The Mankato free press., 1923-06-15

and New York and the crop is head
| ing in most areas. In Virginia the
| crop Is in better shape than wheat,
! it is blooming in the southern coun
( ties OF Maryland and heading to the
northward. In Montana, the DaHotas
and Minnesota rye is spotted as TO
both stand and condition with less
| than the usual heading to date. Rye
| is ready for harvest in Texas and is
| heading ia Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
In New England, New York, Penn
| sylvania oats are only in fair con-
| dition and need rain. They are gen.
orally late and need sunshine along
| The whole Atlantic Coast except in
| Florida where they have been har-
Jested. III the Piedmont district a
ine crop seems probable though
! there has been much lodging in the
| central part Of the belt. In the Da-
kotas. Minnesota and Montana the
stands are mostly good. Some seed
| ing of late oats is still in progress
| in Montana. Early oats in Missouri
and Kansas look ragged but late
paintings are good with Iowa and
Nebraska conditions quite satisfac-
| tory. Some are being cut for hay In
Arkansas and Mississippi. Harvest
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| acreage is short and stands poor in
Oklahoma. Stands are generally
good in the mountain regions where
seeding is nearly completed.
In New York and Pennsylvania
he growth of barley has been slow
out shows good growth and condi-
| ton on the more southerly Atlantic
Coast States. Crop was damaged by
May freeze on higher elevations in
south Dakota and much reseeding
vas necessary. In Kansas and
| southwestern Nebraska the barley
| prospects seem good, the crop is
heading in northern Pacific States
md is ready for harvest in Texas.
Spring wheat is up to good stand
in the spring wheat belt though
some seeding is still in progress in
Montana. 1t has made slow progress
| in Iowa but is in highly favorable
condition in Nebraska. In the Da
| kotas and Minnesota considerable
| progress has been made in fax seeu-
| ing though in South Dakota much
.eseeding was necessary due to
| freezes in May.
Rice sowing continues in Louisi-
ana, where the crop is late and son
90 wet. The early sown is looking
1 yell. Acreage has been reduced
compared with last year. The crop
| is late in Texas with not over eighty
per cent sown. .l--..
Corn planting has been delayed
by rains but is nearly finished in
kentucky and West Virginia. The
early planted is weedy, stands are
uneven and color poor though
Kentucky. In these States, Mary
| land, Delaware and Virginia cut
worms are doing much damage and
considerable replanting is being
done. Prospects of the crop are goou
| in Florida but are unfavorable in
the Carolinas. Georgia and Alabama.
In the northwest the planting or
late corn is still general and in
southern Minnesota the stands are
good. Planting is completed in Mis-
| souri,, Iowa and Kansas but has been
delayed in Nebraska by rains and
| foods and some replanting is neces-
sary. Eastern Kansas is infested
with chinch bugs, and maggots and
wire worms are doing, some damage
in Iowa. Is generally late in Gulf
States and the southwest with fair
stands in Mississippi. There has
been much replanting in Louisiana.
In parts of Texas it has been too
dry for corn and recent disastrous
| foods in Oklahoma have done much
damage to corn in bottom lands.
Cotton prospects are reported to
be good in Florida but deteriorating
during the last two weeks in Ale.
bama, South Carolina, Georgia ana
Tennessee. The crop is two weeks
late in North Carolina where some
shortage of seed exists. In Okla
homa, rains on May %, causing
foods, have greatly injured the
crops both in uplands and bottom
lands. About ninety per cent has
been planted in Arkansas and. nine
ty-two per cent in Louisiana. Chop
ping is about fifteen per cent con-
pleted In Arkansas and fifty per
cent in Louisiana. Weevils are Ie.
ported in many sections of Texas as
we'll as damage from worms ana
grasshoppers. Stands are good in
Arizona and New Mexico and con-
siderable alfalfa acreage in New
Mexico has been planted. to cotton.
Tobacco plants are being set in
New England and Pennsylvania
considerably later than usual.
Transplanting is in progress In all
tobacco areas. Plants are late in
Kentucky and West Virginia but are
plentiful and an increased acreage
J.
The usual acreage is expected in
Maryland Transplanting has only
lust begun in West Virginia and has
been retarded by dry weather In
Virginia and by rains in Tennessee
The crop has splendid prospects IN
Georgia and is ready for printing in
Florida. There is a shortage VI
plants in North Carolina and In the
hurley district of Tennessee.
The planting of potatoes Is pro-
crossing in New York, New England,
Colorado and Wyoming and Is still
general in the Dakotas. Minnesota
and Montana. 1t has been delayed
in Aroostook County by excessive
rains but acreage there will be about
up to last year. Some increase in
acreage is expected in the Connect
cut Valley and some of the early
sections of New Jersey. The crop is
making good growth in Virginia but
progress has been slow Of late and
warmer weather and rains are Mood
ed. The Kaw Valley potatoes have
partially recovered from frost dam
age but the stands are not full and
growth is subnormal. The Orrick
district is late with conditions i'm
proving. The commercial planting in
Nebraska is not completed but con.
dition is good. In Texas rain is
needed for the crop. In Idaho early
potatoes are up eight inches while
the late planting is just finished.
Sweet potato sprouts in Delaware
and on the eastern shore Of Mary
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