526 REPORT OF THE ‘COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 
in the Kastern Gulf States and the Upper Mississippi district. The 
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New England ............. —2.1]— . 06} +2. 7|—2. 26] — .7/+ .81) +2.1)/— .96) —1.2\— .26 —3.3)— .99 
Middle Atlantic ........... —1.5|— .13) +8, 2|— .98) — .414 .48! +3. 2)--1.12) —1.0\41.17| —4.4/— .68 
South Atlantic... .....0.'.; —1.0/—2. 20) + .6)-+ .07) —1.1]41.01) (@) |4 .17) — .4 .99 -—3.0|—8. 69 
Waster Gully 22.2... << + ..|—4. 26) +1.5|—1. 27) — .9/+2.00) — .8}42.30) (*) |—1.03! — .1-+ .36 
Western Gulf............. +1. 1;—3. 90 B+ .60) -- 1.2/4 .12) + .4/-1.18) + .3/+ .84) + .4/—-2.17 
Ohio Valley and Tennes- | 
BOC HME Rate citestaietele & 5%e'e + .5— . 22) +38.9}— .10) + .7|—2. 03) age . 80) + 8 64, — .21— 22 - 
Lower Lake region ....... — .8— .53] +4.7/—1. 12) 4-1. 4/— .46 . 3/2. 06} — . 8|— .74; —4.0|— .38 
Upper Lake region ....... — 13 — .58) +4.6|—1. 21] 41.8}-2. 20] +4.0|— .05| — .8|—-1.41) —2.2|— .99 
Extreme Northwest ...... +1.8'— .30 eS .44| +3.1)/— .06) +1. 1/41. 13) —2.0)\— . 33] +2.5|— .50 
Upper Mississippi Valley...) +-1.5— .65 . 9/1. 95) +2. 4/—3. 21| +3,5\—1. 69} — .2i\— . 96] — .9}4- BS 
Missouri Valley ........... +3. 8\— .62| +4. 3/—2.35| +2.6|— .54) +1.6|— .31] —1.8/44. 26] +1.1)— 151 
North Pacific coast ... .. 1.11.08 — 5142.54] —1.9)— . 66) —1.8/— .68) —1.2|— .67;) — .3/— .60 
Middie Pacific coast ...... + Si .52] — .6/— .59] +1.1/— .20) —1,2/— .01) — .8|— .01) —2.7/— .25 
* Normal. 
The records of the autumn months show that the temperature f 
October was slightly below normal and that of November a littie 
above. 
The precipitation of October was generally below the normal, except 
in Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and the extreme southeastern States, 
It was also less than usual in November, the greatest deficiencies oc- 
curring in the Gulf States, eastern Tennessee, and western North 
Carolina. A deficiency of about 1 inch was reported in the valleys 
of the Ohio and Mississippi. At the close of the month about 3 
inches of snow remained on the ground in the northern portion of 
the Lake region, in western New York, northeastern Ohio, and from 
1 to 2 inches in the Ohio Valley, northern New England, and from 
Kansas northward to Minnesota ‘and Dakota. Slight excess of rain- 
fall occurred in southern Missouri, northern Louisiana, upper Michi- 
gan, New Hampshire, Vermont, Arizona, and in the extreme eastern 
portion of Texas. 
The year 1887 has not been one of quite average production in the 
United States. The cause is that most frequently operative in this 
country—drought. The winter crops, or those maturing before Au- 
gust, have mainly escaped injury from this cause. Thus, cotton, 
corn, and potatoes are most liable to injury, and they are the crops 
which have been redu@ed heavily. Even corn has partially escaped, 
in some of the Southern States, by reason of maturing before the 
most serious effects of continual dryness were felt. 
CROPS OF THE YEAR. 
There was planted an enlarged area of corn, amounting to about 
78,000,000 acres. The planting season was favorable for seeding, 
germination, and early growth. 'There were seasonable rains in June, 
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very abundant in certain Atlantic districts. There were exceptions 
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