The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-16
WEATHER AND CROPS.
THE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
rrecipitation, sunshine nnd Tenn
perature for the Fast weck-oats
aud other vegctation Hurt by
the Frcczc-NVhent outlook.

Galveston. Texas. February i5,-llnited
states department o; ngr culture weather
bureau weather crop bulletin OF the Texas
weather service FOR tho week ending
Thursday. February IL:
Precipitation - showery weather over
southern portion. with snow over the
northern portion Of the State. has prevail
81 generally during the past week, the
greusest amount OF precipitation heing
over 2oo inches over the northeastern
portion Of the State. The precipitation for
tho week averaged sligh.sy above toe
normal OVER the central and eastern por-
tioas Of North Texas, the northeastern
portion OF Central Texas and the northern
portion OF East Texas. while over the
other portions OF the STATE there has been
a general deficiency ranging from so OF
m inch 10 100 inch, the greatest beng
over wcst Texas.
suushine-rhe weather has been cloudy
generally during the past week and hence
me nsnouut OF sunshine has averaged
Considerably below tae normal. the great
est deficiency being over East Texas and
eha eastern portions OF North Texas and
me Coast district,
TemperatHe-Tne week opened with the
temperature ranging generally from 70 l.
degrees above the daily average. a Sc
we're uort1per reached the state on the 18th
instant and the temperature fell during
the TN and l2tn from about normal or
slightly above untl It ranged generally
from IS to 30 degrees besow the average,
With the greatest deficiency over the
eastern portion OF TIE STATE. The week
c.oses With the temperature ranging from
TO 9 degrees below the normal over
North, Central and West Texas, and from
to " degrees below over East and Souiln-
vest Texas and lie Coast district The
highest temperature during the week at
the several s-nhons has ranged from about
Is degrees over North Texas TO ~ degrees
over the Coast district, ana the lowest
has ranged from ] degree over the Pan
handle 10 Is degrees over the eastern por-
aon OF the Coast district.
CROPS
Wheat IS doing wei and Ia some locali- !
Ties q has improved 10 some extent during
tne past two weeks.
oats that were coming up over the
Northern portion OF the Safe were killed
by the freeze on DE lin The farmers
a7ve sonn some sprtig oats, ana generally
bave thelr ground ready for that ppr.
pose.
Tue weather during the past week was
vesy untavorab.e for farm work, but a.
a r1e work IS well adyaJaced ana the
grocnd IS In fine condition tor plowmg
The cold wave wllich reached the Coas
aStrls; On the night ~ the inth damaged
Yese eblcs and stopped The grown oil ali
ft'Fetat3-n. The strawberry farms ni1sS
H. rt5fag
D 3n1s. IL g gonera.ly bc'eved-that tpe
eaid spell will only have q tendency 20
IN IN The croa late ard Ihe damage at the
piss7t viii be very slent
IL IL generally boiieyea that tho cold
weather WIN be Of great advantaee 70 the
penr ana othFr fruit crops over the south
era portion OF thc state ns it VIII hold
them back from blooming and probably
bIiNe them from being killed later on in
the season.
Stock are Keeping up very well and water
for them Is more plentiful throughout the
state than az last report. Pastures are
ser crafty very short and this last cold spell
VIII be very hard on cattle.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
CoF5icAuR, p. L. Gibson Slcet, hail. ana
somo snow fell on the 18th. Farmers have
their lanes We'll nigh all broken and some
oats suWn,
teredcrlckshure, A. Strlegler--Aiore rain
tffAN 0NtUA flAA XIV NtfNlh 1Ft BOW iuii on
water. the outlook for good season e
promising. spme farmers still bold their
cotton Tor better. nrlres. -------
Mckinney. q a. Wilsnn-roats that were
up were killed The sleet and snow on the
Ilth was very hard on stock
Golsmah, u. a. Lnsdcy-The good
weather of last week improved wheat 40
early cats thought Ia De killed by the lats
freeses
Grange, J II, Eeilcy-The freeze has
damaged vegetables, grass ana fruit trees.
Palestine NJ. Wright-The rnins or the
past week were beneficial "a farming IN
terests This cold snap has done no harm
Round Rock Thos, Keed-The coid
weather has killed the mogs OF tho small
oats. All vegetation killed.
GRAPEVINE 3 ]. Crowley Stock water
plentiful and the ground Is TOO wet %
niow.
Dallas. A. lsiseniohr- weather during
the week, although cold and wet does not
seem 70 haye injured the winter sown
cereals. bit 1t Is too early to tell whether
the fruit trees have suffered any. Early
are hll gone