The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-27
CROPS DELAYED BY COLD
Government Report Shows Conditions
ThrouRhout the Country.

government Report SHOWS Cono1tfono
Throughout the Country.
Crop reports from all sections of the
country are summarized in the weekly
bulletin of the weather bureau as fol-
lows:
Over nearly the whole of the country
the week ending was abnormally cold
and unfavorable for termination and
growth. In western North Dakota the
temperature fell nearly to zero on the
18th, and on this and the following date
exceptionally low temperatures for the
season occurred throughout the country
east of the Rocky MOUNTAINS, freezing
temperatures occurring as far south as
the northern portions of Alabama and
Georgia and central South Carolina, with
light to heavy frosts in the central por
ton Of the east gulf States and light
frost at Jacksonville. The damaging
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 unfavorable 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 the extreme north Pacific
coast. The temperature conditions on
the Pacific coast were unfavorable.
While complaining has continued in
Kansas, Missouri and southern Illinois,
none has been planted farther north nor
in the upper Ohio valley and Middle
States. Preparations for planting have
been active in the central valleys, where
planting will be vigorously pushed as
soon as temperature conditions are favor
able. In the south Atlantic and east
gulf States planting is about finished and
early corn is being cultivated.
Winter wheat continues in promising
condition generally throughout the coun-
try, but is beginning to need rain in por-
tions Of Kansas and Michigan. Very
slow progress was made with sprin 3
wheat seeding over the northern portion
of the spring wheat region, as this work
could be prosecuted only in the after
moons on account of low temperatures.
The early sown spring wheat does not
appear to have sustained injury from re-
cent cold, except in Nebraska, where
some fields were slightly damaged.
Dat seeding was also delayed in the
Dakotas, Minnesota, lake region and por-
tions of the middle Atlantic States.
While growth of the early sown has
been checked and some injury sustained
in Nebraska, the general situation re-
speeding 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 has been
made in Alabama and Georgia and in the
southern portions of these States is near
ing completion. Fair to good stands of
the early planted are reported from Ala
bama, Georgia and Florida. In Texas
the early planted is reported as promis-
ing.
While fruit must necessarily have sus-
tanned injury from the severe cold during
the latter part of the week in the CEN
trail and southern districts, it is. proba-
BILE that in the more northerly sections
to the eastward of the Mississippi river
the damage has been less serious. In
New England and the northern portion
of the lake region it is probable that nc
serious injury has been done.