Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-07
WEATHER AND CROPS.
RAIN is NEEDED ALI OVER THE
STATE
But least Of An In the County about
FORT worih--The Report
IN Detail

Galveston, Tux, April V.-(Spccial)-
The weekly weather aud crop bulletin Of
the Texas state Weather service for The
week Guiding April ., was issued this
! evening Ii Is as follows:
No rain has fallen during the week
In any part Of the state, not even trace:
There has hceu very little cioulmess ana
consequently an excess Of sunshine Dur
ing the first part Of the week the tenn
peraturc was about normal while during
the latter pnrt t has ranged generally
above the normal. The highest temprfa-
turc at different stations has ranged from
"a at Corpus Christi to 81 nt Graham,
and the lowest has ranged irom y ~
Graham 70 90 Rt Galveston, kAin -
needed badly except over East IeNas'
and the Eastern portion OF North Texas
where there Is still considerable moisture
vet good showers would benefit the crops
la these sections. over other sections
nearly al crops are suffering to greater
or less extent
Farms are generally In excellent con-
dition and with u good season prospects
would be counted as hattcripg, but an
excess of rain or exceptionally regular
showers at intervals Will be necessary
to cOuntcract the heavy deficiency in rain
which has been running In most sections
over year.
would have been done but for dry wealth
or Ia the western portions. Where corn
was plautcd early thore is generally
good stand and IL looks very well.
Considerable cotton has been planted
over eastern. central and southern por-
tiuus. but IA other portions planting rs
! delayed ON account of dry and cool wealth
or, as the farmers have only sufficient
for one planting, aud do not wish 20 run
the risk of losing the seed and have
irH to buy while seed Is so dear.
Wheat oats and barley are doing
WELL except over the extreme western
portions of Central Texas whore those
crops are suffering badly.
Very little datnugc has boon done by
frost TO the fruit crop with the exception
of plums and enrly peuchcs, which have
boon damaged TO % considerable extent.
II Is generally believed, however, that
there viii hc fair crop of these yet.
The strawberry crop Is good Several
ear loads have bccn shipped 60 Northern
markets during the week
Correspondence as follows;
, Albany Unless we got rain soon,
wheat, oats and harley win be cut short
Brcuhtgu Drought slightly Injurious.
I Coleman Wheat doing we'll; outs
i needing rain; corn planting under head
College Station-Roin is needed very
, badly. Corn rs up and a good stand;
/ cotton planting " going on nicely.
, Coprus Christi-lain is needed for
' crops.
coming up with u good stand; some cot.
y ton being planted
Curo-Cotton suffering for want Of
I rain.
!, Eastnnd- Needing rain for all crops,
particularly TO bring up late cOrm IT
rain does not come In few lays wheat
v arl oats will he cut short Farmers
y we'll up with their work.
= El paSO--N Vegetation advancing favor
\ ably.
!, Forestburg- weather during the
. WELL fall wheat has been damaged by
, drought In some sections tlll IL Will not
I make more than half crop. Cotton
. planting has been commenced but soh
II probably too dry 10 bring IL up regu-
u larly; rain needed badly.
Fortscburg The weather during the
D., past seven days has been as favorable
" as could be deaired. Corn coming up
y well. Frost has damaged plum crop:
y wheat and oats Zine. A light rain would
e Grapevine The crops need rain; cottou
= planting has commenced, wheat aud
u oats look well; corn just coming up
= good.
d Graham-Fchruary and early March
planting OF corn good stand, later plant.
ing not so good for stand. Corn pluuted
80 on sod land viii not come mp without
~ some more rain Fair crop of peaches
left.
q Mesquite dallas county)-A few far
n mcrs are planting cotton, and all arc
N about ready TO plant, but are waiting
for warmer weather, as they nave only
n seed enough 10 pldnl ouNt anu MAHu ~
~ get good stand. particularly on account
"A Of high prices of seed Most of corn n
ri up, stand fair. Some few have had
TO plant over.
McGregor- Weather generally favorable
10 crop.
San Marcos Beginning TO need rain.
10 Painter Wheat and oats generally do
IA ing we'll
n Round Rock-Oats and wheat want
4 rain. Worms njuriug corn some Cotton
planting I'M order. Wheat looking well.
~ Sulphur Springs Farmers all planting
~ Precipitation since Jan ], 1913
"A The precipitation was deficient over
~ all parts OF the state except the western
- portion OF the coast district, and the
a southern portion of Southwest Texas
~ The deficiency amounted To nearly three
= inches over the eastern portion OF tht
" coast district, about two Inches over
East aud Central Texas aud about one
: inch over north Texas.
y, February There was a general de-
~ flciency Ia rain fall except over the Yves
- tern portion OF the cOnst district, where
:. there has been an excess. over the cas-
~ tern portion OF the coast district and
W. North nd Southwest Texas there was d
deficiency Of about one inch, while over
= other portions 1t ranged from two e
- three inches.
Maroh-This month ended with n de
, fcienCy Ia all parts OF tho state. The
u deficiency was very slight over the cen
~ trail and eastern portions OF North leNns
q while over East Central and Southwest
y Texas il amounted 10 about one inch
p aud over the coast district over two
inches.