The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-09
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
Summary of Reports From Bureau
Correspondents.
NO RAINFALL OF ANY CONSEQUENCE.
Temperature In Excess of Norm,i-warm
Dry Weather Detrimental to Crops.
Picking Progressing EapidIy.

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Texas Section: crop bulletin for the week
ending Monday. September 7, 1896:
| Precipitation-The week opened with
| fair weather and these conditions con-
tinucd urtil the 9Th, when light Showers
were reported from the coast district and
Southwest Texas, with the greatest rain
TALL. 297 inches, in the vicinity of Hous-
ton. There was no rainfall of conse-
quence during the week over North, Cen
iral and East Texas and the Panhandle,
| ne precipitation for the week was be-
low the normal III all scct.ons except in
| the vicinity OF Houston, whore there was
| an excess of more than one inch. The
! dchclehrN over the other portion of the
| STATE ragged from 40 of an inch o .cr
West ItAas to La Inches over the ex-
| rene SOU htdstern portion Of the State
,aln5hlne-l lac sunshine MAS reduced
signify by few scattered cumulus and
50 .tlo-rlnulhs clouds curing me week.
pHt on an average there WAS more than
the normal amount
Temperature -Ire week. opened with
tho temperature ranging from / to de-
srees above the normaL after Nnich it
rose s..rhty until the its. when it ranged
from 70 degrees abov" the dli.v uor-
m with the greatest excess over East
| Texas. The temperature fell slightly 10
N'tId the close of the week, but IL still
ranged generally above the normal WITH
III, greatest excess over The tastc,n ror-
ton of the Stt,e. On an average for the
| week me temperature was generally fICm
! . i
great rNr"SS over the northern portion
OF the State. The highest tonprt.iiu~c af
th" several stations during The week has
ranged from 81 degrees oyer the extreme
northwestern portion OF the State to los
ucSiec~ in the vicinity of Lufkiu, and the
lowest has ragged from % degrees on err
llH idunandc 10 80 degree, over the east
coast district.
CONDITION or CROPS.
The warm. dry weather during the week
w very detrimental to farming interests
The ground is generally too dry for f.
lnu"lil-. ana ltl vegetation is materially
suil"r.ug tor ram.
cotton continues opening vsry rapidly
ana the warm and Try weather u causing
! Et-Ht .ra! pi tn" crop to open prcma-
turely, which Is Injurious to M, cloi AZ a
MHole 1t * a consensus OF opinion .tmon :
ice coirc$pci dents that iaiu uoM Wouli
o. no mat .rlal benefit 10 cotton ami
wound do moro daTaee to the crop Than
hNuu' Tor thele is not tiulc row for ID new
top erJp 10 matugt. The prospects Tor 4
Yep crop are very poor. 1t is beI":cl that
i,ls crop WI only D. In spots aad wil. be
!lEHt a. mat .dts cotton has suffered
y ere from the druu tEau early cotton
Fh ihc crap as Il whole Is nghtcr over
Tie northern portion % the state than
",r me scnthrrl portion. The local
Rains curing thr early part of II. last
Gee hlc in August Were 81 some benefit To
,4ie cotton over CeltiN reNLs, but as
mai time the crop vas not benefited AS
ihuch ns Wa an yrsi cNpartcd .rud /, IS
TOW claimed IN some places whera TN
anna WIS H%ht That the prospects uf
tha crop have no: imp,oYed any. Pirh NJ.
IS pIoSTeeHinS lNpiilv Notwithstanding
We warn weather AMI i Is believed That
,he bulk Of The crop w,il be pi,l,ri Is Ike
n , or pctober. r'ar'n"ls are rushing ,tls
Wofk Tor fear Of rlln. IN, crOn Is ttirnrn.,
our iaLlN We'll IN SOM places, PARTICULARLY
over , south" S, TeN4s considering me
Y"I,'''u I'll ~ = Hni hot W-&u ar. rs i
Wly.1 ~ !lrid WEI be very light over the
. 'G"ag' PORTION ol IN" STATE.
olh gathering continues IN places ana
ny Hlei I is poor,
81, "ttnclh nave comm iced preparing for
rr"M liz, III 'a wheat but the grouud Is Gly
i i"i ,hia "3rN ana a seuetal rain as badly
1Vel',l' WIN laNGr2hla weather fair
=. 'tIHv "i Wh9"t WA De 'owa. IAe urolth
Is lnnrlns lall lorase crops ana they viii
ue hsht IN most places. So -hum, auI
sugar cane maturing, uut iH not IS rood
as II might lave b-cn. Fan Vegetables
are failure IN NJ 81 10 'alit.es on account
~ me dfouth ilt saould we haze ram
some more WI. De planted rhc rico crop
Is generally short an mas suffered lnat,ri
ga m,