Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-05-11
GROWTH OF CROFS SLOW.
Temperature Conditions, However
Favorable in All Sections.


The weather bureaus weekly summary
of crop conditions is as follows:
While the temperature conditions of
the week ending May | We're much more
favorable than in the previous week.
complaints of slow termination and
growth are very general in the Missouri
and Red River of the North valleys, mid
die Rocky Mountain slope. lake region
and New England. In the middle and
south Atlantic and gulf States and in the
Ohio valley very favorable temperatures
prevailed. but the central and west gulf
States and portions Of the south Atlantic
States and Ohio and central Mississippi
valleys suffered from excessive rains,
which hindered farming operations ma
1erially. New England. North Dakota,
Montana and Florida continue to need
rain. but the portions of the lower Mis-
souri, and Ohio valleys needing moisture
in the previous week have received am
Dle rainfall. On the Pacific coast the
week was too cool for favorable growth,
with frequent fr-psts in Washington.
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 generally is finished in the
Southern States and is nearly completed
in the southern portions of Kansas and
Missouri. In the southern portion Of the
middle Atlantic States planting has been
actively carried Oh and has begun rs far
north as Pennsylvania.
Practically all reports indicate that
winter wheat r0ntinueS in unusually
promising condition, the temperature Of
the nas, week having been more fayOra-
bic for the advance of this crop.
Dry weather has been unfavorablc for
the termination and growth OF spring
wheat in the Dakotas. The early soWn
in South Dakota. however. and in Min
nesota i doing we'll. The outlook for
spring wheat in Iowa. Oregon and W ash
ington 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
Drpvious cold. In the DakotaS and pOr-
tons of the lake region termination mas
not been satisfactory. Seeding * we'll
advanced in the more northrrly sections
of the central part of the country ana
has begun in the northern part OF the
middle Atlantic States.
Over the eastern portion Of the cotton
belt the weather conditions have been
fayorabln for cotton planting. which IS
nearing completion in the more sOuthcrly
districts, good stands being generally in
dicated. In the central and western
districts planting iS much delayed. less
-b,, half of the area having been plant
ed in Louisiana and Oklahoma and In
dian territories only about onc-haf 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 extensive
replanting Will be necessary. Over the
southwestern part of the cotton area in
Texas cotton is generally doing well and
choppinG and cultivation are in progress
TranSpantng 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 DANA gcd somewhat by insects
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. al
though an excellent crop is promised in
southern Georgia. and in few other
sections the outlook for peaches is some
what improved.