The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-13
TEXAS CROPS.
Weekly Weather and Crop Bulle-
TIN for the Week End
ing June 6.
An Elegant Showing ALI Over the
State and Farmers Very
Happy.


and 31st ult., since which time nominal
tenn perature has prevailed throughout
the state. The temperature for the season,
from January l to June 6, has been about
an average along the western coast and
over the extreme western portion of the
state. Over the Panhandle and over the
eastern portion the temperature has been
from one degree to two degrees above,
while in the central portion it has been
from one degree to one and half degrees
below the nominal for the season.
Precipitation--The rainfall during the
past seven days has been about an average
over the state. A few points report an
excess, while others report deficiency.
The rainfall for the season has been about
nominal along the coast and over the
eastern and western portions of the state,
while in the central portion there has been
an excess of from half an inch to three
inches, and also an excess of about one
inch in the Panhandle.
General remarks-A severe and de
structive storm visited the northeast por-
ton of the state on the night of the Sd
inst. The path of the most destruction
lay through Lamar and Hunt counties,
where it destroyed everything in it's course.
The crops were completely ruined, and it
is reported that the amount of damage
cannot be estimated. The injurious eff
fects of the storm were felt as far south
as Dallas county. In all other sections of
the state the weather conditions have been
favorable generally to all crops, and the
outlook is very bright and encouraging.
Reports indicate that the oat and wheat
crops will yield better than expected, not
withstanding the fact that the harvest was
prematurely injured in some localities by
rust.
| EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
Burnett, w. M. Spitler-Wheat is being
harve sted and urning out well; oats are
low, but will make good crop; corn looks
as we'll as could be expected; cotton, owing
to the recent cool spell, does not look 30
well. The general outlook is good.
New Braunfels, Paul Wipprecht-C Cotton
| is suffering for rain in some localities:
good showers are reported from some
parts of the county.
Granbury, Jas. Baker-Prospects for
good crops were never better; wheat and
oats will soon be harvested, and more rain
IN the proper time will make an abund-
ance of corn; cotton is good.
Cedar Hill, j. II. Perry-Wheat is nearly
all harvested and in good condition. Until
the last day or two the oats rusted badly (;
not any late oats harvested yet. Cotton
is not doing well. Corn is in fine condi-
ton.
Weatherford, M. j. Tuoker-The last
few nights have been rather cool for cot
ent Other crops are looking well.
Castroville, Herman e. Hasst-Cotton
looks well; corn is good yet, but suffering
badly for rain, and unless We get rain soon
none will be made.
Merkel, j. L. Hough-Wheat ia ripening
| fast, and will soon be harvested; oats are
ngthening and will make fair crop;
cotton and corn are in fine condition.
LHling, W. N. Rather-Crops in this
section are in a very fine condition and
farmers seem to be in good spirits. The
prospects are as fine as could be wished
for. Peaches are ripening.
Colorado City, f. p. Blount-Wheat is
fair, oats short; grain is short.
Columbia, j. s. Rogers-Corn, cotton
and cane are in good condition aud look
ing we'll.
Mesquite, Silas j. Lackey is
good ard will average about fifteen bush
els per acre; oats are short in straw, but
will give an average yield; corn was never
better at this season; cotton is being in
iured by lice. Mr.. LRckey also reports a
very severe hail and wind storm on the Sd
at 6:15 p. M, during which the fruit and
other crops we're injured considerably by
the wind and hail. He states that infor-
nation has been obtained that one or two
miles southeast of Mesquite the crops were
completely ruined.
Brentwood, j. E. Niger-Wheat is har-
vested and it is estimated it will yield
from fifteen to twenty bushels per acre;
oats are fine; cotton, corn and other CROP 8
are growing rapidly.
San Marcos, G. w. Gregory-Cotton is
growing rapidly; corn pretty generally il
the silk and tasselled promises an abun'
dant yield; oats are being harvested al
are in fine condition. Generous and
timely rains have fallen within the past
few days, and everybody is smiling and
happy.
Longview, G. w. Kerr-The cool spell
last week was not favorable to cotton, but
since the weather has grown warm cotton
is doing better; ell other crops are doing
we'll; cotton looks fairly well; corn anC
oats look fine.
Houston, A. Hutchinson-The copdi'
tions have not materially changed since
the last report. Cool nights during h:
past few days have somewhat checked the
weeds and have aided the development
of the fruit.
Decatur, II. D. Donald-Wbeat and oat:
look well. The weather has been too COO
for cotton; the corn and other crops look
well.
Dallas, NJ. E. Glsss-Crops in the north
western districts were very badly dam
aged by the wind and hail or
the night OF June 5; the fruit was
also badly damaged; wheat an(
cotton suffered worse than other crops
The hail was very large.
Gainesville, D. f. Ragsdale-The larges
part of the wheat crop is harvested; oat
look fair; cotton has been damaged SOM
by lice and the cool weather.