_Meadows, pastures, and stock._—Alfalfa was benefited by local showers
in the Central Plateau area and meadows and pastures were improved in
many interior Valley States, although moisture was needed in some
sections. Considerable rain fell over the northern and northwestern
Great Plains and in the central Rocky Mountain districts, resulting in
material improvement to ranges. There were also local showers in the far
Southwest, which were beneficial, but only partial relief was brought to
New Mexico, where much of the range was still slowly deteriorating and
stock was thin. Ranges were further unfavorably affected by lack of
rainfall in Texas, and pastures were mostly burned dry in central
Oklahoma. More rain was needed in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, but
pastures continued very good in the Middle Atlantic States and the
Northeast. Pastures were reported short in Michigan, and while still
good in Wisconsin they needed rain in many localities. Ranges were in
poor condition in Minnesota.
_Fruit._—There was some damage to fruit by heat and lack of moisture in
Oklahoma, and some harm resulted locally from high winds in Missouri.
Apples and prunes would have been benefited by rain in some of the more
northwestern States. Otherwise the weather conditions were generally
favorable for fruit in practically all sections of the country. Prunes
and olives were sizing up nicely in California; oranges were fair to
good in that State; but lemons were less satisfactory because of last
winter’s freeze. Strawberry plants were favorably affected in Florida
and citrus fruits were in good condition.
* * * * *
=The Mexican bean beetle= was reported as a serious pest from several
counties in Tennessee.
Warm in Southwest during Week.
Moderate midsummer temperatures prevailed in most sections of the
country during the week, except for unusually warm weather in some south
central districts. Maximum temperatures were frequently above 100° in
Oklahoma, western Arkansas, and northern Texas, the highest reported in
this area being 104° at Oklahoma City on July 26. Chart 1, page 120,
shows that for the week as a whole the temperature averaged below normal
in the Northeast, some north central localities, and in most sections
west of the Rocky Mountains. Elsewhere the weekly averages were above
normal, being decidedly above normal in the lower Great Plains section.
Rainfall was generally of a local character during the week, with light
to moderate, and in a few instances heavy, showers reported generally
from the Mississippi Valley eastward, as shown by Chart 2, page 120.
Good rains occurred in the northwestern Great Plains, but little or none
was received from the southern Plains southward.
Average August Weather.
The last two columns of the table on this page show the normal
temperature and precipitation for the month of August at the various
Weather Bureau stations throughout the country. The average temperature
for August differs but little from that of July, although as a rule
August is slightly cooler except on the Pacific coast. East of the Rocky
Mountains the coolest August weather usually occurs in the upper Lake
region and the Northeastern States, where the monthly normals are about
62° to 65°. The normals are slightly above 80° in much of the Gulf coast
section.
Rainfall in August is frequently of a local character, resulting largely
from thunderstorms. The highest monthly averages for August vary from 6
ins. to more than 8 ins. and occur in the more southeastern States. The
dry season continues over the Pacific Coast States and little or no rain
is expected, except for occasional showers in the mountains and in the
more northern districts. Thunderstorms during August are usually more
frequent along the east Gulf coast than in any other section of the
country, occurring on the average on about 20 days during the month.
They are usually active also during this month in the far Southwest,
this being within the season of maximum rainfall in Arizona and New
Mexico and portions of the adjoining States.
Irish Flax Industry Failing.
The Irish flax industry is threatened with extinction, according to a
report from the American Consul at Belfast. The area under flax for the
present year amounts to only 25,000 acres, compared with 40,000 acres in
1921 and 127,193 acres in 1920.
The Irish Department of Agriculture has been urged to formulate and
adopt a scheme for the improvement and maintenance of this staple
industry of Northern Ireland.
Mississippi Tomato Shipments.
Mississippi’s tomato output has grown by leaps and bounds. In the spring
of 1920 there were 1,360 cars shipped from that State. The 1921 movement
was 1,960 cars, and this season the shipments filled approximately 3,450
cars.
