The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-25
TEXAS COTTON
An Enormous Crop of the Staple
All over the State Pretty
Well Assured.
Farmers Mastering the Grass
Only Ten Days of Dry Weather
Needed 10 Conquer 1t.
Special TO the Statesman.

special to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, July 1S.-The weekly state
weather service and crop bulletin for the
week ending July 10 was issued this after
noon. The weather and crop prospects
are as follows:
The mperature during the past seven
days has been above the average generally
throughout the state.
The sunshine has been about normal.
The rainfall during the past seven days
has been about half the average and has
been distributed pretty generally
The weather generally during the past
seven days has been as favorable for crops,
especially cotton, as could be wished for.
Farmers are getting we'll up with their
work, and it is generally agreed that If the
weather continues favorable from now on
the cotton yield will be heavy.
Graham, A. B. Grant-Cotton, milet
aud sorghum are looking well; farmers
have about got their cotton cleared of the
weeds and grass.
DuvaI, John O. Edgar-Cotton is fast
recovering from the effects of rain. The
sunshine and neat the pas. week have
caused it to take better color and bloom
freely. Where the weeds and grass have
been mastered the prospects are good.
Other crops look well.
Austin, 0scr SamosSz-Tne weather
has been very favorable and everybody
feels contented. The days are hot, but
the nights are pleasant. The crop pros
poets are immense. 1t is a pleasure to
live in Texas.
BRENNAN, j. s. Shaw-With good sea =
sonable weather cotton will be much better
than has been expected.
San Marcos, @. W. Gregory-The wealth
or the past seven days has been exceed
ingly favorable to the cotton plant, and
with no further drawback the yield will be
enormous.
Decatur, II. d. Donald-The farmers
are up with their work in the cotton. The
,plows are running on full time and tall
hands and the cook" are as busy as they
can be.
Pilot Point, W. L. Moore-Fruit is rot
ting on the trees, especially peaches and
grapes. Cotton looks well but not clean.
Castrovilie, N. L. Haas-Crops affected
favorably during the week.
Mesdu s. s. Lackey-Ootton is get
ting a better color in the past few days,
and is doing finely Farmers have been
busy killing grass with pillow and hoe.
Temple, w. Goodrich Jones-Cotton
yield promises now to exceed last year.
Southeast OF here about thirty per cent of
the cotton has been abandoned; east and
northeast the abandoned percentage is
very small. Cotton as far east as twenty
five miles is reported as exceptionally
high and we'll worked. Cotton chop
pers command $125 per day,
and the supply needed cannot
be obtained by over half. The temper
ature is high, and the next week
If favorable will bank up gold in the cot
ton fislds. Flowing between the cotton
has been necessarily deep. Many sucker
roots will he broken in, causing the plant
to droop some, if the heat continues with
out occasional showers. The millet crop
is enormous. Small grain crop almost
worthless.
Fort Worth, j. s. Malletti-Since the
heavy rains OF more than week ago,
crops of all kinds are growing rapidly and
looking well.
Floresville, Gold4tein d Liby-Dry and
warm; cotton doing splendidly.
Corsicana, E. L. Gipson-The weather
during the past week has been very favor
able for the farmers, and has given a
chance to clean out crops. With ten days
of sunshine they will be up. The crop is
the best since 1882.
Columbia, ]. S. Rogers-The continued
rains have caused the cotton to shed bolls.
The worm is reported as having appeared
in some localities.
Clsburne, =. j. Norwood-Rain during
the past week has been very injurious to
crops Tbs worm is damaging the cotton.
Cedar Hill, J. p. Berry-Cotton is i'm
proving fast, and farmers are busy clean
it out. Wheat threshing resumed 10 day.
Brentwood, 1. f. Mayo-Cotton, corn
aud other crops are fine. Wheat and oat
were damaged by the excessive rains.
Brady, Wm. N. Patton-Heavy rains the
early part of the week, but it is drying
rapidly the latter part. Corn will make
big crop.
Longview, =. NJ. Boughton-Cotton and
corn look well, considering the recent
rains.
Lampasas, DR.. @. NJ. Ramsdell-The
weather has affected crops favorably.
Nsvasota, L. L. Hull-The weather has
affected crops favorably.
Bolton, E. A. Sterling Cotton looking
fine; farmers getting rid of the weeds
rapidly; corn looking well. A good crop
of both assured; other crops only fair.
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.