The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30
WEATHER-C BULLETIN.
Summary Of Reports From Bureau
Correspondents.
EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
Over Eight Inches At Hearne and Seven
at San Marc,s-Grade of Cotton
Reduced Other News.

States department OF agriculture. climate
and crop service of the weather bureau,
| Texas section. Crop bulletin for the week
ending Monday, September rs. 1896:
| Precipitation. The week opened with
threatening and showery weather. after
which it cleared up and far weather pre-
vailed until the 25th. Goth, 9th and 18th,
| when general showers were reported. with
exceptionally heavy or excessive rains on
the night of the 25th and on the 26th over
the eastern portions of Central and South
west Texas and the southwestern portion
! of East Texas. The great rainfall for the
week was S.2l inches in the vicinity OF
Hearne and there are other stations eX-
tend ng from that place southwestward to
san Marcos, Texas which report more
than inches for the week. The precipi-
taton on an average for the week WAS
! slightly below the normal along the ini-
mediate east coast ana over the north
western portions of the State, while there
was a general excess over the other por-
tons ranging from 80 of an inch TO more
than . inches with the greatest III me
| vicinity of Hearne.
sunshine stratus. strato-cuinulus cum
illus, nmbus and cumulo-nimbus clouds
prevailed during the week. which reduced
| the amount of sunshine cons deraoiy, ana
on an average for the week IT was below
the normal.
Temperature: The week opened with the
| temperature ranging from 60 . degrees
above the normal with the gre ties exec -
over East Texas. after which it fell until
the 29d and 2lth, when 1t ranged from
perature rose slightly on the 18th and
10Th until 1t was generally about the nor
NAL or above, but Il cool wave of moder.
| ate intensity crossed the State just at the
| close of the week and the temperature
fell 10 to 20 degrees and the week closed
! with the temperature considerably below
| the daily normal The CHEST tempera-
| mra at the several stations during the
week mas ranged so degrees over the
northwestern portion Of the state to - d.
| grees in the vicin ~ Of Henrietta and l.uf-
/ kin, and the lowest has ranged from rs
/ degrees over the Panhandle (where light
frost was reported on the morn ng of ~,
! 2Sth) to 81 degrees along the immed a e
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Cotton picking progressed nicely during
the early part of the week, but the show
ers and heavy local rains toward the close
of the week almost stopped picking com
p,etely. The heavy rains over Central.
Eas. and Southwest Texas damaged the
crop as they not only reduced the grade
of cotton langathered, but great deal Of
| II was beaten out of the bol,s and De.
| strOyed N some localities. In bottom
| lands the crop was damaged to some eA-
| tent by the water oNerHUWlng tue lana
| ana 4uJUIlNS lut paint I oi.httioHs pllIl
TO the last 600. wave were more iavorape
! Tor top crop OF cotton, as the rams had
| started new growth Oh the plant in mos
| sections. aad Nth the late fros; a TAR
crop was expected in some localities, but
check T the growth OF the TOP TOP
Central Texas, which makes this crop
more liable TO be killed by frost. hence
conditions are not as favorable as az last
report, Picking IS. vel. adN.a.ed o\e, t@s
eastern portion of State and the present
crop Is nearly gathered in some SIC, o 4
over the western portions; the CORE poad-
| ent at Round Rock states tnat there is not
over 200 ba-es IN the fields ungathered in
that iocaEty, The crop Will soon be
| gathered with Favorable weather and the
majority of correspondents now report
that there viii he very ,.t:le or no top
crop. The cotton crop a whole, with
favorable weather from now on, can not
| be an average.
corn gathering IS well advanced and is
ABOUT eomplrt9d m most sections. The
crop S generally light.
Tho good rains at the close Of the week
were OF great benefit 70 farmers gca.rliiy
and ne srouat is IN Excellent working
condition. except that 3, is too wet for
plow.r S in some localities. Plowi9g WI he
rushed ana whea, sowing VIII soon lie
pushed over the wheat belt as this work
is ben nj to some extent. WI h favora HE
weather fair acreage win be sown seine
iarutrs ARE making preparations for SOW
h@rcfli 10 vegetables. Crays Is rr.,,-., q,
nlce.y since the rams and ran forage crops
NH' n'SlureS nav" been !morlvc1 Water
for stock is pleAuful In mo-i sections for
inc first !. me- N some months. and stock
is generally looking Wei
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Dal.ns--G. a. Eisenlohr The rains of
ne past week nave been very benelic.al.
t putin the ground n condition t. nc
, | needed for fan stock.
GrapeV.re-W. j. Crowley: The. weather
. mas tharged ~ much coUier VITA rains
~ iast seven days. The cotton crop is
wcataer Is unfavoreb,e TOR pick nc ana
some cotton has been .ost on account az
'i Hoas aoalSl into ;ne Sr BY tee Tq
cartons greatly benefited ~ tbs wesk !,
, inc go, m s. Rogers: Fine rains dur
, ,Wace-W. J, Foss:The week closed wifi,
INC heaviest rainfall expar encrd in ~" ~.
TI,ni,So i9r long Tine. Very little fan
i! Dean--L, II. lfallam: The continued
in some ,I lola GHented ,he making Of cro
, been sufficient rains, crons ara ~, l, we
cold he desired az 'h"'
r. Rohy-li Foster: The weather during
; lHol by farmers 3 VITA v1o " ~, ~
s so2 M rs Is IN line condition, b., the IL
rIinfsIip re- -, az We n We no hid sufficient
4 sulphur springs-Wulam Il. B,xtor
io wcfi ,nl '' n rr, ,ilgs ne eayly a. of
70 ,E>t51erwork,S no fan blowing Doe as VI
tcpc .cn WI, almost b. Kicked on; by o.,
2 oIS rae 70 four acres W AZ
! Cqqllege s,ation-W. u. Clayton; Gas
= ers. '''''r me snow
l., !"o,imJ y Hamilton. Cotton picking
. - PROGRESSING but rickers g III scar O.
e age 10 the opened hollis. Tnera win IA, an an
/ average ton croo on the mlck linds
Y,rheo~S. @. lrckev he gooi ri 9
Of the l9,h aud 10Th, followed ~ n c5li
WAY on ~, ~, "a AID cool we't . III "a
= AL hreVsiea an e., have been very hon >.
: lhirda nlckcd and maxi to- ilu ! 10
!. 11lIon Is tr,,ns, held by the farmnr, H. II
n lowing wen advanced. No Of IN, fam
: oIH are ready for sowing wiz nr ,,Lant
NJ, '' 90 have god deal OF Hand pre-
JackshOro-J NJ Htqh,s. Tbo ,,i,,
me 81 = o. last W elk 'urnl he'd no woto,.
= iVr a,9ck put nut tine SEASON. n ths
gr9nhd Tor sowing wheat. - dotn,,
!, Won nov and cniiIe lonl.Lnc - uOllls