The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-22

Excessive Rains Slightly Damage Wheat and
Oats, but the Warm Weather Helps Corn.

Excessive Rains Slightly Damage Wheat and
Oats, but the Warm Weather Helps Corn.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The Signal Office
furnishes the following weather-crop bull
letin for the week ended Saturday, July
20:
The week ending July 90 has been slight
ly warmer than usual In the States west
of the Mississippi river and in Mississippi.
Maryland, Delaware and portions OF Penn
sylvania, Virginia and Alabama. About
the normal temperature has prevailed in
the upper Mississippi valleys, while. tho
daily temperature in New England
and the upper lake region, in
Guiding the northern portion of Indiana,
Illinois ard Ohio has averaged about three
degrees below the mean for the week. The
thermal conditions for the season have
changed but slightly since the last report.
In the States of the Mississippi and Ohio
average temperature has differed less than
one degree from the normal. while in
southern New England, eastern New York,
and III the extreme northwest the daily
temperature for the season has averaged
two degrees above the normal, aud In
northern Dakota this excess amounts To
four degrees. Along the south Atlantic
and Gulf coasts the season has been slight
ly cooler than usual. .
There has been moro than the average
amount of rainfall during the week. gener-
ally throughout the Northern States, the
only exceptions being in Minnesota, north
ern Wisconsin and east Dakota, where only
local showers occurred. The rainfall has
also been in excess in Georgia and portions
of Alabama, South Carolina and Texas
Over the remaining portions of the South
ern States generous rains occurred, although
the amount was less than the average tor
the week, except in Kentucky, West Nir-
ginia, and the west portions of Virginia.
where the rainfall was in excess.
Although the rainfall in Minnesota and
Dakota was less than the average dur
ing the week. three-fourths of an inch
of rain fell III southern Dakota, over ono
inch at Bismarck and over half an inch in
the extreme northeast portions of Dakota,
but only slight showers occurred over Min
nesota and along the eastern border of Da-
kOta. The seasonal rainfall from Jan.
to July 20 continued In excess from New
York southwark to Florida. and from Texas
northward TO the Missouri valley, also IN
northern Illinois and eastern Wisconsin.
Over the greater portion OF the cotton re-
gion, and in the principal corn-producing
States the rainfall for the season generally
exceeds so per cent. of the normal. The
heavy rsin-falls during the past week have
reduced the seasonal deficiency of rainfall
previously reported in the upper Ohio val
ley, including portions of Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky, where about 20 per cent. of the
usual rainfall is reported.
In Minnesota ana Dakota the weather
harvesting, which is in progress as far
north as central Minnesota. Throughout
the principal corn States, from Ohio west
ward to Nebraska, the weather was gener-
ally favorable TO that crop, which is report
ed in excellent condition. but excessive
rains caused some damage to wheat and
oats, and interrupted harvesting in some
localities. In the Southwest, including
the States of Texas, Louisiana and Arkan-
sas, the excess of sunshine and light show
al Urn m ~
crops, ami cotton is reported as much inn
proved. Kentucky reports the tobacco
crop, improving under, the favorable
weather of the past week; that the harvesting
of good crop Of oats is IN progress. and
that corn was never in better condition.
In Tennessee. Mississippi and Alabama ex-
cessive rains have caused some damage To
cotton, which is greatly in need of culture.
In Middle Tennessee wheat was damaged.
aud tobacco is growing well, but the
weather was unfavorable for farm-work.
In the south Atlantic States and Virginia
the weather was especially fayorabls tex