The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-13
THE CROP REPORT.
Temperature and Rainfall In tho Missis.
sippi Valley.

sippi Valley.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-Thc following
is the weather crop bulletin for the week
ended Saturday, August IL, issued by the
signal office;
Tcmpcrature-The average daily tenn.
pcraturc for the week ended August II
was 10 to 90 above the normal
from the middle Atlantic States, south.
westward to Arkansas; in western Arkan-
sas, northern Texas and Indian Territory
the daily excess ranged from 80 TO
-. In the south Atlantic States and
aud stations on the gull cost about the
normal temperature prevailed. On the
north Atlantic States, IN tho States north
Of the Ohio valley and thence westward 10
the Rocky mountains, the weather Of the
week was cooler than usual The daily
average temperature In New England and
the lake region ranged from 10 10
%, aud in the upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys and the northwest
from 60 to lgo degrees below the nor
NAL, the region Of greatest deficiency being
in western Dakota
Tho temperature for the season from
January TO August II has continued to
about the normal IN tho Southern States,
being slightly ia excess in Alabama, West.
crn Georgia and Eastern Tennessee, aud
slightly deficient in the western portion Of
the cotton region. In the region ol the
| loriicth parallel from the Atlantic coast to
the Rocky mountains the seasonal tenn.
pcaturc has boon considerably below the
normal, the average daily deficiency IN the
| Atlantic coast States aud over the lake re-.
gion averaging from 10 to 80 degrees,
making the season In those sections about
ono week late, while in the upper Missis.
| sippi valley aud the extreme Northwestlthe
season IL from one to two weeks late.
Rainlall-Thc rainfall during the week
| averaged about one inch ia excess of the
weekly normal on the Atlantic coast north
of Georgia, also from one to two inches In
the cotton region east Of Texas, over the
! upper Mississippi aud lower Missouri val
! loys, and less than one inch In the OK.
IRENE northwest. Ia Texas aud Arkan-
sas, aud from Tennessee noHhcustward,
| over the Ohio yallUy aud the lower lake
regions, there was less than the usual
amount OF rainfall, although light
showers, well distributed, In the
north, occurred in those sections.
Tho rainfall ior The season continues In
excess in the upper Mississippi valley, Mis-.
sour, western portions Of Nebraska, Kan
sas aud Arkanslz. and ON the west gulf
coast, being from ~ to 30 per cent above
! the normal. Ia the northern portions oi
Mississippi and Alabama aud tom FLORIDA
uorthwnrd us'cr III" Atlantic States, Ohio
valley amt lake region the rainfall TOT III,
season has been deficient, only about n
per cent. Of the normal occurring In th'
northern portions 1T thc cotton region, nnt
about 30 per cent In the tobacco region OF
Tennessee and Kentucky, and in the lake
region. In the North Atlantic States aud
in eastern portionsul knnsas and Nebraska
the rainfall was but slightly below the
| normal.
General Remarks Reports from New
England, the middle ul s1uth-Atllnlic
sntcs, districts north ul the Ohio uyor,
aud from Kansas, Missouri and southern
Nchrnskl, indicate that the favorable
weather m those sections during the past
week generally improved the conditions oI
crops, especially OF corn, although sUm,
damage from wind and rain is i,pUu,.
from some sections NJ Ohio aud Missouri
Excessive rainfall aud cool weather 10
Minnesota aud northern Nebraska arc ~
ported NJ rrtarding the gtoWth Of crops
aud delaying the harvest Tho rainfall
during the week In the cotton aud ioblro,
regions oi the lower Mississippi valley va.
not sufficient a. remove the indications u
drought previously reported from that see
ton. ns crops are still suffering from want
at ain. Light lfosts Ocruupd in north.
western Minnesota and Michigan on hi.
DAY, hut no damage is reported.