The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
WEATHER REPORT.
BARoMETRIcAL INDICATIoNs-TExAs
CORN, COTTON AND OATS. -

iBkRoMETRICAL INDICATIoNs-TExAi
CORN, COTTON AND OATS.
| GALVESTON, Tex, May 2S.-Th'
area of high barometric pressure
which was central yesterday ovel
Northern Illinois has passed off to thu
northeast and ceased to keep dowr
the temperature over the northern
section of the country. The low baro
metric area, which made its appear
ance in the extreme northwest, hal
developed a slight increase in energy
and is drawing up the warm air from
the south, causing a slight but gen
,eral rise in the temperature over the
west and northwest.
A second low area, which is centra
over western Florida, has caused rains
in the south Atlantic and the eastern
gulf states. 1t has also caused slightly
cooler weather by drawing down the
cool air from the north. very little
rain has fallen and the weather is
generally cloudless except over the
southeast in the vicinity of the low
area, where the weather is cloudy and
rain has occurred.
The Texas state weather service, in
operation with the United States sig
nal service, issued its weekly weather
and crop bulletin for the week ending
May %, tonight. 1t reports rainfall
and crop conditions throughout the
state as follows:
The temperature during the past ten
days has averaged slightly below the
normal. Except few local showers,
no rain has fallen during the week.
The wheat crop is good; oats will
yield well; corn is promising; the cool
weather during the past few days has
slightly checked the growth of cotton.
Rain would be beneficial in some sec
tions, but generally the outlook is very
promising. ..a
EXTRACTS FIR N REPORTS.
Mesquite = Corr OK client; cotton
a little late but 2 cd; line weather and
crops in good co diJron. Rain would
be beneficial as none has fallen since
April 3. Have seen several thousand
acres of corn and cotton in Dallas
county in the last few days and find
them doing we'll. Temperature: max,
imum, SO; minimum, g. Rainfall, .O5,
on one day
Corpus Christi Cotton and corn
doing WELL no worms.
Columbia-The weather has affected
crops favorably. Temperature, maxi
mum So, minimum 49, no rain.
San Antonio-Crops of all kinds are
doins well and the weather has af-
fected cotton favorably. Temperature,
maximum IS, minimum SO; rainfall n
on four days.
Brenham-The cool nights retard
the growth of vegetation; rain needed.
Temp nature, maximum 90, minimum
50; rainfall "a on two days.
Corsicana-The weather has affected
crops favorably. Temperature, maxi
mum 80, minimum 81; rainfall .52 on
three days,
Longview-The weather is fayora
BILE to cotton and all crops are doing
WE'LL rainfall .22 on two days.
Weatherford-Too cool for cotton.
which is a fair stand; corn looking
well; the oat crop above an average;
the peach crop is short The farmers
are up with their work. Temperatures:
Maximum Sc, minimum 6S. Rainfall
46 on two days
Castroville = Medina county will
make a finer corn crop than for years;
cotton growing finely; the oat crop is
fine. Temperature: Maximum tS3.
Minimum Co. Rainfall A inches on
three days.
College Station-The weather has
been very favorable, but rain will
soon be needed for corn. Tempera-
ture: Maximum 90, minimum GA. No
rain.
Burnet-The crops are as fine as
could be expected, bat the weather is
cool. Temperature: Maximum SO,
minimum IS, rainfall 1.39 on three
days.
Fredericksburg-Crops of all kinds
look well; winter wheat nearly ready
to cut and is better for many years
past. Dry weather is needed to clean
and harvest the crops. Temperature:
Maximum So, minimum "a, rainfall
1.24 on two days.
New Braunfels-A Although the crops
are rather backward everything looks
well and farms are in first-class condi'
ton. Temperature: Maximum SO.
minimum 81, rainfall 40 on one day.
THE CROPS ELSEWHERE.
NORFOLK, Va, May 2S.-From our
in North Carolina we
CLEAN the following: The late cold
spell has injured the plant slightly
and nights continue too cody The rain.
fall has been insufficient and during
the last ten days good d"al of re-
has been done. The stand is
generally poor, though the replanting
may improve it. We consider the
outlook very unfavorable in eastern
North Carolina.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., May 2S.-Cotton
lands are badly prepared and the sea-
son very unfavorable up to the 23d
inst. Hence, the prospects have been
very poor. but are now frightening.
1t will require favorable weather for
working and freeing the growth of the
plants and rainfall to make fair
crop. Without these favorable con-
ditions it will be poor one.
MACON, Ca, May 2S.-The cold spell
and lack of rain have greatly retarded