The bee., 1905-04-20
THE WEATHER
AND The CROPS
Summary OF the Weather Bureaus
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
REPORTS FROM ALL SECTIONS
AbnormaiIy Cold and unfavOrabie
Weather for the Season Has
Materially Retarded Germi-
nation and Growth.

Washington. April 19.-Crop reports
from all sections of the country are
summarized in the weekly bulletin OF
the weather bureau as follows:
over nearly the whole of the coun-
try the week ending April IL was alb
normally cold and unfavorable for
termination and growth. In western
North Dakota the temperature fell
nearly to zero on the 10th, and on this
and the following date exceptionally
low temperatures for the season oc-
Cured throughout the country east OF
the Rocky mountains, freezing temper
atures occurring as far south as the
northern portions of Alabama and
Georgia and central South Carolina,
with light to heavy frosts in the CEN
trail portion of the east gulf states and
light frost at Jacksonville. The dam
aging effects of this cold period, which
came at the close of the week, are not
fully covered in the reports collected
at the climate and crop centers on the
18th, and used in the preparation OF
this bulletin. Heavy rains were I'M
favorable in the south Atlantic and
central gulf states, while the need of
rain is beginning to be felt in portions
of the lower Missouri valley and on
tho extreme north Pacific coast. The
temperature conditions on the Pacific
coast were unfavorable.
While corn planting has continued in
Kansas, Missouri and southern Illinois,
none has been planted farther north
nor in the upper Ohio valley and mid
die states, Preparations for planting
have been active in the central valleys,
where plaIAing will be vigorously
pushed as soon as temperature condi-
tons are favorable. In the southern
Atlantic and east gulf states, planting
is about finished. and early corn is be-
inG cultivated
Winter wheat continues in promising
condition generally throughout the
country. but is beginning to need rain
in portions of Kansas and Michigan.
Very slow progress was made with
spring wheat seeding over the northern
portion of the spring wheat region, as
this work could be prosecuted only in
the afternoons, on account of low tenn
peratures The early sown spring
wheat does not appear to have sus-
tanned injury from recent cold, except
in Nebraska, where some fields were
slightly damaged. Dat seeding was
also delayed in the Dakotas, Minneso-
ia. lake region and portions of the mid
die Atlantic states. While growth OF
the early sown has been checked, and
some injury sustained in Nebraska,
the general situation respecting this
crop continues promising.
Cotton planting is much delayed IN
Mississippi and Louisiana, and is later
than usual in Texas and the Carolinas.
Better progress with this work mas
been made in Alabama and Georgia,
and in southern portions of these
states is nearing completion. Fair TO
good stands of the early planted are
reported from Alabama, Georgia ana
Florida. In Texas the early planted is
reported as promising.
Tobacco plants are generally plenti-
full. and transplanting has begun IN
South Carolina and Florida.
While fruit must necessarily nave
sustained injury from the severe cold
curing the latter part of the week IN
the central and southern districts, IL
i probable that in the more northerly
sections to the eastward Of the Mis-
si isippi river the damage has been less
serious In New England and the
northern portion Of the lake region
it is probable that no serious injury mas
Jeen done.