St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Everything Except Cotton Seems
t. Have Prospered

WASuIN iToN, Sept. 12.-rhe follow
ing is the weather crop bulletin:
Temperature The week has been
cool generally over the country east of
the Rocky mountains, and over the en-
tire corn and cotton regions, where
warm weather was most desirable. the
average daily temperature being from
TO q degrees below the normal 1t was
slightly warmer than usual in Mime
sofa, the DakotaS. and thence westward
to the Pacific coast, the greatest excess
in temperature occurring in Southern
California, where the daily temperature
was from to 1G degrees higher than
usual. Light frostS occurred during the
week at extreme northern stations and
in Western Nebraska, but they did not
occur within the principal cOrn-produc-
ing states, where the warm, dry weather
during the latter part of the week must
have been favorable to the crop.
Rainfall-There mas been an excess
OF rainfall during the week. generally
in New England, the Middle Atlantic
states. over Lake Erie, and in Florl da.
Slight excuses also occurred at North
ern Rocky mountain stations and on the
Pacific coast. the rainfall being very
light in the latter region. Very little
rain occurred in the central valleys. al
though limited areas of excess are re-
ported in Alabama, Indian territory,
Kansas and Minnesota. There was
total absence of rain in Texas, illinois
and the greater portion of the upper
lake region. The rainfall was very
heavy in Florida, over four inches being
reported at Tampa, and seven inches at
Jacksonville.
Texas-Flrst crop of early-planted cot
ton is generally good; showers have i'm
proved late cotton and the top crop over
the northern, central and eastern por-
tons; in other portions the growth has
stopped and rain would be of little ben
eft; worms have disappeared.
TennesSee-COtton opening slowly;
some rust land shedding repo ted; fall
seeding delayed by droUth; rain needed
in central and western sections for piow-
ing; peanuts injured by cool, dry
weather; late potatoes doing well.
Kentucky growth of all crops
has been retarded by cool, damp wealth
er, and warm, SunShiny days are re-
CURED TO mature them; early tobacco
is being cut, but generally the crop is
very late; fall blowing is progressing;
corn is very green for the season, and
will not be out of danger from frost be-
fore the 25th.
Ohio-Corn will be matured in north
ern section in two weeks; in the middle
and southern sections i'll one week, and
is about safe from frost in the central
portion of the southern section at pres
ent; wheat seeding is progressing finely;
there was large yield of potatoes; fall
pastures are short and need rain; frost
on the Sth, 9th and 10th, but no damage.
Michigan-The weather has been a
little too cool for corn, but the crop will
be safe In ten days, some early being
cut; cutting will be general the latter
part of the coming week; light frosts
occurred on the Sth and 9th in the in
terror of the state, but no damage re-
ported; seeding is progressing steadily
Illinois-COrn will be safe in northern
counties by Oct. L; In the central and
southern counties 20 per cent is now
safe, and the remainder will be safe on
Oct. l; blowing is nearly completed In
southern counties, and seeding has be-
gun.
lndiana-Reports from all portions of
the state indicate that most of the corn
will be safe from frost after Sept. 20;
about 40 per cent is still green and
milky and will be safe by Oct. L; the
past week has been too cool and corn is
maturing slowly.
Iowa-Corn has made fair progress,
about One-third being ripe enough to cut
and shock; one-third will be beyond
danger of frost in ten warm days, and
the balance needs three weeks; the pO-
tato harvest has begun, with indica-
tions of heavy yield.
Wisconsin-Ten days, without heavy
frost. will fully mature all that remains
of the corn crop, which ip about one
third of crop in the northwestern por-
ton, and about half crop in the south