The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-04-17
QUITE UNFAV0RABLE.
WHAT TIE WEATHER REPORTS
SHOW.
The ErOats have done Great Damage
Cotton TO be Repianted-Dad News
from Florida.
By Telegraph to the state Chronicle.

Cotton, 10 be Replanted-Esad News
from Florida.
By Telegraph to the state Chronicle.
WASHINGTON April l6.-The
weather crop bulletin for the week
ended yesterday, issued by the weather
bureau, is as follows: The thermal
conditions Of the week over the prin-
cipal agricultural regions have been
almost the reverse of the conditions re-
ported during the previous week. 1t
has been an unusually cold week in al
| sections east of the Rocky mountains.
except in western Texas. Throcgh
out the central valleys, extending from
the gulf coast nor!hward TO the lake
region, including the cotton region, the
winter wheat region and the greater
portion of the spring wheat region, the
daily temperature ranged from
/ 8 to II degrees below the nor
NAL and frost, which caused damage to
fruit extended as far south as North
Carolina. In New England and on
the Pacific coast tie temperature was
slightly below the normal, while in
the Rio Grande valley, New Mexico
and southern California, the week was
slightly warmer than usual. The sea
son from March | TO April Is has been
colder than usual IN all sections sonth
Of the lake region, the daily tempera-
ture throughout the central valleys
and Southern States ranging from two
to four degrees below the normal. The
rainfall for the week was less than
usual over the States east of the
Mississippi river, except over small
; areas. The rainfall was unusually
lignt in the east portion of
The cotton region and along the Gulf
coast. Light showers occurred in the
south Atlantic States New England
and the lake region, while from one
iourth to three-fourth5 of an inch of
actual rainfall occurred in the State in
the Ohio valley. In the Missouri valley
and from North Dakota westward to
the Pacific coast more than the usual
amount Of rain is reported. Exces
t sive rains are also reported over limi.
! ted areas in southern Arkansas an6
Northwestern Louisiana, while nC
Z rain is reported from Texas westward
t to southern California; The sea
/; soual rainfall from March l to Apr
;; Is is largely il excess in the north
;; west. In New England little NOR,
}. han half OF the usual amount of rain
:; fall is reported, While in Florida ano
,; southern Louisiana the rainfall is les
7: than half the average for this period
e Damage to fruit has resulted in Mary
4 land from freezing weather and frosts
,; Tobacco plants are reported slight,
injured, and there is some damage t.
crops from high winds. In Virgins
}, there was frost four nights and tn
: peach crop is seriously injured; every
thing is retarded. Local storms an
- :, hail did damage in the eastern sectio
!, rhul sday. In South Carolina tn
q rainfall was below formal an
= we'll distributed. The temperatur
was below and the sunshine above th
= average. The cold and hail have CT
), down much cotton and corn in th
; middle and upper belts; cotton Wi
y have TO be replanted. The truck croI
:. are safe. Fruit is injured in SON
I sections. In Georgia the rainfall wa
- - slightly above tue normal in the nortl
d, "a ern section, but elsewhere defcien
the weather was generally cold al
=, !, cloudy; wheat and oats are in fine co
., iition, corn and potatoes are slight
~ damaged by frost; the cotton plantir
u is about 2-3 done. In Florida the
! was marked deficiency in temperatu
and rainfall; about average sunshin
d. injurious winds The unfavorable co
aitions of last week were intensifie
ry peaches, plums. pears and oranges a
in dropping, This is great decrease
ed the shipments of strawberries. Veg
by tation is willing. Irrigation is bel
1a- resorted to where practicable.