74 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIBW. MAILCH, 1W.
on Blue mountains, near the Lehigh gap, destroying much valu-
a#de timber.
Leab extensive fires were reported, as follows :-
Alexandria, Dakota, 12th, 17th, 24th.
Fort Meade, Dakota,-l3th, 14th, 17th.
Fort Yates, Dakota, 8th.
Yankton, Dakota, 7th, Sth, 10t8h, 13th to lFith, 10th, 24t,h, 35th.
Hnmboldt, Iowa, 17th, 24t11, 29th, 30th, 31st'.
Oreswell, Kausa,s, 6th, luth, l l t h , lsth, igth, 33d. Fort Riley, Kansas, 19th, 80th.
Olrcy Centre, Kansas, 1st.
-Independence, Kansas, lst, 2d, 3d to 23d, 26th, 37tli,3Oth.
Pates Centre, Kansas, 9th to 12th.
Crete, Nebraska, Stli, 10t81i, 13th.
North Platte, Selmiska, 24t81i.
Omaha, Kebraska, 17th.
Portland, Oregon, 21st.
Chattanooga, Teuuessee, lst, 4th, 5th.
Coleman City, Texas, 2d, 6th, 7th, l l t h .
Indianola, Texas, 3d.
Wytlieville, Virginia, mountain fires, 1st.
DROUGHT.
Cape Meudocino, California, 13th.-Along the coitst, uorth
and south of this place, the preraleut fogs have prevented the
grass from drying up, but further inla.nd t'he fields are scorched
and rain is greatly needed. 18th.-Great alarm is felt amoug
farmers concerniug bhe probable failure of crops, owiug to the
prolonged drought. Notwithstanding the dews a,nd heavy fogs
its effects are felt, in this vicinity.
Visalia, California, 3 1st.-The receut raius have proved of
great benefit to agricultural iuterests. Veget,rtt.ion has macle
mpid progress during the ptst few days, and t.he prospects are
faeorable for a good crop.
Bangor, Maine, 3lst.-The wills i u t8his looalifg are shut, tlowri
on account of low water.
MIGRATION OF BIRDS.
Geese fyimj northward .-Poi 11 t. Judith, Bhode Is1 aid, 13th,
iath, 15th, lTth, 18t.h, 20th ; Portlaud, Maine, 31st8 ; Augusta,
Georgia, lst, 5th; Pelestine, Texas, 3d, 4th, 5th, llth, l i t h ;
Denison, Texas, lltth, 30th j Logansport), Indiana, 8th, 16t8h,
17th; Oswego, New York, SGth, 27th; Toledo, Ohio, 1311;
Buffalo, New York, 30th j CIiampa,igu, Illinois, Wtb, 231, %th,
30th ; Keokuk, Iowa, 4th ; Ouialiit, Nebraaka, Y d , 5th : Yuum,
Arizona, 22d, 23d; Lewistou, Idaho, 28t,h ; Spaugle, Washiug-
ton Territory, 6t8h, 9th, 1 l t h ; Portlaud, Oregou, 3 1 ; Bet'liel,
Connecticut, 19th ; Morristoil, Dakota, 23rl ; Alexandria, Darn-
kota, Pth, 13th ; Forsyth, Georgia,, 19t)hj Elmira, Illinois, 1st ;
Riley Illinois, 13th ; Swanwick, Illiuois, 4th ; Edgiiigt,oii, Illi-
nois, ht, 2d, 9th, 12th, 18th, 31st ; Mouticello, IOW:I, lib11 ; Des
Moines, Iowa, 35th j Creswell, Kansas, 13t8h, 17kh ; Holt>ou,
.Kansas, 5th j Independence, Iiausas, 3 d , 13th, 34bh ; Yates
Centre, KRUSBB, 23d; Pretty Prairie, Kansas, lst, Gth, 13t,h : Osawatomie, Kansas, 14t8h j Somerset, Rlasxachusetts, 38th j
Clear Creek, Nebrmka, lst, 5th, 23rl ; Cret,e, Nebraska,, lst,;
Flushing, New York, 18th ; Jacksouburg, Ohio, l i t h ; Gaud
Dover, Ohio, 19th, 2184 26th, Grainpiau Hills, Peuusylrauia,
14th; Variety Mills, Virginia, lst, 3d j Cedar Rapids, lowa.,
16th. FZyi?zg southioard.-Augnst:t, Georgia., 3d ; Toledo, Ohio,
5th; Cleveland, Ohio, 2d; Des Moines, Iowit, Gth; Riley, Illi-
nois, 29th; Edgiagtou, Illinois, 14th j Humboldt, Iowa, 1W ;
Creswell, Kansas, Sth, 13th ; Clay Centre, Kansas, 13t81i j
Wytheville, Virgiuia, 1st. Flyhag eUe~lc.nrd.-umittilla, Oregou,
29th; Edgington, Illinois, 31st.