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WEEKLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION——AUGUST NORMALS.
────────────┬──────────────────┬────────────────┬───────────────────────────
Districts │ │ │
and │ │ │
stations. │ Temperature. │ Precipitation. │ August normals.
────────────┼──────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────┬──────────────
│ Week ending Aug. │Week ending Aug.│ │
│ 1. │ 1. │Temperature.│Precipitation.
────────────┼────────┬─────────┼──────┬─────────┼────────────┼──────────────
│ │Departure│ │Departure│ │
│ │ from │ │ from │ │
│Average.│ normal. │Total.│ normal. │ │
────────────┼────────┼─────────┼──────┼─────────┼────────────┼──────────────
GULF STATES.│ │ │ │ │ │
│ ° │ ° │_Ins._│ _Ins._ │ ° │ _Ins._
Jacksonville│ 84│ +3│ 0.4│ ‒1.1│ 80│ 6.2
Miami │ 82│ 0│ 1.6│ ‒0.1│ 82│ 7.6
Key West │ 82│ ‒2│ 1.5│ +0.5│ 84│ 4.7
Tampa │ 84│ +2│ T.│ ‒2.2│ 81│ 8.6
Pensacola │ 82│ +1│ 0.1│ ‒1.8│ 81│ 7.2
Mobile │ 82│ +1│ 0.6│ ‒1.1│ 80│ 6.8
Montgomery │ 84│ +3│ 0.6│ ‒0.6│ 80│ 4.2
Anniston │ 80│ +2│ 0.7│ ‒0.7│ 76│ 4.5
Birmingham │ 82│ +1│ 1.5│ +0.1│ 79│ 4.5
Meridian │ 82│ +2│ 2.3│ +1.3│ 78│ 3.6
Vicksburg │ 82│ +1│ 0.7│ ‒0.3│ 81│ 3.5
New Orleans │ 84│ +2│ 0.1│ ‒1.0│ 82│ 5.6
Shreveport │ 84│ +1│ 0.2│ ‒0.7│ 81│ 2.2
Little Rock │ 84│ +3│ T. │ ‒1.2│ 79│ 3.6
Fort Smith │ 88│ +7│ T. │ ‒1.1│ 79│ 3.7
Bentonville │ 82│ +3│ 0.2│ ‒0.9│ 76│ 4.0
Oklahoma │ 88│ +8│ 0│ ‒0.7│ 78│ 3.2
Abilene │ 84│ +1│ 0│ ‒0.5│ 81│ 2.0
Fort Worth │ 88│ +4│ T. │ ‒0.6│ 83│ 1.9
Dallas │ 88│ │ T. │ │ │
Palestine │ 84│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 80│ 2.2
Taylor │ 86│ +3│ T. │ ‒0.7│ 82│ 2.5
Houston │ 84│ │ 0.1│ │ │
Galveston │ 82│ ‒1│ 0.1│ ‒0.8│ 83│ 5.0
Corpus │ │ │ │ │ │
Christi │ 84│ +1│ T. │ ‒0.4│ 82│ 2.3
San Antonio │ 84│ +1│ 0│ ‒0.5│ 82│ 2.7
Del Rio │ 84│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.5│ 84│ 2.6
OHIO VALLEY │ │ │ │ │ │
AND │ │ │ │ │ │
TENNESSEE. │ │ │ │ │ │
Memphis │ 84│ +3│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 79│ 3.2
Nashville │ 82│ +3│ 0.4│ ‒0.5│ 78│ 3.5
Chattanooga │ 82│ +4│ 1.0│ 0│ 76│ 3.8
Knoxville │ 80│ +4│ T. │ ‒1.0│ 75│ 4.0
Lexington │ 78│ +2│ 0.6│ ‒0.3│ 75│ 3.6
Louisville │ 80│ +1│ 1.7│ +0.9│ 76│ 3.5
Evansville │ 82│ +3│ 1.1│ +0.3│ 77│ 3.2
Indianapolis│ 76│ 0│ 0.2│ ‒0.7│ 74│ 3.3
Cincinnati │ 76│ 0│ 0.5│ ‒0.3│ 74│ 3.3
