The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-07
WEATHER AND CROPS.
WEEKLY REPORT or THE TEXAS STATE
WEATHER SERVICE.
The Weather Has Been Generally Favorable
for Agriculture - Harvest Had Good
Weather and the Yield Was Abund-
ant-Worms Damage Cotton.

state weather service, was issued to-
night for the week ending July 5. 1t
is as follows:
The temperature during the past
seven days has been slightly deficient
over the middle portion of the coast
district, and generally about normal
over other portions of the state. The
rainfall has been deficient over the
western portion of the state and about
the average but badly distributed
over oIher portions.
The sunshine has been about the
average, except slightly excessive
over Western Texas. The weather
has been generally favorable for farm
ing operations, especially over por-
tions of the state where harvestin !
and threshing is in progress. Cotton
is doing well, but worms have made
their appearance in some localities,
and it is feared they will do damage
if damp weather continues. The corn
crop is very promising, and in some
localities is the largest ever raised.
Extracts from reports:
COAST DISTRICT.
Brenham-Temperature: Maximum
96, minimum 20. Rainfall 81.
ia-Temperature: Maximum
SO, minimum 81. Rainfall 10Y on one
day.
Cuero-Cotton and corn growning
we'll, average of cotton one-fourth less
and corn one-fifth more than last year.
Temperature: Maximum 09, minimum
70. Rain .55 inch on one day.
Houston-Temperatu Maximum
9S, minimum 70. Rain .08 on one day.
Naturalization doing well. Corn
.peeds rain.
Edna-All crops doing well. Cot
ton one-seventh less acreage than last
year.
Beeville-A creage in cotton, includ-
ing new farms, nearly one-half greater
than last year.
Goliad-Slight increase in acreage
in corn and decrease in cotton.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Schulenberg - Weather favorable
for all crops, acreage in cotton almost
one-tenth less than last year.
Tildin-Cotton, corn and other crops
look well.
Batesville- good, acreage OF
corn one.half and oats one-thi1d in
crease, and cotton one-half decrease as
compared with last year.
San Marcos-Crop prospects very
good, worms doing some damage,
acreage in cotton about one-fifth less
than last year.
Duval-Co best crop for many
years, cotton improving.
Oakville-Acreage in cotton and
corn about one-tenth greater than last
year which is due to new farms, crops
need rain.
Castroville- Cotton healthy and
one-fourth less acreage than last year,
corn one-fourth increase in acreage.
CENTRAL TEXAS.
Bolton - Temperature: Maximum
100, minimum 20. Rainfall .21.
Corsicana-Finest corn crop for
years, cotton looks well acreage as
compared with last year: Oats, three
times as much; wheat, twice as much;
corn, one quarter increase, and cotton,
one-tenth increase. Rainfall LAP on
two days.
Hearne-Tem perature: Maximum
92, minimum 20. Rainfall 85 on one
day.
Waco-Temperature: Maximum SO,
minimum 6S. Rainfall Ito on one
day.
College Station-Cotton slightly in
jured by hail, corn needs more rain.
Round Rock-Cotton, corn and po-
tatoes promising, fruit good, acreage
as compared with last year: Cotton,
one-quarter decrease; one-seventh to
one.fifGh more corn, one-half more
wheat.
Ballinger-Grass hoppers have des-
troyed some oats and will probably
injure cotton,
Gatesville- Wheat and oats injured
by excessive rain, corn slightly lnJur-
ed by high winds, one-fourth less cot
ton planted than last year and an in
crease in wheat and oats.
Forestburg-Grain crops promising,
cotton late.
Sweetwater-An increased acreage
in cotton, corn, wheat and oats.
Caldwell-Cotton as compared with
last year about one-tenth less acreage,
two weeks later than last year, in fine
condition and we'll cultivated, oats
small acreage.
EAST TEXAS.
acknowledgements: Maxi
mum "a, minimum 20; rainfall .67.
> Tyler-Temperature: Maximum 94,
minimum 66; rainfall .32 on one day.
Carthage-Corn good, cotton slight
ly injured by excessive rain but inn
proving.
Jasper-Acreage in corn double
that of last year.
NORTH TEXAS.
Longview- Temperature: Maximum
SO, minimum 72. Dry.
Weatherford-Temperature: Maxi
mum SO, minimum 5S; rainfall 2'5o on
three days.
Graham-Cotton late and about one
fifth less acreage than last year, corn
crop largest ever raised in Young
county, oats double last years
acreage.
Grapevine - Cotton looks we'll,
wheat threshing progressing rapidly.
Kaufman-Corn slightly injured by
high winds.
Ben Franklin-Abo one-tenth in
crease in average of cotton, weather
favorable.
4 Albany-Corn crop insured, wheat