The Tupelo journal., 1905-04-21
WEATHER BUREAU
CROP BULLETIN
of the Weekly Review OF
the Crop Situation.
WINTER WHEAT Is PROMISING
Work on the Corn Crop Progressing,
According to notwithstanding
for Spring Wheat is Well


Washington, April 12.-The follow
ing is a summary of the weekly crop
bulletin issued by the weather bureau
Tuesday.
The week ending April 10 was very
favorable for farming operations in the
central valley and Rocky mountain and
Pacific districts, and was generally
favorable in the Atlantic coast and east
gulf states, where, however, the latter
part of the week, was unseasonably
cool, with more or less damaging frosts
as far south as northern Georgia and
Alabama and the western portions of
the Carolinas. Rains of the latter
part of the previous week interrupted
work in the Dakotas and Minnesota,
and very poor progress with spring
work has been made in these states.
The seasons work is well advanced in
the states of the lower Missouri and
upper Mississippi valleys, but is much
behind the average in the central gulf
states and portions of Texas, due, prin-
cipally, to excessive rains in March.
Preparations for planting corn have
been active under favorable soil con
ditions in the central valleys, and have
begun in the southern portion Of the
lake region. A large part of the corn
area in the southern states has been
planted, and much is up to good
stands. Planting is now general in
Kansas and Missouri, and has begun in
Kentucky and southern Illinois.
All reports indicate that the outlook
for winter wheat throughout the coun-
try is unusually fine, and that the crop
has made satisfactory progress since
the previous issue of the weather crop
bulletin. April 1. In California the
condition of the crop is excellent in all
sections, and the heaviest crop in
years is promised.
The seeding of spring wheat is well
advanced over the southern part of tina
SDIlIS "siSct tC5lOAlJ bCih5 hCdtly NoAA
plated in Nebraska and portions OF
southern Minnesota and South Dako-
ia, finished in Iowa, and in these
states the early sown is coming up
well. In the northern portion OF the
spring wheat region delay in seeding
was caused by the rains of April 2 and
3 and subsequent freezes. In WASH
ington, seeding is well advanced, and
the early sown in both Washington and
Oregon is coming up nicely.
Cat seeding is largely finished in the
states of the lower Missouri valley,
and is we'll advanced in the upper Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys, seeding hav-
ing begun in the upper lake region.
Excellent termination is generally in
Dictated, and the situation respecting
this crop is very promising.
Very little cotton has been planted
In Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
but planting is becoming general over
the southern portion of the eastern
districts and in Texas, where Germina-
ton has been satisfactory. Prepare
tons for planting are unusually back
wards in the lowlands of Louisiana and
Arkansas.
In the central valleys and middle
gulf states the outlook for peaches is
poor. and the frosts Of the 7th and
9Th have lessened the prospects in h
south Atlantic states and in the south
ern portion of the middle Atlantic
states. Farther north, to the east
ward of the Mississippi river, peach
buds have not been sufficiently ad-
vanced to sustain serious injury. For
most of the other fruits the prospects