Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-13
TEXAS IN TYPE.
CROPS AND WEATHER.
TELEPHONE NO. 200.

GALVESTON, Nov. 12.-The weekly cro[
| and weather bulletin of the Texas state
weather service was issued tonight for the
| week ending November II. Ii
gives the temperature, rainfall and crOr
prospects as follows: Rainfall during
the past seven days has been deficient over
northern and western portions of the state;
over other portions it has been about an
average although excessive in few 10.
calities and deficient in others.
The temperature has been about the
average over the entire state. The sun
shine has been excessive over the northern
ana western portions of the state; over
other portions it has been about the
average The weather during the past
week has been favorable for contemplating,
which has progressed rapidly, but the lov
temperature has checked the growth of the
plant and caused the bolls to open rapidly.
in localities where rain has fallen
crops generally have been benefited.
although it has affected cotton but little.
More rain is needed, especially in the north
western portion of the state where drouth
has retarded blowing and has been injurious
to wheat
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
Cuero, Dewitt county.-Too dry for all
crops Rainfall. 90 inch or one day.
college Station, BraZos county.-Weather
beneficial TO all crops, except cotton. Rain
fall, :. Is inches on one day.
Castroyille, Medina county.-Stock water
scarce; no rainfall.
Grapevine, Tarrant county. - Cotton
nearly all out; no top crop; wheat sowing
retarded; water scarce.
Fort Worth, Tarrant couuty-Crops suf
fering from drouth; no rain for over two
months.
New Braunfels, Comal county.-The cot
ton crop is about gathered.
Temple Bell ty.-Temperature, max
imum, 50; minimum, IS. Rainfall, 80 on
two days.
Brennan, Washington county.-The rain
was beneficial to stock but had little effect
on crops. Temperature, maximum, ST;
minimum, Al. Rainfall, 81 on three days.
Duval. Duval sCounty.-Cotton picking
finished fall-sown oats need rain; peach
trees in bloom; gardens failure; grass and
water scarce. Temperature, maximum, 81;
minimum, 80; rainfall, 10 on one day.
Round Rock Williamson county.-Dry,
hot weather has killed considerable wheat,
oats etc very little cotton ungathered.
a large number of farmers are consider
ing one-third less acreage in cotton for 81,
substituting corn and barley. Tempera-
ture, maximum, Sc; minimum, "a; rainfall
As on one day.
Corsicana, Navarro county.
ture, maximum, 50; minimum, So; rainfall,
go inch on two days.
NcN OIui- auSlLli pei
maximum, 90; minimum, IS; rainfall, 1.37
on one day.
Fredericksburg, Gillespie ,county.-Too
dry for blowing, very little grain sowed;
poor prospects for next years grain crop;
no rainfall.
Columbia. ,Brazoria county.-Tempera-
ture, maximum, 81; minimum, 30; rainfall,
.15 inch on day.
Mesquite, Dallas county.-Cotton nearly
all harvested: slight damage to cotton by
hail. Tcmpera ture, maximum. St; mini
mum. 80; rainfall, IA inch on one day.
Austin, Travis county.-Light top crop,
injured by cold weather, which has caused
bolis to open rapidly. Temperature. maxi
mum. 81; minimum, "a; rainfall, IL inch
on two days.
Painter, Hood county.-COtton picking
about finished, shortest crop in seven years.
Temperature, maximum. So; minimum, As;
rainfall. ID inch on one day.
Graham, Young county.-Weather too
dry for wheat sowing but favorable for cot
ton picking; cattle doing well on oak leaves.
Temperature, maximum, st; minimum, II.
Rainfall, .04 inch one day.
Gallinas, A; ascosa county.--Cotton pick
ing nearly ended. Temperature, maximum
So minimum. 80. Rainfall, 03 on one
day.
RocKDALE. MILAN COUNTY, Nov. IL
The reputation OF Rockdale as cotton mar
ket seems to have spread far and wide as
the staple is seen here from Burleson, Lee
Williamson and even Bell IS well as from
this (Milam) county. Receipts &c: date are
nearly 1900 bales.
Hutchins, Dallas county.-There is lots
of cotton 10 pick yet
QUANAH, HARDEMAN COUNTY, Nov. -
Wheat shipments up 20 Tuesday night for
this year were 49, cars for Quanah. 1t ias,
thought that at least 500 cars remain 10 Be
shipped Farmers are completing
their sowing, and the acreage put into
wheat is largely in excess of that sown
last year.
Wolfe City, Hunt county.-Cotton is COM
ing in rapidly.
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