The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-30
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.
Texas Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
for the Week Ending May 22S
Special to the Statesman.

Texas Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
for the Week Ending May 22S
Special to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, May 23.-The average daily
temperature during the past seven days
has ranged from to dogs. in excess of
the normal over the agricultural portion,
while about the normal prevailed over the
grazing portion of the state.
General and well distributed rains fell
over the state from the 18th to the 10Th.
Nearly all stations report the fall over one
inch.
The weather has been very favorable to
growing crops in all sections. Fall oats
have made good crop, but in several To-
calities the spring sowing was cut short by
the recent drOuth and will not be worth
cutting. The crop, it is estimated, will fall
below the average yield at least one-third
Wheat Is being harvested and promises an
average yield. In some places there will
be deficit in the yield from the injurious
effects of rust, but other sections report
prospects of an excessive yield, which will
counterbelance this. The fruit crop SO
far promises an excellent yield. Hail fell
in some sections during the week, but re-
suited in no damage.
Gainesville, d. F. Ragsdale-All crops
have made good growth and are looking
well. The fruit crop is light, but is ma
turing well. Dewberries are ripening.
Some wheat is being harvested. The
wheat crop is estimated by careful observ-
ing farmers to be in some sections fifty
per cent better than it was last year, with
an acreage of ten per cent above that of
last season.
Howe, w. M. Smith-Corn, oats and
cotton are ia excellent condition and
farmers have every reason to expect an
abundant yield. The wheat crop is not
so good as it should be, owing to rust.
Pilot Point, W. l.. Moore-Wheat and
oats only fair; cotton looks fine and there
ID an excellent stand. Corn and other
crops look well.
Menardville, Louis Runge.-A fine rain
fell here on the night of the 18th, accom-
panied by considerable hail.
Cedar Hill, j. Berry-The last seven
days the weather has been vrry favorable
for all crops, especially corn and oats
Cotton is doing well, though the nights
are rather cool for it. The wheat harvest
will begin this week.
Bolton, E. a. Sterling-Corn doing we'll
Cotton doing fine since the rain; wheat
not very good; fall oats have done well
spring oats are hardly worth cutting.
Cleburne, p. j. Norwood-The oat crop
is rather poor. The wheat crop is about
an average. Wheat is nearly ready fol
harvest. The rain on the 18th created
broad smiles on farmers faces.
Houston, A. Hutchinson-Yery heavy
rainfall on the night Of the 18th, which
under ordinary circumstances, would have
been excessive and injurious to vegeta
ton, but owing to the absence of rain
since April Is it was most welcome to the
farming interests and beneficial to crops
Good progress is being made and the
prospects are bright.
Brentwood, j. f. Mayo-Nheat is being
harvested and is fine; oats look we'll. Cot
| ton, corn and other crops were never bet
ter.
Dallas, NJ. L. Glassco-Wheat and oatt
look well; cotton looks fairly well. Tit
grain crop was never more promising.
New Braunfels, Paul Wipprehet-Earll
corn looks well; young corn is backward
Oats and wheat are being harvested IL
some places.
Castroville, Herman E. Nass-Wheat
and oats are being harvested. Cotton
looks fine; corn needs rain. One-fifth o.
the corn crop will be lost unless it rains
within week.
Waco, w. N. Godlees-A good rain dur
ing the past week has given Us prospect;
for fine crop.
Columbus, Z. B. Elliott-Corn and cot
ton are in favorable condition and are
6 rowing vigorously. Farmers have the il
| fields well cleaned.
San Marcos, C. w. Gregory-The abun
dant well distributed rainfall since last re
port has been succeeded by plenty of sun
shine, greatly to the benefit of the grew
ing crops generally, and particularly cot
ton, which is beginning to put on new lif'
and vigor Farmers are smiling.