The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-09

A Week or UausssIiy Warm Weather Re
Kept IN che eHrisG Wheat 2sGios.


teeps IN che sprssg Wheat Region.
WASHINGTON. May 6-The weather and crop
bulletin for tho week ended yesterday. issued
by the Weather Bureau OF the Department Of
Agriculture. says:
Tempersture-The week was warmer than
usual generally throughout tho Southern
States. the Ohio Valley. and the middle Allan
tic States. tho excess In temperature being
greatest over the Ohio Valley and the interior
OF the Southern States. where It ranged from
g. to O. per day. Cool weather continues In
the Northwest and from the Rocky Mountains
westward to the Pacific coast. over tho grcat-
or portion Of which region the deficiency in
temperature amounted to from 10 to 90 per day
Overthe greater portion OF tho spring wheat
region II was slightly colder thnn tho pre-
ceding week. II was also slightly colder In
Missouri and southern Illinois. and warmer
over tho greater portion OF Kansas. In Cali
fornia the weather was unusually cool In the
interior. while on the north Pacific coast tho
deficiency in temperature was less than that
OF tho preceding week.
The tom perature for the season from March
! to May u has averaged from two to four de-
grees per day below the normal for that
period generally throughout tho statos OF tho
Mississippi and Missouri valleys and over tho
greater portion OF the cotton region. while less
the Atlantic and Pacific COASTS and in the lako
region. In southern Texas. northern Minne-
sofa. eastern New England. and near Lake
Huron tho seasonal temperature has boon
slightly In excess OF the normal
Notwithstanding the past week thcro
has been more rain than usual generally
throughout the Northern States, the, belt OF
fan S Sst9p1anx New
Mssissippi Valleys the rninai ior the tho week week
the average for the week.
ne Talnall ms nsSn =, esSEcially heavy from
over which region the extensive precipitation
must have proved injurious to growing crops.
especially In Illinois. eastern Iowa, northern
where destructive floods are reported. The
actual rainfall In California and Oregon gener.
The Weather Bureau. except at San Francisco.
California the rainfall was unusually heavy.
There was u total absence OF rain over q
large portion Of tho southern States, and only
light showers occurred In south Carolina. Ten
the Alleghenies: there was. however. q slight
excess Of rain In southwest Florida. but over
the greater portion OF this State no rain has
The heavy rains Of the past week haye
largely Increased the seasona! excess in tho
# many, places The rainfall has been double
the uspa! amount for the season since March l.
the Dakotas and western Minnesota. ths
seasonal rainfall amounts to from 80 to 100
per cent greater than the normal. In the cen
trail portion OF the cotton region, extending
from western Georgia to eastern Texas. about
the usual rainfall has occurred. but In south
sss tsan anH sGn en- 9 sou. n ss s
reported.
GENERAL REMARKS.
ton n and
ssep . sS IN thu
where the season back w.rd: fruit buds starting we'll
.a.as .ish.iy Ssls. norma. most t.vorsSis ~sst d
man Coming up ws .G ps,.Se
half planted: fruit good:
of al
ese.ens eanaon sras. IAN" and e"ver .ndeI,"s iro,"
wan; Of warm rains and those crop. are very back.
ana rainfall below normal.
.tst it''' blooming
but T.s IN and M
Lands s ] wh.
me pioagh,ns aud planting are progressing slowly In
.n.Gismrer..pr. high, sun.hln. deficient, and
" sns IN r odn NAV" !s sn
clover IN excellent. condition: rye and oat. improved;
'1 9r low. .a aasa a,,.
' ..s wit x r2:.Pse,.
sHs az ~ M . sov.
and sunshine below n. average: LA. produced very
"s.
Ss,. up and looking we'll; fruit tree. /" full booln
Michigan emp.r.,ur. and rainfall .bov. and sun.
com psnitng ana asm.ssa :.,. II +..: portion 4
:asttH a IN b., @. :" wheat aud
r. , .sn 'a..eh c.s.,
everything back ward. swollen river. wiz nb.rats
sss s"a s.4' sTI INV s fa
Generally computed except IN nortaw."i.,n pnrt,nn
ing YET be done ior corn. EaTdrn. .,Af.i in
:as. irn ps s..I T h.s 5.H' were D'H'ae. warm
geo~ 1pta 1n,a .Iss
week plpughinz and planting delayed ErAss and fal.
x..ta p.tcs.-rr.,.lcs,ly 70 .an.nnsi; low tenn.
and .es ~sa:F =. hs a vel .n.ny ..y
south pako,.-I.mp.ra,ur.a 1t .nnshn. much be.
wheat seeding nearly completed Dat ss.iinz Wen Ah
turned. to SOW nnaI; pioughinggs general: NJ damage
Ssbr.sta-w.sr cold and clouhy very little proyr,.s
IN corn planting SrnSnh TOO we, .na s2n ,nn Tan
e.pt IN sou.h~ss, portion. where Va. ab''. AMI In
Kans..-RsinfAli nrh; In ..,,.m. vest portion IN.
s,ss.ns 70 az .I.,,, IN r. I'm, tn l shr,
.,.n M 6t11s , :. an .%.f ".
4 .aa s.r. rs m
sssu, az sf;p, r.tr an. . s,G "sina
merh Improved over last rsp"f': warmer weather
4 needed.
Hon.sua-Coh weather. with snow rurrss almost
daily during the week and very i,tls .un.hin.. l.rm.
ihg Operations progressing s"sly. vegetation back
ward
Wyoming -Pr-r,pitA,ion aboys ID. normal: tsmp@ra-
turs below tn" NORMAL very tls sDnshiGr during the
v.es. Conditions sEiArorAsls to Agricultural inter.
folyAfp-t,rO~,h II Yrn'n retarded by cold nights
and lact NJ ssBsnins. fruit IN bloom but sYhty In
;ur-d BY frosts prsciptAipn fa'nrA,s; potAt plant
Ing begun.
Sew Y.I!cn-rrop. bav. made Eoo1 Advancement
during tie ~s.k Frgit loDknx very wei yrsss Oh
ranges INK, fair but Needs NOR. rain. aifAf~ IN
c.Is Mt cGHdttIDh frat ru.tibK being H,ade IN
southern pDrtIDH. grain Ia . littls hack ward
mD~fsturs about nDrDsI aud rzinfaii b+.
low xs,bs fruits AID hay under irrigation yfOs! dog
veil and water III stJndAbcs except IN st.t.rG rAra-
pal county esr. dying far want u yrsss on rsbgss
sIrspt in s.st+rn p~IrtiDn.
wa.hlnxton--H arm sunny fsys very fAYnrsb!.
n!gLts cold ffOst hhs injured ,risirss s-rIT.sy
tender fruits lblofsi 10 western fiiDn iDsishd. rap
I'd, :ryny: ssin 10 eastern pD't.ph mach inIrDv.d
hOIs growing very sOslr.