Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-15
WEATHER AND CROPS,
BUREAU REPORT.

Special to the Gazette.
Galveston Tex. Nov. 1.-THE United
States department OF agriculture wealth
or bureau aud weather crop bulletin Of
the Texas weather service for the week
ending Nov. ~, says;
Prccipitation-Th week opened with
fair weather except light showers on the
Sth aud 9h over East Texas and the
eastern portion of North Texas and the
coast district, and these showers were
followed by neral rains throughout the
State on the 18th aud 18Th, which have
had n tendency TO make the proclWta-
ton nearly normal but on an nyHernse
II had generally ranged from ~ TO
30 inches below the normal except over
Southwest Texas, where 1t has generally
been above the average. The greatest
local rainfall for the week WIS 81
inches, nt san Antonio,
The Indications are That the coming
week will hc opened with shOwcry wealth
cr followed hy clearing.
Smshluc- Broken cumulus and rumu-
lo-stratus clouds prevailed during the lat
ter part Of tho week, which have reduced
the amount Of sunshine, hut on IN aver
age, IL has been slightly above the normal
all over Northwest Texas. while over
other portions Of the state It has goner-
ally been about normal OF slightly below
ICwDrrh ture-Ihc week opened with
temperature generally below normal aud
during the middle part Of the week II
rose until it generally averaged from .
tn / degrees above the normal, while the
week closes with Temperature from 3
Ia : or . degrees below the normal over
North, Central, East and Southwest Tex
Us, aud from = ia 3 degrees below over
the cuast district. The highest trmpcrl-
ture at the several stations has ranged
from "a degrees over the Panhandle Ia
~ IpurrApa flt. a. D
the lowest has ranged from about 30
degrees over North aud Central Texas
~ % degrees over the coast district.
The Indications are that the coming
week viii open with temperature re-
manning generally below the normal.
followed in. two or three days hy warmer.
Cotton picking progressed rapidly until
the latter part Of the week, when the
rams generally stopped the gathering OF
the crops. Picking X generally completed
I except over the eastern portion of Cen.
trll Texas, the coast district and the
central and eastern part Of North rexas,
where II IS thought the crop will all be
gathered by the last of this month II
the weather continues favorable for pick
lug. The yield was slightly better over
the eastern portion of North Texas than
first expected, rs weather was favorable
/ for picking, and the scarcity Of the crop
has caused the farmers 10 pick the hollis
fNNH'A lAAhl ANNAls I tie AlllN III SUM
parts Of the state have about completed
their work and In other parts are idle
half of their time.
Corn gathering Is about completed, mud
| the farmers generally have enough for
home consumption, aud the majority OF
| them will have some to sell.
Wheat sowing has generally stopped
| throughout the state on account OF there
| not beng enough moisture In the earth
! TO make the seed germinAtc and grow
but the pins during the latter part of
/ the week viii put the ground In plow.
| ing condition, and MS soon as 1t clears
up wheat sowing will be pushed. The
| wheat that was sowu early will be
| greatly benefited 10y the rains, aud Il IL
believed that II the season continues
favorable that where portions Of Il has
| died out that the remainder of IL will
| probably spread and make u fair stand,
| The grass has improved over the
| Eastern portion OF the coast district
/ aud olSt Texas since tho recent shlwers
| and Il Is believed that the rains during
| the closing part of the week will gen,
| orally improve the grass except over
/ North Texas and the northern portion OF
| Central Texas. where II Is believed that
it is generally too late TO improve 1t to
! any extent,
Cattle VIII generally improve as the
| rains will give water Tor them 10 drink,
| and will frcshen up grass generally,
! Water for all purposes IN more plenti-
| full, and II IL believed that the farmers
| will l,a generally hotter satisfied