Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-28
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Past Weeks Weather Throughout
the State Favorable to Crops.
Farming Preparations Progressing Rapidly.
High Temperature and
Little Rain.
Special to the Gazette.

| Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON. TEX, March 27.-The
weekly weather and crop bulletin of
Texas state weather service for the week
ending March 81 was issued this evening.
1t is as follows:
The weather during the week has been
favorable for crops generally, and pre-
parations for coming crops are progress
sing rapidly. The temperature has con-
tinued high. Very little rain has fallen
during the week.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
Waco-Weather for the past week dry
and warm for the season; farmers busy
preparing for next crop. Highest tenn
| perature, SO; lowest, 80. No rain.
! Observation-Disclosures temperature, So;
| lowest, 40. Rainfall, 100.
San Weather favorable for
crops. Highest temperature, 90; low
est, IS. No rain.
Temple-Corn- I'D some. Cotton will
be planted next week. Weather favor
| able. Highest temperature, 81; lowest.
40. No rain.
Observation-Disclosures favorable. High
est temperature, sc; lowest 81; rainfall,
Dallas-W favorable to crops
generally. Highest temperature, 80;
lowest, Sc; rainfall, SO.
Fort Worth-Some complaint of dam
age to wheat from bugs; crops back
ward; weather favorable. Highest tenn
perature, IS; lowest, 43; rainfall, "a.
Tyler-Light rains on 22d did much
good; seeding Is being pushed, and farm
work is progressing generally. Highest
temperature, sc; lowest, so.
Columbia-Weather favorable for
crops; threatening windy weather.
Highest temperature, So; lowest, 40; no
ram.
Howe-Weather warm with but little
sunshine: oat crop is looking well, con-
siderIng farmers had to sow twice on ac-
count of freeze; very damaging rain and
wind storm on the Dist inst. l rs inches
in twenty minutes. Highest tempera-
tuTe, 50; lowest, 40; rainfall, l 81.
Frederick are through
planting corn; fall wheat looks very bad;
oats and rye all plowed under. Highest
temperature, 81; lowest, As; no rain.
Gainesville Wheat doing we'll; corn
planting progressing rapidly. Highest
temperature, 81; lowest, oil. Rainfall,
200.
Brownwood-Wheat doing well. Oats
had to be sown over, rain needed. High
est temperature, 81 lowest, Sc. Rain
fall, sc.
Brady-Oats had to be resown and
need rain. Highest temperature, 90.
No rain.
acknowledgements planting; rain
needed. Highest temperature, 80; low
est, 80. No rain.
Graham-Wheat recovering from eff
fects of cold weather; prospects good.
Corn mostly planted but none I'D yet.
Big cotton crop will be put in. Oats
which were not killed doing we'll. Every
thing late, Highest temperature, so;
lowest, As; rainfall, OF.
Painter-Corn coming up nicely, and
will be good stand. Wheat and oats
looking well. But little cotton planted
Highest temperature, 90; lowest, 49,
rainfall, .93.
MenardvIlle-The temperature has
been very high the last few days; rain is
much needed. Highest temperature, 93.
No rain.
Pilot Point-A fly is damaging the
wheat crop by working at the root of the
plant; farmers are planting corn and
bedding for cotton. Highest tempera-
ture, "a; lowest, 46. Rainfall, 80.
Hartly-Highestt temperature, So; low
est, 40.
Round Rock-Farmers planting corn
and cotton; crop prospects very fiatter-
ing. Highest temperature, Sc; lowest,
46; no rain.
Burnet-Farmers are now getting their
crops in, which will mainly consist of
cotton and corn. The fine prices real
iZed for cotton last season makes farm
ers desire a repetition of last years.
crop. Highest temperature, IS; lowest,
sc; no rain.