The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-20
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Warm Weather In the South. Extremely
Gold In tho Northusnnt


WAsinNGroS, May 10. The week end
ing yesterday hns been warmer than usual
in agricultural districts east Of the Miseis-
sippi and from Iowa southwark TO Texas.
IL has also been warmer than usual on the
Pacific Coast, but in the extreme North
west, including Minnesota, Dakota, Ne
braska, Colorado and Montana, abnormal
ly low temperature has prevailed, at
tended by SHOWS, in some cases freezing
weather. In Dakota the average daily
temperature ranged from six to nine dc.
grccs below the normal, while in tho
Northern States, east OF the Mississippi,
the daily excess Of temperature
ranged from six b twelve degrees.
Tho normal condition for tho season
continues In excess except over the
Southern portion Of the cotton region,
where the seasonal temperature has been
slightly below the normal. The season Is
about a week in advance In New England,
New York aud Pennsylvania, in upper
Mississippi aud lower Missouri valleys and
on the North Pacific Coast, and Is from
one to two weeks in advance In Dakota
and Northwest Minnesota. There has
been an excess Of rainfall during the week
generally throughout the upper lake re-
gion, the upper Mississippi aud Missouri
valleys, where the excess ranged from one
TO six inches Moro than tho usual
amount OF rain Is also reported from Viz.
ginia, Maryland, Western PENNSYLVANIA,
Eastern Massachusetts,, Eastern Ohio and
Southern Indiana, and wcll-distrbuted
showers occurred over Tennessee, Ken.
tucky, Arkansas and Northern portion Of
Louisiana aud Texas.
Excessive rains are also reported In the
Pacific Coast north OF san Francisco, while
no rain occurred over the southern portion
Of the cotton region, extending from South
ora. Texas 10 Eastern Texas.
The rainfall for the season continues In
excess along the Middle and South Allan.
tic Coast, aud from Southern Texas north
ward 10 Dakota. Tho rainfall during tho
past week over the wheat region OF the
central valleys was timely, aud doubtless
improved the crop conditions, which at the
close Of last week were In a critical state
owing 10 the absence Of moisture. The
showers which occurred In Tennessee and
northern portions OF Alabama, Georgia anl
North Carolina afforded some relief 10
crops In that section. which are still greatly
In need OF rain. Tho largo rainialls over
the wheat regions Of the Pacific Coast in.
creased tho seasonal percentage OF precipi.
tation In Northern California from 30 10 ~
per cent, while In Washington Territory
and Oregon about per cent. Of the annual
rainfall occurred during the week.
The weather during tho week was favor
able for growing crops In all sections, cx.
cept In the South Atlantic and Fast Gulf
States, where hot weather aud the absence
Of rain was uniavorablo for cotton, and has
doubtless caused some damage 10 small
grains In South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama aud southern portions Of Louisiana
and Mississippi
Throughout the wheat region OF the CEN
trail valleys and the Northwest recent rains
greatly improved the crop conditions, and
also lessencd the chances OF injury from
chinch and cutworms. which were lncreas-
ing In some sections.
Tho cold weather and SHOWS In the
Northwest have doubtless affected the
crops uniavorably In that section. In Texas
tho weather was favorable for Wheat,
which is now being harvested, but oats