The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-15

SIGNAL OFFICE. WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON CITY. July l2.-lhe week
ending July 18th has .fen cooler than usual
generally throughout the Northern states,
east Of the Mississippi and ON ihc south At
! lantic coast. while D. was slightly warmer
/ i'm the Gulf state, and decidedly warmer
over tie eastern slope of the Rocky Moun-
tains and over the northern Rocky Noun
/ tain district including The country as lar
east as the Missouri Valley. lt Was rcla-
| tivelv cool on the North Pacific coast and Do
/ Northern California, while DO was slightly
warmer than thp average ir the season on
! The Southern and Central California coasts.
The thermal conditions for the season
| from January ist tO july i-tn remain sub
-tautillly as reported ln The bulletin for the
previous week, except that tne tchciehcl
| ln temperature previously existing IN lhe
Missouri Valley has been slightly reduced.
The recent high temperature BIAS Forced lnc
growth Of crops i'm the central valleys.
where about the normal seasonal cond.-
tions prevail. Throughout tue cotton rt-
zion the crops are growing rapidly, ana the
season. which was previously from one -
two weeks late. is now but slightly rciagdcd.
There was lcss than the usual amount OF
rain over the greater portion 81 tue country
east of the Rocky Mountains during the
past week. the only sections reporting am
uer,ur westward over tie Dahoias, Eastern
Georgia. southern portions Of south Caro-
lima. Louisiana. Southern Mississippi. ana
Western Arkansas. Well distributed
showers occurred generally in the East
Gulf south Atlantic States, and the lower
lake region. Very light showers occurred
i'm the New England 3nd the Middle Allan
tic states. and from ohio we tWard to Iowa,
while drought continues In the Lower Ohio
and Lower Missouri valleys. There was
slight excess OF rainfall on the North Ia
cilic coast.
gThe rainfall for the season continues IN
excess generally throughout lhe MISSISSIPPI
and Ohio yclleys ana tle Lake region, and
ON the Pacific coast north Of the thirty-lfth
parallel. In Minnesota, the Dak0tas and
Northern Nebraska. the seasonal rainfall
generally exceeds 80 per cent. OF the nor
NAL. but over the greater portion OF Iowa,
Kansas. Eastern Nebraska and Northwest
Missouri. the seasonal rainfall amounts TO
less fnan I'D per cent. OF the normal. ii also
amounts % generally less than I'D per cent.
throughout the South Atlantic states, but
the recent rains over that section have been
favorable for growing crops.
The weather during the past week was
favorable for al growing crops in Mime
sofa. but il was unfayorable in south Da-
kOfa. Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri. and
southern Illinois owing 20 continued
drought. and in some sections the recent
hotweaiher has forced the ripening OF grain,
causing shrinkage. The rains during the
latter part Of the week Ia Kansas were very
favorable for corn and hay, hut these crops
are suffering for rain in Missouri, Nebras-
Ia, and southern Illinois.
All crops were improved in Michigan.
where harvesting is in progress. In In
diana the weather was very favorable for
harvesting and corn Is doing well. but is
in need OF rain. Drought continues in Ken
lucky and Tennessee, where dry, hot wealth
or has resulted IN some injdry % craps.
G ri aud tobacco slightly injured; in Ken
tIcky the wheat crop is reported as about
half the average crop, while oats Is almost
a total failure; in Tennessee the wheat crop
has been harvested in good condition; hay
tine, and large yield.
Generally throughout the south Atlantic