The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-15
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
Summary Of Reports From the Posts
Correspondents.
RAINS AND SHOWERS WERE GENERAL
Only Two Sections Report Deficiency
Early Cotton truiting Wcii-The
Rice Crop Benefited.

uCSaS StCtleie--NE.p rNl.t-ll 80 N---A
ding Monday. july IS. l>o
Trecini,at.on--Thc ~esS cg<-e2 49,
few scattered showers ans ssss- c,1H-
lions prevailed until lie M ..1 Ae
1ath, when general showers. Ese s-rl
local rains In ms, sectaa1s srsfJ--1
throughout the entire SsAs- rae fL4-s
were pretty general src tn ctscir 90 le
on an average for .he Sse> cllts.3
the normal to an excess % s.cgc .--'.-.'',
with the greatest IL tne t.eItg i Ec=-
VILE. There was a deficiency "a ,.se
cinity of Temple and Llfkn
srf-sMno-Cumuliss. strato-eGErIsll1s, ,a-
mulo-n.nhus and nimbus ciosis 7rsv-,t--
during The la.ter part OF the 'wee<. sn0te
ieGuced the sunshine considerably A1.i
on an average for tue wreA < " IS ce.l,s
the normal.
Temperatlre-The week opess,i WITH t1s
tenipera, uic ranging from 10 desfe-s
fell slightly uutA the loth and len. ehen
II ranged from : TO 10 degrees 90" tre
over he northw stern porte pi tns
STATE. The week closed with the tenn
perature about the normal or s!ienuy sv-
low. The average temperature. below the
normal nor the week ranged from 3 30
degress> ws.h the greatest departure over
North Texas. The hghe$, tempcratur.
vt the several stations during the week
has ranged from ~ Il, gr=-~s over the cS-
treme north" stern portion oI the STATE
-
and the lowest haS, ranged from y 10
grees over tho Pul.Edidlc 70 - degrees
IN the vicinity of Bcesllle and Galveston.
CONDITION OF CROPS
The drouth which has prevailed for
nearly three months was broken hy good
rams in most sections unrlng the last
three days and N f. :, consensus of opin-
Ion among the ccsstspord.nis tina, the
rain came IN fins, to al benefit 10 the
cotton sor- The crop Is well worked
Tho drouth WAS beginning 20 catlspi u.
plant 10 shed and ii was blooming 10 the
Top. hut II is believed thar u 0ili now
take OF Il new growth and good crop
from carly pimitT,d cotton = expected IN
most sections Of the STATE. but more rain
would be acceptable over the southern
portion Of Central Texas. VIII, re only
showers have i-'en reported. Early cot
ton Is friNing Wei a;!d la'e toi'ou IL
doing very well where previous showers
occurred during The pasy fen ek- and
The crop a whole IL n better shape
than a TN. last report ard IL Improving.
II Is reported ma worms hay. don. Ne,y
lttic damage 70 the crop SO far. Picking
has commelacrd over Southwest Texas
and the wesj coast district a,ld VIII Sp0n
bc general over these sections. The out
look ~ now for fair crop of cotton IN
this State If favorable weather continue.
The rains were 100 lai. 10 Improve n.
corn crop as whole. but hav" b---r rrr..'-
iic:al 10 tn. plant on low la=id aud VIII
cause Ihs ear 10 NJ out better ihau II
would II dry weather had continued, al
though the oror = considerably below The
sverage. Corn whore GU. for fodder has
been damaged slightly by he rains
The rains wer. beneficial "a, the rice
rrf.s.-. t.'''.. rntrr--'s s-n"raHs They nlu
which ~, ~ furnish more water re-. ' s,n
The sr Gun Se.''nf searce In many nla
ih,oWlns' and some firn.,rs ,x,i i9n ior fali
s iahH over North Texas ~
oi.kEsPoNpENTs' RFM.pte
IAN "'trsos--Aiss Tonic Ford H..
md ~ have improved cotton 80.
