The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-05-12
TEXAS CROP REPORT.
WEEKLY REPORT OF WEATHER AND
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Tenperature About Average-Rainfall suf-
fcient in North, East and Central Texas,
But Deficient in the South and West
and Crops Are Suffering There.

GALVESTON, Tex, May 5.-The
weekly weather and crop bulletin of
the Texas state weather service was
issued this evening for the week end
ing May 5. 1t is as follows:
The temperature has been about the
average over the entire state. The
rainfall has been about normal in
few localities in North, East and Cent
raj Texas, and generally deficient
ktyer other portions of the state. The
spshine has been about average
er the coast region and
N puthwest Texas and generally
fellow over other sections. During
1.-THE past week the weather over
Southwest Texas has continued dry
and crops are suffering from the
drouth, but over other portions of the
state it has been favorable and crop
prospects are promising. Owing to
the drouth over the southwestern por.
ton of the state cotton planting has
been retarded but in other sections it
is we'll advanced.
Wheat and oats prospects continue
favorable, but more rain would be
beneficial to these crops in the west
ern portions of the state. Extracts
from reports:
COAST REGION. \
Corpus Christi-Crops greatly suf-
fering from drouth. Temperature:
Maximum 81, minimum II.
Brenham-Corn is slightly suffer-
ing from drouth. Temperature: Max
imum SO, minimum &c. Dry.
acknowledgements Maximum
SO, minimum 66. Rainfall 81 on one
day.
Cuero-Temperature: Maximum "a,
minimum 66. No rainfall.
acknowledgements Maximum
SO, minimum 66. Rainfall 1.80 inches
on one day.
CENTRAL TEXAS.
Y Sweet. Water-Crops are holding out
hWarkably well, but rain is needed
badly.
Forestburg-Crop prospects are fine,
rain would be beneficial; cotton nearly
all planted; wheat beginning to head;
farm work we'll advanced. Tempera-
ture: Maximum "a, minimum 46. No
rainfall.
Waco-Farms are in good order,
rain needed to insure good crop.
Temperature: Maximum SO, mini
mum SO. No rainfall.
Coleman-Corn and cotton up and
doing we'll; wheat and oats need rain.
College Station-Au crops doing
we'll but will soon need rain. Food
crops and oats will be made. No rain
fall.
Corsicana-Cotton nearly all plant
ed, corn and oats doing well. Tenn
perature: Maximum 88, minimum 5S.
Rainfall .03 inch on one day.
Burnett Weather favorable and
work we'll advanced; all crops in good
condition; rainfall .S6 inch on one
day.
Porter-Temperature: Maximum SO,
minimum 81.
Bolton = Temperature: Maximum
"a, minimum rs; no rainfall.
Hearne-Temperature: Maximum
I 80, minimum IS; no rainfall.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
/ Castroville-Oats greatly suffering
from drouth; all crops need rain.
fredericksburg = Cotton not all
yfanted; all crops suffering for rain.
Temperatures: Maximum Sc, mini
mum So.
New Braunfels-Crops look promis-
ing, but rain would be beneficial.
Temperature: Maximum 81, mini
mum 81. No rainfall.
Boerne-All crops suffering from
drouth. Temperature: Maximum SO,
minimum 65. No rainfall.
Round Rock-Crops look we'll; oats
have been slightly injured by drouth;
fruit doing finely. Temperature:
Maximum Sc, minimum 66. No rain
fall.
Luling-Temperature: Maximum
96, minimum 66. No rainfall.
EAST TEXAS
Nacogdoches-Sma cotton slightly
injured by excessive rains. Rainfall
.4S inch on one day.
Center-Crops slightly injured by
excessive rains.
Tyler - Temperature: Maximum
oS, minimum &c. Rainfall 200 on one
day.
Huntsville = Temperature: Maxi
mum 8S, minimum GA. Rainfall 10
on one day.
PANHANDLE.
Tascosa-Rain is needed but grain
still looks well, cattle in good condl-
ton, grass fine.
Clarandon-All crops suffering from
drouth.
NORTH TEXAS.
McKinney-Slight injury to crops
by hail, but prospects are good. More
sunshine would be beneficial. Rain
&Sell 81 inches on two days.
a Nastland- Wheat, oats and vegeta-
bles are suffering for rain. Farmers
are well up with their work and have
their land in splendid condition. lem
perature: Maximum 81, minimum d.
no rainfall.
Mesquite-Crops never in oetter
condition and ali well worked, cotton
in advance of last years, corn well
advanced, grapes promising. lem
perature: Maximum SO, minimum 90,
railfall .05 on one day.