The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-04
"A GOOD WEEK FOR CROPS
WARMER WEATHER THAN USUAL
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.

The Average From a. to So Above
Normal in the Cotton Growing
States-Complaint OF Drought From
some Sections-A Big Yield OF Cot
ton Probable. .
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-rhe weather
bureaus weekly weather crop bulletin says.
"The week has been warmer than usual in all
the agricultural districts east of the Rocky
mountains The average daily temperature
was from l. to 80 above normal in the cotton
growing states and New England, the
Middle Atlantic States and the lower ltkl
region. The greatest excess In temperate o
occurred in Central Wisconsin and Upper
Michigan, where it amounted to be about
l2e per day. 1t was also slightly warmer
than usual on the Southern Californis
coast. The greatest deficiency in temperas
ture, amounting to about 4o per day, ocs
CURED along the Rocky mountain slope, Ia
Montana and Washington. 1t was also
Sigh tly cooler than usual over the Florida
peninsula. Frosts occurred In the western
and northwestern states, but there is no
damage to crops reported, except to gardens
locally.
| THE RAINFALL.
"Heavy rains occurred during the week
| on the South Atlantic coast, in Northeast
ern Louisiana, Eastern and Southern Texas
| and from Southwestern Kansas northeasta
ward TO Southwestern Iowa. On the South
| Atlantic coast the weekly rainfall ranged
from three Go five inches. -Four inches fell
| &C Shreveport, La, from two to three inches
in extreme Southern Texas, and nearly three
and half inches in North Central Kansas
and Southwestern Iowa. There was also an
| excess OF rain in Northern Min
nesota and the northern portions Of
North Dakota, where the weekly
falls ranged from 4 to 2 - inches. Shows
ers occurred over Central Illinois with lighc
rains In the cotton growing states, except
| in Northern Arkansas and Tennessee, where
| no rain fell and over the Ohio valley and
New England. More than the usual
amount of rain fell generally throughout
the northwest, on the eastern slope of the
Rockies and Northern New Mexico, and on
the North Pacific coast In Washington. No
rain occurred in California and in portions
Of the lower laks region.
GENERAL REMARKS.
'Vlrginia-C Continued dry, warm weather
hos matured the growing crops and, except
some late corn, oil are practically beyond
danger from frost. Rain Is badly needed
for seeding wheat
"South Carolina-Cotton is too far spent
for material benefit by the favorable con-
ditons Of the past week Picking Is pro-
| gressing rapidly. Peas, potatoes and turnips
nave been benefited by the rain.
North Carolina-Occasional rains have
| retarded the opening aud picking Of cotton
In the eastern portion of the state but have
been favorable for seeding wheat and oats
Inc greater portion Of the cotton crop will
1 ~ safe, IL no frosts occnr before Oct. l2
| "Alabama-The season has been an ex.
| cellent one for gathering cotton. The sta
| pie Is in good condition, and almost tho en-
tire crop will be picked by Oct. 15
"Mississppi-The conditions have been
exceptionally favorable for picking cotton.
The crop is nearly all open aud the quality
Is excellent. Fall drops would be benefited
by rain aud delay Of frost
"Louisiann-Showers nave benefited all the
crops. Cotton is being gathered Hs fast as
| II opens The staple Is good and free from
dirt and stain. The conditions have been
very favorable for sugar cane.
"Arkansas-Cotton is opening rapidly aud
| Is OF Rood staple and color. The top crou
generally is failure Stock peas and gar.
dens are suffering greatly from the drought,
and wells and streams are drying up The
dry weather has prevented fall blowing.
"Texas-The weather has been favorable
for cotton and the prospects are, IL no
frosts occur until the middle Of November
| for a heavier yield than has been estima ted
| during the past six weeks. Rain Is needed
| In the northwestern part of the state to
facilitate fall plowing.
"Tennessee-The drought conditions re-
main unchanged. Late corn Is failing. The
cotton crop is short. Bolls are opening
balf-grown and rain would cause new
growth which frost would kill. Tobacco is
doing well. Peanuts are short crop.
Flowing has been suspended. and wells and
streams are drying, and pastures burning
up owing to lack Of rain.
neutrality-suspicious. greatly benefited to-
bacco and rendered the soil fit for blowing.
Three-fourths of the tobacco is cut and
corn is fully matured. Rain is needed for
fall pastures.