The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-03
THE CROPS.
Their Condition in All ections.
Cotton Somewhat Damaged by tho
Continuously Heavy Rains.
Large Excess OF r ain in the South
ern States.
The Corn Crop Thought To Be Safo
from Frosts.
Tho TaNnnnrat,tro
Tho Temperature Five Degrees Below
tho Nomal in tho Cotton Re-
gions-Lisht August Frosts
In Now England.

WAsurSGrov Sept The following is
the weather crop bulletin for the week
ending Saturday, September /, 1883,
issued by the signal office:
Temporaturc--T week ending Scptem-
hcr has been cooler than usual expect In
Dakota and thence westward to the Pacific
coast, the average daily temperature
throughout the corn belt, over the tobacco
regions Of Kentucky and Tennessee and
in the cotton region from Alabama west
ward 10 Texas was about five degrees
below the normal.
The season from January 10 September
continues from ten 10 twenty DAYS late
IN the northwest, where the daily tenn
pcraturo has averaged from three TO four
dcgrocs lower than that OF previous ycars.
In the middle Atlantic and New England
states and the Ohio valley, the daily
temperature ilr the season has been about
two degrees lower than usual, and in tho
southern States It has differed less than
one degree from the normal.
Rainfall There has been large excess
Of rainfall during the week In the gull
States, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky
and southern portions of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, the excess
ranging from two 10 six inches over the
greater portion ut the cotton region and
thence northward 90 Missouri and the
Ohio valley. There WIS q total absence uf
rain In the wheat region of the northwest
aud only slight showers occurred in the
lake region and the southern portions Of
New England and the middle Atlantic
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northern New York aud northern portions
Oi New Egland.
The rainfall for the season continues Ia
excess IN the upper Mississippi valley,
Texas, southern portion NJ the rulf States
and ia the interior ul New England and
middle Atlantic States. In Texas aud
southern portions Of Louisiana. Alabama
AMI Mississippi there has been irum % 10
~ per cent morn rain than usual. Along
the coasts OF south Carolina, Georgia aud
Florida the deficiency Ia rainfall ranges
from ~ toJOpcr cent OF uo usual amount
General Rcmnrkr-Ihc weather dur
Inc the week has been unusually iayora-
/ Die iur upcning, harvesting and thrcshing
/ -, wheat Ia MINNESOTA and Dakota IL
J has also been favorable la the greater por-
! ton II the corn belt. but t1o much rain
occurred ia the extreme southern portions
Ut the States bordering on the Ohio. Re-
ports from Kansas indicate that the corn
crop h secure aud past possible injury
from lrust.
Light Trusts occurred IN the upper lake
region, probably causing somc damage 10
the cranberry crop IN Wisconsin The
weather has been too cold m Michigan TO
favor a mpid growth oi corn, but no Injury
b. reported Ia the crop Ia that State and
cutting will commence next week.
Reports from koutu,ky show that the
heavy corn crop In that State has been
somewhat damaged boy recent mius, and
that the soasun has been sufficiently iayUr-
able Ia insure nn average tobacco crop.
The heavy rains have damaged the
growing crops IN the cotton aud sugar
regions, except Ia North aud South Caro-
lima, where the rainfall has not bCrn "a.
cc.siyc and the weather has been grncr-
ally favorable. In the middle states. H.
yUmhIo conditions have prevailed both for
the npyning 1T corn and Tor fall blowing.
Ia New England the rainfall was gcnrr-
ally favorable. bat the weather was cool.
Light lrust- occurred on thc .yth ult., but
no injury Ia Cnuls IN reported.