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Show CROP PROSPECTS. Lawrence, Kan Mv Piof. Snow jut t amine- from a visit to RuStel loitniv with Secretary Moltler, of the aute board of agriculture, and reports more than ha fine wheat fields visited ., , in Rnssel countv are in a damaged coti-4ition coti-4ition The difficulty is with bad farm , t,V ing rather than bugs. JKn?i Omaha, Neo., Mav x.-Special lele '."Wv"" gram to the Herald. -The Nebrika . ' state millers are holuin. their annual convention in Omaha to day. From the reports of the committees appointed early in the season to investigate crop conditions, it is announced that theie is sufficient icrain iu the state to last until harvest. The crops are iu excellent condition con-dition and the largest in the states his lory. The report of wheat in Kansas being damaged by rust and insects is untrue. Washington, Mav a.-The weather I crop bulletin says: The weather during .the past week was specially favorable or all growing crops throughout the . grain regions of northwest and central yalleys. Excessive sunshine and warm weather favored farm work and early I sown wheat in Minnesota and Dakota is in excellent condition. Light trosts I which occured during the week in the central vnlheys did not prove injurious. I Jn the winter wheat region all the crops e reported in excellent condition;wheat and grass are growing nicely and much f r n has been planted Oregon reports I noimal weather conditions and whe.it ' ' prospect most excellent; no damaging 5 iroijts, and all the fruit trees heavily laden. Colorado reports rairj needed; v V P,n -nl POt' pl'ting well advanced , and fruit in splendid condition. Cali- f fomia reports high winds ahd damaging f grain crops materially in the latter part I ' of the y eek. Frost in the coast counties slightly damaged fruit prospects. Hay-w Hay-w ng is in progress in southern Califernia j and the prospects are gjod. Orange I jtad lemon trees are blooming well. |