Dayton │ 76│ 0│ 0.6│ 0│ 73│ 3.0
Columbus │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 73│ 3.2
Parkersburg │ 76│ 0│ 0.5│ ‒0.3│ 73│ 3.5
Elkins │ 70│ ‒1│ 0.9│ 0│ 68│ 3.6
Pittsburgh │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.1│ ‒0.9│ 73│ 3.2
LAKE REGION.│ │ │ │ │ │
Canton │ 66│ ‒3│ 0.1│ ‒0.6│ 67│ 2.7
Syracuse │ 68│ ‒3│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 69│ 3.3
Oswego │ 68│ ‒2│ T. │ ‒0.7│ 69│ 2.7
Buffalo │ 70│ 0│ 0.2│ ‒0.5│ 69│ 3.0
Erie │ 70│ ‒1│ 1.3│ +0.5│ 70│ 3.3
Cleveland │ 72│ ‒1│ 0.6│ ‒0.2│ 70│ 3.2
Toledo │ 74│ +1│ 0.1│ ‒0.6│ 71│ 2.7
Detroit │ 74│ +2│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 70│ 2.8
Saginaw │ 72│ +1│ 0.8│ ‒0.1│ 69│ 2.9
Alpena │ 66│ 0│ 0.3│ ‒0.3│ 64│ 3.3
Grand Rapids│ 72│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 70│ 2.6
Chicago │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.1│ ‒0.8│ 73│ 2.9
Fort Wayne │ 74│ │ 0.9│ │ │
Milwaukee │ 72│ +2│ 0.1│ ‒0.5│ 69│ 2.8
Green Bay │ 70│ 0│ 0.8│ 0│ 67│ 3.1
Escanaba │ 66│ ‒1│ 2.2│ +1.4│ 64│ 3.6
Ludington │ 68│ │ 0.3│ │ │
Sault Ste. │ │ │ │ │ │
Marie │ 62│ 0│ 0.5│ ‒0.2│ 61│ 3.1
Marquette │ 66│ +1│ 0.2│ ‒0.4│ 64│ 2.9
Duluth │ 70│ +5│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 63│ 3.5
UPPER │ │ │ │ │ │
MISSISSIPPI │ │ │ │ │ │
VALLEY. │ │ │ │ │ │
St. Paul │ 72│ 0│ 0│ ‒0.8│ 69│ 3.5
La Crosse │ 72│ ‒1│ 0│ ‒0.8│ 70│ 3.4
Madison │ 72│ ‒1│ 0│ ‒0.6│ 70│ 3.2
Charles City│ 70│ ‒4│ 1.1│ +0.4│ 71│ 3.4
Dubuque │ 72│ ‒3│ 0.6│ ‒0.3│ 72│ 3.0
Davenport │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.8│ +0.1│ 73│ 3.6
Des Moines │ 78│ +2│ 1.2│ +0.4│ 73│ 3.6
Keokuk │ 78│ +1│ 0.7│ ‒0.3│ 75│ 3.2
Peoria │ 76│ +1│ 1.1│ +0.5│ 72│ 2.9
Terre Haute │ 78│ │ 0.8│ │ │
Springfield,│ │ │ │ │ │
Ill. │ 78│ +2│ 1.0│ +0.4│ 74│ 2.8
Hannibal │ 80│ +3│ 0.9│ +0.1│ 75│ 3.4
St. Louis │ 82│ +2│ 0.7│ ‒0.1│ 77│ 2.7
Cairo │ 84│ +5│ 0│ ‒0.9│ 77│ 2.9
PACIFIC │ │ │ │ │ │
COAST. │ │ │ │ │ │
Tatoosh │ │ │ │ │ │
Island │ 52│ ‒4│ 0│ ‒0.3│ 55│ 2.1
Seattle │ 62│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 63│ 0.5
North Head │ 54│ ‒4│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 58│ 0.6
Portland, │ │ │ │ │ │
Oreg. │ 66│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 67│ 0.6
Roseburg │ 68│ ‒1│ 0│ 0│ 68│ 0.3
Eureka │ 54│ ‒2│ 0│ 0│ 56│ 0.1
Red Bluff │ 86│ +4│ 0│ 0│ 80│ T.
