The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-07-02
Weekly Report Issued Under
the Direction OF the Sig
nal Service Office.
Iowa Reports q Good Yield Of Fall
Wheat With Small Acreage
General Remarks.
How an American Girl Acts In the
Presence Of Danger---The
News in General.


WASHINGTON. July l.
Temperature-The week ending June
rs has been unusually warm through
out the central valleys, the northwest and
the upper lake region, the daily excess In
temperature over this region ranging from
10 10 degrees. The heated term contin-
ned during the entire week over the prin-
cipal wheat and corn producing states and
was especially favorable for the corn crop
and harvest work. The week was slightly
warmer thsn usual on the Atlantic coast
south of New York, but Il was relatively
cool In New England, Texas and 20 the
west OF the Rocky mountains. The tam
perature for the season from January ! 90
June 28 has been above the average
througout the country east Of the Missis.
sippi and south of the Missouri valley, but
the seasonal excess liz less marked than u
was nc the opening OF the month. From
Dakota westward to sha Pacific coast and
over the plateau regions and California,
the seasonal temperature has been slightly
below the normal, bnt the deficiency
amounts TO less than two degrees per day,
except In northern Montana, where the de-
aciency amounts TO more than four degrees
per day.
Precipitation The rainfall for the week
vas In excess in the lower Mississippi val
ley on the east gulf coast, and over linn
tied areas in the northern states, extending
from New England westward over the lake
regions TO the upper Mississippi valley.
Local excesses occurred In western New
York and western Pennsylvania, eastern
Michigan and northern Ohio, southern
Wisconsin and portions of Illinois, Iowa,
Dakota and Minnesota. Only light show
ers were reported from the central Missis-
sippi, lower Missouri and the Ohio valleys,
while little or no rain occurred In Texas.
Generous showers occurred on the north
Pacific coast and over the middle and
south Atlantic states. The rainfall for
she season continues largely In excess
In the west portion Of the cotton re-,
gion, and generally over the north
ern states east Of the Mis-
sissippi. In the east portion Of the cotton
region, including Georgia, North and
South Carolina, the seasonal rainfall
ranges from 90 to rs per cent. Of the nor.
NAL. In Kansas, western Iowa and north
western Missouri, the seasonal rainfall
amounts TO less than three -fourths of the
normal, while over the remaining portion
Of the northwest il generally exceeds 90
per cent. of tho normal.
General Remarks The weather during
the past week has been especially favor
able for growing crops throughout the
principal corn and wheat states or the CEN
tral valleys and the northwest. Crop con-
ditions are reported az very promising In
Dakota Iha harvesting of wheat is in
progress as far north as the 42d parallel,
aud the condition of the corn crop is gen.
orally reported as excellent.
Iowa reports a good yield Of fall wheat,
with small acreage. Missouri reports
wheat harvest nearly finished. yielding 75
per CENT. Of the average and of fine quality.
Michigan reports haying In progress, with
large yieid: corn and oats good; wheat
ready for harvest In ten days. More rain ID
needed In Kentucky and Tennessee, al
Though the crops were much improved In
these states during the week. Tobacco 10
growing we'll in Kentucky, but the hot sun
caused some injury 10 late tobacco In Ten
nessee. The weather was especially favor
able for harvesting, and large crop Of hay
Ii expected.
Texas reports improvement in the cotton
crop, notwithstanding the absence of rain
during the past two weeks. This crop is
growing nicely, but the fruit crop In this
state is almost . failure. Gensraliy
throughout the cotton region tho weather
is favorable for farm work, and cotton has
been much improved and Il generally re-
ported In good condition from South Caro-
lima westward to Texas. The rainfall was
excessive along the east gulf coast, but
crops nsed rain In the Caroiinas-