New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-14
Hls1oRY OF the RECENT rLooDS.

~TDIAis IN The MISSISSIPPI VALLDY-DROUTH IN
TIE SOUTH.
The Weather Review for the month Of July,
inst ssued bv he Signal Office al Washington. contains
much valuable meteorological Information The rainfall
chart for the month peculiar interest in connection
with the recent disastrous foods in the Ohio Vail and
the tributaries Of the ONO River and the present threat
eLed overflow Of the Lower Mississippi This chart shows
that large OF country. extending from tie
eastern portion OF Nebraska. kansas and Indian Terri
Tory eastward 10 Kentucy and Southern Ohio. and EN-
hlacng almost tie entire basins Of the Ohio. Cumb,T-
land. Central Mississippi and Lower Missouri Rgers the
rainfall month exceeds 10 inches and amounts in
many places to rs inches The average rainfall for
July throughout an THIS section of country II about -
inches therefore this vast agricultural has received
from three normal amount OF water,
producing the extensive floods that have been recently
chIonicied.
Gonr little further back the reader learns however.
that this excessive monthly rainfall large II u.s. il not
wholly at fault for AL the damage The Signal Service
rain chart June showed that the OF excessive
rains for that month confined 10 nearly the
section of country, embracing the Missouri, Central
Mississippi. and Lower ONO valleys Tie rainfall ia
these scctions during June nearly 10 inches, Wnic
the normal amount for June was four and half inches.
These abundant JGno rains, although tLcy s0mewhat
taided agricultural operations. were conducive e. lax
uliant growth Of vegetation. ana July u-hercd in
with favorable prospects for tn farmers THIS rainy
period, extending through June and Jay served III
most OF the watercourscs 70 their Drinks and when the
storm. which advanced eastward the Lower Mis-
Valley. the 30h Of July, reached Indiana and
ONO. II poured t- torrents Of water upon those
fortunate STATES for nearly f. h0gfs, dIrn July 81 and
August J., leaving Them III many SECTIONS completely
submerged.
such is the meteorological history Of these foods The
waters have what nb~dcd, ana many farmers
whose farms Inundated hope Ia reap partial
crop bun whether such viii De- tie not depends
upon the weather for the nest few weeks While heavy
ANA ssint rams nave fallen over snch large portion
OF The wheat aud producing section of the country
excessively warm and dry weather has prevailed ia most
of the cotton districts Less than inch Of fell
during the whole month Of Jdy in large section Of the
Saics or Mississippi, Alabama. Ceur ia, and Florida
aud the rainfall Tor tie entire cotton States
during tho month hardly exceeds twO inches, being
about onethird Of the normal amount Tor July
~ these sections. This large deficiency, in con
ucctiCn with the deficiency for June IN the
same sections, viii doubtless prove unfavOrlhle 10
tie cotton crop j. ports from many localities
already show that the Yield VIII be light. The Of
planted this IN Tie cotton states said 10 be
unusually large. TINS VIII prove valuable adjunct to
the ts1ugces OF the SOUTH THIS crop suffers less from
dToufh than most others should the floods
crop the nOrheriY sections the value 10 the
ton planter Oi ms nome productions VIII be greatly
mened The temperature table in connection with the
Review reveals the fact that July Of This has been
slightly cooler than the average ia the Central and
Northern sections Of the country, and Dsideraby
IN the Southern. This inlDfesy due the
excessive precipitation OF rain III the former ana the de-
hcenty Of lain ~ the latter.