Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-02
CONDITION OF CROPS.
In Middle and South Atlantic States
Weather Has Been Favorable.

The weather bureaus weekly summary
Of crop conditions is as follows:
While the temperature conditions of the
week ending May 1 were much more ia
vorable than in the previous week, COM
plants of slow termination and growth
are very general in the Missouri and Red
River of the North valleys, middle Rocky
mountain slope. lake region and New Eng
gland. In the middle and south Atlantic
and gulf states and in the Ohio valley
very favorable temperatures prevailed but
the central and west Gulf states and por-
lions of the south Atlantic states and Ohio
and central Mississippi valleys suffered
from excessive rains, which hindered farm
ing operations materially. New England
North Dakota. Montana and Florida con-
tinue to need rain, but the portions of
the lower Missouri and Ohio valleys need
Ing moisture in the previous week have re-
ceived ample rainfall. On the Pacific coast
growth, with frequent frosts in Washing
ton.
In most of the principal corn states corn
planting has made slow progress but ex-
tensive preparations for this work have
been made, and, with favorable weather
much will be planted during the first week
in May. Planting Is generally finished In
the southern states and is nearly completed
In the southern portions of Kansas and
Missouri. In the southern portion of the
middle Atlantic states planting has been
actively carried on and has begun as far
north as Pennsylvania.
Practically all reports indicate that win
ter wheat continues In unusually promis-
ing condition, the temperature of the past
week having been more favorable for the
advance of this crop.
Dry weather has been unfayorable for the
termination and growth of spring wheat
in the Dakotas. The early sown in South
Dakota, however. and in Minnesota is do
ing well. The outlook for spring wheat in
Iowa, Oregon and Washington is very
promising.
The general outlook for oats continues
favorable in the most important oat states.
In Kansas and Nebraska the crop is re.
covering from the effects of previous cold.
In the Dakotas and portions of the lake
region termination has not been satisfac-
tory. Seeding is well advanced in the
more northerly sections of the central part
of the country. and has begun In the
northern part of the middle Atlantic
states.
Over the eastern portion of the cotton
belt the weather conditions have been ia
vorable for cotton planting. which is near
ing completion In the more southerly dis
tricts, good stands being generally indI-
Gated. In the central and western districts
planting Is much delayed, less than half of
the area having been planted in Louisiana
and Oklahoma and Indian territories only
about one-half in northern Mississippi, and
very little In Arkansas, practically none
being up in the last mentioned state. In
northern, central and eastern counties CT
Texas, much of the cotton area remains
implanted. and much cotton land in both
Texas and Louisiana has been badly wash
ed out by rains. and extensive replanting
will be necessary. Over the southwestern
part of the cotton area in Texas cotton
is generally doing well and chopping and
cultivation are in progress.
Transplanting tobacco Is nearly finished
In South Carolina and has begun in North
Carolina. Plants are generally plentiful,
but are backward in Ohio and are being
damaged somewhat by insects in Kentucky,
where preparations for painting are in
progress.
more favorable, they indicate that peaches
have been extensively killed, although an
excellent crop is promised in southern
Georgia and in few other sections the
outlook for peaches is somewhat improved