Omaha daily bee., 1891-10-04
WEIrHER CROP BULLETIN.
Late Warm Weather Has Put Corn
Beyond all Danger.


WAsHrNGToN, ID. c., Oct. 3.-The follow
ing is the weather crop bulletin issued by
the Weather Bureau.
The weather has been warmer than usual
in all the agricultural districts east of the
Rocky mountains. The daily temperature
was from four to five degrees above the
normal in the cotton growing states and
New England, the middle Atlantic states
and the lower lake region. TIL greatest ex-
cess in temperature occurred in central Wis
consin and upper Michigan, where
it amounted to about twelve degrees per day.
1t was also slightly warmer than usual on
the southern California coast. The great
est deficiency in temperature, amounting to
four degrees per day, occurred along the
Rocky mountain slope in Montana and Wash
ington. 1t was also slightly cooler than
usual over the Florida peninsula. F'rosts
occurred in the western and northwestern
states, but there is no damage to crops re-
ported, except to gardens, locally.
Heavy rains occurred during the week on
the south Atlantic coast, in northeastern
Louisiana, eastern and southern Texas and
from outhwestern Kansas northeastwurd to
southwestern Iowa. On the south Atlantic
coast the weekly fall ranged from three TO
five inches; four inches fell at
Shreveport, La, from two to three
inches in extreme southern Texas and nearly
three and one-half inches in north central
Kansas and southwestern Iowa. There was
also an excess of rain in northern Minnesota
and the northern portions of North Dakota,
where the weekly tall ranged from one and
one-half to two and one-half inches. Show
ers occurred over central Illinois with light
rains in the cotton growing states, except in
northern Arkansas and tennessee, where no
rain fell, and over the Ohio valley ana New
England. More than the usual amount of
rain fell generally throughout the northwest
and on the eastern slope OF the Rockies and
northern New Mexico and on the North Pa
cific coast in Washington. No rain occurred
in California and in portions of the lowerlake
region. The crop growing season from March
l to date, has been a normal one with regard
to temperature conditions on the north
Pacific, over New England and New Jersey
and generally over the lake region. Through
out the greater portion OF the country east of
the Rocky mountains there was an average
daily deficiency of from two 10 three degrees,
the latter in north western Louisiana and
southwestern Kansas; the greatest excess
noted is but one degree daily, over northern
Michigan. The amount of precipitation that
fell during the period from March | TO date
was generally greater than the normal in the
eastern half of the country when
compared to the amount that usu.
ally falls. The greatest deficiency,
ranging fifteen TO twenty-five inches, oc-
Cured in Louisiana, where the actual rain
fall for the season was from thirteen to
eighteen inches. Over thirty inches of rain
fell during the season in Alabama, Virginia,
the Carolinas, eastern Georgia and the PENN
sula of Florida; over thirty inches fell In
southern New England, Ohio, Central
lllipois and over the lower Missouri valley
and thence southwark to the gulf; from iif-
teen TO eighteen inches fell over the lake
regions, the greater portion of the northwest
and on the north Pacific coast; from seven
to eleven inches along the Rocky mountain
range; four to seven inches in northern
California and two inches in southern Cali
fornia and extreme western Texas.
1owa-Well distributed showers were very
beneficial, but more rain needed for pastur-
age, fall plowlng and seeding. All crops are
safe.
North and South Dakota-Crop ason
closed two weeks ago. The high tempera-
tire OF the last two weeks fully matured
corn that escaped injury by frost. The recent
rains have improved the condition Of the
ground for blowing. High winds have IN
terrupted all autumn work.
Nebraska-A light frost was general dur
ing the middle of the week, but no damage
resulted thereby, crops being matured. An
increased acreage OF winter wheat is beng
Sown in southern counties.
Missouri-Light local showers have not
improved conditions for sowing wheat, and
the area will therefore be reduced. Late 20
tatoes and apples have been further injured.
Frost occurred in five counties on the 18th,
but no damage.
Kansas-The ground is in good condition
for blowing in central and western counties,
but too dry east. Gardens were injured by
frost.
Colorado-Crops are generally all secured.
Frosts during the week did no damage as
they came too late. The ground is in very
good condition.
The weekly crop bulletin of the weather
bureau for tho current season is discontinued
with this issue, but the monthly will be con-
tlnupl until the ODenlnu of the npXt prONVinD
season, when the weekly will be resumed.