Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-14
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
The weather In Most Paris OF the
Country Esps cisllv Favorable for
the GcewiBg Crops.
The Seasonal Raiofslt In Excess In the
STATES West OF rho M,ssissippi.
The On look frem,sing.
weather asa crop Bulletin

WARRINGTON, May l3-rhe following
is the weather and crop bulletin for the
week ended Saturday, Msy II, 1888: Is
sued by the Sgusl Ofi;e:
Temperature-rne average temperature
for the week ending May II has ranged
from two to fur degrees above normal
for the week, generally throughout dis
tricts east Of the Mississippi and the Pa
cifc coast, while cold weather has pre-
vailed In the nor.hw west and On the east
ern R1cky Mountain top. In MIN
nesots, lows, Wisconsin and Ne
braska the temperature WAS from
six to eight degrees lower
tnsn usual. The temperature for the sea
son from January to May IL, continues
about normal IN the soutnern states and
the seasonal deficiency IN the middle
states and Ohio valley Is less than .previ-
ously reported and now differs bat
slightly from normal, while 10 the north
west the seasonal difference has Increased
and the season Is unusually late In the
upper Mississippi valley where the aver
sge temperature for the season ranging
from six 10 nine degrees lower than usual
Rsinfall.-The rainfsll during the week
has been in excess In Gil districts except
from the lever OHIO valley southwark
over West Tennessee, northern portions
Of Alabama, Mississippi and Eastern Ar
Kansas. Heavy rains occurred in the
Atlantic coast s. tes from Maine to Flor
IDA, and in the states It the upper Mlssis
sippi and Missouri valleys, and the only
section east Of the Rocky Mountains from
which NO rains were reported dur
ing the week was Northern Mis-
sissippi and Southern Tennes-
see, where rain is mostly needed.
The seasonal rainfall has been in excess
generally In the states west Of the Missis
sippi except Arkansas. the heaviest rsint
having occurred in Texas, Kansas, Ne.
brasks, Dakota, Southern Minnesota ana
lava, where the excess Of rainfall ranges
from two to four inches. There has been
more rain than usual 10 Naw York, Penn
sylvsn,a, Nav Jersey and the Interior q
New E.gisnd. La Michigan, Virginia,
1rth CArolins and the greater portion
of Tennessee, Ohio and Illinois the rain
fall for the season has been from 80 to go
per cent. Of the usual amount, while IL
the northwestern portion Of the cotton
region only SO per cent. Of the usual rain
fail is reported. No rain occurred on the
Pacific coast south Of Roseburg during
the week, ana only showers are rcpo teo
north Of that state, Leaving the season al
deficiency in rain about five inches norib
It Sar Francisco, while from San Fan
cisco south ward the rainfall for the sea
SOD differs but slightly from normal.
General remsrkf-The weather has
been especially favorable for growing
crops during the week il the central val
leys and in the districts on the Atlantic
coast. Rains which we're much needed
in the winter wheat regions and In the
eastern portions of the cotton regions &C.
Cured curing the week, and rerorts
from those sections INDICATE tInl
the weather has fsvorably affected
cereals, pasture and fruit. More raip
Is needed in the west portion Of the cot
ton region, although the crops In that
section are reported as having improved
during the week The season 10 reported
Backward in New England, where well
rsins have improved the crop
In Minnesota and Dakots
he season is apparently fifteen days late
fhe excessive precipitation and the un- |
usually low Temperature for the season |
have been unfavorabIe to crops, and |
farm work in ihst section has been greatly |
retarded.