The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-03
HEAT. RAIN AND CROPS.
THE WEEKLY BULLETIN OF THE
SIGNAL SENVICE.
The Week Comparatively Cool in the

The Week Comparatively Cool in the
South, But hot in the North and
West-The Weather Unfavorable for
Connection Doing Very Well.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The weather
crop bulletin, issued to-day, says: The
week ending Aug. 2 has been decidedly
warm throughout the northern states and
territories, the most marked excuses in
temperature occurring in New Euglaud and
faom Texas northward to Dakota, where
the daily temperature ranged from g to
So above normal. IL was cool on the Gulf
and Pacific coasts, and slightly below nor
NAL generally in the southern states.
IAN excess of rainfall occurred during the
week along the Atlantic and East Gulf
coasts. including the greater portions of
New England, the Middle and South At
lantic states and portions of the East Gulf
states. the precipitation was greatest in
the Carolinas, where it rsined from two TO
six inches. Heavy rains also occurred in
South Georgia, Southern Alabama and
Central Mississippi.
'The week wassvery dry in the central
Mississippi valley and from Texas north
ward to Dakota, where, in connection with
very high temperature and hot southerly
winds growing, crops have doubtless been
injuriously affected. The droug It continues
in Illinois and in portions of Missouri and
Indiana, but at the close of the week gen
erous showers occurred in the upper Ohio
valley and the interior of the Middle A
lantic states.
BAD FOR CORN.
1.-THE weather during the past week has
been unfavorabe for growing crops gem
orally throughout the entire corn belt, ex-
tending from Ohio and Michigan westward
to Kansas and Nebraska, and the continued
drought, in connection with the hot, dry
winds west of the Mississippi, has perma-
nently injured the corn crop. especially in
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, and low
cred the prospects of this crop in the states
of the central valley.
I'm Minnesota aud Dakota the weather
was favorable for harvesting, which is well
advanced, but hot, dry winds were unfavor-
able for wheat. The week closes with
showers and cooler weather in this section,
conditions which will prove favorable for
the wheat crop in the northern por tions.
THE COTTON BELT.
"All crops need rain in Kentucky, Tennes-
see and Arkansas, although the cotton crop
continues in good condition in these states
Reports from the South Atlantic and Gulf
states indicate that the weather during the
past week has been generally favorable for
cotton in Eastern. Louisiana, and
thence eastward over South Carolina,
although in some sections of Alabama
and North Carolina cotton is shedding
badly and some slight injury is reported
from black rust South Carolina reports
all crops benefited and cotton uninjured by
rain. In portions of Texas and louisiana
the crop is suffering from drought, aud in
the latter state the cane and rice crops con-
tinue in excellent condition.
FROM VIRGINIA NoRrHwARD.
From Virginia north ward over Western
New York the recent showers have i'm
proved the crop conditions. but corn,
tobacco and potatoes are in need of rain. In
New Jersey all crops were improved by
rains aud warm weather, except the grape
crop, which has been permanently injured
by black rot. The weather was very favor
able for farm work in New York, where
large hay crop has been secured. The
drought has been broken in Nsw Eagland.
and all crops, especially corn, tobacco and
potatoes, were very much improved"