The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-12
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Further Good News Of the Condition OF
winter wheat

WASHINGTON April 1.-THE weekly
weather crop bulletin issued by the Weather
Bureau to-day gives the following general
summary OF conditions: ...a
The week ending April 10 was very favora-
bio for farming operations in the central
valleys and Rocky Mountain and Pacific
Coast districts and was generally favorable
in the Atlantic coast and east Gulf States,
WHERE, however. the latter part OF the wee
was unsessonably cold. with more or less
damaging frosts as far south a. northern
Georgia and Alabama and the western por-
tons OF the Carolinas.
The rains OF the latter part Of the previous
week Interrupted work IN the Dakotas and
Minnesota. but very good progress with
spring work has. been made n thess states
The seasons work is we'll Advanced IN the
States OF the lower Missouri and upper Misss-
sippi valleys. but Il much behind The average
in the central Gulf States and portions Of
Texas. dub' principally 10 excessife rams In
Preparations for planting corn have been
active under favorable soil conditions jn the
central valleys and ha We begun In Z he southern
portion Of the Lake region. large part
Of the corn area In the southern states has
Planting IA now general in Kansas and
Missouri and has begun in Kentucky and
ali reports indicate that the outlook for
winter wheat throughout the country il
unusually nne ana thAt the crop has made
satisfactory progress since the previous issue
Of the weather crop bulletin. April ]. In
California the condition Of the crop Is eX.
oellent In all sections and the heaviest cr0p
10 years Il prom sed,
The seeding OF the sprin wheat ia we'll
advanced over the scout hsrR-iaaTt Of the spring
wheat region. being nStry Completed IN Ne
hT6ska and portions N southern Minnesota
and South Dakota. pnd Anlsbed In Iowa,
and IN these States tie early wheat Gown Il
coming M well. In the northern portion
of the spTlng wheat region delay In seeding
was caused by The rains 81 April 90 and
In Washington seeding is wen advanced
and the early sown In both Was hin gton and
Oregon II coming up nicely.
Oaf seeding n largely finished IN the States
~ The liver Missouri yeuey and Ia we'll cd
Vanoed in the upper Mississippi and Ohio
vallsys. Seeding having been DPgun In the
upper Lake reHion, excellent termination u
generally indicated. and the Situation respect
ing this. crop is very promising.
Very little cotton has been planted IN Ala
bama Mississippi aud 1.ouisians, but plant
Ing Ia becoming gencTal over the southern
portion OF the eastern districts and in Texas,
where germuatton has been satisfactory
Operations for chanting are unusually back
ward IN the lowlauds Of Louisiana and trkan-
h the central valleys and middle Gulf smtpr
the outlook for peaches j. poor, and the frosts
Of the Ith ard sth have lesseued tire prospects
IN the South Atiantlc state and In he south.
ern portion o. The INistlla ,AtkHGc states.
Further north. 10 the eastward ~ The Missis.
elppl RtveT, peach buds have not heeR sum.
cl6ntly advanced 70 sustain serious injury.
For most Of the eeer fruits the pb-spects are
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