Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-07
ALL THE FRUIT
NOT DESTROYED
Secretary Wilson Declares
Many Reports We're
Exaggerated

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May THE reports
of damage to the crops, which have
been 50 numerous of late, owing to the
unreasonable weather and the ravages
of bugs, have been greatly exaggerated
according to JAMES Wilson, secretary
of agriculture, who is in Chicago last
night.
Spring seeding is a little back
ward" he said, ION account Of the cold
weather. but there is plenty Of time
between now and the last Of Septem-
Der to grow crop OF all kinds OF grain.
In Minnesota and the Dakotas, where
we get most of our spring wheat, seed
ing has been delayed about two weeks,
planting will be in full progress.
Good Weather Now Assured.
"while the weather has been unsea-
sonably cold In some districts, IT has
not been severe enough to retard plow-
ing and my advices are that the
ground in these states has been nearly
all made ready to receive the seed.
We will have warm weather In a few
days now, and do not see what IN to
prevent a normal crop Of spring wheat
in these states.
Gas regards tie Northwest. the
claims being made that this years
harvests win be seriously diminished
may have some foundation. However.
such condition in the Canadian
northwest won't make great deal OF
difference when this years crop is
TSk 70
grows only a small portion Of the total
crop OF wheat, and am of the opinion
that the deficiency there, II there be
any will hardly be noticed.
Conditions in Southwest.
"In the southwest there have been
numerous reports for the past three
weeks of damage being wrought by
green bugs. These reports Of damage
Ito the winter wheat have been grossly
exaggerated. am in a position where
il get as good information as anybody
regarding the growing crop.
"while I have had many reports
\ about the green bug, the damage
wrought by these insects has been To-
cal in every instance and there has
not been any general attack by this
pest, as some people are endeavoring
to make it appear.
4 .sFrom my knowledge OF the south
west, where SO much Of our winter
wheat IS grown. the advices at hand
lead me to believe that that district
will have its usual crop this year. This
) applies to oats and corn as we'll as
wheat"
Not All Fruit Gone.
4 ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 7.-While
crop condition in the northwest are
backward so far as seeding is con-
cerned on account of cold weather, the
, condition is by no means hopeless, &C
cordin to reports received in the croI
reporting department Of the Northern
; Pacific railroad.
J .ThelatestAadvices indicate that seed
ling is more than three weeks latel
than a year ago and 1t is estimated
+ that rs to 30 per cent of the seeding
has been completed. Comparing tht
progress made by the farmer this veal
J with that OF last year is no indication
: that this is an unusually backward
season, as the seeding a year ago wa.
. finished at the unusually early periot
! Iof the first OF May.
u So far this year the ground has fro.
ZEN nearly every night, making plow
ing very difficult, but there Is stil
, plenty OF tie to get the wheat seed
ing done II no more extreme cox
Z weather interferes. The abundance o
! snow upon the ground and late mois-
! ture is looked upon as benefit rathel
! than a hindrance.