Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1893 — WEATHER BUREAU BULLETIN [ARTICLE]

WEATHER BUREAU BULLETIN

In Most Localities the Seeding Season Is About Ten Days Behind Time. The Washington weather bureau has issued a bulletin of the progress of the crops for the past week, of which the following is a synopsis: New England—Season coid and backward; frost not all out of ground in north. Maryland—Fruit In some sections reported injured by heavy rains, high winds and frosts; wheat, rye, oats and grass Improved; potatoes and tobacco plants thriving. Louisiana—Crops show improvement, bnt are becoming grassy; some complaints of lice In octton and worms injuring com; sunshine needed. Texas—Favorable for cotton and com; cotton planting delayed by continued dry weather in west portions: early wheat being harvested. Missouri—< iop« advancing slowly; fruit pro <pecte Improved. Illinois—uonuitions beneficial to wheat, but retard other crops; fruit prospects lmpiovlng; plowing and com planting making fair progress; thousands of acres of wheat still submerged and will probably be a. total loss; season about ten days behind. Indiana—Crops on nplands look well; low lands yet Inundated; fruit backward, not much Injured. West Virginia—Wheat, oats, grass, rye and tobacco growing finely; promising reports relative to fruit; stock in good condition. Ohio—Wheat, oats, grass, rye, barley, and tobacco made slow growth; early potatoes rotting; fruit promising; strawberries blooming. Michigan—Crop conditions continue backward, owing to wet and cold; plowing for com is in progress in most southern counties; fruit prospects excellent. Montana—Warm weather during past two days very beneficial. Wyoming—Weather too cold for anything to grow and too damp for farm work. Arizona—Melons, figs, and strawberries ripe l , other fruits promise well. - Utah—Crops have not been much injured, although set back, and with good warm weather will do well. Washington—Winter wheat doing fallly well; grass is improving more rapidly and stock is looking v e.l; all fruit trees but apples sis in bloom except In Wahkiakum County; prospects very good for lane crop in most sections. California—Grain crop short; cherries,pmnes, almonds and berries average; peaches twothirds and apricots one-thlid crop; hops lmS roving rapidly; sugar beets In San Beraard--10. Orange and Monterey Counties good. Wisconsin—Seeding will be finished thi» week and com planting bem; season very late; no damage except slight rotting of seed. Minnesota—Seeding general; grass and early sown grain doing nicely; low lands In central and northern districts still too wet; fruit tree* budding: some com planted. lowa—Large acreage ready for com, ink planting begun in southern districts.