The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-25
TEXAS WEATHER AND CROPS.


the state-Rslnfau and Temperature.
GALVESTON, October 20.-Weather and
crop bulletin issued at Galveston for the
week ending Saturday, October 20, 1883:
observation-disclosures week of Org and
warm air has improved late cotton. Frost
has not occurred in any part of the state
and the TEN persturs averaged slightly
above the seasonal nominal. The mean
temperature for the last seven days was
10 degrees, which is degrees higher
than the average of last week. A. this
writing 5ere exists, in the states to the
rorth, an area of high barometer whose
slopes are streaming southwark with cold
air, which, as it overspreads Texas, vii
lower the TEN ferature materially; but in
Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming a
rising temperature is noticed, and 1t is
likely that Texas will soon feel its infu
ence and. thus escape frost, except
perhaps in some extreme northern and
eastern counties.
RAINFALL AND SUNSHINE.
Observers with few exceptions report
splendid weather for crops of all kinds.
The suushiny days and the warm nights
of the past week have been favorable for
the opening OF cotton, AMI pickers have
not been iuterfered with by inclement
weather. Rain is needed in the grain
growing districts, where fall seeding is
now in progress. Excep: so inch at Ca
weston, no rain to speak of has fallen in
Texas during the past week. The fol-
lowing. named places report precipitation
in inches and hundre1ths: Houston, OF;
Huntsville, OF; Longvisw, OF; Palestine,
-.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
Oscar Samostz, Austin-The weather
during the last week has been unusually
warm and very favorable to the cotton
crop.
]. G. Sloan, Brennan Planters are well
up with picking. The top crop in the
northeast part of the county is dong bet
ter than Was expected. Mr.. P. H. Coshern,
tenant on Captain Clsy's Braz3s bottom
plantation, above Independence, exhibited
rare stalk of cotton. 1t was between
three and four feet long and had about
Sky bo!ls of cotton on it. This repre-
scented only the top crop of cotton, after
1000 pounds to the acre had been picked
from the body of the stalks.
E. A. Sterling, Belt1n-Picking is pro
crossing rapidly. The yield will be large
/ If We do not have frost nor rain.
W. NJ. Splitter, BlrHet-Tne weather for
the past seven days has been very fine,
and al growing crops have been very ia
vorably Affected. Cotton continues to
come in well.
! J. ?. Berry, Cedar Hill-The weather
/ during the stsevsn days has been sill
! that could be desired for the late crop.
| Considerable wheat has been sown this
week, and fears are entertained that it will
not do well in consequence Of dry weather.
W H. Hamilton, Corsicana-Rain is
needed. The ground, at this writing, is
very hard and dry, and there is a poor
prospect foc fall seeding. Weather ia
vOrabie for cotton.
I. c. Osborne, VI. D., Cleburne-The
late cotton is doing well, opening finely
and still forming. Picking is three weeks
late, bat the favorable weather holds on
and farmers are rejoicing at the pros
poets.
| I. B. E!rod, COMMUNICATION is still
making very satisfactorily, and picking is
being pushed along to advantage this
pretty weather.
IS. Rogers, CoIumbia-No rain here.
and very little during the past month.
Other portions of the county report that
until the last week there has been too
much ram. Some plantations have com
menced making sugar.
H. d. Dougal, Decstur-Weather very
pleasant and favorable for gathering
crops. Farmers busy and happy.
W. B. Baxter, Henderson-Cotton being
picked rapidly. Fair, staple and clean
yield, less than experts estimated on Sep
TENDER l.
Geo. Buckingham, Huntsville-The
weather this week has been as favorable
as it could be for cotton.
H. Hutchinson, Houston-The conditions
are all that could be wished for, the
weather for gathering being extremely
propitious.
E. L. Page. IngersQll-The weather is
remarkably still and warm no indications
of frost. Fully two-thirds of the cotton
crop is gathered.
G. W. Keich, Longview-Rain is needed.
Crops are doing only fairly well. Cotton
continues to come in freely. Warm days
and nights the past few days.
Joseph Cotton, LaGrange-Ihe weather
for the last week has been verT favorable
to cotton picking, and We have every
prospect of making a fair top crop,
shoul1 frust not interfere,
Silss G. Lackey, quite-Weather
favorable for cotton crops. The plant is
doing well and opening rapidly.
Paul Wipprecht, New Braunfels-There
was no rain during the week. For all
kinds of crops the weather is very favor
able.
John McGeane, San Weather
dry and warm; picking progressing favor
ably. Receipts light.
VIM. Schmidt, Victoria-Farmers are
delighted with the weather, which enables
them to handle the crops. Fall prospects
fine.
W. Il. Godber-Waco-Th weather has
affected the crops favorsbly.