The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-10
WEATHER And CROP REPORT
Review of the Past Month by the
Texas Bureau.
GENERALLY FAVORABLE FOR FARMERS
Dat sowing Completed and Making Good
rrogress-Corn Planting Well Adj
vaneed-Sone Cotton Planted.

- tuTNEil-StonihlS C!lnatploglCAl sum
mary, Texas section, for the month az
March. 1876:
Temperature degrees FahrenheiDThe
1 temperature on an average for the State
eas = below he normal. There was =.
general deficiency except over the ex-
IRENE western PORTION OF the State. where
il ranged from about normal to an eS-
cess Of So with the greatest in the
vicinity OF I'll Paso. The deficiency ranged
| from e.s TO Is over Central and South
west Texas and the coast district. from
IL 10 ~ over East Texas and the west
( esn portion q North Texas and from
80 10 40 over the eastern portion of
/ North Texas with the greatest IN the
vicin.ty Of Dallas. \ cool wave of
1 marked inonsity prev allied from the 10Th
I 70 The 2oth ard the minimum temperature
/ for the month at all stations throughout
tne Stale was reached generally on these
dates, and on ine 18th. 18th ana 2ptn IT
I Ranged rom i 20 u below the daily nor
zlAat. y 1i-a MAS the greatest daily de-
/ IsrtDr= for The month. A warm wave
I crossed the State just at the close oil the
month AMI the maximum temperature
!cs AL stat.ons occurred generally from
Us" -Sth y the Slst, inclusive, The high
t'st monthly mean temper ature was 7nl
~ Point ISABEL from observed readings
and e,.i AZ Fort Ringsoid from seit-re-
mem 45, ~ Amarillo maximum, lo5 at
/ : orr hlnEgoli on the 18th minimum
= ~ Happy on tn. 10Th. greatest local
/ monthly range. Il al Midland least local
5so1thly rs-rg., e at Galveston. Thd
assut'st temperature a. the several STA
l.c,,s during the month ranged from
a. Galveston 20 loJ Al Fort RinEgo!i.
ans tne lowest has ranged from J. at
HAPPY 70 IS at Galveston.
Free.p.'at!o'l On Inches The rrecipita-
unia "a al average for the State was
. q ir@goH tile normal There was a
general deficiency except over the east
soasi district where there was an excess
which ranged from g e 10 about i0p. with
- greatest To the vicinity of Houston
. Sire deficiency in precipitation ranged
from p.ie 70 i56 over Central West and
Southwest Texas an! the western portion
o. the coast district. ana from Len 20
- 0ve- North and Fast feNas with tine
greatest In Ike vicinity Of Dallas. In~
precipitation fell IN tho form Of rain tx
cept over the Panhandle. where snow
WAS reported and the number OF rainy
days fer the month ranged from none
oyer Inc western and southwestern por-
lion OF tn State 70 II ia fha vicinity Of
Houston and Brennan. Greatest monthly
pre- tpitat!cn. SIS a. houston least m NTH
Is rt-Cipita-igrl nfD AT camp Eagle Pass
Fort Klnsgold. For, Stockton Menari,
viNe Midland ana Sierra blanca, ani
II Paso Fort CLARK Harkel. Leakoy and
amounting to 100 inch per hour OF 80 In
tw- nty-four hours IN reported from M
s4sfpu on the k1l4l. from itEaLbtA ia pii lti'
l5ih. from Houston On the l5ih, from
stafford on the 18th and from Victoria on
Snowfall. stations, amounts and dates
md an! 20 inches on tho Ism, Happy
Z q lrcn on the lDth and Is 4 an inch on
rn+. nm. Hale Center. ~ OF an linen on
IN. i0lh and IN inch on The Tth, Mount
IslAD~o 10 on n" ltih
Slce, was reported from Coleman on rhe
isth rom Mount Hianco on the End, 81
..t.1 F-f, s.f. IN a.