Sacramento │ 78│ +4│ 0│ 0│ 73│ T.
San │ │ │ │ │ │
Francisco │ 58│ 0│ 0│ 0│ 58│ 0
Fresno │ 84│ +1│ 0│ 0│ 81│ 0
San Luis │ │ │ │ │ │
Obispo │ 66│ +2│ 0│ 0│ 64│ T.
Los Angeles │ 70│ ‒1│ 0│ 0│ 71│ 0
San Diego │ 68│ 0│ T. │ +T. │ 69│ 0
ATLANTIC │ │ │ │ │ │
COAST. │ │ │ │ │ │
Eastport │ 58│ ‒4│ 0.6│ ‒0.1│ 61│ 3.3
Portland, │ │ │ │ │ │
Me. │ 66│ ‒3│ 0.1│ ‒0.8│ 66│ 3.6
Burlington │ 66│ ‒2│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 66│ 4.0
Northfield │ 64│ ‒2│ T. │ ‒1.1│ 63│ 3.9
Concord │ 66│ ‒4│ T. │ ‒1.0│ 67│ 3.7
Boston │ 70│ ‒2│ 0.1│ ‒0.9│ 70│ 4.0
Nantucket │ 66│ ‒3│ 0.3│ ‒0.4│ 68│ 3.0
New Haven │ 70│ ‒2│ 0.2│ ‒1.2│ 70│ 5.0
Albany │ 70│ ‒2│ 0.5│ ‒0.4│ 70│ 4.0
Ithaca │ 68│ ‒3│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 69│ 3.2
Binghamton │ 68│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.9│ 68│ 3.4
New York │ 70│ ‒5│ 0.1│ ‒1.2│ 73│ 4.5
Scranton │ 68│ ‒4│ 2.0│ +0.8│ 69│ 4.2
Harrisburg │ 72│ ‒3│ 1.0│ ‒0.3│ 72│ 4.2
Philadelphia│ 74│ ‒2│ T. │ ‒1.4│ 74│ 4.6
Trenton │ 72│ ‒3│ T. │ ‒1.2│ 73│ 5.4
Atlantic │ │ │ │ │ │
City │ 72│ ‒1│ 0.4│ ‒0.6│ 72│ 4.3
Baltimore │ 74│ ‒4│ 0.3│ ‒1.0│ 76│ 4.2
Washington │ 74│ ‒3│ 1.4│ 0│ 74│ 4.4
Norfolk │ 78│ 0│ 1.4│ ‒0.1│ 77│ 6.0
Richmond │ 76│ ‒3│ 0.2│ ‒0.9│ 78│ 4.4
Lynchburg │ 76│ ‒2│ 0.2│ ‒0.9│ 76│ 4.2
Wytheville │ 74│ +1│ 0.5│ ‒0.7│ 70│ 4.5
Asheville │ 74│ +2│ 0.2│ ‒1.0│ 70│ 4.8
Charlotte │ 80│ +1│ T. │ ‒1.5│ 77│ 5.6
Raleigh │ 78│ ‒1│ 0.5│ ‒1.2│ 77│ 5.9
Hatteras │ 80│ +2│ 0.9│ ‒0.5│ 78│ 5.8
Wilmington │ 80│ +1│ 2.4│ +0.7│ 78│ 6.5
Charleston │ 84│ +2│ 1.5│ ‒0.1│ 81│ 7.0
Greenville │ 80│ │ 0.1│ │ │
Columbia, S.│ │ │ │ │ │
C. │ 82│ +1│ 3.0│ +1.2│ 80│ 6.8
Augusta │ 84│ +3│ T. │ ‒1.3│ 80│ 5.6
Atlanta │ 82│ +4│ 1.2│ ‒0.2│ 77│ 4.5
Macon │ 84│ +4│ T. │ ‒1.4│ 78│ 4.2
Savannah │ 84│ +3│ 1.8│ +0.3│ 79│ 7.5
Thomasville │ 84│ +2│ 0.1│ ‒1.2│ 81│ 5.0
MOUNTAIN │ │ │ │ │ │
REGION. │ │ │ │ │ │
Havre │ 68│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.2│ 65│ 1.3
Kalispell │ 66│ +1│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 63│ 0.9
Helena │ 68│ 0│ 0.1│ ‒0.1│ 66│ 0.7
Sheridan │ 70│ +3│ 0.1│ │ 65│
Lander │ 72│ +3│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 66│ 0.5
Cheyenne │ 68│ 0│ 0.6│ +0.2│ 66│ 1.5
