The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-02
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
LITERATURE CONTRIBUTED gY THE
SIGNAL OFFICER.
Cool Weather Retards the Season Two
or Three Weeks. Aggravated by Ex-
cessive Rainfall Unfayorabie Pros
poets for the Cotton Plant.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The following is
the weather crop bulletin for the week
ended Saturday, June 30, 1883, issued by
the signal officer
Temperature week ended June
30 was cooler than usual throughout all
districts east OF the Rocky mountains, the
daily temperature in the northern States
and central valley ranging from 30 TO 50
below the mean fbr the week. The tenn
perature for the season from January 1 to
June 30. continues normal throughout the
northern States, the greatest deficiency
being In tho wheat region Of the north
west whore the daily temperature for the
first bali OF the year ranges from 50 10 %
below tho normal. This deficiency In tenn
perature has apparently retarded the
season from two 10 three weeks i'm that
section. The season Is about ono week
late in New England and the Middle
States, but It Is well advanced In all other
sections.
Rainfall-Therc has been nm excess Of
rainfall during the week. generally
throughout all the agricultural districts
except in portions Of the cotton region
and in the upper Mississippi valley, and
in those sections we'll distributed rains are
reported. The greatest rainfalls occurred
over the tobacco regions Of Tennessee and
Kentucky, and Ia northern Georgi a, Kan
sas, western Missouri and the west portion
OF New York, Pennsylvania and esst vir-
ginia, where the rainiall for tho week was
double the usual amount
The rainfall Of the season has been
greater than usual In the upper Missis-
sippi and lower Missouri valley, In Texas
and the southern portion Of the cotton re-
ron and In New York, Pennsylvania and
the interior OF New England. The heavy
minfalls over the tobacco region Of the
Ohio valley and Tennessee during the
past week materially diminished the large
seasonal deficiency In that section. Along
the gulf coast and in Texas the rainfall Is
generally from six 10 ten inches In excess
Of the usual amount In Florida and
northern portions OF Mississippi and
Louisiana the deficiency In rainfall for the
season ranges from six TO ten inches, or
from 20 10 40 per cent OF the normal rain
fall. T
General Remarks Tho weather during
the past week has been favorable for all
growing crops In the wheat, corn and
tobacco regions Of Ohio, the upper Missis-
sippi and Missouri valleys and Tennessee.
Heavy rains doubtless interfercd with
harvesting from Missouri eastward 10
Virginia, and the continuous cloudy
weather over Mississippi, Louisiana and
Arkansas Ia reported M having been un-
favorable 20 the cotton plant, but i'm
proyement Is reported In the section dur
ing the latter portion Of the week. In
North Carolina, South Carolina and Geor-
gia the weather was favorable, and all
crops were doubtless improved during the
week. Reports from the interior OF the
middle States indicate that tho recent
heavy rains have boon very beneficial 10
growing crops. Tho weather for the sea-
son has been unusually favorable for hay
In New England and for wheat In Ken
lucky and Tennessee.