The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
TEXAS WEATHER REPORT
THE DR0wTH Is FELT IN ALL SEC
TIoNs OF THE STATE.
Temperature for the Crop Season Has Been
Above Normal and Sunshine Excessive.
Cotton Irregular and Prospects
Gloomy-Corn and Oats Short.

GALVESTON, July 1S.-The weekly
weather and crop report of the Texas
state weather service was issued this
evening for the week ending July IL.
1t gives the weather and crop condi-
tions as follows:
Precip.tation-Over the eastern por-
tlon of the coast district the rainfall
has ranged from .66 of an inch at Col
umbia to Q. 80 inches at Orange.
After leaving the coast the rainfall
decreases rapidly and the only sta
tions which report rain any con-
sequence are Tyler, over one inch, and
Huntsville, Longview and Corsicana,
between one.half and one inch. A
few other stations report small
amounts but these are general less
than twotenths of an inch and
many sections have not even
a trace and this is
particularly the case west of the
Brazos river. The rainfall since Jan.
1 averages for the state about 4.50
inches below the normal. The def.
cheney for the same period last year
year was onl little more than 100
inch, since March, the beginning of
the growing season. the deficiency for
the state averages about 3 inches.
There has been a slight excess over
the eastern portion of the coast dis
trict.
Temperature-The highest tempera-
ture ranged from so near the coast to
102 in the interior. The lowest tenn
peratures have ranged from 60 to "a in
different parts of the state. The tenn.
perature during the last seven days
has ranged about normal in some
parts to one and two degrees in others.
The temperature for the season since
March is generally above the nor
northwestern portion of the state
where it is two to three degrees.
Sunshine-Tbe sunshine has been
excessive over that part Of the state
west of the Brazos river where there
have been but few clouds noticed dur.
ing the week; over the eastern portion
of the state there has been a little
more than the average sunshine in
some localities, but generally it has
been slightly below the average
amount.
Condition of crops-Cotton: Reports
indicate that the cotton crop is excsp-
tionally irregular as to size and that
the plant is generally needing rain and
in many sections is suffering severely.
A few sections in the eastern portion
of the state have been improved by
showers during the past week but
these are very scattering and are a
very small per cent of the entire crop.
Some of the localities which have had
tain report that the plant is shedding
squares and bolls badly on account of
rhe drouth. The plant is generally
small and the crop is late.
Grass hoppers are yet operating
in some localities and are damaging
cotton to some extent. They are prin-
cipally in the central portion OF the
state and few in the northwestern
portion. There are so far no complaint
of other insects
Corn-Late corn has been seriously
injured by the continued dry weather.
The earlier corn is generally good and
in most sections is heavy crop.
Wheat and oat threshing is nearing
completion. The dry weather has
been very favorable for this work.
The wheat crop as whole has turned
out very good yield. The oat crop
has not turned out as well as it was
generally believed it would, which re
suited from rust striking the crop a
few days before il was ripe enough for
harvest. The weather has been very
favorable for curing hay and a great
deal of the crop has been saved. In a
small sec ion the crop has been cut
down considerably on account OF dry
weather.