Grand │ │ │ │ │ │
Junction │ 76│ ‒3│ 0.3│ +0.1│ 76│ 1.0
Denver │ 74│ +1│ 0.9│ +0.5│ 71│ 1.3
Pueblo │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.3│ 72│ 1.6
Amarillo │ 80│ +4│ 0│ ‒0.5│ 75│ 2.8
El Paso │ 80│ 0│ T. │ ‒0.4│ 79│ 1.7
Roswell │ 80│ +1│ T. │ ‒0.6│ 77│ 1.5
Santa Fe │ 68│ 0│ 0.6│ 0│ 67│ 2.4
Flagstaff │ 64│ ‒1│ 0.9│ +0.4│ 63│ 3.3
Phoenix │ 88│ ‒3│ 0.1│ ‒0.2│ 89│ 1.0
Yuma │ 90│ ‒2│ T. │ 0│ 90│ 0.4
Independence│ 76│ ‒3│ T. │ 0│ 76│ 0.1
Tonopah │ 72│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 72│ 0.4
Modena │ 70│ 0│ 0.7│ +0.3│ 69│ 1.8
Salt Lake │ │ │ │ │ │
City │ 78│ +1│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 74│ 0.8
Reno │ 72│ +3│ T. │ 0│ 67│ 0.2
Winnemucca │ 70│ ‒3│ T. │ +T. │ 71│ 0.2
Pocatello │ 74│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 70│ 0.6
Boise │ 76│ +2│ T. │ 0│ 72│ 0.2
Lewiston │ 78│ +3│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 74│ 0.4
Baker │ 68│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 65│ 0.4
Walla Walla │ 76│ +1│ 0│ ‒T. │ 74│ 0.4
Spokane │ 72│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 68│ 0.5
MISSOURI │ │ │ │ │ │
VALLEY. │ │ │ │ │ │
Springfield,│ │ │ │ │ │
Mo. │ 80│ +3│ 2.4│ +1.4│ 75│ 4.3
Columbia, │ │ │ │ │ │
Mo. │ 82│ +5│ 1.2│ +0.6│ 75│ 3.0
Kansas City │ 80│ +2│ T. │ ‒1.1│ 76│ 4.8
St. Joseph │ 80│ │ 0.1│ │ │
Topeka │ 82│ +4│ 0.6│ ‒0.5│ 76│ 4.3
Iola │ 82│ +3│ 0.1│ ‒0.7│ 76│ 3.5
Wichita │ 82│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.8│ 78│ 3.1
Dodge City │ 82│ +4│ 0│ ‒0.7│ 76│ 2.6
Concordia │ 78│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 76│ 2.8
North Platte│ 76│ +3│ 0.7│ 0│ 71│ 2.5
Lincoln │ 76│ ‒1│ 1.5│ +0.7│ 74│ 3.7
Omaha │ 76│ ‒1│ 2.1│ +1.2│ 74│ 3.6
Sioux City │ 74│ ‒1│ 4.7│ +3.9│ 73│ 3.0
Valentine │ 74│ 0│ 1.6│ +0.8│ 71│ 2.8
Rapid City │ 70│ ‒1│ 1.2│ +0.6│ 69│ 2.1
Pierre │ 74│ ‒2│ 1.0│ +0.5│ 73│ 2.0
Huron │ 72│ 0│ 0.4│ ‒0.2│ 69│ 2.6
Moorhead │ 74│ +6│ T. │ ‒0.6│ 66│ 3.1
Devils Lake │ 70│ +2│ 0.2│ ‒0.5│ 65│ 2.8
Bismarck │ 70│ 0│ 2.0│ +1.6│ 67│ 2.0
Williston │ 70│ 0│ 0.9│ +0.5│ 68│ 1.3
────────────┴────────┴─────────┴──────┴─────────┴────────────┴──────────────
NOTE.—T indicates amount too small for measurement.
