The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-14
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Regular Weekly Report Of the Signal
Service.

Service.
WASHINGTON, May l3.-The following
is the weather crop bulletin for the week
ended May II, 1888, issued by the signal
office:
Temperature-Th average temperature
for the week ended May IL has ranged
from % to A. above the normal for the week
generally throughout the districts east of
the Mississippi and on the Pacific coast,
while cold weather has prevailed in the
northwest and on the eastern Rocky
mountain slope. In Minnesota, Iowa,
Wisconsin and Nebraska the temperature
was 60 to s. lower than usual
The temperature for the season from
January TO May II continues about
normal in the southern States, and the
seasonal deficiency in the middle States
and the Ohio valley is less than previously
reported, and now differs but slightly
from the normal, while in the northwest
the seasonal deficiency has increased, and
the season is unusually late in the upper
Mississippi valley, where the average daily
temperature for the season ranges from g
TO % lower than usual.
Rainiall-The rainfall during the week
has been in excess in all districts except
from the lower Ohio valley southwark over
West Tennessee, the northern portions OF
Alabama, Mississippi and eastern Arkansas.
Heavy rains occurred in the Atlantic
coast States from Maine TO Florida, and in
the States on the upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys and the only section
of the Rocky mountains from which no
rain was reported during the week was
northwest Mississippi and northwest
Tennessee, where rain is most needed.
The seasonal rainfall has been in excess
generally in the States west Of the Missis-
sippi except Arkansas; the heaviest rains
having occurred in Texas, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, southern Minnesota and Iowa, where
the excess of rainfall ranges from two to
four inches. There has also been
more than usual rain in New York,
New Jersey and the interior OF New
England. In Michigan, Virginia, North
Carolina, and the greater portion Of
Tennessee, Ohio. Indiana, and Hi
nois the rainfall for the season
has been from so TO 90 per
cent. OF the usual amount, while in
the northwestern part OF the cotton region
only about 60 per cent. OF the usual rain
fall is reported. No rain occurred on the
Pacific coast south OF Roseburg during tho
week, and only showers are reported north
Of that station, leaving the seasonal def
cheney i'm rainfall about five inches at sta
tons north of San francisco, while from
San francisco southwark the rainfall for
the season differs but slightly from the
| normal.
General Remarks The weather has
been especially favorable for growing crops
during the week in central valleys and in
the districts on the Atlantic coast. Rains,
which were much needed in the winter
wheat regions and in the eastern portion
OF the cotton region, occurred during tho
week, and reports from those sections in
dictate that the weather has favorably af-
iecied cereals, pasturage and fruit.
More rain is needed in the west portion
of the cotton region, although the crops in
that section are reported rs having im-
! proved during the week.
The season is reported backward in New
| England, where the well distributed rains
have improved the crop conditions.
In Minnesota and Dakota the season is
apparently fifteen days late; the cScessirr
precipitation aud pnusuat
turc for the season have =
to crops, aud farm work in TINS section 81
been greatly retarded.