Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-30
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Season Backward In the Northern
Slater, But Well Advanced
In The Seuih.
Nearly the Whole of tho winter wheat
Region In Nsed of Rsin-rhe Gene
raj Crop Outlook Not Favorable.
The weather Bulletin.


WASHINGTON, April 29-Following Is
the weather bulletin for the month end
ing Saturday, April %, 1888;
By he signal Office. Temperature
The average daily temperature for the
week ending April %, has charged from
three to K degrees lower than usual
In the states On the Atlantic coast and It
has been shgailv warmer than usual In
the Mississippi Valley, thence west to the
Pacific coast, the wsrmest region where
the DAILY excess Of temperature ranged
from three TO fge degreesasbove normal,
being in Missouri and the aoJ Dining
states. The season from January to
April %, continues backward throughout
the nor hern states, where the average
daily Temperature ranges from three
to six degrees below normsl.
In the upper lake region, Minnesota, Da-
kOta end lows, the season continues from
two 70 three weeks later, while in the
OHIO wiley and middle Atlantic coast II
is from tx 20 ten days late. Ia the south
ern states the season is we'll advanced
and the average temperature varies
slightly.
R,lnfslI-The most marked feature in
the rainfsll for the week is the large def
cheney which is reported in the wi
wheat region in the Ohio and Centr.l Mis-
sisslppi valleys. At many stations
within this regions, embracing
The territory from the CUT states
northward to the lakes rain has occurred,
while very light showers are reported AT
amount Of rainfall is reported from Texas,
N1l. -
Mime sofa, Western Iowa and Northern
Wisconsin, and well-distributed showers
occurred on the Gulf coast, in the middle
Atlantic states and in Western Missouri
and Eastern Kansas. The rainfall for the
season has been slightly greater than
usual in the Missouri valley, in Texas and
in the southern portion Of the Gulf states.
From Is to s5 per cent. Of the usual
amount has occurred in the states Of the
Ohio valley, Eastern Tennessee.
Northern Georgia and Western North
Carolina. Tee lainfsll for the
middle Atlantic states, North Carolina
and northern New England differs but
slightly from normal, while large CO..
ciencles are reported from the western
portion of the cotton region and in Geor-
Ris, South Carolina and on the southern
New England coast. In the last named
sections the rail fall ranges from one hslf
to two-thirds of the usual amount. Ga
the Pacific coast two thirds Of the usual
amount Of rain has occurred north OF
San Francisco and over ninety per cent.
Of the usual amount has occurred on the
southern Csliioruia coast.
General remsrks-OWing to the gen
ersl de efficiency Of rain the weather Ct the
week has affected the growing crops unfs-
vorsbly and rain is especially needed in the
winter wheat sections and in the northern
portions OF the Gulf states. Frost &C.
Cured in Kentucky, Eastern Tennessee,
North Carolina, SOuLh Carolina and the
Middle Atlantic states during the week,
which pr, b,bly injured vegetables and
fruits. Reports from Kansas, Minnesota
and Western Missouri indicate that the
weather has been favorable in Ii ose sec
lions and thaf farm work is we'll ad-
yapced. The weather Is reported As
favorable In New England, where plowin z
and planting, are in progress.