The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-05
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Excessive Rainfall Along the Atlantic Coast
GOOD lIaryests in the West.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The week ending
Aug. has been slightly warmer than usual
in New England and the Middle Atlantic
States. The normal temperature has pre-
vailed in the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, while in the States of the Ohio, upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys the week
has been relatively cool, the average daily
temperature ranging from 50 to 20 below
the normal. On the Pacific coast the daily
temperature for the week was from 50 to 60
above the normal. The season from Jan.
to Aug. 8 has been warm from the Missis-
sippi river westward to The Pacific coast,
the excess of temperature increasing with
the latitude; and from Dakota westward to
Ogden and Washington Territory the sea-
son ia from ten to fifteen days in advance.
In New England and the Middle Atlantic
States the season has been slightly warmer
than usual. while generally throughout the
Southern States and the Ohio valley the
Temperature for the season has been slightly
below the normal.
There has been a large excess of rainfall
during the week in New England, the Mid
die Atlantic and South Atlantic States, and
in Alabama, western Florida and the east
portions of Mississippi. From southern
New England, southwestward to Georgia,
the rainfall for the week ranged from three
to sixteen inches, and the floods occurring
within this region have, doubtless, proven
injurious to growing crops. Only light
showers occurred in the States west OF the
Mississippi from Texas northward to Da-
kota and Minnesota, while generous rains
are reported in the States of the Ohio val
ley and lake region, the average rainfall
over the section nging from one-fourth to
three e-fOurths of an inch. except near Chi
attended by over four inches of rain, and
near Lake Superior, where the
rain was in excess. The seasonal
rainfall remains substantially as
previously reported except that the excess
in the Atlantic coast has been augmented,
and from New York southwark to North
Carolina there has been from one-third to
three-fourths more rain than usual for this
period, namely, from January to August.
The rainfall for the season continues III ex-
cess in Wisconsin, northern Illinois and
Nebraska. southwark TO Texas while in
the East Gulf States and in Arkansas,
West Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois and
Indiana over so per cent. OF the seasonal
rainfall has occurred. From East Tennes-
see northward to Michigan only 20 per cent
In northern Dakota and northwest Mime
sofa, and in Ogden and Washing gton Terri
tory, the rain-fall for the season has been
about one-haIf the usual amount.
The weather during the week has been
especially favorable for harvesting in
Minnesota and Dakota. The wheat crop is
harvested in the southern divisions of these
States, and is in progress In northern dis
trlcts. In Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska
the weather was favorable for threshing
and haying. but unfavorable for corn,
owing to cool nights. In Iowa Illinois, In
diana and Ohio the corn crop was improved,
and is reported in excellent condition. In
Indiana and Kentucky excessive rains in
jured oats in shock. In the latter State the
tobacco and corn crops were improved. In
Tennessee the weather was generally favor
able, but heavy rains In the east portion
caused some injury to crops. Cotton was
improved. In the cotton region from
Alabama westward to Texas and
Arkansas, the weather conditions were
generally favorable and the cotton crop
was much improved. although the cotton
worms have appeared III Louisiana and Ala
bama. though as vet they have caused no
damage to the crop. In the east portion of
the cotton region. including North and
South Carolina and Virginia, excessive
rains proved injurious to all crops espe-
cially to cotton and tobacco. South Carolina
reports cotton shedding and prospects
gloomy. Pennsylvania reports weather
favorable, corn much improved and a very
large oats crop secure. In New England.
New York and New Jersey the excessive
rains were generally unfavorable; cut grain
is sprOuting in the shock or rusting, and
potatoes are rotting badly. In Oregon
favorable weather is reported for harvest
ing a good crop of wheat. although the
absence of rain proved injurious TO corn
and fruif