HaNstorrn occurred at Aurora on the
i9-h az Grapevine on the 9Th. At Houston
on 'he gth and nm ant at Rockport on
The i-'h. but M DAMAGE 70 crowns crops
The prevailing direction OF the winds
~ the state vas soath. although south
IVA war rht. -. stcrn portion Of the Sta'e
Lunar ra.os were observed ct .B2Hrn.
o. me Zlrh AZ Galveston on M. @ith- al
Grapsytn. on the 5ist, At Haie Nen,er on
she -f-t az Mount Blanc on me -'lh, anu
ID no kuprt 90 the 2Itn
solar faios wHre reported from hst"ii'
o. fhe syn ana from 6rapevin" on the sth:
'Thlrdcf.torius citations and dates Of
e,-, .-re,,ra,-A Aurora H. u. 3d. Brazo:ia n.
IL. prenharn -. Ho.rne 3 college station
it Columbia -. l. Corscaf.t 'a) 10; tu"ro
h Is Dallas IT, H. u N. DaneYhns 5, .,
70. r. 49, Estelle 20 ~ Galveston ~ ~
=. Georgetown %. GRAPEVINE ., 10 u,
H. q I.ulirg - is. Palestine 3, o, Rock
,ort :. ) ; 70 is, IS. IS
e.i-Angie,on ~ Aurora 10. le. ~;
I,razorlt ~ -, fireman 49, 9,i Boetii. q,
rlurrst Z = 70. a.. ~, - -; College station
= -. Corslcara "a T. \ y r. j. Iorp ,.i
Christi ~. Dallas ls IT, ~ - =, puhlli
y Dpval u. y. III paso e " l.stgli" J.
H. e a. %. Fort stockton !. . - n
C,s.,rreto.n : 49, p Grapevine l. II, L.
lIaii.-t,.,t.ir - - Houstonei. l,anpasas
: s. T. ~ "a llano :, 10 i-9ling y "a
X Palestine 80. Painter 7 IL. -. Runec
"a r. San Antonio 1ao r. q ~ %; stat
Ii.-,y1 ff@s, reported from Abilene on
mo ma and q from FL Paso on the IN
and I'm from Palestine on the nm. ana
from waco on The 9o'h.
currencel--C ors.eann On e o. Dublin u
l5 - "a, EsteliN z. 10. ~ ~ ~ 9rorg.,,
~ Kerrl--ie ~ Lampnsas H. ~
N.w Brnurfels %. oraug" N, PAINTER is:
pobv T. Woattlorford Il. 70
Frratufn.-- Monthly prrcipuatlnn al Fort
rrown for February should hare hcen
q. N an iuch. instead Of - Of an men
Ar q q AN inch fen on the llth' which
SUMMARY or LATE REPORTS
Summary Of late reports just received,
February. lSe.
Arthur Monthly precipitation a.ls
inches on 80 days
Angloion Monthly mean temperature
fsl. maximum ss on the 18th. minimum
a on the ltth; precipitation $40 inches oi
ris days. excessive $40 inches on the ist
| ia y hours.
| maximum - on the 2ith, minimum g on
| the lot s,h and 18TH. precipitation 10 on
seven days, excessive $40 on the I'D.
| Coldv'a err Monthly mean temperature
| 1856. maximum 10 on the Nth, minimum
to the sth: precipitation 20 OF an inch
| on the LIST,
BradyTotai precipitation 7.i3 inches on
| four days.
! Howitt-rotal precipitation Csc on seven
| days: snow. d trace on the 7th,
10 notwithstanding mean temperature
SO. maximum - on the 25th, minimum =
| on tn. lith. precipitation 2S1 ON three
| days
| CONDITION OF CROPS.
Tho moAth OPENED with the conditions
| slightly unfavorabie Tor farming opera
tons. but these conditions prevailed but a
short time. and altogether the month has
been favorable except that too much rain
fell over the central coast region and not