St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-25
FAVORABLE FOR HARVEST.
The Weather Has Been of the
Made-tO-Order Sort.

Made-tO-Order Sort.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The follow
ing is the weather crop bulletin for the
week ending Saturday, Aug. "a, 1889,
issued by the signal Office: Tempera-
ture-The week ending Aug. "a has
been cool from the lake regions south
ward to the gulf and South Atlantic
coasts. The daily temperature in the
Ohio valley, Tennessee and the
South Atlantic states was from
three degrees to ten degrees lower
tnan usual. Over greater
portion OF the cotton region the average
Temperature was about degrees below
the normal. In New England and the
Middle Atlantic states the average tenn
perature prevailed, while it was warm
er than usual from Texas nOrthward to
Minnesota and Dakota. The thermal
conditions for the season remain prac-
tically unchanged from the conditions
previously reported. Over the principal
agricultural regions, including the cot
ton region and the tobacco, corn and
winter wheat states, the daily tempera-
ture has differed less than one degree
from the normal. The
SEASON Is SLIGHTLY RETARDED
gulf coast and slightly advanced in New
England and from Kansas nOrthWard to
Dakota. ecipitation-There has been
less rain than usual during the week in
all sections, except in Texas aud East
ern Minnesota, where slight excuses
are reported. The rains in Texas were
timely and must have proved of great
benefit to the cotton crop. Only light
showers are reported in all other pOr-
tiOns, excepting in Kentucky, In
diana, Illinois. Southern Missouri
and Arkansas, over which region
no rain occurred daring the week.
Tue seasonal rainfall continues in eX-
cess in the Atlantic coast from New
England to Florida, and from the Mis-
souri, southwark to the west gulf coast.
Over the principal corn-producing
states, and over the central portion of
the cotton region, the seasonal rainfall
generally exceeds so per cent of the
normal, but from Central Tennessee
nerthward to Lower Michigan the sea-
sonal rainfall ranges from 60 to 10 per
cent of the normal. General Remarks
The weather has been
FAVORABLE FOR HARVESTING
in Minnesota, where an unusually large
wheat crop has been secured. Late
Dakota by drought, excessive tempera-
ture and high winds. From New York
and Pennsylvania westward to Iowa,
Indiana and Illinois the weather was
specially favorable for corn, which is
reported as maturing rapidly, although
the development of the crop has been
retarded about two weeks by excessive
rains in the early part of the season. In
Michigan cool nights and continued dry
ness were unfayorable for corn, pota-
toes and pastures. Over the greater
portion Of Kansas and the western
half of Missouri, the corn crop is III ex-
cellent condition, but in Western Mis-
souri, the corn crop has been injured by
drought. Numerous reports from the
corn belt indicate that this crop will be
secure and safe from frost by Sept. Is.
Reports from Kentucky and Tennessee
state that rain is needed to insure the
full development of the corn and to-
bacco crops. In the western gulf states,
including Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas, the stable crops are much i'm
proved by the dry weather and excess
sive sunshine. The cotton was im-
proved. Rice cutting and cotton pick
ing are in progreSSi in Louisiana, and up
to this date,
BULL wv AMI
have caused but slight damage. Crops
are also much improved in the east por-
ton of the cotton range; and, while the
weather was favorable in Mississippi
and Alabama, boil worms and cater
pillars are doing much damage to the
crop, causing serious apprehension.
The weather of the week was generally
favorable in New England and the Mid
die Atlantic states. Corn was improved,
although previous heavy rains have
caused permanent injury to various
crops, namely, IN Pennsylvania the
tobacco crop will not meet expec-
tations; in New York little
more than one-half the usual crop of
hops is expected. Reports indicate that
potatoes are still rotting in New En-
gland and Pennsylvania; fine crop of
tobacco IS reported in Connecticut, and
in New Jersey all crops were improved
and the prospect for fruit is more prom
Using. In the North Pacific coast recent
rains were favorable for grasses and an
excellent fruit crop, while an average
yield of wheat has been secured, but
the hop crop in this section will be
short