The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-08-07
Tie Weather and the Crops.

WASHINGTON, August 2.--The week
ending August 2 has been decidedly
warm throughout the Northern States
and Territories, the most marked excesses
in temperature occurring in New Eng
land, and from Texas northward to
Dakota, where the daily temperature
ragged from g. to 50 above the normal.
It was cool on the Gulf and Pacific
coasts, and slightly below normal gener-
ally in the Southern States.
An excess of rainfall occurred during
the week along the Atlantic and East
Gulf coasts, including the greater por.
tions of the New England, Middle and
South Atlantic States and portions of
the East Gulf States. The precipitation
was greatest in the Carolinas, where it
ranged from 2 to 6 inches. Heavy rains
also occurred in Eastern and Southern
Georgia, Southern Alabama and Central
Mississippi. The week was very dry in
the Central Mississippi Valley, and from
Texas northward to Dakota, where, in
connection with very high temperature
and hot southerly winds, the growing
crops have doubtless been injuriously
affected. The drought continues in I'LL
nois and in portion of Missouri and In
diana, but at the close of the week gen.
erous showers occurred in the upper
Ohio Valley and the interior of the Mid.
die Atlantic States.
Phe weather during the past week has
been unfavorable for growing crops gen.
orally throughout the entire corn belt,
extending from Ohio and Michigan
westward to Kansas and Nebraska, and
the continued drought in connection
with hot, dry winds west of Mississippi
has:permanently injured the corn crop,
especially in Kansas, Nebrasks and
Missouri, and lowered the prospects of
this crop in the States of the Central
Valley. In Minnesota and the Dakotas
the weather was favorable for harvesting,
which is we'll advanced, but hot, dry
winds were unfayorable 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 portions.
Ali the crops need rain in Kentucky,
Tennessee 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 Louisi.
ana 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 Car.
olina reports all crops benefited and
cotton uninjured by the rain. In por-
tions of Texas and Louisiana crop is
suffering from the drought, and in the
latter State the cane and rice crops con.
tiEue in excellent condition
From Virginia northward, over Wes.
tern New York the recent showers have
improved the crop conditions, but corn,
tobacco and potatoes are in need of more
rain. IN New Jersey all crops we're i'm
proved by the rains and warm weather,
except the grape crop, which has been
permanently injured by black rot. The
weather was very favorable for farm
work in New York, where large hay
crop has been secured.
The drought has been broken in New
England and sill crops, especially corn,
tobacco and potatoes, were very much
improved.