Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-09
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Reports of the Condition for the Past
Seven Days from All Over Texas.
Continued Rains and High Water in Many
Sections Rave Proved RuinOus to
Growing Crops.
Special to the Gazette.


GALVESTON, Tex, May s.-The we ekly
weather and crop bulletin of the Texas state
| weather service for the week ending May was
| issued this evening, and gives rather unfavor-
able outlook for crop prospects, and it is as fol-
lows: Temperature for the past seven days has
been slightly below normal; temperature for the
! season from January / to date continues in ex-
| cess, averaging from to dogs. daily. Pre-
| cipitation has been considerably in excess Of
| normal, Hail fell in several localities in Gem
| trail and Northern divisions during the week.
| Precipitation for the season rom January l to
| date Is from five to twelve inches in excess Of
normal over Central and Northern divisions,
| and from two to five inches over other portions
| of the state. Sunshine has been deficient il all
parts of the state but more particularly in Cen
trail and Northern divisions. The weather gen.
orally has been unfavorable Tor farming over the
central and northern districts, and large amount
OF cotton and corn has been drowned out, and
will have to be replanted. work in some local
tiles is month behind. over the western and
southern divisions the weather has been more
favorable, and crops are doing fairly we'll. Over
the coast division too much rain has fallen in
some localities, but on the whole cot
The weather over the state has been
clear and warmer, and with week Of such
weather great deal can be done.
OBSERVER r WORDSWORTH TEXAS.
Graham-Too much rain; very little blowing
done this week; cotton no. all planted, and
ground too wet to pillow. Rainfall. 2.S7.
Howe-About all cotton VIII have to be planted
over; farmers are away behind with their work;
will take three weeks 70 make any show in their
crops. Temperature, maximum, 7s; minimum,
Gainesvilie-To much rain for farming;
weather favorable at present.
Dallas Weather favorable. Temperature,
maximum. 81; minimum, 60; rainfall, 40.
Mesquite Nothing done on farm since last
week; the heavy rain and wind storm did con-
siderable damage. Temperature, maximum,
So; Minimum &C; rainfall, 2.72
Decatur-Heavy hail on the Sd instant, some
stones weighing eight ounces; much damage re-
suited to growing crops. Temperature, maxi
mum, So; minimum, So; rainfall, Los.
WEST TEXAS.
Burnet-Too much rain, although outlook
favorable for largest and best crop ever made in
this county. Temperature, maximum, Sc; min
imum, 81; rainfall, $50.
Brentwood OF all kinds growing rapid
ly: Temperature, maximum, 80; minimum, 49,
BTady-we Gather very favorable for all crops.
Observation-Disclosures, Sc; minimum, AZ;
Lampasas-A little wet for cotton, but corn
looking unusually WE'LL Temperature-Max-
imum, 81; minimum, 45; rainfall, l.22
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
San Acknowledgement favorable. Temporal
ture, maximum, 81; minimum. Sc; rainfall, %.
Fredericksburg--We favorable. Tenn
perature, maximum, 81; minimum, 5l; rain
Observation-Disclosures favorable. Tempera-
lure, maximum, IS; minimu m, go; no rain.
Gallinas-- Weather is at present so favorable
for all crops as to leave little to be desired ex-
cept, perhaps, more sunshine. Temperature,
maximum, So minimum. 40; rainfall, lib.
CENTRAL TEXAS.
Duval-Rain every day during the week; not
favorable for cotton but small grain is doing
well. With one weeks dry weather farmers
will get their crops in good shape. Temperature,
maximum, 81; minimum, 81; rainfall, 1-25.
Waco-Beavy rains during the week; high
water in all the streams; crops along the river
are damaged. Temperature, maximum, IS; |
minimum, SO; rainfall 5.2O.
Corsicana-Crops are badly in grass: continu-
Gus rains have been disastrous to farmers, q |
good lnany Will have TO replant. 1t has injured |
crops in other sections. Temperature, maxi |
mum. 81; minimum. so; rainfall, 4.3D.
College station-Weather for the past week |
has been threatening; ground SO wet in so many |
places farmers cannot get in fields. Tempera- |
ture-Maxmum, 81; minimum, 55 rainfall, IL. |
Round Rock-Warrn, cloudy and wet weather, |
has been uufavorable to the cultivation of |
crops Crops that are up will be in fouls |
necessitating extra labor and expense. Tenn |
perature-maximum, Sc; minimum, 81; rain
fall, 100.
Palestine-Excess of rainfall of the past week |
has been more or less injurious to all crops, |
corn and cotton. and delayed plant
ing two to three weeks. Temperature-Maxi- |
mum, Sc; minimum, SO. Rainfall, AIS.
COAST SECTION.
Corpus Christi-Crops of all kinds doing we'll
experimentation, So; minimum, c.. |
Rainfall, none.
Rouston-Weather favorable Maximum tenn
perature, "a; minimum So; rainfall, PA.
aging. The Brazos river is now very high, with
in about one foot OF the rise of 1885. It is over
its banks in many places. Maximum tempera-
ture IS; minimum, So; rainfall, 1856.
EAST TEXAS.
Longview-Late rains have impeded the farm
ers in their work; crops are doing fairly we'll.
Temperature, maximum, Ssi minimum, SO;
rainfall, SO.