The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-02
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
Summary Of Reports Prom Bureau
Correspondents.
SHOWERS OF BENEFIT TO FARMERS
Prospects for = TOP Crop Extremely Slim
Except over Portions of North
and Central Texss.

crop service OF the weather bureau TeNa
| section, crop bulletin for the week end
| inr Nopds, ,..g,,., y, ,s.s.
"S' "'s"'' ''' I'''
| iIeclpNaupn-T The week opened with
| few scattered showers and these condi
| ,,>, ,,,..,.,,, .,, 49,, ,e.A -. -,
80 NV "''u ""''i Wv -N''' WV" !"
! "t"'He' cleared up, AtttI when there va
I no rainfall rcror.cd escupt q trace al
few stations at the clos OF me week IN
inches in tna tc.,ft, az u,u.tnn M,
there wa; no precipitation over son'hwes
@ sri, N9 9E ieAa, an ,he We, coast dis
/ the veck was slightly above he norma
III 'H' vicinity OF Hou1'on, while Their
portions If tSa 80, l r. M LII
| Than on. inch over par,s ~ ne sonthn,s 81
ern portion
ruInells .oudS duflns Oh, Early and lat
/ ter part Of the weel, reduced ne amour
%, sInshine 20 some - .n' bn, ON az
I average for bhe week D. VAS about tn,
I normal
mrcrAiure- Tho week opened with the
g'i''| N'" generally about dee zee
49,, 'N' nor eNtrpt over W "Nirewf
nor n" rSf"rn portion ~ the state. whore
u We, below The average. after which 1t
lpse sHssitl N untl the l6ih und nth. wAor
range generally from I 90 4 dsgrt
t'i' N normal. WIN the grru'tsi
~, VN thSi leNas. The t' M 7rtiure
t'll siish ~ oward the close % me Nt.ni<
iiIHrd generally from az out .hu
'iudl "i .hs iic coat 70 3 20 b degree =
3D.. NJ" ~ w. "hrrlof. On an afrrts" for
~ 'N' mn "t're Was dhogt he
Il"i 'Nctp' along the immediate c0laf
VIZ NiHnilN above. Tho li.hcr .
,, nc several 80 ftus iu. =.
the e,,~,,. 'A,r rom +" Il "er'es uV 1
'i"S northwest ulfIl7 ct The
go '''- "a Inc Nifrftv o. I.tf-
AIl ne 2"es' ms rans I from $
along the rnrs, ''' 90 90 '4''"s
.,..'.,.,,
CONDITION OF CROPS
Tho shnv,.-- ,+t .,1 ,.,
come ig..nt.,s A,.. ''
~. '"'' a. 'h' rsf ot last
'errs.s and furnt.b a ,l.,.,.. ,.,
stock over thu n..A '"'
o..,,'.i,, western ptW oi me
'l.r5l lo'!on OF the State. but the
ut pHh sun D1u.tnuss over tho Other ror-
100 liM gF1ra Of all kinds have innt4riil.
~ .r.mgI'a lor lnin.
mucn OF ihc crop IS opening prem9 .,rei,.
r. .." Ap1lherr and eastern portion
!rii' H,alo as result OF corr uuC1 droufh.
'' pr sPe'tS Tor top crop are Very poor
=" n'''' 'o' hii'leS except over portions or
~ ~ ann central Texas. where il is rp-
ported that tho rains were oi great brnaf,
, NV ,n.. NoIi'n ana started the plant to
So ~ n'.'iV' ana The plant IS blooming
1, r' .",, nn' IS feared that this crop
t"s' M"uT ~ mo correspondents claim
'u ~" Ifln name too late - materially
~ i-ui cN'on y their respective lacalifInt
.NnNp' pat he showers had tendency to
,,,s.a N 's s., 10 ~. n an extent thar It
1rH iue which wnl be ~ IN IN Ina. ut'
N" crop. Tho nigh wind On the I'm ann
itu on tishtly over the cast coa-,
,ii.olii,i ~ blowing off hoils and cotton.
- NJ" r. H n.'n Iu.lei In places hu, In
.,l7 .,rin"l'iT i'r nus work are n do
in', N'.lh"r h1S been exceptionally
H. ,. .".7 "otk and It Is believed
g. n b. TX ''1Lher IN" present crop
7" .I n' sidh"rnd In many localities bv
.'"i"f Ih", crop as whole Is below
,iu n,t' Nv appears tha' fhei~
,l.. .tU. utuL Up crop in some
c,ru "tu"fS thore VIII he none.
'in. ~ have tA'r crops gathered ana
r. NHS generally Hight
WA a, S..ro ,hd u@1 r9t ne rice crop short
Mn'i 'ne pli~' was headed ON. tho
WIS manager signify by northerly
ur'' ne rams w'rc sufficient 10 put
Et'uud ~ state Of cultivation. arm
a'r ploWlhE Tor ran crops MANY gard
h'iH are preparing Their ground ami e,Tue
'hN" ''mmnup"d planting fan vegetables.
'nt grn'rli rain is badly needed for tbis
nec 'he recent showers hut tho Jrn,,h
'ts cit TN m short IN many sections Js,s-
n'"s have improved over tho northwest
- portion # the stare. hit ali growing
porli1n and A ro,cral rain j..
icodrd for all farming fnf,res,s rxt,0t
or the gathering or rnat,,rod -rG,, - Wv
rnpp,,onc,-,,,,,.,,, W.
.N"r'7i 'N I''\ > hi.MAfkS.
Es'e'lr- $ O. i.aokey: One nf the longest
.,., -. ''' "'''c' III 'he
49, a"tn'y g'arS terminated on the 22i
goo ram Whlch was Of great ir'cr-
~ 10 ms section The cotton crop has
Ken ,, na1erially henehtted, and espccialiy