;, Dallas-G. A. I;seniohr rse
nseil very i"ncfce. to H.. ..r 10 rains have
alle ,. .os; "hlch. with continued -
Par,ier .' 3 WI ~ an avefag. rob
crop '''a f'' beneficial 10 tha
cd rfonlana-s. r Benton. Lo,,l ,.o,.,..
cut4ns eayd "eL Maay farmer, aro
i. n r. n nSD 2' ! NJ Hughes. corn ,
,ush~ls IN LIT, nEht and average ab5n. , ,,np
'eed wa'er Very s.,arce '0''''' crop Is
mprossd c 3. I; ,,i Bartholomew: Rain hs,
l.uiing joha Carter o.,
Al, !" rion sery pronist,e 8''S- iioR- e
i, ~, " lam Sloan, IN. 49,, a
rop- mo grass ;r, =" II WI be beneneiai ,s -
ite ~. Rogers; Good rain.
an t nti,+Ht erJps althet,,b w" 10.
,ng d-o',,h 20 ra 10 enc ryten, h., ,s, 80
ood me condition OF c-ons "a 81
o m ~ J Fcss: All crons u, ,,, -
.nefclal' ''-e CONDITION. Ram has b~cn ~ y,
li.s,r,s4,sii6erx J ". Morris. ~,
,iien ,s o 6 pues, with los,l she,,s' 'ly hi
.llq ard snort ~, premature wiih sma'i "a
"nls Point W p,nev. r. r.
pr $50 improved. Cotton l. a. hn1 grY
ne n vs..- - 'r ne average .nr sf da'
rd w1''ps rcpnrtrd stoet , W. ne wel 81
me-, NJ 'ook wall Rain TOD H., ,..r ple'sty ~
r, ~ su everything else puts o. mnnhi "iip
lam W n Hhrnat -. ~
~. anu ~" hrou'h is broken by s ssoi era
I, G. Lack.y: T.o 4 g
~, ,s, hy a good rnin. vf,in,, atonih "a fan
Tx Is ~ crops. wii reyiys "s yefy Jew
prair,A ,nes si'ara 70 be moved on -
is'z arson hay WIN -, yer, ~ more rain cea.
WIZ nron1d In fa,r const,,,,n ~ SAL
ew d. Sa' 'h's work WIN he ga 'en 'or iroa
aSahach!c-T w. Flo,., ~ MI
sron y made. and ~ slnr
county vii. no sron'lern Horizons or of rain
,, XIX De- ample supply Tor TOP and has
2 thsn "H,s nnfnascf tie corn inch.
OF ,no co,.t, n"In. To date The nrn. INK
lesred crop Is all that could aEsu
,%:ns aa,d r. sa E.a,' Cotton p,csn. rain s
e. 60 and marketed on tho pale r. Issm
~, y, weather Of this week c n,n Inc Ma ,u
pevnnE--I ii..,,. cotton. srou
fetal 10 nil era''Rschi The rain va. were
II corn l sro ,rnp,. bn, more i needed crop
m doing w.,I '"s rapidly. Corn nnd shed
tenants Gias
general over .,-h,m"scy: Rains have lreviv
has been greatly h.ns,,,.y. Late cot ora
MIAMI. a. sloan s.ant ana new fen !
b %ero bc, %; ssloan: 0ooi sbowsrs s snd
Tor corn =" '"''on. but too are n
hinonI-J Bard,.. p.,. or III
veTything nam beneficial ward
lyilic-L l.. pro,,,,, ,,, Win e
iich benefit IN n.y. me rain was set a
es WIN again form, ,ariners. Cotton late Il
prospect for unn, ~ me plant, and ~ SON
wed, 7'"' crop IL greatly thirds
lge--Reiffert a. total
] the cotton os uood rains have other
han an ac noue not not, been general yet
'ms.nerah,e damage in Few Few f M,h,sh ArsIs,
he sero w: T. wehber; II appesr.
vnwoodDnT opputh Is broken. Tv,e,