Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS.
Summary of the Weekly Reports on
the Crops.

Crop conditions are summarized as loI-
lows in the weekly bulletin issued by the
weather bureau:
The week ending June was the most
favorable of the season in the Rocky Noun
tain region and over the western portions
of the central valleys. Generally favoFaDle
conditions also prevailed In the middle At
lantic and southern states, but In New Eng
land low temperatures, with light frosts
and lack of rainfall, have prevented growth.
Portions of the Ohio valley, upper lake re-
gion Oklahoma and southern Texas have
suffered from excessive moisture. on the
Pacific coast the conditions were generally
favorable, although portions of California
and Oregon experienced temperatures 100
low.
In the states of the Missouri and central
Mississippi valleys corn is much improved
and good progress with cultivation has been
made. In the upper Ohio valley much
planting remains to be done, and in the
middle Atlantic states considerable replant-
ing will be necessary on account of cut
worms. In the southern states early corn
is being laid by in good condition.
Winter wheat has advanced slowly. fewer
reports of injury from rust being received
from the greater part of the previ-
ously affected. In Ohio and Nebraska, how
ever, although in promising condition, dam
age from rust and insects has increased
somewhat. Winter wheat harvest Is IN
progress in the southern states, and is be-
ginning in Oklahoma and extreme southern
Kansas, and wheat is ripening in the lower
Ohio and central Mississippi valleys. Har-
vest has also begun in California, where
wheat is maturing rapidly. On the north
Pacific coast winter wheat is in promising
condition, having experienced decided i'm
provement in Washington.
Under decidedly better temperature con-
dtiOns in the spring wheat region spring
wheat has made good progress and is STOOL
ing well. In portions of the Dakotas, how
ever the crop is thin and weedy in locali-
ties. In Washington spring wheat Is in
splendid condition and has made rapid
growth and while the outlook II Oregon
is favorable, low temperatures have been
detrimental.
The general condition of the cat crop is
very promising, an improvement being re-
ported from the middle Atlantic states and
Missouri valley Oats are heading far
north as Kansas. Missouri and central Ill!-
nois, and harvesting is in progress in the
South Atlantic and east gulf states.
A general Improvement in the condition
Of cotton is indicated. With the exception
of southern Texas and portions of the east
gulf and south Atlantic states where
heavy rains have fallen, the weather has
afforded opportunity for much-needed cul-
tivation, which has been actively carried
on, although a large part of the crop IS still
in grass, with sufficient labor. Cool nights
over the northern portion OF the central
districts have checked the advance of cot
ton, but, as a whole, growth has been SAT-
isfactory. especially in the eastern districts.
Some planting remains unfinished in por.
lions OF Arkansas. Louisiana and Texas.
Good progress with tobacco planting has
been made in the Ohio valley and middle
Atlantic states, where the outlook for this
crop is promising, although cutworms are
causing injury in Virginia and Kentucky.
In New England and portions of the mid
die Atlantic states the grass crop has been
materially shortened by drought, but
throughout the central valleys and lake re-
gion a good hay crop is promised.