Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-27
CROPS AND WEATHER,
The NOrther is General in Texas and is
Favorable to Cotton Picking.
The Yield will be Better Than Was Expected
and Will be the Largest for Years
WeeviIs In Corn.
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Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Sept. 26. - The
weekly weather and crop bulletin of the
Texas state weather service for the week
ending September %, 1889, reports the
temperature, rainfall and crop conditions
throughout the state as follows:
The temperature during the past seven
days has averaged about two degrees be-
low the normal for this time of the year,
and has been accompanied by fair
weather with brisk northerlY winds.
Precipitation-The rainfall during the
week has been about normal except along
the coast, where during the last two days
quite an excess has fallen.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The weather during the early part of
the week was rather cool and checked
the opening of cotton TO some extent,
but during the DIST, 22d, 23d and oath
the weather was warm and clear
and very favorable for gathering the
crops. The second cool spell set in on
the 25th and continues, which will have
an injurious effect on the top crop.
Showers occurred over the state during
the cool wave and retards picking, but
the indications to-day are that the
weather is clearing generally over East
ern Texas. The crop is reported above
the average.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
San Marcos-C. w. Gregory Cotton
picking during the past week has been
lively. A cool norther Is blowing, but
no rain. Much of the cotton crop will
turn out bale to the acre. Weevils are
iDjuring corn.
Burnet-W William NJ Splitter During
the past seven days the weather has been
very fine and farmers have taken full ad-
vantage Of it. Cotton has been coming
at the rate of over two hundred bales per
day. A nOrther is blowing and 1t Is rain
ing.
astroville-Herman E Hass. Cotton
is in fine condition and pickers needed.
A norther is blowing.
Graham-A. B. CANT. There has
been splendid weather here since the 18th
for cotton. The crops are fine.
Cleburne-P. J. Norwood. Cotton is
coming in. Very little wheat planted
a norther is blowing.
Decatur-H. D. Donald. The cotton
is good, weather is favorable and the
damage by worms is less than supposed &.
Austln-Oscar Samotz. The cotton
shipments from the interior, which Aus
TIN is daily receiving, shows a decided
increase over previous years. Nearly
eight hundred bales were received Satur-
day, and fair weather prevailing, Austin
will be the largest cotton point in the
Southwest.
BeIton-E. A. Sterling. Cotton pick
ing is progressing rapidly, with very
favorable prospects.
Brady-W. H. Peters. The weather
is very favorable.
Corpus Christi-George Rubin. Crops
good and weather favorable.
Brenham-J. &. Sloan. Cotton pick
ing is progressing rapidly. The weather
is favorable for good top crop.
Longview-G. W. Krech. Cotton IS
good. The yield will be the best durihg
the past five years.
LaGrange-Jos. COtram. The weather
is favorable to cotton. Picking is going
on very lively.
Corsicana-E. 7. Gibson The weather
during the past week has been very ia
vorable for cotton picking, aud the out
look promises better crop than for some
seasons.
favorable for crops.
y
Farmers think cotton will turn out better
than last reported.
Orange-E. $. Harris. The weather
has been very favorable for picking cot
ton, which promises to give a larger
yield that ever grown i'll the country.
Meadville-Louis Runge. The weather
is favorable A norther is blowing.
Mesquite-Silas q Lackey. Forward
cotton is good-in fact above the aver
age Late cotton Is no good, having
been ruined by the worms. Corn is not
as good as expected, and badly eaten
with weeYil.
Cedar Hill. 2. Berry The weather
during the past week has been very IA
vorable for cotton picking, and the crop
Will be about an average.
Merkel-J. L. Vaughn. Corn Is a
good crop and is being gathered. Cot
ton is being picked and will make from
one-fourth to one-half bale per acre.
Pilot Point-W. L. Moore. The
weather has been favorable for cotton
picking. which is progressing finely.