Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-18
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
The WeaihsF In Most Paris Of the
Country Eeps cIsliy Eavsrsbls for
the Glowing Crops.
Tbs Seasonal RAinfail IN Excess in the
ssatsp Wsst C the hI,ssistppi.
The On look Promisisg.
weather aad crop Bulletin

weather and crop Bulletin
WASHINGTON. AisY I3 The following
he the weather and crop bulletin for the
week ended Saturday, May L., 1855: Is
sued BY the Siguar Office:
Tor the week ending May II has ranged
from two to foar degrees above norma
for the week, generally throughout dis
crfc'csast, while cold weather has pre-.
vailed in the northwest and on the east
ern fEocky Mountain top. Ia MIN.
nesots, Iowa, Wisconsin and Ne
b Asia the temperature wGs fIoE
six to eight degrees lowei
tnan usual. The temperature for the ees
son fromJ nusry to May IL, continues
abort normal in the southern states and
the seasonal deficiency in the middle
states and OHIO valley is less than prePi-
DUSTY reported and now differs but
sllg htlY from normal, while In the north-
west tie seasonal difference has Increased
add the season ID unusually late in the
upper Mississippi valley where the aver
age temperature for the season ranging
from six 70 nine degrees lower than usual.
Gsinfall.-The rainfall during the week
has been In excess in ell districts except
from the lower OHIO valley southwark
over West Tennessee, northern PORTIONS
of Alaba ma, Mississippi and Eastern Ar
kansas. Heavy rains occurred in the
Atlantic cossL st ties from Maine to Flor
IDA, and in the states Of the upper Missls
sippi and Missouri valleys, and the only
sectioE east of tine Rocky Mountains from
which no rains were reported Dur
Jag the week was Northern Mis-
sissipp. and Southern Tennes-
see, where rain Is mostly needed.
The SEASONAL rainfall has been in excess
generally in the states west Of the Missis-
sipri except Arkansas, the heaviest rains
having occurred in Texas, Kansas, Ne
brasks, Dakota rs 3ushern Minnesota and
Iowa, where the excess OF rainfall ranges
from TWO to four inches. There has been
more rain than usual in New York. Penn
sYivania, New jersey and the interior Of
New E9giand. In Michigan, Virginia,
North Carolina and the greater portion
of Tennessee, Ohio and Illinois the rain
fall for the season hss been from 80 to 80
per cent. Of the usual amount, wilhelm
the northwestern portion Of the cotton
region only go per cent. Of the usual rain
fall is reported. No rain occurred on the
Pacific coast south OF Rose burg during
the wesS, ana only showers are repo TED
north of that state, leaving the seasonal
deficiency in rain about five inches north
Of San francisco, while from San Fran
cisco south ward the rainfall for the sea-
son diEers'but slightly from normal.
General remsrks-The weather has
been especially favorable for growing
crops during the week In the central val
legs and in the districts on the Atlantic
coast. Esirs which were much needed
IN the winter wheat regions and In the
eastern portions Of the cotton regions &C.
cured during the week, and reports
rom those sections indicate that
he weather has ievorably affected |
cereals, pasture and fruit. More rain |
IS needed in the west portion Of the cot.
,or region, although the crops IN that |
section are reported IS having improved |
turing the week. The season ia reported |
backward in New England, where well |
distributed rains have improved the crop
conditions. 10 Minnesota and Dakota
he season is apparently fifteen days late.
rne excessive precipitation and the un-
Usually low Temperature for the season
AVE been lufAvorable to crops, and |
sra work In that section has been greatly
etRrded. ..