Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
CROPS DELAYED BY COLD.
Government Report Shows Conditions
Throughout the Country.

Government Report Shows Conditions
Throughout the Country.
Crop reports from all sections OF the
country are summarized in the weekly
bulletin of the weather bureau as fol-
lows:
Over nearly the whole of the country
the week ending was abnormally cold
and unfavorable for termination and
growth. In western North Dakota the
temperature fell nearly to zero on the
18th, and on this and the following date
exceptionally low temperatures for the
season occurred throughout the country
east of the Rocky Mountains, freezing
temperatures occurring as far south as
the northern portions of Alabama and
Georgia and central South Carolina, with
light to heavy frosts in the central por-
ton of the east gulf States and light
frost at Jacksonville. The damaging
effects of this cold period, which came
at the close of the week, are not fully
covered in the reports collected at the
climate and crop centers on the 18th and
used in the preparation of this bulletin.
Heavy rains were unfavorable in the
south Atlantic and central gulf States,
while the need of rain is beginning to
be felt in portions of the lower Missouri
valley and on the extreme north Paclnc
coast. The temperature conditions ON
the Pacific coast were unfavorable
While complaining has continued in
Kansas, Missouri and southern ILLINOIS,
none has been planted farther north nor
in the upper Ohio valley and Middle
States. Preparations for planting have
| been active in the central valleys, where
| planting will be vigorously pushed as
soon as temperature conditions are favor
| able. In the south Atlantic and east
| gulf States planting is about finished and
| early corn is being cultivated.
Winter wheat continues in promising
condition generally throughout the coun
| try, but is beginning to need rain in por
tions of Kansas and Michigan. Very
| slow progress was made with spring
wheat seeding over the northern portion
of the spring wheat region, as this WORE
could be prosecuted only in the after
Moons on account Of low temperatures
| The early sown spring wheat does no
appear to have sustained injury from re
cent cold, except in Nebraska, where
some fields were slightly damaged.
Dat seeding was also delayed in thu
Dakotas, Minnesota, lake region and por
tions of the middle Atlantic States
| While growth of the early sown ha
been checked and some injury sustained
in Nebraska, the general situation re
specting this crop continues promising.
Cotton planting is much delayed il
Mississippi and Louisiana and is late
than usual in Texas and the Carolinas
Better progress with this work has bee
made in Alabama and Georgia and in tn
southern portions Of these States is neal
ing completion. Fair to good stands Q
the early planted are reported from Ala
bama, Georgia and Florida. In TeXa
the early planted is reported as promi'
, ing.
Tobacco plants are generally plentitl
and transplanting has begun IN Sout
, Carolina and Florida.
While fruit must necessarily have SUI
$ the latter part of the week in the eel
trail and southern districts, it is prob;
/ BILE that in the more northerly section
to the eastward Of the Mississippi rive
, the damage has been less serious.
New England and the northern porto
! of the lake region it is probable that II
serious injury has been done.