The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-18
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
The Weekly Report Of the Texas
Weather Service.
WEATHER FAVORABLE FOR FARMERS.
Much Flowing Has Been Done Wheat
and Vegetables Doing Weii--Rc-
marks Of Correspondents.

Galveston, Texas, January H-Cnited
! States Department Of Agriculture, Wealth
or Bur eau--Weekly weather-crop bulletin
OF the Texas weather service for the week
ending January ls. 1896:
Precipitati on--The week opened with gen
! orally clear weather, which continued until
! the 18th and 18th. when the weather
clouded up generally. and on the 18th
showers fell throughout the State over
the western portion of the agricultural
| districts the rainfall was only light show
ers, while over the central and eastern
! portion OF the State the amount was gen.
! orally between one and two inches. The
rainfall for the week was below the nor
| NAL over western portions and was above
over eastern portions of the State and
was below the normal over the coast dis
| trict and the central portions.
Sunshiue--The sunshine has been gen
orally deficient as clouds have prevailed
! TO a greater Or less extent since the 18th.
Iempere ture--The temperature was ris-
ing at the opening of the week and COLI
tinted to rise untl the 18th. when slight
ncrther prevailed over the northern por-
/ ton OF the State. which was followed by
nearly stationary temperature until the
close of the week The tempe nature For
the week has averaged two or three de-
grees daily above the normal in most parts
| Of the State
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The weather during the past seven DAYS
| has been generally favorable for farming
/ interests except in a few localities where
/ the ground has remained too wet for plow-
ing. In most localities, however, farmers
are busy preparing for the coming crops
I and much blowing has been done. The
I wheat crop IS generally doing well but
I EsF . To-,
/ some damage from the late cold weather
/ Vegetables are doing fairly well and good
progress is being made in getting ready
/ for the spring crop. Strawberries are
! ripenng
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS
san Antonto--James A. Barry: Little
II being done in this immediate vicinity
because of recent wet weather; the rains
Will be beneficial for future work Tenn
perature maximum 10. minimum A; rain
fall. 2S on four days.
salisbury-J. C. Holmes: Farmers polw-
Ing for spring oats, Weather favorable
for cattle. Temperature, maximum IS,
minimum %
Amarillo-Wayland Bailey: Tempera-
ture, maximum GO. minimum 90: no rain.
Graham--A. b. Grant: Weather favor
able for farm work and considerable
blowing for spring crops already done.
Range good. Temperature, maximum "A
minimum 81; rainfall .O2 on one day.
Dallas-G. A. Eisenlohr: Temperature.
maximum 10, minimum 25; rainfall, 40 on
two days.
FL Paso-N. D. Lane: Temperature,
ximum. GA, minimum 23 RAINFALL Is on
enc day.
Houston--John A. McNabb: Tempera-
ture maximum n. minimum s.
bsteilc-S. G, Lackey: Wheat has been
damaged 10 some extent by cold weather.
AF.nF > l..
the first Of the month on account of wet.
cod weather Temperature, maximum
| "a. minimum q.
Waco-W. j. Foss Farmers are max
ing active preparations for spring crops.
with good season in the gi'ougd: the
outlook is favorable Temperature, maxi
mum g. minimum "a.
Palestn M. Wright: Temperature.
maximum g. minimum 81.
Lampasas-W II. Weber: Tempera-
turc, maximum 49, minimum 80
! Brenham-J, G.. Scan: Temreraturc:
maximum 70 minimum Il; rainfall. 1.S9 on
three days
Luling-John Carter: Farmers all busy
blowing when weather permits. Temporal
turc, maximum 70, minimum IS; rainfall,
.3N on one day
Columbia-J. S Rogers: Tcmnerature.
maximum "a. minimum 3s; rainfall SO on
one day.
stanord-C f. Mercer: Tenporature
maximum u, minimum ~; rainfall 1.04 on
two days
Aurora-H b. Wayland: The week has
been favorable for Garm work Tempera
ture, maximum r. minimum p.
Rheinland-Joseph Reisdorff We are
having fine weather. \ great deal OF
prairie being broken.
Brieht-H. T. Williams: Norther in first
part Of the month with cloudy ard misty
days following.
Runge-Reifer and Tips: Temperature
maximum n, minimum 80.
Belville-- l., l.. Prouty: The rains have
been very beneficial and have enabled the
farmers to proceed in preparing the
ground for the coming crops Tempera-
tnre. maximum *, minimum IS
Dodd-W. II. Cobb: The weather this
week has been moderate. Farmers are
plowing and getting ready for coming
crops.
Tredericksburg-Arthur striegler: Tenn.
pcrature, maximum ~. minimum a.
Seguin--A. NJ. Ersklne Weather cleared
on the It'll with a north wind and contIn-
ued clear until the 18th; cloudiness in
creased on the 18th and 18th with rs OF an
inch OF rain on the 18th. Ground too wet
to pillow.
Tylcr-C f Wood: Temperature, maxi
mum S. minimum 81; rainfall 1.2o on ore
day. ~
Albany-N. L. bartholomew: Terlpera-
ture, maximum e. minimum 80
Corsicana-E. l.. Glbsor' Yemperature,
maximum 81, ml2iu..~.-6.
Baulineer--Lr u. Pearce: Temperature
maxir<orn g. minimum %.
C<cman-A. Lindsay: Good seather for
fc.Sning and people are at work. Whea,
/ doing well. Temperature, maximum 60
minimum 50.
| san Marcos-w. c. Digger: Tempera.
ture, maximum "A, minimum so.
FROM POST CORRESPONDENTS.
| Lufkln. January 16.--Rain fell all las,
night and sim pouring down. The streets
| are flooded.
Sandy Point, January IA steady
twelVe-honr rain has soaked the ground
thoroughly and stopped the farmers from
breaking up land. 1t is cloudy today.
| Wind from north
Livingston, January l5-ConsIderahlc
rain has fallen since yesterday noon. max.
| ing the ground very wet ana quite sof,
though sharp norther Is blowing now. ami
1t will probably be dr!er and colder To-
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