New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-09
LAST VEEK'S WEATHER IND TIE CROPS
DISTRIBUTIONS OF WARMTH AND RAINFALL OVER
THE WHOLE COUNTRY


TIE WHOLE COUNTRY.
Washington. MAY s-The National Weather Bureau
furnishes this report the weather Of last week:
The week was warmer han usual generally through
ont the southern States, the ohio Valley and the MD
die Atlantic States the excess In temperature being
greatest the Ohio Valley and the interior OF the
southern States, where IT nng'd from SIX to nine de
grecs per day Cool weather continues In the North
west. and from the Rocky Mountains westward TO the
Pacific Coast the greater portion Of which region
the deficiency in temperature amounted to fi0m six to
nine degrees per day.
over the greater portion Of the spring wheat region
II slightly colder than the preceding week: i was
also slightly colder In Missouri and southern Illinois.
and warmer over The greater portion Of Kansas. III
California the weather was unusually cooISn me IN
terror while on the North Pacific coast the deficiency
IN empeaure was less than that Of the preceding week
Durns the Last week there has has ben NOR rain
the belt OF excessive rain extending from New Eng
cion and tb" upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val.
lcyS the rainfall for the week ranged from one 10 four
inches greater than the AVERAGE for the week
Erie westward to Missouri and Iowa over which region
tho excessive precipitation must have proved injurious
northern Missouri. and in the vicinity Of Lake Erie
where destructive floods reported. The actual rain
inch at ali regular stations Of tie Weather bureau cx
ccpt at san Francisco, where over hall an inch oc-
Cured. In southern California the r,infall I'M
usually heavy.
There total absence Of rain a large por
ton OF the southern States.
DETAILS FROM NETWORK AND NEW ENGLAND.
Ithaca. May s.-Thc weekly crop bulletin 81 the
Ncw-York State Weather Burcau. says: The warm
rains which have fallen generally over the state Since
May have apparently met the requirements Of the
season, and all vegetation Ia. undergone a great
change for the better. Grass has made an unusual
aivance meadows which APPEARED hare OF tile elo,e
CT April having now n vigorous growth. stock has
been turned out 10 pasture in many localities Of
the central and southern section. The present out
look Is for an average grass crop excepting In the
lower Hudson Valley. All grains have been benc
fitted by the rains and warm weather and are now
in about the usual stage OF growth for the season
Wheat has in mot cases recovered from the effects
Of drought and frost, and Is now looking well. Rye
has not advanced rapidly, and the counties OF the
Hudson Valley and the northern section report mtler
thin growth OF this crop especially In the case Of
the old paintings The seeding II o1ts IS nearly
completed In the warmer portions OF The southern
section and lake region, and + generally well adj
vanccd elsewhere The outlook for THIS crop IS very
promising Potatoes have generally been planted In
the coast region and the lower IIud valley but for
the state probably not more than onc-thr Of IN,
crop Is In the ground. IIop-vnes ARE reported to De
in good condition In Duchess County and are doing
larly we'll in Jefferson County
Fruit buds have developed rapidly since May l..
Peaches In full bloom on Long Island and pears
peaches. pums and cherries b0ssOmng n the
lower Hudson Valley with prospects for abundant
usually abundant In ihe southeastern section
Cambridge. MAY 6-The weekly crop bulletin OF the
New England Meteorological Society. issued Yesterday
says: 1.-The weather during the past week has been
the most favorable OF any since the season opened.
Tho temperature slightly below the normal In the
North. where cold nOrthcrly winds prevailed and was
very near ahc average In other districts II fell be
low freezing on the morning Of Mny I. and some
peTagus and similar crops injured but scIi-
Gus damage was done The precipitation was above
the average In all districts except In Maine and
Southwestern Connecticut.
very little along the const and generally be-
low the normal throughout New England the effect
was not unfavOrablc on fruit binds. The has
been retarded in growth by the unfavorble weather
during the senson. but has good stand. and with
favorable weather will push along very rapidly
Ploughing and seeding Is steadily going on Ia all
northern districts. except In the most unfnvOrable
localities. Early peas and garden truck coming up
In all central sections except on lte ground.
The correspondent from Bandford. Mass. reports
that about thrcc-fOnrhs Of the peach buds killed
but no similar report IL received from any other
place, although many that the peaches are begin
ming to blossom. Cherry blossoms coming ont
altogether the indications point toward large fruit
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