The Indianapolis journal., 1889-09-09

The Much Wanted Rains Of the Past Week
Have Helped Corn Wonderfully.

WASHINGTON, Sept. THE following
weather-crop bulletin is issued by the Sig
nal Office:
The week ending Sept. z has been warmer
than usual in the upper Mississippi valley,
and in the Northern States east OF the Mis-
sissippi, and also in Kentucky. West Vir-
glnia, Minnesota and Dakota, the greatest
excess in temperature occurring in the lake
regions Minnesota and east Dakota, where
the daily temperature ranges from to
degrees above the average of the week. 1t
was slightly cooler than usual in the South
temperatures being in the interior of
Texas, Arkansas and northwest Louisiana,
where the daily temperature averaged from
3 to 4 degrees below the normal. The ther-
NAL conditions for the season from Jan. 1 to
Sept. continue substantially as previous
ly reported. Over the entire country
south of the lake regions and generally
over the States of the Mississippi valley
there exists slight deficiency in tempera
ward; and along the Gulf and South At
lantic coasts the average temperature of
the season is about two degrees below the
normal and the season is about a week re-
tarded. Over the greater portion of the
valley, including Illinois, the season is only
slightly retarded, and the average temper
ature in these sections differs less than one
degree from the average for the same Pc
riod for many years. The season continues
in advance in the States of the Missouri
valley. Minnesota. Dakota, New England,
New York and Pennsylvania, but the ex-
cesses reported differ less than one degree
from the average, except in eastern New
York. Massachusetts,, Connecticut and the
extreme Northwest, where the average
daily temperature for the entire period has
been about three degrees higher than usual.
There has been an excess of rainfall from
the lake regions southward to the Gulf
froo< In sr-Sln
Texas the heaviest rain-falls occurring in
the States of the central valley. over which
region the precipitation ranged from two
to four inches These heavy rains also ex-
tended over Georgia, northern Florida and
the western portion of the Carolinas. The
week continued dry along the Atlantic
coast. and only light showers occurred at
the close of the week over the Middle At
lantic States Light rains also occurred in
the Northwest, over which region the rain
ern Dakota and Minnesota, where slight
excesses are reported, and at the central
Rocky mountain stations. where the average
rainfall occurred.
The weather during the week has been
specially favorable throughout the princi-
pal cOrn-prOducing States. The much
needed rains have occurred over the entire
corn region, and the light frost which oc-
CURED on the 5th is reported to have
caused no material damage to the crop.
Corn.cutting is now. progressing in south
ern Michigan. and large percentage of an
abundant corn crop will probably be se-
cure from frost during the coming week.
Drought and high winds caused some dam.
age to late crops in Dakota. In Kentucky
and Tennessee heavy rains caused some
damage to ripe tobacco. In the west Gulf
States. including Texas, Arkansas and
Louisiana. the weather was generally fa-
vorable for cotton. except in some 10
calities where rain retarded pick
ing. The general effect of the
section was to leave the growing crops in
an improved condition. The cotton crop