Evening star., 1900-09-25
CONDITIONS OF CROPS
SUMMARY OF REPORTS TO THE
WEATHER BUREAU.
Damage Caused by Heavy Rains In
the Southwest and the
Northwest.

The weather bureau has issued the fol-
lowing statement regarding the condition OF
crops:
The week ending 8 am. September "a,
averaged warmer than usual in the south
ern states, in the extreme northern districts
from the upper lake region to Montana,
northwestern Washington and on the Cal
ifornia coast. Nearly normal conditions
prevailed along the New England and mid
die Atlantic coasts. From the lower lake
region and Ohio valley westward over the
upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, in
cuding the middle Rocky mountain slope
and the greater part of the plateau region,
the week averaged cooler than usual, being
decidedly cool over the middle plateau re-
gion, where freezing temperature occurred.
The first half of the week was cool in the
Atlantic coast and east gulf districts and
in the upper Missouri valley, thelatter part
being warmer than usual in these districts,
the first half was cool and the latter part
normal in the lower Missouri valley, middle
Rocky mountain slope and on the north Pa
cific coast; the week was decidedly warm
throughout on the Texas and California
coasts
Unusually high maximum temperatures
for the season occurred on the gulf coast
on the 18th and 18th, while minimum tenn
peratureS as low as any previously record
ed in the second decade of September oc-
CURED on the southern New England coast
and in Nevada
Precipitation.
Very heavy rains fell over central and
northern Texas and northern Louisiana
and thence northward over the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys, including the
western portion of Tennessee. the fall in
central and northern Texas ranging from
2 to more than inches. There was also
more than the usual rainfall on the north
Pacific coast and in portions of the lake
region and northern New England Along
the gulf coast, in the Atlantic coast dis
trfcts south of New England. and over the
greater part of the lake region and Ohio
valley the week was drier than usual. there
being an entire absence of rain over a large
gulf states well as over portions of the
middle Atlantic states.
Over the north Pacific coast the rainfall
ranged from 0.50 inch to nearly 200 inches,
which is considerably more than the week
ly average at this season. but in northern
California. where the weekly average
ranges from 10 to 20 inch. no rain fell.
Seasonal Precipitation.
The seasonal precipitation from March 1
to September "a (20S days. continues large
ly deficient in the New England and mid
die Atlantic states on the south Atlantic
coast, and over the greater part of the CEN
trail valleys. while the greater part of the
gulf states, middle Rocky mountain slope
and upper Missouri valley and the north
Pacific coast received more than the aver
age for this period. the greatest excess oc-
curing along the gulf coast.
Summary of Crop Conditions.
Heavy rains in central and northern
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, the Dakotas.
Minnesota, Wisconsin and upper Michigan
interrupted farm work and caused injury
to crops. the principal damage in the Da-
kotas and Minnesota being that done to
grain in shock, while in Texas and Okla
homa cotton suffered most. Drought con-
tinues in the upper Ohio valley, portions OF
Missouri and the middle Atlantic stiles.
and rains would prove beneficial in -orida
and portions of Alabama. Upon the whole
the weather conditions were favorable for
farm work and maturing late crops in the
| states Of the lower Missouri valley and IN
the districts east Of the Mississippi river.