The Portland daily press., 1891-10-06
THE SEAS ON AND THE CROPS,
With Notes on the Dry speII-Weather
Bureau Bulletin.

The weekly bulletin of the Signal Service
says:
The week has been warmer than usual in
all agricultural districts east Of the Rocky
Mountains. The average daily temperature
was from A. to 50 above the normal in the
cotton growing states and New England, the
Middle Atlantic States and the lower lake
region. The greatest excess In temperature
occurred In central Wisconsin and upper
per day. 1t was also slightly warmer than
usual on the southern California coast. The
greatest deficiency In temperature, amount
Ing to about A. per day, occurred along the
WASHINGTON. 1t was also slightly cooler
than usual over the Florida peninsula.
Frost occurred in the Western and North
western States, but there is no damage to
crops reported. except to gardens, locally.
Heavy rains occurred during the week on
the South Atlantic coast, in northeastern
Louisiana, eastern and southern Texas, and
from southwestern Kansas northeastward to
coast the weekly falls ranged from three to
five inches; four inches fell at Shreveport,
Ia, from two to three inches in extreme
southern Texas, and nearly three and a half
inches in north-central Kansas and south
western Iowa. There was also an excess of
rain in northern Minnesota and the northern
portions of North Dakota, where the weekly
falls ranged from one and half to two and
a half inches. Showers occurred over CEN
tral Illinois with light 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 and on the east
ern slope of the Rockies and northern New
Mexico, and oD the north Pacific coast in
Washington. No rain occurred in Calif0r-
mia and in portions of the lower lake region.
The crop growing season from March 1st
to date has been normal one with regard TO
temperature conditions on the north Pacific
coast, 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 aver
age daily deficiency of from II to 80, the lat
ter In northwestern Louisiana and south
western Kansas. The greatest excess noted
is but but L daily oyer northern Michigan,
The amount of precipitation that fell dur
ing the period from March 1st TO date was
generally less than the normal In the east
ern half OF the country, when compared to
the amount that usually falls. The greatest
denciency, ranging from 10 to % inches, Oc-
fall for the season was from Is to IS inches.
over 30 inches of rain fell during the season
In Alabama, Virginia, the Carolinas, eastern
Georgia ana the peninsula of Florida; over
20 inches fell in southern New England,
Ohio, central Illinois,. and over the lower
Missouri valley, and thence southwark to the
Gulf; from 10 to IS inches fell over the lake
regions, the greater portion of the North
west, and on the North Pacific coast; from
to IL inches In northern California, and two
inches in southern California and extreme
western Texas
The drought is very severe In the south
eastern half Of New England, and many wa
ter supplies have failed. Much of the corn
crop is harvested with an excellent yield.
Frost occurred ON the LIST, with but little
damage. Apples are light crop in the
northern section, and an average crop In the
southern. A large crop Of cranberries is re-
ported.