The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-18
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Weekly Report Sent out By h sigma

Weekly Report Sent Out by the signal
Service Bureau.
Temperature-The week ending July ~
has been cooler than usual generally
throughout the region east of the Missis-
sippi aud on the south Atlantic coast, while
it WAS slightly warmer in the gulf states
AMI warmer over the eastern slope of the
Rocky mountains and over the northern
Rocky mountain district, including the
country as Tar east as the Missouri valley.
1t was relatively cool on the north Pacific
coast and In northern California, while it
was slightly warmer than the average for
the season on the southern and central
California coasts. The thermal conditions
from Jan. l to July IL remain substantially
as reported in the bulletin for the previous
week, except that I'll g deficiency in temper
ature previously existing in the Missouri
valley has been slightly reduced. The re-
cent high temperature has forced the
growth of crops In the central valleys,
whore about the normal seasonal condi-
tions prevail. Throughout the cotton re-
gion the crops are growing rapidly. The
season, which was previously from one to
two weeks late, is now but slightly 1e-
tarded.
Precipitation-There was less than the
usual amount of rain over the greater por-
tion of the country east of the Rocky
mountains during the week, the only Sec
tons reporting an excess of precipitation
We're from Lake Superior westward over
the Dakotas, eastern Georgia, southern
portions of South Carolina, Louisiana.
southern Mississippi and western Arkan-
sas. Well distributed showers occurred
generally in the east gulf, south Atlantic
states and the lower lake region. Very
light showers occurred in New England
and the middle Atlantic states, and from
Ohio westward to Iowa, while drought con-
tinued in tie upper Ohio and lower Mis-
souri, valleys. There was q slight excess
Of rainfall on the north Pacific coast. The
rainfall for the season continues in excess
generally throughout the Mississippi and
the Ohio valley aud the lake region, and on
the Pacific coast north Of the thirty. fifth
parallel. In Minnesota, the Da-
kotas and northern Kansas, the
seasonal rainfall generally exceeds
81 per cent. of the normal; but over the
greater portion of Iowa, Kansas and east
ern Nebraska and northwest Missouri, the
seasonal rainfall amounts to less than 70
per cent. of the normal. 1t also amounts
to generally less than 10 per cent. through
out the south Atlantic states, but the re-
cent rains over that section have been
favorable to growing crops.
general Remarks-The weather during
the past week has been favorable for all
growing crops in Minnesota, and it was
unfavorable in South Dakota, Kansas, Ne.
braska, Missouri and southern Illinois,
owing to continued drouth, and in some
districts the recent hot weather has forced
the ripening of grain, causing shrjnkage.
Tie rains during the latter part of the
week i'll Kansas were very favorable for
corn and hay, but these crops are suf-
fering for rain in Missouri, Nebraska and
southern Illinois.
All crops we're improved in Michigan
where harvesting is in progress. In In
diana the weather was very favorable for
harvesting and corn is doing we'll, but is in
need of rain. Drought continues in Ken
tEcky aid Tennessee where dry, hot
wealth + has resulted in some injury to
crops. Corn and tabacco slightly injured
III Kentucky, the wheat crop is reported as
about half the average crop, while oats are
almost n total failure; in Tennessee the
wheat crop has been harvested in good con-
d'tion; hay fine, and a large yield.
Oregon reports local showers delayed
hayiug; wheat filling we'll and growing
nicely; carly wheat being harvested owe,
IN average yield. Harvesting is in prog
ress in California; fruit crop abundant il
the foot hills, and in Southern California