Ducks .flying north.?rard.-Point Judi bh, ahode Isla,nd, 30t,li ;
Logansport, Indiana, 8th j Toledo, Ohio, 37th j Hurou, Dakota,,
15th ; Alexaudria, Da.kota, 13th j Edgington, Illinois, 2d, Obh,
12th, 18th ; Monticello, Iowa, 17th; Hnmboltlt, Iowa, 13th;
Des Moines, Iowa, 25th; Yates Centre, Kans~s, 3 1 ~t , 24th; Fort Scott, Kansaq 1st; Clear Creelr, Nebraska, 5th, 23~1;
.Jacksonburg, Ohio, 30th. Flying 8outhroard.-Hattera, North Carolina, 36tb j Edgiugton, Illinois, 24th j Crete, Nebraska,
appearing, 30th j Gutteuburg, Iowa, appeariug, 14th.
Crmes *flying ?iorthiclnra.-visa,lia,, California, 26th ; Hum-
boldt, Iowit, 34th ; Clear Creek, Nebraska, Brnutx flgiug north-
ward, 3d.
NOTES AND EXTRACTS.
The following summary is taken from the '( March Report of
the Teuuessee Weather Service," under direction of Mr. A. J.
McWhirter, Commissioner of Agriculture, Statistics aiid Mines.
The io1 1 owing niet8eorol ogica 1 summary has been forwarded
by Mr. S. R. Thonipson, Director of the 6'Nebr:tska Weather
Service. "
BK~I~I.ETIN FOR MAHCH. 1883.
The month wa\ cold. with rainfall and atmospheric humidity less than
Rai/~ticZZ.-Tlte average by sections was as follows : Southeast, 0.48 .
Average for eutire state'
usual
southwest, 0.27 , northeast, 0.80 ; northwest. 0.55. 0.60.
Krluiiw Hztnzidii.y.--Oniaha, inas , 86 1, niin., 14 0 ; mean, 64.1. Nurth Platte. mean, 64 8.
De Soto, ma.\ , 29.32
~
min., 28.2, niean, 2 b .7 ~
College Farm, mean, 69 00.
Trntperultrre.-The mean temperature of the air was 35 3X. The average
The following were some of the masimuni and minimum temperatures :
Omaha, max., 71.0', mitt., 0'. De Soto, inas., 69.0'; min., 21.0'. Col-
lege Farm, max., 71.0', min , 6.0' North Platte. mas., 71.3', min., 12 0'. W/~d.-bIiIt+ trawlled, Omaha, lj,465 ; North Platte. 6,980. Prevailing
direction. Omaha, north ; North Platte, northwest, College Farm, north.
(+r e a h t trlocitj- at Omaha, was 22 miles, north and northwest; at North
Platte. 34, west.
i?fiut-e/Z(tnr~otts -Larks were seen at Bearer Creek on the lsf, at Sutton on
the 6th, at Superior on the l l t h , a t Minden on the l2th, and at Geneva on
the 19th Robhius are reported
on the 1st at Nebraska City. the 7th a t Crete, and 12th a t Beaver Creek.
Wild Geese tljing south were oherred at Crete on the 12th, and a t Sutton
on thr 1:;th There waz a dust storm at Crete on the 18th. During the
iiiiddlr and latter part of the month, there were several light snowfalls all
over the state The spring is 1 er) late, and thus far has proved very unpro-
pitious to the farming interests. Dr. Clark, of Sutton. nrites that the spring
ic inore backward than it has been for twelve gears
of all noon observations was 43.73.
Blue birds were seen a t Crete on the 2d.
ERRATUM.
On page 48, of the February REVIEW, under the heading
' 6 Atmospheric. electricity interfering wit81i telegraphic com-
muuicatiou, kc.," in the report of Captain VogelgeRang, the
aberratiou of'tlie compass should be 38 points, instead of 224
poiuts as pnhlishecl.