The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-19
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Past Week Has Been Favorable 60 the
Bulk Of the Growing Crops.

The Past Week Has Been Favorable t0 the
Bulk of the Growing Crops.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-The week ending
Aug, Il has been cooler than usual through
out the Northern States, Kentucky. Vir-
GINA, North Carolina and Tennessee. while
it has been slightly warmer than the
average temperature in the Gulf States.
and from Texas north to Dakota and on
the Pacific coast. Over the principal corn
States, and from the Mississippi valley
eastw ard to the New England coast, the
weather was relatively cool. the daily
temperature ranging from three to five de-
grees below the normal. The average daily
temperature of the season from Jan. l to
Aug. IL, differs less than one degree from
the normal throughout the central valleys.
the middle Atlantic States and the north
ern portion of the gulf States. The season
is about a week late along the south At
lantic and Gulf coasts. 1t Is retarded
slightly in the States of the Ohio valley,
and it is from one to two weeks In advance
in New England and Dakota.
There has been more rain than usual gen.
orally through the Southern, middle At
lantic and New England States and in pOr-
tons of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.
Slight excuses in rainfall have also been
reported in northern Michigan. In south
eastern New England and over the greater
portions ofSoutb Carolina and Georgia the
rainfall of the week ranges from two to
-four inches. In the principal corn States,
extending from Ohio and Michigan vest
ward to the Missouri valley, only light
showers occurred, and the weather was
especially favorable for farm work. The
rainfall for the season continues in excess
from New York southwark to Florida, and
-. H4--a 70 nEno
States of the Mississippi valley, from the
Gulf coast nOrthwardtO Minnesota, the rain
fall for the season generally exceeds 80 per
cent. of the normal. From central Tennes-
see northward TO Lake Erie from 90 to 20
per cent. of normal rainfall has occurred,
and in the northern portion of Minnesota
and Dakota and in Oregon and Washing
ton Territory, but little more b half the
usual rainfall is reported.
The weather has been very favorable for
harvesting in Dakota and Minnesota. The
spring wheat has been practically secured.
with a good yield reported, but more rain
is needed in Dakota for late crops. In the
States of the Ohio valley, including Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. and Iowa
and Kansas, the crops are greatly improved
by the favorable weather of the past week.
In these States the corn crop is in excellent
condition and maturing rapidly. A large
crop of oats has been harvested, and the
hay crop is much heavier than was eX-
pected at the first of the month. In Michi-
gan the cool nights were unfavOrabJe to
corn, and some damage resulted to the crop
in Missouri from local storms and drought.
The good tobacco crop of Ohio. Indiana and
Virginia was improved by favorable
weather. More rain is needed. In the cot
ton region, extending from Georgia to
Texas, the weather was favorable and the
cotton crop improved. although cot
ton worms are On the increase
from Alabama westward to Arkansas,
and have caused some damage to the crop.
Mississippi reports caterpillars in thirteen
counties. In the eastern portion of the cot
tor region the crop has been somewhat
damaged by rain. but farmers are yet hope
ful. In New England, New York and New
Jersey the weather was generally unfavor-
able. Potatoes are rotting from excessive
ram. and it has been too cold for corn north
of Pennsylvania. Hay, oats and barley
have been damaged in New York. and the
fruit crop injured in New Jersey by heavy
rain. hail and severe thunder-stOrms In
Pennsylvania the corn crop is in fine con-
dition, and a large second crop of hay is be-
ing harvested. Rain has interrupted the
threshing of wheat in the western portion
of Oregon. but these rains will doubtless
prove beneficial to fruit.