The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-29
WEATHER AND CROPS,
REPORT OF CONDITIONS rHRouGH-
our THE STATE.


bureau. weather crop bulletin of the Texas
weather service for the week ending De
cember IS 1880;
precipitatlon.-The week opened with
scattered showers over North, Central.
East West and Southwest Texas, with
the greatest amount OF rainfall over
North. Central aud Fast Texas and there
was light shower over the coast district
on the s5th The precipitation for the
state has averaged about normal over
North Texas and the northern portion
OF Central ana East Texas. while over che
other portions OF the state there has been
general deficiency ranging from 80 to rs
OF an inch, the greatest departure being
over the cast coast district.
The indications arc that the coming
week win open with generally fair
weather
Sunshine.-The week has passed with
broken eumulo-stratus and stratus elouds
prevailing and hence the sunshine on an
average has been below the normal
i Tcnpelature. Tho week opened with
4 the temperature ranging generally from
10 y degrees above the normal and tor the
4 week il hns ranged from about TO s.
/ degrees above the aveiaRc. The NeeiS
| closes with the temperature tangiug from
II 10 s degrees above the normal over
1 Southwest and East TeNns and the const
| district and from about TO degrees
above over North, Central and West
FeXas- The highest temperature during
the week at the several stations la
ranged from about 70 degrees over North
Texas to 20 degrees over the coast dis
trict and the lowest has ranged from 30
deRrecs ovor North Texas to about 60
,legreos over the coast district.
The Indications are that the comInE
week VIII open with temperature remain-
ing about stationary over the coast dis
trict and becoming colder over other por-
tons Of the State.
CROPS.
The cotton crop is generally all ginned
and In some sections It has generally
I been marketed.
4 II Is reported from ISastiand county
4 thHt some few farmers are holding their
] cotton fer better prices
1 Wheat IL generally doing well. and II is
believed tis.it Il SONS localities more T5iii
1 would he beneficial 70 the wheat crop
/ genersiy,
There has not been any frost over tho
coast d.strict during the past week TO in-
jnrW vegetables and hence they are doing
fairly we'll
4 Pastures have Improved 10 some extent
4 over the Southern portion OF the state
during The past weoi
Water & more plentiful for stock than
y
looking very well.
In some localities farmers are blowing
/ for next years crop, ana the weather
during the past week has hecn very fn-
porille for farm work except IN few
\ localities where the rainfall has not been
sufficient 10 put the ground in condition
for plowng. aud on that account farm
work has been retarded to some extent
4 IN those sections
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS
Rnund Rock Ihomas wood-lThe light
rain has been beneHclni 10 yegetaiicn and
tvegetablea lpoE fr1sh ana RrowinE,s
Ground III fine condition Tor piowipR.
| Wheat and cats look well. Temperatures.
maximum So minimum As; rain ~ on two
\ days
I8oernc. D ~ weatherhend-4 Winter
oats ana rye are up md look fairly Well.
/ There ia some winter grass, owing 10 the
/ late rains, but as general rule the
/ ground Is hRrs. rsmperatiifc, maximum
| ~. minimum 90, rain .S5 on three days.
Sunshine, 10 per cent
! College StBtun. y. Adrinnce- weather
damp and unfavorabe Ienpefature,
maslmnm %, minimum fsi rain 10 on
/ two days.
Aloafeeor, G. e. stones-The weather
1 during The past week has been line on
| wheat and oats. Temperature, maximum
gu minimum ~: rain, no on the 25d, sun
shine 80 per cent,
Gaiveston, Central 0ffice Temperature,
n,as,,n,,,n "a minimum %, ram "a on one
| dnv s,,nahine. 81 I,er cent.
S,,ero ~ II Rsuss4rhe showers
AMIN, I, 80 tyceie Syere beneaoIal Ia grass.
| Ctrnnnd II ti0e enndltion Tor blowing
asa~una - j,s,,,a = minimum, a5,
MI, n * -, ,t,rsa dava
~. ~, ~ esra,,,io ~. me ,veatberl
asais, " s, sa,.lf tas been henstictal
y, ,, w IN AZ rainfaii 7baa mn the
,s,,.,,,,a ro,,d condJ,ion far nlopylne
ioune y 49, ~. =, ,.s,,,,et s,,,,ts
~ = Mhs a.ys III ,,,,,,s. e.,,s ss,,,
Z. " 80 ~, 80, ~ ~ s,,,,r ,.,s
rellnNh ~ my w. ~ ~ ~ u 10; ~ mi,
lpous ~ - es ~ ssas ,,,,,,,a ~ MI,
year. ~ ..',T 49, s,r.s,,,a
NUN r.; Iai'i' ~ ~ ~ u''s 2
~ per cent $500
corpus rlIlha, 80. nes,if. ~ =,
eho%efs 81 the silA XIV ips :, y W. s,an
was peheheis.i q slke,slep, " ~ a. !,
mhNiniuW ~ MINIMUM " -. 1aiii' ~ "
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