St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-07
SIZED UP BY UNCLE SAM.
Federal Figures as to the Weather
and Crops.

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WASHINGTON, July 6.-Weather crop
bulletin for the week ending Saturday,
July 6: The week ending July has
been slightly warmer than usual only
throughout the Northern states, while
the temperature has differed but
slightly from the normal over the
cotton and tobacco regions of the
Southern states. Along the i'm
mediate South Atlantic coast and in
Western Texas the average daily tenn
perature for the week we're about 3
deg. below the normal. The week was
unusually warm in Northern and Cen
trail California and in Oregon. The
thermal conditions for the season from
Jan. l to July 6, continue substantially
as reported in the previous bulletin. In
the centrally valleys about the nor
NAL temperature has prevailed.
while in New England, New
York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Da-
kota, Minnesota and Nebraska, the
season is well advanced and the average
daily temperature for the entire period
has been about deg. above the normal.
There has been more rain than usual
during the week Throughout all states
on the Atlantic coast from New York to
Florida, and in the Gulf states from
Western Georgia to Western Texas.
Over the greater portion of this region
the rainfall exceeded two inches,
while in North Carolina and South
cru Alabama over four inches fell.
Excessive rains are also reported in
many localities in the Mississippi val
ley from Cairo northward to Wisconsin
and in Northern Minnesota, including
the Red River valley. Over the greater
portion of the principal wheat and corn
states, however, the rain fall was less
than usual, and the high temperature
with more than the average amount of
sunshine, was doubtless
FAVORABLE TO GROWING CROPS.
and harvest work. In New England.
the rainfall for the week was slightly
below the average. The rainfall for
the season continues in excess from
York southwark to Florida, and from
Texas nOrthward to the Missouri val
ley. The recent rain in the cotton re-
gion have greatly reduced the large
deficiency previously reported, and at
the close of the present week the greater
portion of the entire region had received
over eighty per cent of the usual rainfall.
There is a large deficiency in the rain
fall for the season in Southern Ohio,
Northwestern Minnesota and North
eastern Dakota, where the rainfall for
the current season is less than sixty
per cent of the usual rainfall. The re-
cent rains, however, in the wheat
regions of Dakota and Minnesota pro-
badly occurred in time to greatly i'm
prove the condition of the
growing crops. The weather has
been especially favorable for growing
crops through the corn and wheat belt.
The crops are reported as growing
rapidly, especially corn, and winter
wheat harvest is well under way, with
good yield reported. While Minnesota
reports meteorological conditions favor
able, and excellent crop prospects, Da-
kOta reports that rain is much needed,
except in localities, and crops are
suffering from drought. Generally,
throughout the states south of the
Ohio river the rainfall was excess
i've and the wet soil prevented plow
ing. Harvesting was completed i'll Ken
lucky, with a fair yield of wheat; corn
was reported as excellent, and tobacco
improved. In Tennessee rain retarded
harvesting and threshing, but the cotton
crop is reported as improved. In Louis
lana and Mississippi excessive rains
have caused the crops to become grassy,
and cotton is greatly in need OF
cultivation. Texas and Arkansas re-
port too much rain, but the
weather was more favorable than that
of the previous week. Alabamba is the
only gulf state reporting favorable
weather. and all the crops.in condition.
Excessive rains proved injurious in the
Middle and South Atlantic states,
where harvesting has been interrupted,
much hay destroyed and wheat is
sprouting in the shock. Rain also
proved injurious to hay and oats in New
England. Cranberries were also slightly
injured by cold, but other crops. IN
Guiding corn, potatoes, rye and tobacco,
are reported in fine condition.