Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-30
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Rainfall Throughout the State During
the Week-The First NOrther.
The Cotton About all Gathered-Winter Wheat
in Excellent Condition-An Early Crop
viii be Planted.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Ten, Dec. 29.-Texas
weather crop bulletin.
Temperature-The temperature for the
last seven days in Texas was above the
seasonal average, the mean for the state
being 81 degrees which is higher than the
average of last week. In the northern
and western counties the maximum
temperature of the week occurred on the
9th, and in the southern counties on the
25th. A brisk norther followed on the
26th, and on the 9th the temperature as
far south as Palestine was reported
below freezing, the isothermal line of 80
degrees running through the central por-
ton of the state. Compared with the
mean temperature for the corresponding
week in 1887, the average for the last
seven days is about degrees higher.
Rainfall and Sunshine-During the
first three days of the week and the week
preceding the weather in Texas was mild
and pleasant and there was more than
the average amount of sunshine. On
the 25th and Goth more or less rain was
reported. A bleak norther followed on
the 9th and continued the remainder of
the week with light rains on the 18th
and 29th. The observers at the places
named below report rainfall in inches
and hundredths, and number of days
rain as follows:
Brownsville, OF, days; Bolton, 90 :,
l day; Brentwood l "a l day; Burnet,
80, 2 days; Brennan, l .7S, l day; Gle
burne, / 40, , days; Cedar Hill, = 90, l
day; Corpus Christi, .26, days. Fort
Elliott, .2G, l day; Galveston, SO,
day; Longview, so, . days; Palestine,
l.90, days; Rio Grande City, 80,
day; San Antonio, l 20, . days; Tyler,
As, 8 days; Waco, rs, 2 days.
The roads are reported in fair condition
and cotton is coming in slowly. From
reports at hand it appears that cotton II
about all gathered.
Winter wheat is in excellent cOndlHbn.
The ground is reported in good cOndstion
for blowing, and should favorable w5ath-
er continue an early crop will be pifhted.
As the amount of precipitation IN the
form of rain or snow which shall have
fallen during the winter months has
direct bearing upon the prospective asaas
of 1889, it is requested that all corre2
spondents and observers who have en-
Int SIilt "tdIIltI SeTilce
the past season by sending in weekly re-
poI Is will continue to do so during the
winter. Not only is the information thus
collected of present value, but it can be
utilized in making future comparisons.
These weekly reports of Texas weather
find their way into every part of the
country, and if you would that the tide
of emigration set in this way, let the out
side world know what cOngenial Texas is
doing and what the climate is.
Mr.. L. 7. Mayo, Brentwood, reports
the weather favorable for wheat, which
is looking remarkably well.
j. p. Barry, Cedar Hill, says wheat is
doing nicely and that cotton is nearly all
gathered.
William NJ. Splitter, Burnet-The last
three weeks have been on an average the
finest in the way of weather that l have
seen in Texas for many years. Cotton
continues to come in, but more slowly
than it did a few weeks aga.
L. F. Sterling, BeltoH-Some cotton
yet to pick, but on account OF Christmas
nothing is doing il stR TIE way of picking.