Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12

fattel"iug. and farmers are in good spirits.
GALVESTON. June 1.-THE Texas state SER
vice. in cooperation with the United States
signal service. issued its weekly weather
and crop bulletin for the week ending June
II. 1t gives the temperature, rainfall and
crop prospect throughout the state as fol-
lows: The temperature during the past
seven days has averaged slightly in excess
of nominal. The rainfall has been normal
or above throughout, except along the gulf
coast, where no rain of any consequence
has fallen, and in few localities none has
fallen.
The good roins throughout the agricult-
ural portions of the state have been very
favorable for cotton and corn, and have not
been sufficient to damage wheat, except in
a few localities in the northwest portion OF
the state. Cotton, while slightly backward
On account OF the recent cool'weather, will,
with a fair season from the present. make Il
heavy yield. In the southern portion of the
state cotton is generally blooming and form
ing squares. Wheat harvest is not Yet
completed, and the crop. from all appear
ances. is going TO give the heaviest yield
ever produced in the state.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
Graham, Young county-Wheat is rs
good as the best, but not all cut vet Early
lScorn is in silk and u good crop IS assured.
and other crops are good Temperature,
maximum, %; minimum, 60; rainfall. 1.01
on two days.
Hearne, Robertson County-Corn and cot
ton were never more promising. Temper
allure, maximum, %: minimum, 64: rainfall,
1..22l. on two days.
Burnet Burpet county.-Good rains and
crops We're never better. Temperature,
maximum, So; minimum, Us; rainfall, :. IS
on three days.
Arlington, Tarrant county.-Crops are
Ipiufr yyai1. no md harvest X
over. Wheat will average twenty 10
thirty and oats fifty to, sixty bushels per
acre. Temperature. maximum, ~, min
imum, "a; rainfall. SO on one day.
Round Rock, Williamson county.-Recent
heavy rains checked work, but farmers are
up and at ii again; worms are doing some
damage TO cotton. Corn very heavy. Oats
days.
New Braunfels, Comal county-Crop pros
poets are good: farms in good order; rain
fall, Oh on three days.
Brennan, Washington county-Raius
have revived vegetation Of all kinds. and
the crop prospects are GOOD. Temperature,
maximum %, minimum "a, rainfall liz on
three days.
Corsicana, Navarro county-The weather
has affected the crops favorably. Tempera-
ture, maximum 81, minimum I'll, rainfall
l.:}3 on one day.
Corpus Christi, Nueces County-The
weather has been beneficial to crops and
the outlook is favorable. Temperature,
maximum, 81: minimum, q; rainfall, 10
on one day.
Temple, Bell county-The rainfall was
timely and sufficient to insure the corn
crop and greatly benefit cotton. Oats are
excellent and many report over one hun
dred bushels per acre. Temperature, maxi
mum, 30; minimum, Go; rainfall, 100 on
three days.
Fredericksburg, Gillespie county-Wheat
is harvested and gives q good yield. Corn
looks well. Cotton needs dry weather and
sunshine Rainfall . y on four days.
Gallinas, Atascosa county - Weather
favorable in all respects. Crops doing finely
and the warm, clearer weather is very en-
couraglng. Rainfall. Is on one day.
Mesquite, Dallas county-The drouth
has been broken. Corn was suffering
slightly. The weather of the past week has
been favorable to the growth of cotton.
Worms are reported from d few fields, but
no damage yet. Temperature, maximum,
%; minimum 81; rainfall, 80 on two days.