The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
OLD SOL IN EARNEST NOW
LBAFY JUNE FAST MAKING UP
FOR LOST TIME.

Mercury Up to ell Yesterday, and
Savannah the Coolest Place in
This Section of the Cotton Belt.
Americas and Cordele Bask In 1907
The Hot Weather General over the
Entire Country.
June is making up for lost time now.
Mercury was up 20 9l9 yesterday. There
were no signs last night that it will fall
short OF that to-day. Savannah is not the
only hot place in the country either. At
Augusta and Montgomery 1t was ga yes
terday, and in the west aud north it was
close up to that.
Millen $50. In the twelve towns of the
Savannah section of the cotton belt
Savannah was the coolest, no other place
reporting less than 94s.
The weather is good for cotton, though.
outside Of Georgia the reports from the
state weather bureaus In the cotton region
Tor the last ten days are as follows:
Florida-R Rainfall badly distributed: exc
csssive In southeastern portion near the
coast; about normal in Middle Florida !;
generally deticlen6 in extreme western por-
plon; temperature and sunshine slightly de-
ncient III eastern, and excessive in western
portion; decided Improvement Ia crops.
South Carolina-Rainfau about normal:
temperature and sunshine about average
tne cotton crop is growing rapidly, and,
while 1t is generally In good condition. it is
small and at least ten days late; late cotton
ano other crops have suffered in many
sections from excessive rains, but not in
1uriously, except on low lands.
acknowledgement about normal: :
rainfall .53. Dry and warm. Cotton and
corn generally needing rain; sugar cane In
oouIh Alabama suffering for moisture;
sweep potatoes IN that section cut off one
half. Worms in Baldwin county have
in places.
ssisSippi-Temperatur and sunshine
normal; rainfall generally below: condi-
tlons TOO dry in south; favorable in north.
where rain will soon be needed: destructive
WIND and hail storm in central parts on the
and Z, with considerable injury to crops.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and sunshine
ABOVE precipitation below average; weather
oil that the farm could desire: cotton and
corn being rapidly cleaned and improving !:
wheat being harvested; good yield of oats
ripening and promise well; hay crop will
be large.
Louisiana Rainfall about normal south
ern portion, deficient elsewhere: tempera
ture and sunshine excessive IN most sections.
rainfall hardly sufficient for crops, but
other conditions favorable. Cotton looking
fine; corn making rapid progress, rice ali
planted: corn laid by. High water contin-
ues in all streams, and much bottom land is
overfowed.
Texas-W Gather has been very favorable
Tor corn and cotton, except over Southwest
Texas. where more rain Is needed. Wheat
ana oat harvest progressing rapidly and
poth crops very good. Corn silking.
over the greater portion of the principal
agricultural districts of the country the
last ten days were warmer than usual.
Inc rainfall was much less than usual
over much Of the greater part of the United
States.
The seasonal rainfall, from March 1 to
dase. Is below the average IN New England
ana from the South Atlantic coast west
ward to New Mexico; but elsewhere 1t has
generally exceeded the average, and from
the Middle Atlantic coast westward to the
Missouri valley the excess has been very
decided, especially In the central valleys.
where from IS to IS per cent. more than the
average amount OF rain has fallen.