The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
WEATHER AND CROPS.
THE CONDITIONS USrAyonAnIE.
rn. Pa, Week Unusuaiiv Cold In Nearly
All Sections East of the Rocky Noun
tnins-Fruits. &C., Damaged.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. April i6.-The weather
.ron bnlIetin for the week ended yesterday
,s.ued by the Weather Bureau is as follows:
Temperature-The thermal conditions OF
the week over the principal agricultural re-
c,ons have been almost the reverse OF the
conditions reported during the previous
week. II has been an unusually cold week
In All sections east of tho Rocky mountains
except in Western Texas. Throughout the
central valleys extending from the Euii
coast northward 70 the Lake region ana Min-
nesota including the cotton ieEio"'
the winter wheat region ana tne ineh"s o.
portion of the spring W.
region, the daily temperature ranged I'm I'm,
20 - degrees below the normal. anu Hos.'
which ma have caused some damage 10 lruit'
extended as far south as Tennessee ana Norm
Carolina In New England and on the racine
coast the temperature WAS signify DeloN 'no
normal while in the no lfTanue Nhiiel, No"
Mexico Arizona and tau. anu p.s'a ~
Colorado Idaho and southern ch"ioini"' 'no
~eal was slightly warmer than usual.
Tho seas0n from March lst 10 April loth
has been colder than usual IN al sections
south of the lake regions, Minnesota ana the
Dakotas. the daily temperature throughouI
the central valleys and southern states rang
ing from two 10 four degrees Ve'"" '"0
normal for this period.
PRECIPITATION.
The rainfall for the week has been less than
usual over the States east OF the MISSISSIPPI
river. excspt over small areas IN Virginia:
Pennsylyania aud on the New Jersey and
south New England coasts. where slight ex-
cesses are reported The rainfall was unusu-
ally light in the eastern portion OF the cotton
region and along she Gull coast.
Light showers occurred IN the south At
L he Iuka
zion. while from one-fourth TO threeiOurths
OF an inch Of actual rainfall occurred in the
States of the Ohio Valley. In the Missouri
Valley and from North Dakota westward 10
the Pacific coast moro than the usual
amour; OF rain Is reported. AS Indicated on
the chart tins area includes the greater pof-
tons of Missouri. Iowa Nebraska, South Da-
kota. Oregon and Washington. Excessive
rains ore also reported over limited areas IN
Southern Arkansas and Northwestern
Louisiana. while no rain is reported from
Texas westward 10 Southern California.
The seasonal rainfall from March LIST 70
April 18th IS largely in excess IN the North
west. including Illinois and Missouri. in
New England little more than half Of the
usual amount of rainfall is reported while IN
Florida and Southern Louisiana the rainfall IS
less than half the average for this peri)d
VIRGINIA AID MAINLAND.
MARYLAND: 1t is supposed that some damage
10 frult has resulted from freezing weather
aud frosts Tobacco plants are reported
slightly injured in the eastern portion; some
damage to crops from high winds. little or no
damage TO wheat
Virginia Precipitation generally below and
temperature 10 degrees below the average.
Frost on tour nights Peach crop seriously
injured cherries and pears slightly injured:
everything retarded. Local storms and hail
did damage in the eastern section thursday.