Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-02
CROP BULLETIN.
Latest Report as Issued by the
Signal Office.
Prevalence of Cold Weather
Nearly Everywhere.

the South-Hail storm in Texas-Pros-
poets of Fruit
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The signal
Office has issued the following bulletin:
Temperature.
The week has been cool, except in the
gulf states, III the upper Missouri valley
and on the north Pacific coast, in which
regions the temperature has averaged
about the normal for the week, or
slightly above.
Over the central valleys, on the At
lantic coast and in the lake region the
daily temperature for the week has
ranged from 3 to 10 degrees below the
normal, the greatest departures occur
ring in the upper Ohio valley and the
southern portions of the lake regions.
The week was also cool in California,
the deficiency amounting to about de-
gress per day, while in Washington the
excess of temperature amounted to from
4 to degrees per day.
The continued cool weather in the
regions east of the Rocky mountains has
reduced the seasonal excess previously
reported, and at the present report there
is slight deficiency in the seasonal tenn
perature throughout the cotton region.
The seasonal excess is very slight |
throughout the corn and wheat regions,
the excess amounting to about one de-
gree per day except in Minnesota and
the Dakotas, where it about three de- |
grees this excess being due to abnorm- |
ally high temperature in the early part |
of the season. IN fact, this high terper-
ature occurred before the opening of the !
growing season.
Precipitation.
Excessive rains occurred on the Allan |
tic coast from New York southward to |
Florida a large portion of this area hav- |
ing received over two inches of rain, the I
only exception being a small area in |
eastern North Carolina, where the rain
fall was less than the normal.
These rains have occurred i'll the east
ern portion of the cotton region. includ-
ing North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and the greater portion of Ala
bama, where crops were greatly in need
of rain. Excessive rains were also re-
ported from Tennessee, Colorado, south
and west portions of Kansas, northern
California and southern Oregon. From
one-fourth to three-fourths of an inch of
rain occurred in the interior of the west
gulf states, although the drouth contin-
ues in southern Louisiana and southeast
Texas
Generous showers occurred in the Mis-
souri, and Ohio valleys, while in the up
per lake region and upper Mississippi
valley rainfall was very slight, the total
amount rarely exceeding tenth of an
inch
The rainfall continues in excess gen
orally throughout the Atlantic States
except along the south Atlantic coast,
where the seasonal rainfall amounts to
from 60 to 80 per cent. of the normal.
A large portion of Louisiana has also
received less than go per cent. of the
normal, while Texas northward to the
Dakotas the raiufull continues largely in
excess.
General Remarks.
Showers i'll spring wheat region of
Minnesota and the Dakotas during the
past week have been light and not well
distributed, and i'll some localities some
injury has resulted from drouth and
frost, but crops are doing fairly well,
and will be greatly benefited by general
rains in that section.
In the states of the Missouri valley the
weather was generally favorable for
small grains. but it was too cold for
braska has been relieved by general
rains.
In Kansas all crops were improved,
wheat, which is well headed.
Prospects are reported as generally good
in Iowa and Missouri; the frost did
little damage; in some sections corn is
being replanted, owing to damages by
cut worms, and in small areas wheat
was plowed under ON account of injury
by Russian fly, Missouri reports wheat
average, meadows never better, and
fruit, except apples. continue excellent.
In Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and
Illinois rain was very light and badly
distributed, and the cool weather re-
tarded growth. The effect of the week
was generally injurious. Many farmers
in Illinois are replanting corn on account
of its injury from insects; grasses and
grain diving in Wisconsin on account
and some fruit injured by frosts in
Michigan. Indiana and Illinois, how
ever, report grain in good condition, and
the indications are that the pending
drouth will be succeeded by general
rains within forty-eight hours. Crops
were generally improved by recent rains
in Ohio although frosts injured wheat in
northern sections. Cool weather has re-
tarded all growth i'll Kentucky, where
the outlook is not promising, and wheat
has been injured by rust.
The drouth continues over the greater
portion of Louisiana, and all crops are
more or less injured. In the east portion
of the cotton region the prospects are
much more favorable, owing to recent
rains, but the cool, cloudy weather was
although South Carolina
reports the crop in good condition. Ex-
cessive rains in central North Carolina,
attended by cold weather, retarded the
growth, while drouth continues in the
vicinity of Wilmington. Some damage
also resulted from heavy rains in Vir-
ginia. where tobacco and wheat on low
lands were flooded.
The weather was generally unfavora- ,
BILE in New England and the middle At {
lantic states. owing to the continued low |
and drouth, although in {
crops are much improved.
The cloudy and cool weather prevent
ed rapid growth: killing frosts in New
York injured tree fruits; berries and .
grapes are damaged by drouth. Grass !
Is in poor condition in New York and .
New England. Tobacco planting is well ]
in Pennsylvania and in prog /
ress in New England.
Ia California grain is improved, while !
bay. Strawberries and cherries were
by rain. Fruit prospects in
southern California were improved,
ripening was retarted by cool,
cloudy weather.
In Oregon the weather was favorable !
10 crops, and wheat prospects were ,
greatly imuroyed: hop wards doing Well