St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-01
THE OUTLOOK FOR CROPS.
Favorable Weather All Over the
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Country Except in Dakota.
WASHINGTON, June 99.-The week
ending June 30 has been cooler than
usual in all agricultural districts, ex-
cept in Dakota, where the tenn
perature has been above the av-
erage foa the week. In the
Ohio valley, the lake regions and the
Middle Atlantic states, including the
tobacco regio Ms of Kentucky and Vlr
ginia, the daily temperature ranged
from to deg below the normal. while
in the cotton region and in the Missouri
valley the temperature ranged from
to 6 below the normal. In New
England and on the Pacific coast
about the average temperature pre-
vailed. The seasonal temperature,
from January to June 20, differs about
one degree from the normal in all dis
tricts from the lake regions southwark
to the gulf coast. Generally through
out the Northern states there has
been gradual decrease in the
excess of temperature which was
reported in the early part OF the sea-
son; this condition applies to the CEN
trail valleys, where the thermal con-
ditions are now about normal. In New
England, New Jersey and Eastern New
York the season is about one week IN
advance, and the daily temperature mas
averaged degrees above the normal.
The season is also about one week in
advance in Dakota, Northwestern
Minnesota and Northern Nebraska.
There has been an
EXCESS OF RAINFALL.
during the week generally on the AT
lantic coast, from and including New
York southwark to FlOriea, in the ONO
valley, and in the eastern portions OF the
cotton region, extending from Southern
Georgia to Texas. The rainfall along
the South Atlantic coast generally eX-
ceeded four inches. Light showers oc-
Cured in the states of the lake region,and
in all other states except Arkansas,
Eastern Iowa and Southern Illinois,
where fair weather continued during
the week. The rainfall for the season
continues in excess along the Atlantic
coast from New York to Florida and
from the Missouri valley south
ward to the west gulf coast.
Over rs per cent OF the
seasonal rainfall has occurred
generally throughout the states of the
Mississippi valley and in the cotton re-
gion, excepting in the southern portions
of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana,
where s. per cent of the seasonal rain
fall has occurred. The recent rains,
however, in this section doubtless
the crop conditions. There is
a large deficiency in rainfall, amounting
to about fifty per cent of the normal in
Northwestern Minnesota and Northern
Dakota. Showers, however, occurred
in this region during the week. Well
distributed rains occurred in the Pa
cific coast from San Francisco north
ward to Washington Territory, the
rainfall in the grain regions ranging
from One-fourth to three-fOurthS of an
inch. The.
WEATHER HAS BEEN FAVORABLE
for all growing crops throughout the
central valleys and Northwest, except
in Dakota, where drought has caused
some injury to wheat, oats and barley,
but corn is reported as fine and growing
rapidly in this state, and generally
throughout the corn belt. From
Minnesota reports show that all
crops were improved, but more
rain is needed in the Red river
valley country. Reports from Nebras-
ka, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana. Kansas,
Missouri, Kentucky and Arkansas show
that the conditions for the week were
especially favorable to corn. which
made rapid growth. Harvesting is in
progress in Tennessee, and the
damage to wheat from excessive
rains has been overestimated.
Reports from the tobacco regions of
Kentucky, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima show that this crop is doing we'll
and was improved by the favorable
weather of the past week. Favorable
rains occurred over the cotton region.
In Alabama, Northern Louisiana,
Arkansas and South Carolina,
the cotton crop was I'M
proved by seasonable weather and
we'll distributed rains. In Mississippi
this crop was not injuriously affected.
Texas reports cool weather. little sun
shine, and too much rain for crops gem
orally throughout the state during the
week. In Southern Louisiana the rice
and sugar crops were improved by album
dant rains, but weeks dry weather
would still further improve the crops.
In the Middle Atlantic states, New
England and Ohio, some injury has re-
suited from continuous rains and the
absence of sunshine. Although the
crop pl prospects continue good in these
sections, dry weather is needed for the
harvesting of cereals and hay. Reports
from Southern New England show that
all crops, including tobacco. were i'm
proved and III fine condition.