The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-29

PRECIPITATION BELOW TIE NORMAL
Tcmpcrturc Above aud Suushimc below
'hc Normal.-Good Weather Tor Fam
Work-Ihc Growing Crops.

,f"t 'it'tt wiz no precipitation except n
liEht shower. 90 OF AN lnch. IN tho vicinity
~ l.ougvicw on tho 9Th. The precipitN-
non on an AVERAGE Tor the week was
below the normal VITA q deficiency of 10
OF an inch over the western portion of
the state to 10 Of AN inch over the east
crn PARTON.
sunshine I'll. sunshine on an average
Tor "a" week WAS hcinw tho normal. as
broken stratus. ciiirulo-stratus and cumu-
nus clouds Prevailed.
Trnporatrrc mo week opened with the
trlfiicratiiie ranging from TO degrees
above the daily normal. with the greatest
excess ovrF the northeastern portion OF
I'll" state. after which II fcli slightly, but
continued above tie normal throughout
Tue Ntck. tn" icmpcr.itIru ON an aver
"sr Tor tho week ranged from . degrees
above the normal over tne southern por-
non Of nc state TO about iegrse.s above
| over thr northeastern portion. the high
ct Temperature ~ tho several stations
durnE the week has RANGED from u do
srioS over the cast coast district to 90
i'tre,s IN tho vicinity Of Haliingcr Lli-
KIN and Wca,hcrford. aud The lowest has
iaNgei from g degrees over the Panhandle
TO % degrees over tho coast district.
CONDITION or CROPS.
The weather during the past week was
exceptionally favorable for farm work
and farmers have been vcy busy planting
and working crops and as a rule. tDcv
ar well up with thor work
Cotton planting IS completed in most
1 sections except sod land. which Is now
tehs planted. Earlyplanted cotton is
up ana worked. Late planted cotton IS
coming up very we'll. II IS reported IN
most sections that rain would be benc-
hcal to til" crop.
Corn is growing rapidly and early corn
has boon worked out and Ia needing rain
In SOM" locaiii os Planting Is comrleted
Nhoat and oats are doing we'll. except
na t' ,,re r, y.r IN so'i' sgS'oms Voluntary
,,i,..t,. - 800 ' ''' meaning o"'
The weather las been rather dry FOR
wv 't,u .rS., t a., ,uii NY are hoini
isi,s V,.ot,ilrs mn hsrri.s ar l,G,n
.,i,t.,, ,'' - - hio pe'hs
r,lN, dnv ana thnv M w., w Utmost
,l,.,l9t my am ''''S arc "' Il very nee
rJ,,rn b,s ,.,, ,.,t..,..,
ani9i,nt 10 ,l,..hin, ,n, ii,i 70
w. wH'ks. and ran, IS nseled fer farming
d., ,,n, j., 800. ,, - "'7'ti''"s 10
wv IN T"'"' s''' rs
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
san Marcos Miss Tonic Ford: The
v,,,hcr ,,n,i,,, ,,,., ms. ,.oo,, h,,,, .,.
'.'''' '"''''E '''p p,s' W'''h mas pecn
rather cool Tor crops. but they are doini;
fairly well. Farmers are well up with
th.t, ,vure An tl,i,.,. co,etl,rd ,,s
ptcts nre NV Ecr, d,tte ii 'o''s'0erea pros
Nv i hr4nni en- ,ieseck; Weather
M G1,fon All ,l,t. ,ooat ,fVn y, ,,.
ma nm, lonkins, irn,, M, 1,,t :, IN 81,
"9,h ;, ,nH pi'sse1 no. x eFal , M ,,o.,
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~ ~, 80. - =.
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,.,t , ~ ~ 'r''' i, ~ i, 49, n
S H.. '"S 'iS 81 al ElN'lS are DONG iaiFy
Nl.it,.,,udr r,nis,lo-c. An whoat &C.
% a.,.N, .n"e REP ana nro , rs a FAR crop
vcry piorri.tr,- setl''. corn IL ' ~, ana