[Illustration: CHART 1.—DEPARTURE OF TEMPERATURE FROM THE NORMAL, WEEK
ENDING 8 A. M., AUGUST 1, 1922.]
[Illustration: CHART 2.—PRECIPITATION, INCHES, WEEK ENDING 8 A. M.,
AUGUST 1, 1922.]
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Footnote 1:
5‒year average.
Footnote 2:
Cars of 500 bus. each in intermediate States and 530 bus. each in
early States.
Footnote 3:
California (southern district), Louisiana, and Texas (southern
district).
Footnote 4:
Week ending Friday, July 28.
Footnote 5:
Denver not included.
Footnote 6:
The quantities in this column include fish frozen when imported which
do not appear in the fourth column.
Footnote 7:
Catfish, flounders, pike perches, and pike or pickerel scup,
shellfish, sturgeon or spoonbill cat, and suckers were included with
miscellaneous frozen fish prior to July 15, 1922.
Footnote 8:
Ciscoes were combined under one heading prior to Jan. 15, 1922.
Footnote 9:
Steelhead trout were included with salmon (all other) prior to Jan.
15, 1922.
Footnote 10:
Flats.
Footnote 11:
Revised figures, including late reports.
Footnote 12:
Total stocks include all stocks held by manufacturers reporting.
Footnote 13:
Unsold stocks include that portion of total stocks not covered by
current sales or future delivery contracts.
Footnote 14:
Prices reported per pound for case goods apply to milk powder packed
in 1‒lb cans.
Footnote 15:
Includes the highest and lowest prices reported.
Footnote 16:
Includes the highest and lowest “Bulk of Sales” prices reported by
different firms.
Footnote 17:
Ky. Cobblers, 100 lbs.
Footnote 18:
Car-lot sales.
Footnote 19:
Kans. Early Ohios, sacked per 100 lbs.
Footnote 20:
Unit basis.
Footnote 21:
Per 100 melons.
Footnote 22:
Mo. Tom Watsons.
Footnote 23:
Tex., per 100 lbs.
Footnote 24:
Ark. Salmon Tints.
Footnote 25:
Ark. Elbertas.
Footnote 26:
Ill. early varieties.
Footnote 27:
Bulk per 100 lbs.
Footnote 28:
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Portland, Me., and Newport
News.
Footnote 29:
New Orleans, Galveston, Texas City, and Port Arthur, Texas.
Footnote 30:
Seattle, Portland, Oreg., Tacoma, Astoria, and San Francisco.
Footnote 31:
Hay quotations represent average of cash sales at these markets.
Footnote 32:
Nominal.
Footnote 33:
The differences are stated in terms of hundredths of a cent per pound.
By “On” is meant that the stated number of points is to be added to
the price of Middling and by “Off” is meant that the stated number of
points is to be subtracted from the price of Middling.
Footnote 34:
These grades are not tenderable on future contracts made subject to
section 5 of the United States cotton futures act as amended, on the
future exchanges at New York and New Orleans.
Footnote 35:
On.
Footnote 36:
Total sales.
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