The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-15
WEATHER AND CROP REPORT
Regular Weekly Bulletin of tho
Texas Bureau.
SUNSHINE WAS BELOW THE AVERAGE.
Corn Planting Completed In Most Locale
ties-Eariy Planted Cotton in tho
Coast District Is Up.
NSIIINE WAS BELOW THE AVERAGE.

Galveston. Texas, Aprll li.--Unitei
States Department of Agriculture. Cll-
| mate and Crop Service of the Weather
Bureau, Texas Sec,ion-crop bulletin for
the ten days ending Monday. April H.
1896:
prccpitntion-Show and threatening
weather prevailed except over the western
portion OF North Texas and the north
western portion of Central Texas, where
no rainfall was reported during the ten
days, The precipitation ON an average
for the ten days ranged from 20 OF nm
inch below the normal over the north
western portion OF the State 10 an oN-
cess of more than ! inch In the viciniiy
OF San Antonio.
Sunshine---Thc sunshine was considcra-
bly, below the average. especially over the
southern portion of tho state. ms nimbus,
stratus and cumulo-stratua clouds pre-
vailed.
Tcmpcra,ure-Tho period covered opened
with II cool wave over the northern por-
ton Of the State. with the temperature
generally from TO ~ degrees below the
daily normal. after which 1t rose slowly
until the sth and 9Th. when 1t ranged gen
orally above the normal Tho temperature
fell slightly Just ut the close Of this period
and ranged generally a,,out the normal or
slightly below. The temperature on an
average was generally h"low the norm i.
especially oyer the southern portion Of the
State The highest temperature at the
several stations during tho ten days
ranged from II degrees over the coast
district 10 50 In the vicinity of Grapevine.
and tho lowest has ranged from ~ de-
grocs over the Panhandle to a degrees
over South Texas.
CONDITION or CROPS
The weather during the ton Gays was
not altogether favorable for farming op-
erations ms the dry weather over the
northwestern portion OF the state $ind the
showers over the southeastern portion re-
tnrded farm work 10 some extent. but as
"A rule farmers are very well up with
their work.
Corn planting IL completed In most To-
calities except over North Texas where
planting Is well advanced Early planted
corn IL up and doing well except over
Northwest Texas. whore the cold weather
on April and 3 killed II down 10 tho
ground. bnt It y coming out asa,h IN
three feet high over tho west coast dis
trict. and some has been worked out the
third time.
Cotton planting has progressed very
rapidly considering tho showery weather.
and planting has commenced over North
Texas and the crop ~ al planted .ser
the southern portion OF me s,nte. EaIiy
and Southwest Texas and some has been
worked out once. II is reported from
Rungo that the high winds blew sand
and some fields would have TO be re-
planted, =,
Rain would be benenci a. to whea. ever
Fruit very promising. except In few
localities, Vegetation s-owing nicely ex-
ccpt over tho northern portion Of the
State where cool weather has damaged
tender Vegetables considerably.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Bremond-J. J.. Bailey: Rain, OF great
benefit TO crops. Corn all UP and good
stand. Cotton about half planted. Gardens
'I BessviiIeMA. II. Kent: Cotton and corn
growing rapidly. owing to the warm
weather. with showers. Grass looking
well. and there has been no loss or cattle
Stafford-C. i. Mercer: Crops doing well.
Cotton about all planted. except on sod
and.
not commenced. Farming operations back |
ward on account OF the cool weather.
san Antonio-S. u. Palmer: Tempera- |
urc and sunshine deficient; rainfall ex- !!