Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-07
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
What the Report Issued Today ia
Last Week shows.


Last Week shows.
+. The weather and crop report for the past
week. issued by the weather bureau late
this afternoon. Is as follows:
The week has been slightly warmer than
usual on the Atlantic coast from southern
New England to Maryland. also In western
Montana and over the interior portions of
central and northern California, but else
where. except over Minnesota and South
Dakota, where the weekly average was
about normal. the temperature has aver
a8efs below Normal. the week being de-
cidedly cool throughout the southern por-
tor OF the country from the Atlantic to the
Pacific
The deficiency In temperature exceeded I,
degrees per day over the Carolinas and CEN
trail portions of Georgia, Alabama and Mis-
sisstppi. and generally ir all districts west
of the Mississippi. south Of the Missouri
river. the greatest deficiency occurring over
northern and western Texas and adjacent
portions of louisiana. Arkansas and Okla
homa, where the average daily temperature
ranged from q degrees to . degrees below
the normal.
Unusually low temperatures occurred over
the central valleys. gulf states, lake region
and New England from the Ri to the 9Th
numerous stations reporting the lowest tenn
peratures yet recorded during the first
decade Of August, and light frost occurred
IN Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan on
the I'd and 4th. causing considerable damage
TO cranberries in Wisconsin and some slight
injury IN Minnesota and Michigan.
Precipitation.
The week ending August 8 has been one of
excessive rainfall over the greater portion of
the southern states, while showers, in some
Sections quite sufficient TO relieve drought.
fell over the middle Atlantic and New Eng
land states. In portions Of the Carolinas.
Georgia and over large part of Texas
weekly rainfalls. ranging from four to six
inches, are reported
More than the usual rainfall has also DC
Cured lii northern Michigan and over
limited areas In the central Ohio and central
Mississippi valleys. but over much the
greater portion of the country from the
AleShentes westward. including the princi-
pal corn states, little or no rain fell during
the week. and the drought conditions pre-
Slously reported in that region has in some
sections become more serious.
General Remarks.
While lowland corn has improved some
what during the week in Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois. the showers that have fallen in
those states have been insufficient to help
the crop in the uplands. In Michigan. Iowa.
O. Nebraska and South Dakota the condition
of corn. except over very limited areas. is
more serious than was reported last wees
and Is being cut for fodder in South Dakota.
Nebraska and Michigan. Throughout the
oO1'Heih states cora is reported as in eX-
ceiient condition ami fine crop Is prac-
dcally assured in South Carolina Georgia.
Alabama and Mississippi.
Upon the whole. reports as to cotton con-
tinue favorable. although too much rain has
mteiiered with picking in Texas, and caus-
ed shedding and rust, 10 some extent. in
South Carolina, Alabama. Mississippi and
louisiana.
In Ohio and In portions of Kentucky to-
Dacco Is suffering seriously from drought
but IN pennsylvania and Virginia recent
rains have improved the outlook
Spring wheat harvest is progressing ran
Idly, and will be completed In South Dakota
thls Week In Minnesota the Weld is better
than was expected. but in North Dakota
the berry has been shrunken by premature
ripenirS.
The cranberry crop. which had previously
SUSTAINED injury from forest fires in New
Jersey and Wisconsin has been further
damaged in the last-named state by recent
frOsts.