St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-21
FAVORABLE FOR CROPS.
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WASHINGTON, July 20.-The signal
Office furnishes the following weather
crop bulletin for the week ending Sat
urday, July 20: g
Temperature-The week ending July
20 has been slightly warmer than usual
in the states west of the Mississippi
river, and in Mississippi. Maryland.
Delaware and portions of Pennsylvania,
Virginia and Alabama. About the
normal temperature has prevailed in
the South Atlantic states, the Ohio and
the Upper Mississippi valleys, while
land and the upper lake re-
gion, including the northern
portion of Indiana, Illinois and
Ohio has averaged about 8 deg. 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
valleys and the lake regions the daily
average temperature has differed less
than one degree from the normal. while
in Southern New England, Eastern
New York and in the extreme North
west the daily temperature for the sea-
son has averaged 2 deg. above the
normal, and in Northern Dakota this
excess amounts to 4 deg. Along the
south Atlantic and Gulf coasts the sea-
son has been slightly cooler than usual.
Observation-Disclosures has been more
than the average
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL
during the week generally throughout
the Northern states, the only eXcep-
tons being in Minnesota. northern
Wisconsin and east Dakota, where only
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has also been in excess in Georgia and
in portions Of Alabama, South Carolina
and Texas. Over the remaining por-
lions of the Southern states generous
rains occurred. although the amount
was less than the average for the week,
except in Kentucky, West Virginia and
the west portions of Virginia, where
the rainfall was in excess. Although
the rainfall in Minnesota and Dakota
was less than the average during the
week, three-fourths of an inch of rain
fell in Southern Dakota. over one inch
at Bismarck, and over one-half inch
in extreme northeast portions of
Dakota, but only slight showers occurred
over Minnesota and along the eastern
border of Dakota. The seasonal rain
fall from January 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 region,
and in the principal corn-producing
states. the rainfall for the season gen.
orally exceeds 80per cent of the normal.
The heavy rainfalls during the past
ficiency of rainfall previously reported
in the upper Ohio valley. including por-
lions of Ohio. Indiana anu Kentucky,
where about 70 per cent of the usual
rainfall is reported. General remarks:
In Minnesota and Dakota the weather
was
FAVORABLE FOR GROWING CROPS
and for harvesting, which is in progress
as far north as Central Minnesota
Throughout the principal corn-produc
ing states from Ohio westward to Neb-
raska, the weather was generally favor
able to that crop, which is reported in
excellent condition, but excessive rains
caused some damage to wheat and oats
and interrupted harvesting in some To-
calities. In the Southwest, including
the states Of Texas, Louisiana and Ar
kansas, the excess of sunshine and light
showers proved very favorable to all
growing crops, and cotton is reported
as much improved. Kentucky reports
the tobacco crop improving under the
favorable weather of the past
week, and that the harvesting
of a good crop of oats is in
progress and that corn was never in
better condition. In Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama, excessive rains
have caused some damage to the cotton
crop, which is greatly in need of cul-
ture In middle Tennessee wheat was
damaged and tobacco is growing we'll,
but the weather was unfayorable for
farm work. In the South Atlantic
states and Virginia the weather was
especially favorable for all growing
crops. and the prospects are excellent.
Harvesting is we'll advanced in the
Middle Atlantic states, but somewhat
delayed by rains in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. In New England the
weather conditions were generally ia
vorable for all except the potato crop,
and the larger portion of the hay crop
has been secured with but slight dam
age.