Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-07
FFVrlTHERlNB CROP RIEF6R I
Weekly Report of the Texas Weather
Bureau.
CROPS ARE IN FAIR CONDITION.



Department OF Agriculture. Climate and
Crop Service OF tho Weather Bureau,
Texas section.--crop bulletin for tho week
ending rhuraday. April ?. 1926:
Prccipitatios-Ths week opsned with
threatening and cloudy weather and these
conditions continued until March 81 and
April i. whon hight local showers were re-
ported from East and Southwest Texas
and the coast district. after which II
cleared up. Tho precipitation on an aver
ago for the week was below tho normal
and the deficiency ranged fran 30 OF an
inch over the western portion Of the State
10 10 of an inch over the eastern portion.
sunshlne-Brulgrn stratus. curnulo-stra-
tua and cumulus clouds prevailed until
Just at the close OF tho week. which re-
duced the amount OF sunshine consider-
ably and on an average for the week II
was below tho normal amount.
Temporature-The week opened with
the temperature ranging about the normal
over tho northern portion OF the state tel
slightly below oser the southern portioht
aiio- which il rose slowly until March I
when II ranged from to degrees eboN
the daily normal. A cool wave OF rttiefa-
intensity crossed the State lust at tbs
Close OF tho week and the temperature telll
Is to 80 degrees and ranged 1rum z to 10
degrees below the daily normal with tho
greatest deficiency over the nerthern por-
uon OF the STATE. The temperature on an
average for the week was gonerally above
the norinoi The highest temperature a.
the several stations during tbs week
ranged from q aeEreos over inc sant eoasi
San Antonio. and tho lowest has ranged
from y degrees over the Panhandle to ID
degrees along tho Immediate coast.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The weather during tho week was gener;
ally favorable for farming operations eNl
cspt the cool wave on the LIST and "a OF
Aprn, which will nave a tendency TO re-
ta-d planting TO some extent over the
northern portion Of the state. Farmers
are behind with their work in some To-
calittes but as 4 general rule they are
well up except over tbs northwest portion
OF the State, where rain Is needed 20 pug
the ground in good working condition ana
to firnish moisture enough TO cause thH
seed 10 terminate and grow 30 as TO in
auro =. better stand where alreniy planted,
Cotton planting "a progressing raplo.I
over the southern portion OF the staie,
whore IL "a reported that nearly half tbs
crop Is planted, while planting has not
commenced over the extreme northern
poruon.
nicely and US a. rule tbire is fair stand.
Planning Is completed over South Texas
and ia well advanced ever VIC nosthern
worked out for tbs first tins over tho
eonst district and Southwest Texas.
The weather has been generally favora-
HE for wheat and IL n reported that the
plant is growing nicely geDscsuly through
out tho wheat belt.
Winter oats are doing very wen and
spring oats are growing nicely. II Is re-
Iortaa that ohts are beginning 20 head in
tome localities over the southern portion
The fruit crop continues promising ex-.
eept over the northern portion OF the
State, whore 1t Is reported that early.
. vegS tables arc doing fairly well over
check the growth of vegetation to some
extent.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Estelle--s, @. Lpeksy; No cotton planted
Sns sSt ltuS a pFspa5ed Ser n,s pla9n.
vigorous and growing rapidly ana is
promising; SPRING and winter oats are
sesuisSA. NJ Erukins: weather favora.
bic for farming openlnons Corn 2 good
has been iSishsaS tSis week. ost t,S
Faiss.iSs-M wrlgh.: Cotton planting
srslS ) a iisht crop sa az * Shout ali
pisTntra FrS' sr'g p ,toaI siny =,
busy getting ready for plshting crops and
some cotton nag been .planted.
~, pAilss-a A Eisssniots; co,son pisat:
planted. What and oats are In ane con-
aition. Farmers btlijnd, bot are busy
Avrora-H. D. wayIand: No cotton
planted. Corr crop planted and sumo
eSgsfning up; Farm WORK well advanced,
prospect never better. Fruit crop prolnis-
Frederieksburr-Arthur strlsglsr: Corn
r.. ali ri ted "
tHss ready 10 planting cotton. but FOOD
rain ig needed TO bring up seed already
,SeorEetown-A. S. Howren: Cotton
Planting net Commenced. Corn about ali
planted and some up and growing nicely.
weath;r favorable Tor farming nnu o SSMn.
LongyIew-o W. Krech; Cotton plant.
planted Farm work retarded hy eoid
weather, which has damaged the fr1iItl
er2p TO some extent and also vegetation
some up and looking well, Oats looking
W eollsgss 'qsTs well Up KIN their yer,
advanced. Farming operations and crops
Duval--J. c. Edgar; Corn planting fin
lshed and cotton planting progressinr
nicely Small grain Is looking well. Grass
bssh !. ana farming oatlook good. Fruit
Lning-John Carter; Cotton planting
Wen advanced and corn planting COM
pleicu. Farming operations well advanced
and crops senernlly good.
herrville-Henr Candlin: Cotton plant-
inE nus Just commenced. Corn plantin.
completed and most OF the crop Is up
Mnsnt oats aud other grain arc In fine
condition. Some farmers are rsplantine.
Ii ~, between the rows TO insure against
Houston--J. A. McNabb: Cotton rlant.
me about nne-third COMPLETED. Corn All
nl1nted and most OF Il up with a GOOD
ftand Crops are IN fair condition Farm.
ing operations arc a little backward on
account o. the unfavorabie weather.
Stafford-C. n. Mercer: Cotton niantt,,s
commenced about the 10Th Of March ana
one-tnird OF the crop Is planted. Farming
operations and all crops backward al toc
much rain and cool weather have retard.
Wichita Fails-R. II. simpson: co,ton
planting not commenced. Corn pluntini
wei under way some up and iooltine
coming on nicely. Fruit not Injured.
,Alhany-N l.. bartholomew: Cotton
planting not commenced yet Corn plnntt
"a and coming UP. Wheat, oats and barl
Isy looking well. Farmers busy planting
Gfapeyine--w. J. Crowley: weather nv,
Ia, tar planting. The hulk Of tho
Wheat and oats are looking well Tho
freeze INJURED tender vegetation hut ala
not damage the fru., crop much, 49,
Doblin-E. l.. Mcqueen. Cotton piant-
rs not wi. comT,enced. Corn about half
llAntnu. Farming operations late ana
eseeward on account Of the late cold