The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-24
Summary of Reports From Burea
Correspondents.
ONE HUNDRED ACRES TO A BALE
That IL About what the Top CrOp Wi
Average-Raihs Of Benefit to Farm
ing In ercs:s In Generai.


( 1896.
| Precipitation--This period opened with
generally fair weather, followed by scat
tered showers on the 9Th and 18TH. after
which it cleared up. and fair weather pre-
vailed until the goth. when threatening
and Showery weather began and continued.
The precipitation for the ten days was not
Well distributed over the State and was
generally about the normal or above over
central and western portions of the state,
while there VAS a general deficiency over
other portions. with the greatest more
than one inch. over the east coast district.
The greatest local rainfall for the ten days
Was -.l5 inches at ,lalinger
Sunshine-C Cloudy weather prevailed gen
/ orally during the ten days which reduced
he amount OF sunshine considerably. and
on an average 1t was slightly below the
normal
Temperature-Th ten days o1ened with
the temperature ranging from 4 to . de-
urces below the daily normal after which
81 fen slightly until the 18th and 18TH
when II ranged from 10 degrees below.
I The temperature rose slightly toward the
latter part OF this period, and az the close
of the ten days there was an excess rang
ius from TO degrees The temperature
cn an average for the ten days was how
ever below he normal The highest tenn
pera'ure at the several stations during the
week has ranged from Il degrees over the
nor'hW'etern portion of the state to 40
degrees 10 the vicinity OF Alice and the
lowest has ranged from 50 degrees over
ihe Panhandle to 50 degrees along the i'm
mediate coast.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The showcry weather has retarded the
picking of the remnants Of the cotton crop,
uut gathering is completed in most sec
uous The conditions OF the cotton crop
and he effects Of the frost at the yloso
OF last crop bulletin can best be summed
up hs the remarks of Mr. J. Il. Clemmons
OF Hunt county, Who states on the 18TH
as follows J went out TO observe What
effect he frost had on the cotton crop in
he low lands, " here there was any prom
Use OF top crop. the plant was killed. The
plant was not affected on the uplands, but
the crop there is gathered AMI a great
many have already turned In their stock
or the land, and some are running the
stalk cutter over the stalks. There re-
mains some lttle cotton yet in the fields.
hu, it Win take on an average over loo
scres, counting top crop and all To make
a bale These remarks are applicable To
most sections in the State except over thu
southern portions, where no frost occurred,
hut the cool weather has checked the
growth of the plant throughout the State.
and rule there viii be very little IL
any top crop except in widely scattered
4 localities.
Corn gathering continues but the crop is
/ Light and most gathered
Tho rains have boon ~ great be fit %
/ general f3rmiur Interests. and there is
good fail season IN the ground IN most To-
! cah'ics Wheat sowing is mourning conf
! plc,iou aui n shower Of rain over thr wheat
melt would be Very bench 'ial Ia bring up
iato sown wheat. Early sown wheat is al
I and growing nicely. Winter oats are alsc
+ GONG vel
Fan vegetables along the coast are grow
ing nicely a1d many tru grow IS are
I marketing their yoeet ablcs rapidly Farm
| work generally wcn atslpecd.
/ CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS
/ Palostlno-M Wright Cotton nbou, all
picked Farmers busy blowing Tcmpera-
'"re, maximum ST. minimum i5 rainfall
go or one day.
Corpus Christi George Reoder Track
/ farms are In excellent CONDITION: vegetables
/ being Well advanced. Weather perfect.
/ Temperature. maximum -, minimum 81
rainfall Is on our DAYS
{ Becviilc-A II, keaf About 5000 bales
/ az cotton ginnal here up 10 date. which IL
1 fUliy GOO NOR tlln last real at this time
and We think We viii i,ct 500 more bales ere
be end of thu season. Land to rout is in
GOOD demand, and The Supply is about all
/ taFen up Temperature. maN .uuim s..
( minimum 20. rainfall 10 on three day,
/ Cuero-J. Nj. ,lcuss Temperature, MAY
/ imum -, minimum 50; rainfall - on thre,
/ days
nrownsvllo- ?. Il. \. Clcary: Rain had
/ good eaccJ on the garden truck and
/ grass. 'tein3er1inrc. maximum So mini
] mum &c, rainfall 90 on three days.
/ 'olcmau-E a. Lindsey Rain has stop
/ ped cotton picking and there ia very little
1 in market. Temperature. minimum 10
D IA IA an. sb To-
| Lampasas " u Wshbcr: Cotton still
| coming In hE' the amount is falling on
[ Grass and fall grain growing finely, alsc
millei. sorghum and ofhcr crops.
Houston J. a McNabb Temperature
I maximum "a, uinimnw % rainfall DOS Oh
one lav
Columbia j. $ Rogers: Temperature.
maximum 50, minimum IS; rainfall Oi2
on two days
Aurora r J. Weems: Temperature, min
mum Is. no rainfall.
Llano-J. W. Davis. Fine warm weather
since the rain Of 2oth. which is a great
help to grain and grass. Temperature,
minimum St; rainfall % on two days
Grape Vine j Crowley The past
week has been fair, with but little rain.
| Wheat sowing nearly completed and we
need more rain 20 bring up tho crop Cot
ton about all picked and sold. Corn nearly
all gathered. crop averaged about IL bush
/ els per acre. Temperature. maximum s..
minimum 40 rainfall GOO on one day
nallas-G. A. Eisonlohr: The weather
| continues favorable for cotton picking.
| Farmers preparing their land for other
! crops and are also planting winter grain.
| Temperature. maximum ST. minimum Al;
| rainfall % on the Goth.
Brighton--C. l.. Barnes. Temperature.
maximum SO, minimum IS; rainfall Lac
! on four days.
| Alice-D. $. Booth; Temperature. maxi
mum 90 minimum 30; rainfall % on qwo
| days.
| College Station-W. u. Clayton: Weather
| generally cool and cloudy: Temperature,
maximum 70, minimum IS, rainfall trace
Galveston Central Office. Temperature.
maximum SO, minimum 60; rainfall O07 on
| three days,
! Rhineland-J. Rlcsdorff Farmers busy
| sowing wheat Late sorghum and millet
are doing fairly well since the rains. Some
wheat up and looks fine Some rye sowed
/ for winter pastures Temperature. maxi
| mum 81. minimum ~; rainfall l.09 on three