St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-13
A FINE CROP OUTLOOK
In Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa
and Wisconsin.
VERY DRY IN THE SOUTH,
Especially in the Ohio Valley---The
Prospects for Fruit Are
Excellent.

WAsHINGToN, May 12.-Following is
the regular weekly weather crop bulle-
tin in full: The week ending May II was
unusually warm throughout the Nor
thern states, the average daily temper
ature ranging from nine degrees to fif-
teen degrees above the normal, while in
the Southern states the temperature
was seasonable. being slightly cooler
than usual along the gulf and south At
lantic coast. The season from January
to May IL, is about one week in ad
vance in New England, New York,
Pennsylvania, and the central valleys,
and it is from ten to twenty days early
in the Northwest: while in the Southern
states the thermal conditions are about
normal. The weather for the week has
been marked by an entire absence of rain
throughout the Southern states, in the
Ohio valley this area of no rain being
larger than that of any other week since
the issue of the weather crop bulletin.
The drought conditions in the Ohio val
ley have become more threatening,
leaving the growing crops in that Sec
ton in a critical condition, if not per-
manently injured. Light showers Oc-
die Atlantic states. and generous rains,
although usually less than the normal
for the week, are reported from Wis
cOnSin, Minnesota, Dakota, Iowa. Ne
braska, Kansas and Northwest Mis-
souri,, which doubtless improved the
crop conditions in those sections. Ex-
cessive rains are also reported from the
Pacific coast from Los Angeles
northward to Oregon, the heavi-
est rainfall, ranging from one
to three inches, occurring
over the wheat regions of that coast,
where the seasonal rainfall previously
ranged from one-third to one-half the
usual amount. The dry week has still
further reduced the seasonal deficiency
in rainfall throughout the Ohio valley,
where the precipitation has been less
than 40 per cent of the normal. There
has been an excess of rainfall for the
season along the Atlantic coast south of
New England, and from Texas
NORTHwARD TO DAKOTA,
There is a slight deficiency in moisture
in the east and west portions of the cot
ton region, and large da6ciency in the
seasonal rainfall from Mississippi and
weather during the week gener-
ally throughout the Southern states and
central valleys has been unfayOra-
bic to the crops, owing to the deficiency
Of rain. This has boen especially the
case in the Ohio valley, where the total
absence OF rain, combined with unusu-
ally high temperature, has augmented
the drought conditions previously re-
ported; and some damage has resulted
to wheat. oats and tobacco along the
Ohio river. 1t is probable that this sec
ton will be visited by rains to-day,
which may in measure prevent eX-
tensive Injury. REPORTS from the cotton
belt indicate that the entire section is in
need of rain, and, owing to cool nights.
it has been found necessary to replant
cotton III some sections. Warm weather
and numerous showers in New England
and the Middle Atlantic states proved fa-
vorable to all crops, the growth of which
was unusually rapid, and, although the
crops are in excellent condition, more
west the general effect of the week was
to improve the crop conditions. This
statement applies to Minnesota, Dakota,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Northwest
Missouri, and portions Of Northern
Illinois. Some replanting in this sec
ton will be necessary, owing to the 4
high winds which uncovered and scat
tered seeds. The weather was favor
able for corn planting throughout the
corn belt. Dakota reporting an unusu-
ally large acreage, and planting we'll
advanced. The condition of the fruit
crop is encouraging in all sections, New
England and the Middle ,Atlanttc states
reporting the fruit crop as excellent,
while in Tennessee and Alabama fruit
has been slightly injured by light frost.