Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-01
WEATHER NOT GOOD FOR CROPS
Heavy Rains Delay Work and Cool
Nights Retard termination.

The weather bureaus weekly DuIieIln
summarizes crop conditions rs follows:
The weather conditions of the week
ending May ~ have been generally I'M
favorable. except i'll portions OF the nllu-
die, south Atlantic and gulf States ana
upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys,
the southern Rocky mountain region ana
California. Frequent and in some cases
heavy rains have delayed work IN east
trn districts and on the north Pacihc
coast, but improved conditions of grains
and grasses, while cool nights and cloudy
weather have retarded termination ana
growth in nearly all districts. FrOsts
more or less damaging occurred IN New
England, the northern portion OF the
middle Atlantic States, in Ohio, the
northern Rocky mountain region. Ill Ore
gOn and Washington.
Further dela/ in corn planting is re-
ported from Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
and much replanting is necessary in the
first and last named States as well as in
Iowa and Nebraska. Planting is nearly
completed in southern Missouri and
about three-fourths Of the area is plant
I'd in Iowa and northern Missouri. most
ly finished in Nebraska and central Hi
nOis, and this work is now being vigOr-
OuSly pushed in Indiana and Kentucky.
On dry. warm soils in Iowa termination
Is fairly good. but corn needs warmth and
sunshine to insure satisfactory growth.
Cutworms are damaging in the Ohio val
ley and portions of the middle and south
Atlantic States, while the crop IS suffer
ing from lack of cultivation in the last
named district and in the States of the
lower Mississippi valley.
Winter wheat generally continues !
promising. although complaints of rust
are received from Kentucky. Tennessee, |
Missouri. Oklahoma and Texas and re-
ports of short straw from portions of the |
middle Atlantic States. Illinois and Mis-
souri,. The crop is beginning to head
in southern Nebraska. Winter wheat
Is doing we'll in California. heading nice
ly in Oregon, and looking we'll. but max
ing slow progress in Washington owing
to heavy frosts. which cut down some
grain in low valleys
More favorable weather conditions dur.
ing the latter part of the week have
caused spring wheat to improve rapidly,
and this crop is now making satisfact
:
Dakota, where slight damage was done
by flooding, and some scattered fields Of
the late sown are thin in South Dakota.
Spring wheat is advancing satisfactorily
in Oregon. and though heavy frosts caus
ed some damage in low valleys in Wash
ngton the crop will recover and is look.
ing we'll.
The general condition of oats is salts
factory. The crop as a whole has made
good growth. although retarded by cool
aud cloudy weather in Minnesota dur.
ng the fore part of the week and by
hoods in portions of Ohio. while some
scattered fields are thin in Nebraska and
South Dakota and considerable rust is
exported from northern Texas. While
good stands of cotton are generally re-
ported from the eastern and central sec
ions of the cotton belt. cool nights have
hecked growth and the staple is suf-
ering from lack of sunshine and cult.
alton, complaints of grassy fields being
eceived from nearly every State in these
wO sections. Planting is finished in
south Carolina and Alabama. nearly
Ompleted in North Carolina and Mis-.
issipp, but about % per cent of the
ici ltIHdllS u De pIdlieu III LOUISIANA
nd Arkansas.
Tobacco plants are plentiful in Ken.
ucky and transplanting continues in that
tate as we'll as in Indiana. Maryland
nd North Carolina. Considerable has
cen planted in Virginia. but the soil is
DO wet locally for this work. The crop ,
! suffering from lack of proper cuItiya.
on in North Carolina
Less favorable reports are received
egarding apples. Prospects for this
rop are deteriorating in Missouri, the
loom is not as full as usual in New
ngland, dropping is reported from Vir. I
mia. Kentucky, Tennessee and southern l
llnois and less promising conditions are t
dictated in Ohio. In other principal ,
States the crop continues Z
romising.