The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-09
GALVESTON.

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Weekly Crop Bulletin for Week Ending
May l, Reported for Texas.
| Special to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, May with the exception
of the cold wave, which lasted through
Tuesday and Wednesday, the temperature
has ranged considerably above the aver
age throughout eastern and central Texas,
while along the coast the seasonal normal
has pre- Iailed.
The rainfall during the week has been
deficient throughout the state except in
| few counties in the eastern portion where
good rains have fallen. Notwithstanding
the deficiency of precipitation, the
weather during the past seven days has
been very favorable to the growth of vege-
tation generally. The cold wave
which passed through the state
retarded the growth of tender va
rieties of vegetation in the central
| portion, where at some places the temper
ature fell as low as 40 degrees. The large
| amount of sunshine during the week has
had salutary effect on wheat, and
damage from rust is not 80 threatening as
| it was week ago.
The cotton where up, and the oats and
corn crops are generally looking we'll.
There has been nothing so far to damage
the prospective fruit crop, and large
yield is expected.
Hail has fallen in some parts of the
state, bat no damage from it to growing
| crops has been reported.
Burnet-Wm. M. Splitter: On the 30th
ult., a very brisk norther came up and at
| daylight the succeeding morning the
thermometer recorded "A degs. AS this
was succeeded by pretty day the alarm
which it ore ated is subsiding and farmers
breathe much easier.
LaGrange-Joseph Cotton: Crops are
looking well, especially corn.
| Longyiew-G. W. Kreohey: The rains
with theoool weather have tended to retard
the growth of crops little, yet every
thing i5 doing we'll and the prospects con-
tinue good.
Cedar Hill. P. Berry: cold
able, but did no damage. Wheat will not
make an average; corn and oats doing
| well.
w LIZ ObJcl' Odl5 uOihB
well; other crops needing rain little, but
| not suffering.
Gaines ville-D. f. Ragsdale: Crops all
look we'll except cotton, which is doing
poorly, due to cold weather.
Cleburne-P. j. Norwood: Some
blade rust on wheat, but not enough to le
suit in in jury. All crops promise well.
| Farmers were never so we'll satisfied with
their work before; everything clean.
fredericksburg - Arthur Striegter:
Crops all look we'll except wheat which is
injured by rust; a good rain is needed.
| San Marcos--C. W. Gregory: The
weather for the past seven days has been
very favorable to growing crops. On the
| 80 ult. cold north winds arose which were
injurious to the cotton plant, but not cold
enough to hurt other crops. The rain
fall has been very light and is not yet
needed except where cotton is not yet
planted. Cotton generally is planted, and
up, and has an excellent stand. Corn
doing generally splendidly.
Oats doing well. The fruit crop prom
ises an abundant yield. Cotton choppers
are unusually scarce and command high
wages. April 80, 5 p. m-Since mailing
the report, this section has been visited
by heavy rain storm, accom- mpapisd by
hail, doug considerable damage, IL il
feared, to growing crops.
Temple-Wm. Goodrich Jones: Have
had northerly winds during the past week,
which have done damage, and made the
drouth more severely felt. Oats and corn
are not suffering yet. Cotton planted
deep is pushing through.
Weatherford-M. j. Tbacker: Wheat,
oats, corn and cotton doing fine. Crops
were never better in this county than at
present.
Granbury-Jesse Baker: Crop prospects
are very fine except some complaint Of
rust on whsat, which is not serious as
yet.
Oolumbia-J. s. Rogers: Crops are now
needing rain. Very little has fallen dur
ing the IN onth OF April.
Brownwood-J. T. Mayors: Wheat, oats
and corn never looked better; cotton just
up.
observation-disclosures E. Haas: Wheat
and oats look well, and other crops as
wella could be expected excpt cotton.
New Braunfels-Paul ipprt chit Wheat
ard oats look well, cotton and corn mid
ding.
Observation-Disclosures d Lelig: We had
heavy hail storm on April 26, but IL did
no damage t. crops. Corn aGd cotton
look well. Crops are little backward, but
the outlook is very fstt ttsring.
Cuney and Malloy.
Special 10 the state man.