The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-05-19

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tinues and all crops are suffering for
rain.
Slight injuries to crops by excessive
rain, hail and high wind are reported
from some localities in North and
Central Texas.
Cotton planting continues, but in
Southwest Texas it has been retarded
by drouth, and the moisture in the
ground is insufficient to cause seed
that have been planted to sprout.
Extracts from reports:
COAST DISTRICT.
Cuero-Slight injury to cotton and
corn by hail. Rain very beneficial to
crops, but more is needed for grass.
Temperature: Maximum "a, minimum
So. Rainfall .55 on two days.
Columbia-Temperature: Maximum
SO, minimum So. Rainfall 08 inch on
one day.
\ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Maximum
y86, minimum Sc. Rainfall .04 inch on
one day.
Orange-Temperature: Maximum
SO. minimum &C.. Rainfall 20 inch on
one day.
New Ulm-Temperature: Maximum
|I92, minimum &c. Rainfall .26 inch on
|No days.
"A Byenham-A few localities report
injury to cotton by cotton lice. Tenn
perature: Maximum so, minimum So.
Rainfall AT on two days.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Castroville-Cott up, corn looks
we'll, oats a failure, all crops need
rain. Temperature: Maximum 81,
minimum 60.
neutrality-suspicious. nearly all
planted, late cotton needs rain to
come up, fruit dropping off badly.
Temperature: Maximum 80, minimum
g. No rainfall.
New Braunfels-Corn and cotton
look we'll, but garden crop, fruit and
grass need rain. Temperature: Max
imum 80, minimum 81, dry.
Boerne-Rain badly needed. Tenn
perature: Maximum SO, minimum 55,
no rainfall.
San Antonio-Drouth continues,
oats heading, II to Is inches above
ground; all crops need rain badly; no
pasturage. Temperature: Maximum
"a, minimum 81, rainfall .06 inches on
one day.
Luling-Temperature: Maximum So,
minimum 81, rainfall .03 on one day.
EAST TEXAS.
Carthage-Crops slightly injured
by high winds, but the heavy rain
has been beneficial.
Nacogdoches-Cot and oats in
lived by excessive rains. Heavy
AjTinds have slightly injured oats.
Temperature Maximum "a, minimum
So, rainfall 1851 inches on one day.
Huntsville - Temperature: Maxi
mum So, minimum 81. Rainfall 20
inches on 2 days.
Tyler-Temperatur Maximum SO,
minimum So. Rainfall 1.13 inches on
one day.
NORTH TEXAS.
McKinney-Farm work delayed and
crops slightly injured by excessive
rains. Sunshine is needed. Crop
prospects fine. Rainfall 2.95 inches on
days.
Eastland-Wheata and oat crops will
probably be larger than last year.
Farm work is we'll advanced. Tenn
perature: Maximum "a, minimum Sc.
Rainfall 4 100 inches on 2 days.
Grapevine-Excessive rains have
slightly injured crops, especially cot
ton and wheat. Temperature: Max
imum 81, minimum Sc. Rainfall 5.53
inches on days.
Wichita Fails-Heavy rains have
been most timely for barley, wheat
and oats. Temperatures: Maximum
o3, minimum 40. Rainfall 4.42 inches
ON sixdays.
Mesquite-Oats and cotton injured
Dy excessive rains; corn and oats
slightly injured by high winds. Tenn
| perature: Maximum So, minimum
Of. Rainfall 2.35 inches on three days.
acknowledgements are good for
all crops. Some damage done to crops
on bottom lands by overflow. Tenn
perature: Maximum 85, minimum AZ.
rainfall 4.27 inches on two days.
>Arlington-Cotton all planted. All
cNps doingwell. Temperature: Max
lmdm 80, minimum 49, Rainfall 3.l6
inches on two days.
Weatherford-Cotton, corn, wheat
and oats doing well. All crops slight
ly injured by winds and excessive
rain Temperature: Maximum 81,
minimum 48. Rainfall 4.25 inches on
two days.
Longview = Temperature: Maxi, |
mum 80, minimum so. Rainfall 2.53
inches on two days.
Linden-Corn, cotton and oats in
jured by excessive rains. Crops In
jured by high winds and hail. Farm
work retarded by wet weather.
CENTRAL TEXAS.
Forestburg-Slight injury to crops
by hail and excessive rains. Tenn
perature: Maximus 80, minimum 90.
Rainfall 2.52 inches on three days.
Corsicana-Cotton chopping COM
menced. Oats, wheat and corn doing !
well. More rain is needed for stock |
water. Temperature: Maximum 81,
minimum SO. Rainfall Loo inches on
th|e days.