The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-27
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Weekly Report of the Weather and Condi'
tion Of Crops Throughout the State,

Weekly Report Of the Weather and Condl-
tion Of Crops Throughout the State.
GALVESTON, July 25.-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin of the
Texas state weather service was is-
sued this evening for the week ending
July "a. 1t is as follows:
Rainfall-Light scattered showers
have fallen over the greater portion OF
the state during the past seven days,
bnt the amount has been small as
rule. The eastern portion of the coast
district and the Panhandle have had
the greatest rainfall; in these sections
the amount has ranged from half an
inch to little more than Que inch. The
amounts have exceeded half an inch
at TYLER, Sherman and Abilene and a
few stations report amounts ranging
from one to two.tenths of an inch,
while the majority of stations report
no rainfall at all. The rainfall con
tinues below the normal over all parts
of the state for the period from Jan. l
to date.
Temperature-Th highest tempera'
lures at the various stations has ranged
from 80 near the coast to 104 in the
interior Only few stations, however,
have reached the latter figure. The
lowest temperatures reported from the
several stations have ranged from 6O in
the interior to "A near the coast. The
Temperature for the week has been
aboi1t normal near the coast and above
normal over northern parts OF the
state. The temperature for the season
since March l is very near normal Oh
above. 1t is considerably above over
the western portions of the state,
Sunshine-.The sunshine has been
, about normal over the eastern por
tions of the state while over the west
5 ern portions it has been considerably
| above the normal.
! Cotton-The cotton crop is very If
e regular in all parts of the state, anC
1 particularly in the western por;ions
: The effects of dry weather during thu
e planting season are still DISTINCT
t visible over the western portions o
s the state, and the recent dry weathe
9 has made the bad effects more serious
|. Taking tile state as a whole, the pros
l. poets are no good, although man.
Y counti.s report that good rains o.
e August / would make a fair crop
Y few counties report prospects excellen
h and cotton doing nicely. Others re
lie port that the plant is standing tn
i drought very well, but is small an
IS with exceptionally favorable wea he
it cannot make an average crop SeN
b eral counties report cotton sheddiI
,e badly Or account OF dry weather. III
i'll showers have improved prospects
lie localities where they have fallen
lie amounts sufficient to do good Co'
IT ton is needing rain over the entl
state and is suffering for want OF raj
over three fourtns of the cotton gfoN
ing portion of the state. Worms a
reported from a few localities but TIN
are doing very little damage. Gras
i's boppers are also reported from It
sections but they are decreasing in e
tent
es Corn-The dry weather has inJur
a. early corn to some extent by drying
,et rapidly, which was not expected TO
the case. Late corn has suffered
yerely on account of drouth and
N, some parts of Western Texas will
" make half crop.
r. Rice is doing we'll over the caste
- portion of the coast district.