Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-02
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
OF the Texas Weather Service for tn,
Week Ending Monday, April 20.

Week Ending Monday, April 20.
United States Department Of Agrl-
culture. Weather Bureau-Weather
crop bulletin Of the Texas weather
service for the week ending p. M,
April %, 1895:
Precipitation: The continued drouth
has been broken, especially over east,
central and north Texas, where good
local rains have been reported. on
the Gath instant general showers were
reported throughout the agricultural
portions Of the state, With good local
rains In Come localities over the nrtth-
ern portions of central and east Texas.
There was not a day until toward
the latter part of the week, when IL
cleared up, but what showers were re-
ported from some localities. The rain
fall was light over the extreme west
ern portions OF the state. along the
east coast, and over the northeastern
portion Of east Texas, where II was be.
lw the normal, while there was a
general excess over the other portions
of the state, ranging from O1O OF an
inch to moro than 200 inches, with
the greatest excess In the vicinity OF
Waco.
The showers were exceptionally ben
e0cial to all farming interests and
were much needed, although more
rainfall is needed over the southern
and western portions of tho state
where the drouth stlll continues.
The showers were of great benent
to the cotton crop, but more rain ia
needed In many localities. The ground
was exceptionally dry and the amount
OF precipitation which fell In some
places over the southern and western
portions Of the state has not been
snilclent TO put the surface soil An
condition for cultivation and TO sus-
tain the growth of the cotton plant
Seeds where planted are coming nm
more uniformly since the recent show
ers ana better stand Is expected
Corn is growing nicely and tho stand
mas been improved generally. 1t is
stated from some localities over tho
northwestern portions OF the state that
the ram was Just In time to save the
crop from having TO be replanted
oats have come out considerably
since the showers. and II IA believed
that with n continued good seoson N
fair crop viii be raised. The rains
We're not in time to insure a good
wheat crop, hut II has been greatly
improved. This crop will be some
better over the eastern portion of tbe
wheat belt than was expected some
rev weeks ago, although the crop will
be light over the western portion OF
the state.
The showers over the east const die.
trict We're very beneficial to the rice
crop, but more rain is needed for ir
rigatlon purposes.
The hnll on the night of tho e4th
damaged crops considerably In somn
localities over southwest Texas. ana
especially In the Nueces valley.
CORRESPONDENTS REMNpISs
Aurora-H. Il, Maryland: Tho conio,,
rams curing the pnst week have re-
vlVed vegetation rapidly. Farmers are
now very hopeful, as wheat, where I,
was thought TO be dead, Is erowl,s,
nicely and oats are coming out ranIdi,s.
Corn doing well, Hail on tho nisht -
the alst did much damage To crnY,s 49,.
OF mis- locality Temperatures mov,'
mum w. minimum 81; rainfall o.aS a.,
Two DAYS; sunshine, 7s nor cent va
Glen Rose-C. ]. Chandler. Nh MIA
OF nan mere, but have had some rood
Rms Rms which were beneficial to crona
I a.elilperatnre, maximum So, minlnpn,
70; rainfall 3.5e on i've days.
aenrletta-C. II. Patterson. rA
spiehdid rains OF the past yseeir ~. ~
uihed with other favorable ,yaa,,tl
.ohdluons, have been OF great hernc.
70 srowlng crops. RninfnlE IT az
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