Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-03
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS WEATHER AND CROPS.

GALVESTON, July 2-The weekly weather
| bulletin Of the Texas state weather service
| for the week ending July 2, was issued this
| evening. 1t gives temperature, rainfall and
! crop prospects throughout the state as fol-
/ lows: The temperature has been about
| normal. The rainfall has been normal in
| many localities, while in others it has been
| deficient. Sunshine has been below the
| average for this season of the year.
| Weather has affected cotton favorably, but
| corn needs rain in some localities, but the
| crop is generally made.
| Wheat and oats threshing is in progress
| and the yield is good; in fact, above the
average.
Cotton is blooming freely throughout the
| greater part of the state.
Extracts from reports:
Observation-Disclosures and oats threshing
| is in progress and the yield is good. Cotton
| doing well; few worms, bur not enough
! to cause damage. Temperature, maximum,
! IS; minimum, IS. Rainfall, .73 on two days.
Mesquite.-CottOne excellent, blooming and
| fruiting. Corn is suffering for rain, and
bugs are doing more damage than drouth,
as many fields of corn viii be ruined BY
them if the hot, dry weather continues
much longer. Temperature, maximum,
100; minimum, S. Rainfall, 81, on one
| day.
Burnet.-Local showers have fallen in
places where most needed. Rain is not
| needed in this vicinity. Temperature, max
imum. 81; minimum, 20. No rain.
Arlington.-More rain needed, vet crops
are doing well. Temperature, maximum,
81 minimum, 81; rainfall % on one day.
Temple. -Temperature, maximum, 80;
minimum 20; no rain.
Brennan .-Seasonable rains have been q
benefit 70 crops. Rainfall 70 on two days.
LongView for the past week came
when most needed, and effects on all crops
al oil
days.
Corsicana Incorporating, maximum, &c;
minimum, o. Rainfall, .03, on one day.
College Station.-Corn looks dry. Cot
ton looks well. Temperature, maximum,
gs; minimum, "A. Rainfall, .05, on one day.
Round ROck-The extreme heat during
the week mas fired some corn. but has ben
Gifted cotton. y shower last night, how
ever, has put corn beyond future injury
and cotton in promising shape. Some cot
ton is being laid by. Temperature, maxi
mum, 9s; minimum, - Rainfall, 30, on
one day.
Grapcvine-The weather during the
week has been unfavoraDe for corn and
cotton. The drouth was broken by good
rain on the Goth, but the chin~I-hug is in
iuring corn. Wheat threshinE is progress
ing finely Temperature. maximum %:
minimum - Rainfall, 1.52 on two days.
Columbia. has been in showers and
not general. and more is needed. Cotton is
doing well. Corn is suffering for rain.
Temperature, maximum "a; minimum, -;
rainfall, 80 on four days.
Duyai.-COttOn growing fast and blooming
freely Corn the heaviest crop for years.
Oats well secured. Rainfall, 80 in three
days.
HAMILTON. HAMILTON COUNTY. June 30
Reports from the country to-day are that
the rains of yesterday extended over the
Ell
late planting, was too far gone 10 De bene
fitted. About two-thirds of the county will
ne greatly benefited as TO the corn crop.
Cotton had not yet suffered.
CoNANCHE, CoMANCHE COUNTY. June
GA splendid rain fell here tins after
noon, accompanied with considerable wind
and some light hail. No damage was done,
however. Of Importance as far as heard
from Rain was badly needed. Farmers
were beginning to feel blue about corn
prospects. This insures plenty of corn and
everything else.
COOPER. DELTA COUNTY, June 3O.-We
had Il considerable rainfall yesterday even
ing. There was considerable hail about
six miles northeast from town. Crops are
fire.
DANGIERFIELp. MoERIs COUNTY. July l.
Fine rains continue throughout this county
and farmers are jubilaut over a high crop of
both corn and cotton. as the prospect 10
date was never better. They have about COM
pleted harvesting the oat crop, which was
fine, with i fine fruit crop of all kinds.
Farmers are well up with their work.
GARLAND, DALLAS COUNTY, Ten, July
2-Garland and the country round lad q
trash-mcving rain, which assures US OF no
nubbin corn. Everybody is in high spirits.
The outlook for cotton was never better
here The farmers continue TO haul wheat
in Al 40 cents per bushel. Several thousand
bushels have been marketed here already.
We need and will have bank to help
handle the 900 bales of cotton that will
likely be marketed here this fall.