New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-27
CROP CONDITIONS.
Generally Favorable for the Week-
Frost Does Some Harm.
washington. April 25.-The Weather Bureaus
-eelI- summary of crop conditions is as follows:

Washington April 2s-The Weather Bureaus
weekly summary Of crop conditions is as follows;
From che west Gulf coast n9rtlwestward TO the
middle Rocky Mountain slope the temperature con
dit9ns were generally favorable but Ss,1 mere S
c-5rrtIl altaough the latter part was warmer and
more favorable. Heavy rains in the lower mis-
f, the Made and Sof,til Atlantic and Gulf States
and frosts generally throughout the central Iaey
lake region, New England and the Middle Atlanuc
states were Injurious a greater or less extent
ON the Pacific Coast Il was cooler tnaa IN the pr
vioCs week but farm work made satisfactory prog
ress: ,--.,..-- ,,., ,;o-,
active In The principal corn states as = "o i p ~
little planting done during the week: OWING 10
corn has been planted north Of the Ohio River, nor
has planting begun in Iowa and Nebrask except
vs ,I ad 10 snail with jrree1Iia- stands
"SelIlei anu = VIZ rS,lts- wheat
are received from Nebraska and Kansas, except in
The extreme west portion Of the latter State and
homa. In Missouri the crop has made slow grown.
and I'm the States eastward Of the Mississippi RIVER
the outlook is less favorable than previously re-
ported. although the warmer weather OF the latter
part OF the week caused some npT ~. - ~
a large acreage IN Indiana Is being devoted 10
experienced a general improvement, and Is growing
RAPIDLY in oregon and Washington; , -.
T6rfh bakota Where about one-haif the crop was
eoN-n at this time last year most OF the lowlands
are flooded. and with favorable weather cannot
be worked for one TO two weeks. Seediihg IS zen
orally well advanced over the southern poi-
being completed over 4 CoLSlueIdte
area in South Dakota and Iowa. In Wash
ington and oregon seeding continues, ana me
early sown IS terminating and growing nicely.
over the greater portion Of Illinois and Iowa oat
seeding is nearly finished. and this work IS aa-
yancinE favorably in Ohio and Indiana Seeding g
not general in Michigan. and very little has been
done ina Wisconsin and Minnesota; except over me
southern portion Of the last named State over the
southern portion OF the central valleys the rep9IIs
generally indicate that oats are making SLOW
growth. and in regions poor stands are SHOWN
Cotton planting is general over the northern pol,
ton % the belt and is nearly finished IN the ceItt
ana southern portions. where chopplnS Is IN Etil,
sral rrosress the early planted in Texas ana
Florida receiving first cultivation over most OF
fha central and eastern districts the stanoS are ul
SATISFACTORY and much replantng will be necessary.
.ov- tenperatures and drouthy conditions nave
retarded termination generally in the central ana
eastern districts. Planting il about hhlsiIs
Texas exceot i'm the central and southwest poruolss
az tho cotton area. where some neldS ol Nii'"'
r-1iuad lpv drouth being planted 10 cottoi. -
Tobacco rautS have been injured ny IToSl ~
siuia and kentucky. and are reported as ~
Tennessee and North Carolina. some uei'i9f'''''''9
has been done in South Carolina - -.,o-,yI,-
with frosts and freezing tempe
t,,rol1rro,It the central valleys and Middle
safes the outlook for most fruits In these ,1Z,
has bean further impaired. early peaches apet
sr1ffs-ing most. In the more northerly .Lo~c
l,ov-.eT owing 70 tho lateness OF the seaS',l,
Is more or less uncertainty as 10 INJURY Sa"S'