Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-16
Weekly Crop Report.
CORN PLANTING sLOw-wHEAr CON
DITIoN PROMISING.

| Washington, May 2.-The Weathe
Bureaus weekly summary of crop con
ditions is as follows:
While the temperature conditions o.
the week ending May were much NOR
favorable than in the previous week
complaints of slow termination ant
growth are very general in Missouri ant
Red River Of the North valleys, middle
Rocky Mountain slope, lake region, ant
New England. In the Middle and Soutl
Atlantic and Gulf States and in the Ohit
Valley very favorable temperatures pre-
vailed, but the Central and West Gul
States and portions of the South Allan
tic States and Ohio and Central Missis
sippi valleys suffered from excessive
rains, hindering farming operations ma
terially. New England, North Dakota
Montana and Florida continue to neee
rain, but the portions of the lower
Missouri and Ohio valleys needing moist
ure in the previous week received
| ample rainfall. On the Pacific Coast
the week was too cool for favorable
growth, with frequent frOsts in wash
ington.
In most of the principal corn states
corn planting has made slow progress,
but extensive preparations for this work
have been made, and, with favorable
weather, much will be planted during
the first week in May. Planting is
generally finished in the southern por-
tions of Kansas and Missouri. In the
southern portion of the Middle Atlantic
States planting has been actively carried
on and has begun as far north as Penn
sylvania.
Practically all reports indicate that
winter wheat continues in unusually
promising condition, the temperature OF
the past week having been more favor.
able for the advance of this crop.
Dry weather has been unfavorable for
the termination and growth of spring
wheat in the Dakotas. The early sown
in South Dakota, however, and in Min
nesota is doing well. The outlook for
spring wheat in Iowa, Oregon and
Washington is very promising.
The general outlook for oats continues
favorable in the most important Oat
states In Kansas and Nebraska the
crop is recovering from the effects OF
previous cold. In the Dakotas and por-
rions of the lake region termination has
not been satisfactory. Seeding is well
advanced in the more northerly sections
of the central part of the country, and
has begun in the northern part of the
Middle Atlantic States.
Over the eastern portion of the cotton
belt the weather conditions have been
favorable for cotton planting, which is
nearing completion In the more souther-
ly districts. good stands being generally
indicated. In the Central and Western
districts planting is much delayed, less
than half of the area having been plant
ed in Louisiana and Oklahoma and In
dian Territories. only about one-half in
Northern Mississippi and very little in
Arkansas, practically none being up in
the last mentioned state.
In northern, central and eastern cOun-
ties of Texas much of the cotton area
remains implanted, and much cotton
land in both Texas and Louisiana has
been badly washed out by rains, and ex-
tensive replanting will be necessary.
Over the southwestern part of the catton
area in Texas cotton is generally doing
well, and chopping and cultivation are
in progress.
Transplanting tobacco is nearly finish
ed in South Carolina and has begun in
North Carolina. Plants are generally
plentiful, but are backward in Ohio,
and are being damaged somewhat by in
sects in Kentucky, where preparations
for planting are in progress.
While the reports respecting fruit are
more favorable. they indicate that
peaches have been extensively killed,
although an excellent crop is promised
in Southern Georgia, and in few other
sections the outlook for peaches is some
what improved.