The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-11
'THE CONDI1ION
THE CROPS ( ).
EXCESSIVE RAINS IN SOME;
PARTS OF THE c ouNTRY, Syl
AND DRoUTH IN {
i.75a OTHERS. a " s'.s ST.

4 WAsHlNGTo ON, I d. CT May III
The weekly crop bulletin issuedSby
the Weather Bureau is summarized
as follows;
In California, generally throughout
the. Central. and Southern Rock Noun:
tain districts AND insthe Dakotas and
Minnesota, 5the week ended May 3
was abnormally cool and moist.
Freezing temperatures extended to
the central portions Of !. Arizona and
New Mexico. with frost and sno&aln
the Central and Northern Rocky
Mountain regions and upper Missouri
and Red river Of the North Valleys.
In the Gulf States, Central Valleys.
most Of theG lake region, and in the.
Atlantic coast districts, excepting
New England, the temperature was
favorable, but excessive rains hin.
dered work over the northern por.
lions Of the Central and West Gulf
States, in the lower Ohio and Central
mississippi Valleys, In Minnesota and
| the Dakotas and in. the Middle Rocky
Mountain region. Drouth continues
in New England and rain is needed in
the Middle Atlantic States, portions
Of Kansas and on the North Pacific
coast. ~ et
4 Heavy rains have presented rapid
progress with corn planting over a
large part of Missouri, Illinois and
Indiana, but elsewhere this work, has
advanced satisfactorily, planting hay
ing begun as far north as the south
ern portions Of South Dakota, Min
nesota, Wisconsin and. Michigan.
In the Southern States the genera
condition Of the crop is, reported al
promising, but It is suffering for cul
: tivation over a large part Of the Soutl
Atlantic and East Gulf States and II
. Texas. Eli.
Winter wheatiis now heading as ia
north as the southern portions 9
e Kansas and Missouri and in KeI
q lucky. The general condition Of thi
y crop continues highly favorable /
u the States east of the Rocky Moul
20 tains, although some reports of Ii
&c jury by rust are received froI
IS Texas and Oklahoma and Indian TIE
~ ritories. On the Pacific coast winte
~ wheat continues promising, althoug
y some unfavorable reports respecti,I
Ie owland wheat are received from Or
AT gon and recent heavy rains and hie
winds caused lodging to some extel
in California.
The weather conditions of the pa
week were not favorable for the cor
pleton Of wheat seeding over II
~ northern portions Of North Dako
and Minnesota, and early spril
wheat over the central portion of Il
u spring wheat region and in Iowa
Is making only fair progress. In n
~ braska and Colorado and on Il
" North Pacific coast the condition
'N the crop is promising.
as The reports from Kansas, Nebri
ne ka and Iowa respecting oats indica
" that this crop in these States is
Nc fair condition only, but elsewhere I
BY reports generally range from good
re- excellent. In the Southern Sta
heading and seeding continues, MOI
all Dakota and northern portion of t
'eu Middle Atlantic States.
ere Much cotton remains TO be plant
in Arkansas, Northern Mississil
portions Of Louisiana and in Nor
ern and Central Texas and plant
ias Is unfinished in the Carolinas, Nor
i' ern Georgia, Tennessee and Okla
'ie. ma. In Central and Northern TIE!
!. a large area requires replanting 8
s the crop is not-in very promising c
- dition and is in need of cultivati
In Southern Texas the crop is
= better condition, although damai
= by rain. Good stands are repor
=, from the central and eastern distri
u of the cotton belt, where the cror
making favorable progress, altho'
needing cultivation in Georgia.
s1II A large part of thedtobacco {
has, been planted In North Caro-