The Indianapolis journal., 1889-07-15
WEATHER AND CROPS.


Effect Of Heat and Rain During the Past
week-Corn in Fine Condition.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The week ending
July 13 has been slightly warmer than
usual from the middle Atlantic States west
ward to the Missouri valley. while the
temperature has been slightly below the
normal generally throughout the Southern
States and New England. the greatest
departure occurring along G the New England
and Gulf coasts, where the daily tempera-
ture averaged three degrees below the
normal. In the principal corn States or
the central valleys about The normal
temperature prevailed. while in Michigan.
Wisconsion, Iowa and the southern portions
of Minnesota and Dakota, the daily excess
of temperature amounts to about threo
degrees. The thermal conditions of the
season, from Jan. to July 13, remain about
as previously reported. In all agricultural
districts of the central valleys, extending
from the Gulf States nortEward TO the lake
region and Iowa, the average daily tenn
perature differs less than one degree from
normal, while in southern New England,
eastern New York. Dakota and northwest
ern Minnesota, the season has been warmer
than usual. the daily excess of temperature
ranging from two TO four degrees.
There has been an excess of rain during
the week generally through Iowa, Wiscon'
sin, Nebraska, northern Kansas and tho
A large excess of rainfall also occurred
along the east Gulf coast. including SOUTH
eastern Louisiana, northern Florida and
southern portions of Mississippi and Ala
bama. Heavy local rains also occurred IN
Arkansas, western Tennessee, central
Indiana and southern Virginia. The rain
fall was less than usualin ali other districts,
although well-distributed rains occurred
throughout the Gulf States, western Ten
nessee, Georgia, Texas, Kansas and south
ern portions of Illinois and Missouri. Only
light showers occurred in New England.
the Middle Atlantic States, Ohio and lower
Michigan. The rainfall for the season con-
tinues in excess from New York southwark
to Florida and in Texas the western
portions of Kansas and Nebraska, eastern
Iowa, northern Illinois and eastern por-
tions of Wisconsin. In the central portion
of the cotton region the rain fall generally
exceeds so per cent. of the normal. In the
principal corn States of the central valleys,
the seasonal rainfall has been unevenly
distributed, but the greater portion of the
area has received about 80 per cent OF the
well-marked area in the Ohio valley, IN
Guiding southern Indiana, southwestern
Ohio and northern portions OF Kentucky,
within which the seasonal rainfall ranges
from 55 to 20 per cent of the normal. The
seasonal rain-fal in northwestern Mime
sofa and northeastern Dakota amounts to
less than 60 per cent. or the average Tor
that region, although well-distributed
the past two weeks.
The weather during the week has been
generally favorable to all growing crops
throughout the corn and wheat regions of
the central valleys, extending from Ten
nessee nOrthward to the lakes, and from
Pennsylvania to Kansas, Nebraska and
Dakota. The crops are reported as i'm
proved in the springwheat re gions of Da-
kota and Minnesota, where harvesting IS
in progress in the southern counties. The
weather has been favorable for harvesting
in the winter-wheat belt, and the work Of
securing the crop is well advanced, the re-
ports indicating an average yield. Reports
that the crop, which is in fine condition,
was greatly improved. This applies not
only to the principal orn-produclng states
of the North, but to Kentucky, Tennessee
and Alabama. Excessive rains in
the sG1thwess have inuMssa s50P;
Louisiana, eastern Arkansas and portions
of Texas. In the last named State crops
are improving, but too much rain Is re-
ported in localities. The weather was
favorable for the rice crop in Louisiana
and for tobacco in Kentucky. Virginia and
North Carolina. The weather of the week
was a great improvement over that of the
previous week in North and South Caro-
lima. In the last-named State the crop pros
poets were improved. and some cotton is
blooming. In the middle Atlantic States
the weather was favorable for harvesting.
by previous rains; all other crops are doing
well. Reports from Iowa show that the
weather of the past two weeks has greatly
improved the hay crop In that section, and
the yield is better than was anticipated
during June. A late report from Nebraska
states that the weather Tor the week was
too wet for harvesting. but very favorable