Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-23
WEATHER And CROP REPORT
Regular NsekIy Bulletin Of the
Texas Bureau.
A GENERAL DEFICIENCY OF RAIN.


Galveston. Texas, Aprl n.--unltcd
States Department OF Agriculture. chit
mate and Crop Service OF the Weather
Burcau. Tcxas Section Crop bulletin for
the week ending Monday, April 70, lsDti
Precipitation: Cloudy .nd threatening
| wea.--3r prevailed throughout tho week.
! with senttercd showers IN some localities
| most every day, but the amount OF rain
| fall was light and on an average for tho
week there was a general doncieucy which
ern portion OF tho state TO 20 OF an inch
| over tho eastern portion.
Supshine; ljroken siratus. cnn.rio.
| stratus and oumuious clouds prevailed
which reduced mo amount OF sunshine
| Considerably and on an average Zoe the
| weak Il was below tho normal amount.
Temperature: The week vpened Win
tho temperature ranging from the normal
4 over the southern portion OF the state
| to about 10 dcgras over tho northern
portion, and these conditions ccntinucd
until tho 18Th. when temperature foli gem
| orally 10 about the normal, The week
| closed with the temperature ranging from
| TO degrees above the normal, with the
| Ercnfest excess over North TcNaa, The
| temperature on an average for tho week
ranged about the normal over the Eouth-
| orn portion Of the State 10 an exceag OF
degrees over tho northeastern portion.
| The hiEhoEt temperature at tho several
| etallona during the wcck RANGED from
h degrees over the coast diatrlct to "
Inc lowest ms rnnsed fSsm Sc over The
| Panhandle 10 o. DEGREES eiong tho coast.
CONDITION or CROPS.
s Tne e5ss fe e' fsam@ ss opera
ions except over the western portion Of
Central Tuxas, where rain " needed 90
pisnlcd. II IL ruportcd that tho cloudy
! weather. was Fencrnlly bonodrlnl for
| farming interasis, as II had q tendency 10
thereby insure a botter st'end.
I'M
eurinE tho week md planrips liz com
| pletod over tho sowt,tern portion OF the
State. and fi,rincrs have about half their
/ crop planted over the northern portion.
| Early planted cotton In coming MP fairly
we'll. but sufne VIII have 10 BIO rcplanted
IN o few localities. light shower would
hirure a teitor ptant Hgnernily.
Corn p'nntins IA completed IN moot 10.
caiities. icnrly corn Is growing nietfy and
farmers havo worked out the crop In most
what and oats rre doing very WAL AMI
as . rule nro growing nteoly, but are
needing rain 10 nesnc localities.
Vegetation II growing RAPIDLY, but trsl-
der vegetables have bean damaged alNht-
" by hifh winds which prevttled o~es the
woatern portions or the Ptate. The Fruit
berries sn.i yaissesabiea nro Beipg aiIipned
TO the northern markets. very rnptaS.
and . e rpis tbS rs e Egsae gg psslHy
Estelie-s. Isacisey; Early corn Is being
woiAea, but the ss,lnd 4 very poor ana
many kuyo roifsgutcd. Wheat and oRtA
doing fairy we'll ana tho ruin was hene-
fetal % these crops Fruit continues To
tbe promislpf. The rain on the 18th put
!. the ground in fine condition for cotton
plnnfing and farmers haFo been nuHy at
-i na,ieH@G. A. Ei-eniohri wheat and oats
arc doing well. Corn 70 up md IN some
lecnlines bqtng r.or,,t:g DOT Cotton plant
rorestbvrg--J. N. Morrisi \ good rain
on the ilth and 81 crop Frespoe,s I'M
prosa The s "a s re, , yhis a,os ssSon
1 tho yoiesity xas only about firty miller per
hour The fruit on low land was Killed.
yet. we VIII hive y GOOD crop. Whnh
Gfapeyinn-w. D. Crowley; Tho earn
4 crop Is coming up very we'll rood stand
nearly eompieted. wheat " going 10 be
a poor crop this year. except ~ somc 10.
Sedties whore the crop 3 rsemislng. oat
the hours Of 10 q. M % 10 y. M. from me
i i4th TO tho nth blew az the rate OF frcfn
hfteun 20 nlrty-fivo mines per hour, win
''Y Yaiesst snS -,i wright, An crops pro-
ereasinE 1nely. Fruit outlook nnttnriiE.
rarmofS busy parting cotton, but rain
/ ls neoied 10 zfrnnnute socd
| Corpus Christi-4Genrgc Reedor; The
| weather during the past week was gem
orally favorable To corn and cotton; the
oxtont, though large shlpnenta continue
| daily 10 The northern inafkois Stick wn-
tor and grass are generally plentiful, and
/ stock looks worry iinc, though reports from
| a few localities stato that moro water
would be beneficial. The gnlpe and iiK
crops giEs promise o. being very large.
/ Do1h---V. II. Cobb; Corn and cotton a
good stand and tho former crop 4 being
worked out, wenthnr yoy favorable for
ENTHUSIASTICALLY R,a.s &. sTips; one very bad
woahing rain on ths Alb. which win ne
/ COS state some repianting, otherwise the
woather has been .rood on the crops.
Dellyiiie-L, l.; frontyi Corn and cotton
locking well. Tho cloudy and dar1p
1 weather hos been favorable for farming
nieresu by ksoldpg the ground from
'' RseEp o. strachen; csopa are
| worry good ana ore progressing. hncly. Late
hish winds damaged !onder, vegvtaton,
fruit, dow berrics npening pears and
| plume sctting fruit ana grapes SHOW large
clusters ofifrnit. juat coming. into bloom.
| Kerrv1lfe-tiy. Cnndin! About halt of
Inc cotton planted and al VIII be IN with
IL The next ton days. weethsr favorable
Tor planting
oata have improved IN prospect. Corn a
fair siand and doing fairly wcil cottcai
about one-fourth pinnted' FarfncrD have
pIs T. sas soia rev X wiiiie onn or,any mi
| need n rain. ~ cropA ere dry and wiifed
and making no prcercan Ia ErpwtlL Hiaf
ii5i'escyiiis-A a. II. Kdnti Com and cntton
crops n sorghum md mo-rialze p'anfcu,
10 clean m their crops, Al crops xrow-
rnAiiinreflH. D. peaace. Farmers have
besn busy me past week pinpnng cotton
Bfenhrnr--J. q. aioan Fruit crop prom
isine. Corn doing well Cotton plnnlfnE
profresslfy end nilghtly oyer half the
| oinhre.-a H. Tcifohanas woafhcr gen