The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05
WEATHER AND CROPS.
THE REPORT OF THE CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
The Week Closed without precipIta-
tion-Ihc Temperature Above the
NormnI-onts, Wheat and Rye
Are Looking well-GcnernI.

Galveston, Texas, January L-Unitod
states department OF agriculture, weather
bureau, weather crop bulletin Of the
Texas weather service Tor the week end
ing January 4:
Precipitation--The week closed without
precipitation, except light shower over
the east coast district on the morning OF
December ~ 1893, and January 4, 1871
hence the precipitation has been consld-
erably below normal, 1t has generally
averaged from ESQ to about inch below
the normal the greatest deficiency being
over the northern and central portions
OF the state.
The Indications ore that the coming
week will open with generally fair wealth
er. except probable showers over the
| southeastern portion OF the State.
Sunshine-The week opened with weather
generally clear. with sunshine considerably
above the normal; cumulus and cumulo-
stratus clouds prevailed toward the latter
part OF the week over East Texas and the
eastern portion OF the coast district, which
has had tendency to reduce the amount
OF sunshine; but on the average for the
state it has been slightly above the nor
NAL.
remperature-The week opened with the
temperature ranging from to 10 degrees
above the normal owes Southwest and
East Texas and the coast district, and
about to degrees above over North,
Central and West Texas and II fell dur
! ing the middle part OF the week until 1t
was generally from to 6 degrees below
the average. The week closes with the
temperature generally about normal over
the northern portion Of the State and
about to degrees above over the south
ern portion. The highest temperature
during the week at the several stations
has ranged from 81 degrees over the Pan
tho ppngt dis
trict, and the lowest has ranged from
about 80 degrees over the northern portion
of the state to 45 degrees over the east
coast district.
The indications are that the coming
,voell will open with the temperature fall
In,, 70 nearer the normal over the south
ern portion of the State and slightly be-
low over the northern portion.
CROPS.
The correspondents that refer TO cotton
state that 1t is all ginned and as RUE
the farmers have generally sold thelr
crops, ,,-,,,.
we'll, although more rain woula improve
IL to some extent.
Oats. rye, and and barley are generally
doing well aud it believed that showery
weather would be beneficial to these
crops
Vegetables are generally doing wei
over the coast district Tie hBhI lroSt
the morning OF the list did not have any
1.,,,,,,i,,,, offccts that could be observed
on tender vegetation.
Gras, is holding out fairly well oyer
the southern portion of the state. consld-
crng the long continued drouh.
lIoMln Ms - S,,, ,r,I,,nd is In Good condi-
ilonS MHe.C M - oSi'' so - ~, ,ro,,nd
tloh' Mo'' t'i, ,,, - a., f,r,, v,orl,
III pelte' SoI'u'tlV" ~. -. ,,or,, ecarca
Water lor atoeh 70 eI,'t,,e roe,iS1 bafil,,
IN solhe loyaiitl'S ~ -. i9tsNtHprS
CoffESfoN DEN - MEMO
CCrsicana, IL l.. Gloson-lIaln badiy
iittie blowing on account of the ground
being dry. Cotton all gathered and ginhed
and marketed: very 1.-THE left IN the hahds
Of the farmers in the country. Temporal
ture. maximum "a, minimum 25 rain none.
EastIand. i. A. Feddemau-We warm
and pleasant. We feel deeply Interested
about winter rains for without these
,,ond sonltinl- rains there Will be IN all
probabihtjos light crops IN this part of
'ravng Farmers are pIowlng for spring
crons rive and barley is up and looking
foirlv well some winter grass, owing to
Tho late rrins but as "A general rule ground
is hare Temperature, maximum 7O min
i,,,,,,,, 20. mo rain
IN t, w. bartholomew Weather
i''I., ,,o,.,, nnd n,oasnnt for the sea-
son V,hoof and oats are looking finely
81 49,, 20 he doing vol Tcuper,t-
anu gnra o ,,yir,nU s. minimum a.; faln, 10
W. e. ,ir. Gn ,,e,, cont
va III i,',,i,,,,',,., StrierIer- Weather
@, ,,.,, .,,'d r,Ieas2pt erase Is coming out
WI r,', 80 ,.o hnddine Temporature.
n,'I -, =, ,,,,tn,nn, n. rain 6G an one
- ~ g,Ir,at,re "a Nor r.,t
N' y, . Vlisnp-- Farmers are
..,i,L'-iI.. oo,'rg fox next years rrop.
ei .'l' ,',,ir,,,r 70 minimum *.
elIL., q. ,, cont
"o I"''' W. sinnn,0,, The morning or tho
o., "a - 80, u, b.s,,,, fr,.t ana "a sllebt
o. ,r',. ~ ,r,,,,5r,t,,r rraxI,nnn 70 mini
-. -, on. a., r,jH
~ 5 IN ~ ~ rj,ds.,l rr,r,,ers ranort
,'t,'''i 80 ,,,'in,, ansi,, me- warn,
M WIS., rs 'o"''9
'''I ~ -, ~ yyo,,lo,5- Co,+o, rosrI,,
ali VI III d. ,ror,,is-tTe rnavln1,,n, 70 mini
-, ~. rdir, e1,nsbina g0 ner rpnt
g,iton IIehree- ISarinarg are ren-
or,I,. t,,,-,,r[S l5n5 Far next veor,s cron9
,,,ort,irr n,a,.IrnI,n N minimum "a.
~, ratr s,,nsbine "a ner cent
ere Vine W / CravIevyybeat do
inc ANY Won plow,nr proI,ressin, dne-
i I've St"ci- Is IN ,.srv good condition and