The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-21
CROP CONDITIONS.

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Government Report on the Farmers AS
The government weather bureaus
crop report of last week says:
| Unseasonably cool weather has con-
tinued in the states of the Missouri
valley and over the western part of
the upper lake region, but elsewhere
the temperature has been very favora-
BILE. Heavy rains have prevented Gull
tivation of crops and interfered with
harvesting in the lower Missouri, cen
trail Mississippi and Ohio valleys, and
in portions of the middle Atlantic
states and lake region, and much
grain in shock has been damaged in
Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
Portions of the South Pacific states
and North Central Texas need rain,
and in the southern plateau districts
severe drought continues. Drought
also prevails in the coast districts OF
Washington and Oregon, where crop
prospects have been materially less
ened.
Over the greatest part of the corn
belt corn had made vigorous growth,
but continuous rains have prevented
cultivation, and much of the crop is
weedy. In the more northerly dis
tricts corn is generally backward, but
has advanced decidedly during the
past week. In the Middle Atlantic
states the crop has made excellent
progress and is in very promising
condition.
Winter wheat has sustained great
damage from continuous heavy rains
in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Missouri, where the unharvested grain
was seriously damaged by rust and
lodging, and that in shock by molding
and sprouting. Harvesting was also
greatly hindered by unfavorable
weather in the districts east of the
Mississippi river, where the condition,
however, were much less serious than
in the states of the lower Missouri
valley. Harvesting has continued un-
der favorable conditions on the Pacific
coast.
While spring wheat has suffered
slightly from rust over the southern
portions of the spring wheat regions
and is thin and weedy on low lands in
Northern Minnesota, the crop as a
whole has advanced satisfactorily. It
is now heading in North Dakota and
Northern Minnesota. On the North
Pacific coast spring wheat, especially
the late sown, has suffered seriously
from dry weather. In Oregon much
will be cut for hay.
In common with other grains, oats
have suffered from excessive moisture
in the lower Missouri valley, but else
where this crop has made satisfactory
progress, although rank growth is re-
ported from portions of Minnesota
and Ohio.
Cotton has grown rapidly through
rapid growth being received from por-
lions Of central districts, where the
crop is suffering from cultivation.
The weather conditions have been
highly favorable for tobacco, which is
in thrifty condition in all important
| tobacco states. In the Ohio valley
and southern portion Of the middle
Atlantic states the prospect for apples
continues unpromising, but in New
England and portions Of the lake re-
gion the outlook is favorable. A good
crop Of peaches is being gathered in
the East gulf states.
Haying has been greatly retarded
by rains through the central valleys
and middle Atlantic states, and much
hay was spoiled in that section. Bet
ter weather conditions for haying,
however, have prevailed in Mime
sofa, the Dakotas, Nebraska and
Montana, where a fine crop is being
gathered.
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