The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-10
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Government Report with Regard 90
These Important Matters.

Nhe government Report with he&hFu 10
These Important Matters.
WASHINGTON, Sept. a.--The signal office
furnishes the following crop bulletin for the
week ending Sept. 9, 1850;
Temperature~-Thc average daily temper
ature for the week ending sept. has been
from l degree TO . degrees lower than usual
IN all districts east of the Mississippi river
and In the west gulf states. In New Jersey.
Maryland and northeastern Virginia, and Ia
central Ohio and i'm Indiana, tAe-aa ally tenu=-
perature has been about degrees below the
average. West Of the Mississippi river the
weather has boon warmer than usual, the
daily average temperature in Kansas,
southern Nebraska and northern Texas be-
ing froru degrees to degrees higher than
usual; while on the North Pacific coast 1t
has been from l. tn 3 degrees lower. and
from 3 to degrees higher on the south Pa
cihc coast.
The temperature for tho season from Jan.
/ 20 Sept. continues in excess, except iu
the extreme northern portion Of the United
States and of the lake region and on the
Pacific coast. Tho excess Of temperature
for the season in the Central valleys and on
the Atlantic coast amounts to about de-
grees per day. In eastern Tennessee this
excess h about degrees per day.
Precipitatioh-The rainfall for the week
has been deficient, except In extreme South
ern South Carolina, in Eastern Georgia and
In the Mississippi valley, north of Missouri,
where the rainfall has been mere than two
inches. In the upper Ohio valley the rain
fall has been more than one inch. In all
other districts east Of lke dlssIs-lnnI river.
the rainfall has been less than one-half
inch. Tho rainfall for the season continues
In excess iu the lake region aud New Eng
| land, the northern portions Of the Middle
Atlantic states, in the Ohio valley. south
ern Missouri, Arkansas, Central MIssIs-
sippI and Eastern Texas A slight sea-
sonal excess IL also reported from the
North Pacific coast. The seasonal deficiency
In the South Atlantic states Is from six 10
ten inches. and from thirteen 20 fifteen
inches I'm the extreme southern portions ~
Alabama, Mississippi and louisiana. The
seasonal deficiency Is about seven inches in
Kansas, four inches In western Nebraska,
six to nine inches in eastern Nebraska,
Iowa and northern Missouri. About the
same deficiency IL reported from Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. In
the lake region the seasonal excess varies
from two To six inches.
past week in the states OF the upper MLssis-
/ sippi. lower Missouri and Ohio valleys was
generally favorable for growing crops. es-
pecially throughout the principal oon-pro-
| duclng states. Considerable damage II re-
ported In North Carolina from hall and se-
/ we're local storms.
More rain Is needed IN portions of Illinois
| andIAiIasouri, but the ground II generally
| In favorable condition for fall plowing.
which Is general throughout the winter
wheat belt.
/ kentucky reports weather favorable for
a lagre corn crop; short tobacco crop OF ex-
ceIlent quality; pastures best In year,
Cotton Il opening well Ia Tennessee. picking
IN progress: late corn greatly improved; to-
baccO being euE aud an increased wheat
acreage.
Reports from the gulf states indicate that
4 the cotton crpn was inlnnnXed hs lha Gaxus-
able weather az the past week. In Louis
| lana. Arkansas and Texas, picking Il pro-
gresslpg rapidly; 40 serious damage from
worms, and no fears entertained.
Ia New York, New Jersey and pcnn-yl-
| vanls the weather conditions were very
favorable for maturing crops. New Eng.
land reports good t0bacc0 crops nearly all
secured, aud root crops PROMISE we'll. The
weld Of cranberrlcs will H. good, bat less
than last year; beans gaod yield and large
aereages appies from one fourth and one-
half crop" No damage from the light rain
I'll Oregon on sunday lasj, aud rcporta iDiI-
cate that there will be an excellent crop %
wheat oats aud barley Ia that state. whore
grapes are In good condition and h0p-piek-
Ing II progressing.