slow as result of
cool weather. Except In portions OF
fields are weedy. the crop is in good
state of cultivation.
Winter wheat harvest has made
slow progress in Missouri and Kansas.
and damage to wheat in shock Is re-
ported from the first-named state. Com
plants of rust are also received from
portions of Missouri and from Me-
braska and Kansas. East OF the Mis-
sissippi river better harvesting weather
has prevailed, and this work, as a
whole, has advanced satisfactorily.
having begun in the upper Ohio valley.
Winter wheat harvest has begun IL
Oregon, and will soon begin in Wash
ington.
In the northern portion OF the spring
wheat region cool, wet weather has
checked rapid advancement of spring
wheat, which, however, is generally
doing we'll Over the southern portion
Of the spring wheat region the reports
indicate an improvement over the pre-
vious week An improvement is also
reported from Washington. but in Ore
gon the crop is heading short and light
yields are expected.
The general outlook for oats is prom
ising, but this crop has suffered from
excessive moisture on lowlands in
Minnesota, and in portions of Missouri,
Nebraska and Oklahoma. East OF the
Mississippi harvesting has made good
progress in the more southerly dis
tricts, but to the westward this work
has been interrupted by rains in Mis-
souri, and southern Kansas.
An improvement in cotton Is gen.
orally indicated throughout the cotton
belt, and while the plant continues
small In the central and eastern dis
tricts, 1t is now making rapid growth
throughout the belt, especially in the
central and western districts. The
crop Ia generally we'll cultivated, al
though in some fields In Oklahoma and
northeastern Texas are foul. Cotton is
beginning to open in the extreme
southwestern coast counties of Texas.
All reports respecting tobacco indi-
cate that this crop is growing nicely
and is in very promising condition.
The outlook for apples in the CEN
trail Mississippi and Ohio valleys and
the greater part of the middle Atlantic
states is not promising. but in the
lake regions the prospects are favor
able.
While rains have injured hay in por-
tions OF the lower Missouri and Ohio
valleys and New England, good crop
Is generally promised