The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-04
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Weekly Report Of the Weather and COndi
ton Of Crops Throughout the State.

weather and crop bulletin of the Texas
state weather service was issued this
evening for the week ending May
/. 1t is as follows:
The rainfall during the past week
has been above the normal all over
that portion of the state east of the
Tooth meridian. The amount which
has fallen exceeded two inches over
the eastern portion of North and Cen
trail Texas, and also over the greater
portion of the eastern half of the
coast district. Over the southern poi.
ton of Southwest Texas and q narrow
strip running north and south through
the central portions of North and
Central Texas the rainfall has
amounted to little more than one
inch, while over the the western por-
ton or Central and North Texas the
amount has ranged from .25e0 of an
inch to 80 of an inch.
Tho rainfall for the season since
March | continues below the normal,
except over the eastern portion of the
coast district, where it is about
normal. Over Southeast and East
Texas and the eastern portion of
North and Central Texas the rainfall
during the past week has reduced the
seasons deficiency to l inch or less,
except in few localities, while over
the western portions of Central and
North Texas there is a deficiency
since March l of more than 4 inches.
There has been more than the
average amount of sunshine over the
coast district, Southwest and Eat
Texas and the eastern portions of Cen
trail and North Texas, where the
amount has been generally less than
so per cent, while there was an ex-
cess over the western portions of
northern and Central Texas, where
the amount ranged from 65 to 80 per
per cent.
The week has been unusually cool
in nearly all parts of the state except
along the coast district, where it
averages about the normal. The tenn
perature in many localities of North
and Central Texas has been as low as
43 to as degrees. The highest tenn
peratures are reported from southwest
Texas and no part of the state has the
temperature reached 100 degrees dur
ing the week. The temperature for
the season since March l, varies but
slightly from normal except over
Southwest Texas where it is slightly
above.
Hail in small quantities has fallen
in few localities over the different
sections of the state. High winds
have also occurred in many parts Of
The state and exceptionally severe To-
cal storms are reported from portions
of North and Central Texas. These
storms, however, covered only small
territory,
The cotton crop has been greatly
improved by the recent rains where
the amounts have been sufficient over
southern and eastern portions of the
state. Over the central and
western portions of north Texas
and the western portion oil
Central Texas a great deal
of the cotton crop is yet unplant ed
and in many sections the rain which
has fallen has been insufficient to GER
inmate the seed in the ground, and as
result very poor stand is expected
from that which has been planted.
Complaints come from parts OF south.
west Texas where rains have been
good to the effect that cotton is not
doing we'll and that great deal has
been planted over, and it is worse in
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not yet fallen. Over the western
portions of North and Central Texas
very little more cotton will
be planted until good rains fall over
those sections. The cool weather has
been injurious to cotton planted and
has retarded the growth of the plant
where up. NJ frost has occurred to
damage cotton in any sections. Cotton
has not been injured by the high
winds. More sunshine is needed for
healthy growth of cotton over the
eastern and southern portions of the
state.
Corn is generally doing WELL but
would be benefited by rain over west.
ern portions of the state. The crop is
generally we'll cultivated.
The wheat crop is later than last
year. The crop ia suffering generally
for rain, and In some localities it is al
ready failure and is being cut for
hay. Some sections will make good
crop yet if rain comes in the course Of
ten days, but the yield will be below
the average. Some damage resulted
from high winds, but sections visite d
were small. The cool weather has
been favorable for VIII sat.
Winter oats are failure, with the
exception of few localities, where
the crop will be fair. With rain soor
over the western portion of the state
fair crop of spring oats will he made
although few sections report the
crop as a failure at the present date.
The prospects for fruit crop are
generally good. Gardens have sui
tered considerably in some sections
for want of rain They were slightly
damaged over the eastern portion Of
the coast district. Straw berry vine:
were damaged by the recent heavy
rains but the crop continues very
good, Dewberries are yielding well
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