Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-16
CROP PROSPECTS.
Some Say Cotton is in Fine Condition
and the Crop Will Be Large.
While Others Say the Crop VIII Be Short, Hav-
ing Been Damaged-Corn Great
Crop-Other Products.
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN i.


GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. 15.-The
Texas state weather service weekly
weather crop bulletin issued this evening
for the week ending August Is, reports
as follows:
The average temperature during the
past week was slightly above the normal
over the agricultural portion of the state
and the changes have been slight.
PRECIPITATION.
The rainfall over the agricultural por-
ton of the state has been slightly below
the average near the coast and consider
ably below over the interior. Showers
have have occurred generally south of the
Texas and Pacific railroad and east of
the 9th meridian west from Greenwich i,
while scarcely any ram has fallen over
the other portion of the state.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Rain has fallen at most places needing
it since the last report, and the cotton
crop is reported generally as in fine con-
dition and promising a heavy yield. A
few localities report worms, but no dam
age from them yet and the weather gen.
orally favorable for their determination
1t is not likely the crop will suffer much
injury from them.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
Houston-A Hutchinson Rain has
fallen on two days during the past week,
enough on the 18th to be beneficial.
Crops have improved with each day.
Columbus-T B. Elrod. Cotton
picking is progressing. The yield is
light. The worm is likely to increase
the damage resulting from the recent
heavy rains.
Burnett-W. NJ. Splitter. The cotton
crop is beginning to show the want of
rain in many places. The showers that
have fallen have done but little good Z.
Cotton is coming on the market.
Duval-John c. Edgar. Cotton need
ing rain and shedding forms badly. No
worms worthy of mention. Unless it
rains at once the cotton crop will be cut
short and no better than last year.
New Braunfels-P Wipprecht. A
fine rain fell during the week with little
or no wind, and was very beneficient in
every respect. Cotton in splendid con-
dition.
Graham-A. B. Gaut. Cotton crop so
far is the best ever raised in the county.
Other crops excellent.
L dl6Stlu6-H. II FOX. OOJIOu Is sui
fering for rain, and irreparabIe injury is
already done. Unless rain falls soon the
estimated yield will be reduced one
third.
Navasota-C. E. Hull. Weather has
been favorable.
Belton-E. A Sterling. Cotton in
good shape; promises 10 per cent. larger
yield than last year; acreage is 10 per
in If rhaf of Corn
crop largest ever made. Hay and mil
let very fine Showers have fallen over
most of the country.
Fort WORTH. G. Mallette. There
is some complaint of the boil worm =,
though no damage is anticipated so long
as the weather continues favorable. Cot
ton is promising well.
Brady-W. H. Potter. Rain is needed
for cotton and also for putting the
ground in condition for fall crops.
Brenham-J. g. Sloan. Rains, though
late, have benefited the crops. Cotton
worms are being poisoned.
San Marcos-C. W. Gregory. Heavy
rains on the 9th and 10th have been very
beneficial to the cotton plant, insuring a
large crop.
Longview-S. NJ. Boughton. Cotton
continues fine; slight rain on 18th
and 9Th did much good. Reports
from all over the country indicate
cotton doing much better than last year
Dallas-M E. Glass. Wheat coming
in at 100 cars per week. Cotton
looks fine. Worms doing no damage.
Corsicana-E. r. Gibson. Rain
needed but cotton still very favorable.
Mosquitoes. c. Lackey. Cotton do
ing fairly well. Some talk of worms,
but too early to tell the amount of dam
age yet.
Cedar Hill. P. Berry. Boil worms
IN some fields. Farmers blue. Some
think cotton will be ruined while others
do not.
Brownwood-J. T. Mayo. Cotton is
needing rain. viii be light unless 1t
rains soon. Other crops of vegetation
suffering.
resville-Goldstein s. Gelig. Have
had good rains. Cotton looks well and
promises good crop.
Columbia. S. Rogers. Cotton
worms have appeared all over the coun
Try, but where poison has been used
they have done no material damage.
Castroville-W. E. Haas. A good
rain on Friday night was of great ben
eft.
Pilot Poiut-W. L. Moore. The boil
worm is playing havoc Mith the cotton
lin this partef thegfstate Just now.
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