The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-14
FARM, FIELD, GARDEN.
~ Winter Just Past Has Been
Unusually Severe.
NM PORK IS 50 DEAR.
- Psepegetien q R1sats From ollDs
Hints - strawberry go
Rose Culture.

vAmrSsrox City, March 1.-The month
- February, 1888. has been colder than
.r,ei throughout all sections except the
soofbssn portions Of the South Atlantic
~ East Gulf states and New Mexico.
ON the regions named there has been .
e,ieAs excsss Of temperature. but over al
49, agricultural districts the daily mean
srnpssasurs ranged from 3 deg. 70 8 deg.
49, the normal. The coolest region In
els6oe Montana and adjoining states,
vhus the departure frosz. the nor
- ranged from deg. to deg.
4 vss also unusually cold in the central
NIuicsippi valley, where the departure
fpu the normal exceeded deg, while in
- Atlantic coast districts and on the
Fsci6c coast, the month, although colder
- usual. the mean Temperature differed
1t slightly from the normal.
During the FIRST week Of February the
1nnpesature was unusually low over the
ymthvest, and including the greater
! uorssou Of the winter-wheat belt from
ueoad week was still more trying over the
osiss vinter-wheat belt. owing to unusual
ga and ice, while the third and fourth
vein Of the month were more favorable,
although the average temperature over
this region Vas below the normal.
Referring to the monthly weather-crop
halietins for the season Il will be seen that
~ entire winter has been colder than
ususl over the principal agricultural dis
tricts, the only month showing An excess
q tsmpsrature since October over any ex-
tsnsive portion ofthe country il the month
dJsnuary. during which it was warmer
than usual in the Rocky mountain dis.
tsscte, but il was unusually cold over the
eastern half Of the United States. The
fscords. therefore, show that the principal
farming districts have experienced four
consecutive months Of unusually cold
weather.
There has been IN excess Of rainfall gen.
0ally over the districts east Of the Missis-
sippi during the month Of February, ex-
cept in Florida. Southeast Alabama aud
Southwest Georgia. Slight excuses in
pfecipitation are also reported in the
sprine wheat region and in Oregon. Wash
ington and Northern California.
The month was relatively dry In the
Mississippi valley. Missouri, Kansas and
the Southwest. Compared with the Jan.
nary chart of the weather-crop bulle-
tin II will be seen that the large
oei1ciency then reported to the east
q the Mississippi. excepting Illinois.
rains and SHOWS during the current
month, and while the January deficiency
10 the Mississippi valley and Southwest
has been followed By further. but slight
deficiency during February. II should be
noted. however, that this region received
heavy rainfalls during December, 1892.
At the close of the month the country
vas covered with snow generally in dis
riots north of the fortieth parallel from
New England westward to the Rocky
mountains, the depth of snow over the
greater portion of New England, the lake
region. and Minnesota, exceeding twelve
inches, and in some places in New Eng.
land, Minnesota and Wisconsin, exceeding
thirty inches. The greater portion Of the
winter wheat has been unprotected during
ne month. although the northern portion
4 the belt 10 now covered with snow.
MARX w. HARRINGroN,
Chief of Weather Bureau.