Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-30
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Hot Weather All Over the State and
Rain Needed in Some Places.
The Boil Worm Has About Decentralization
Picking Progresses and the Yield will
Be Good One.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 29.-Th
weekly weather crop bulletin of thu
Texas state weather service issued thi
evening for the week ending August 30
reports as follows:
Ihe temperature during the past sever
days has been from l to dogs. below the
average over the agricultural portion OF
the state. There has been very little
eloudiness during the week, the sun shin
ing clearly the greater part of the time
PRECIPITATION.
During the past week the rainfall over
the state has been very light, the amount
! HoI Oelng over One-fourth the average,
| GENERAL REMARKS.
! GENERALLY the weather has been favor
| aoie Tor the cotton crop, with the excep-
ton of few localities where rain ls
needed badly. The boil worm is reported
| as decreasing in numbers.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
Austin-Oscar SamOstz. Enough cot
ton is coming in to justify congresses to
commence operations
Brady-W. H. Potter. Cotton is s1f
fering greatly for rain. Unless it comes
soon the crop VIII be short.
Navasota-C. r.. Hull. The weather
has been favorable for crops.
Belton-E. A Sterling. The cotton
crop Is beginning to suffer from want of
rain. With showers every two weeks a
good crop will be made.
COrsicana-E. L. Gibson. Cotton 10
opening rapidly and considerableis being
brought to market. The outlook for
falr crop is promising.
san Antonio-John McGIove. The
weather has been favorable for croDs.
Longview-S. NJ. Boughton No
change in the outlook for cotton since
last report
Waco-W. G. Godlier. No rain dur
ing the month. The dry, hot weather
mas shortened the cotton crop but has
been favorable to opening it. Cotton is
coming to market rapidly.
Pilot Polnt-W. L. Moore. Cotton is |
opening and some are picking. The boil |
worm has quit work except in a few To- |
caI1ties. Some claim the moth has re-
appeared.
Mesquite-silas. G. Lackey. Cotton is
doing well. 1t is reported that the hoIJ
worm is about to quit. Some croDs not
nurt by the boil worm Will be above the
average.
Brownwood-J. T. Mayo. Dry weather
continues and cotton suffers. Late cot
-on only can be benefited by rain.
Lampasas-Dr. G. M. Rainsdeu. Cot
on is suffering from lack of rain.
Cedar Hill. P. Berry Prospects
or q good cotton crop are very promis-
ng. Worms are doing very little dam
Ige. The stalk is well filed with bous
md some are opening.
DuVal-John G. Edgar Cotton is
pening fast. Local showers have heiDed
otton in some places, but in the main
he crop has not been benefited and will
all short of estimates.
Brenham-J G Sloan. Cotton is be-
lg marketed fast. The prospects are as
God as last season.
Burnet-William NJ. Splitter. Cotton {
as done about all that it can do this I
ear, and is much better crop than last S
ear. 1t is coming into market RAPIDLY l
nd increasing daily.
Decatur-H. d. Donald. Worms have !
eased work on the cotton. Damage f
light. d
Houston-A. Hutchinson. Since last t
port no unfavorable circumstance has S
to effect the unusually bright Il
ltlook. The staple is being marketed
ore rapidly than last year. Y
San Marcos-C. W. Gregory. Cotton E
oking is being pushed vigorously, and o
'th the staple and yield is highly salts K
ctory. The army worm has appeared
many farms, so the cotton crop is at n
'out its maximum for 1899. d
= Arthur Streigler. p
'tton has suffered too long for rain to
of much benefit. Picking has COM tt
enced, but the crop will be short. b
Graham-A. B Cant. Crops fine.
rain in the last seven days. The hi
'stern part of the county is a little dry. ci
me think rain would be beneficial, al
nle others think dry weather prevents
g boil worm
Palestine-F. II. Fox. Cotton is Sc
,lding well, and it is being marketed.
Fort Worth-G. J. Mallette. The -
took is very promising for the largeses
ton crop of many years. The boil
rm has about disappeared, and has A
le no serious damage.