Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-01
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Weekly Report of the Texas Bureau

uNy, feDruaty q, 1886.
FrecipltatioE-The week opened with
generally fair weather but was followed
ny good showers OH the I'D, sd and gitn.
after which 1t cleared up and fair weather
prevailed throughout the remainder OF
the week. Tic precipitation on an aver
age ior tile week ranged from "a OF an
men below the normal over the western
portion or the State to slightly more thah
inches above over the eastern portions
WIN me greatest excess IN the vicinity
OF Pale.tnp where the rainfall for tnu
week was over inches.
Sunshlnc-Thc sunshine on an average
lcl tne week was below the normal, Us
stratus, cumulo-Atratus, cuInulus ana MN
nus clouds prevailed during the greater
portion OF the time
Temperature-lhs week opened with the
temperature ranging from / to . degrees
below the normal, after which ~ rose
untn the 2th. when It averaged slightly
above the normal. The temperature fell
on the 25th until It ranged from = to
degrees below the daily normal, after
winch rose slowly until the close OF tins
| week, when II ranged generally above the
| normal ON an average for the week the
temperature was generally about the nor
maj or slightly above. The highest TEN.
| prrature at the several stations during
the week ranged from 81 degrees over
! North Texas 10 70 degrees IN the vicinity
OF Ehmnnsta, tuCro and Columbia, anu
the lowest has ranged from % degrees over
the Panhandle TO IS degrees along tne
east coast.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The weather during the first Of the week
was very unfavorab!o for farming inter
ests and delayed all farm work generally.
rs the continued showers made the around
too wet for blowing. Farm work pro-
gressed very rapidly during the latter part
OF the week and much blowing was done
| OH sandy land. but black land was rather
[ heavy for working vrtU Just at the cio3o
of tho u,sol, ,,t,r ,yorls us heinz, ,r,s,,t
/ % - VIM ""'" W." ""' N'''.s P"9"'"'
winter o'us are doltg very Wen. fufms
ers are about done sowing oats IN some
localities.
! Winter wheat Is growing nicely and the
| weather has been generally favorable Tor
! this crop
some corn was planted over the south
ern norton of the state and the core
| anoudpnt AZ Stnfrt rd states thut early
planting is coming UP,
! Vegetables are doing exceptionally well
along the coast and trucking interests are
prugressmg rapidly. strawberries are rip-
| eninu but rust l. iniurlng the plant To
| ZONE extent Marketing has commenced
| Farming interests are progressing very
rapjiiy md favCinbie weather Tor farm
/ work 10 desired
copprspoNrt->,rrs pr>tAttt<s
go, :, 60 80, Wv -,
working condition ana farmers are SOW
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~ uu.S' WV ',t 49,, p,,,s q, ,,,,,,
Tempera ture, maximum &c, minimum ".
| S,s,,ir NJ trsllne. Good rnIntau
si,,, ,'',,,.,,., ,,.o,',t is
| very wet and VIII be In iiue CONDITION Tor
urA. g., t,,so,.. ,yl,,, ,,ros
Coleniu alnI h' M 'tnvorsble season ms
encouresea farmers to put IN x, igiSS
acreage N oats temperature "'"N'''"''
90 minimum ~ c,ouIo,,. rho ,,,,,r,r
GIaprNihr- ., ,rpM,gs CO., u" S,,r,, ,yd,
sun c2I'iluss @ 'i,,ne 20 niawinp ToT
ahnut nne week on BACK land. Mhcnt
| sron.t,y so,n. nnd doing very we'll; other
srons moi promising, Fruit trees are pud-
dinr ana some are In bloom some gar
doning being done. Temperature, maxi
/ mum ee5 minimum "a.
/ Estelle-S. q. Lackey: The heavy ram
| on the 2ad nut stop 10 all farm work.
Most OF the farmers han competed sow
| ing oats previous to the rain. Farm Work
! badly behind and ground very wet. The
sub-soIl is wetter than for several years
! Wheat growing nicely. Peach trees ull
nearly ready 10 bloom. Temperature
maximum o. minimum w ,,..,..., ,,,
| Lampasas--W. H.. Webperi trounu Wv
! wet for any kind OF farm work 10 pc cht.
ried on. Grass gIowlnE nntly hnu LII,
] trees putting out temperature tn"N''"uH'
Stanord-C. i. Mercer: Too much ram
/ for farm work some corn up bnt D,heh'
birds are pulling up DauH;, ''i'p'
! 'el litNl'i','' * 'f,,'.'''a s.,ys ana
BaIlhser-h: ~ MI -, ,,,,rt,,,,
| Weeds are U1nn'ms i"s; ,,,or,'na ionr.
ny MeSk W., no r str mn ytiniiu
~ ~ " r,,,,innI,m n
| Il. minimum i,,,,I ~ r,osoo,,. va had nm
Ntw bihuIl uiesevM; ~ h,,p,,iu.r
G Irdr,1 ~ ,aniin, ir,sh nntafoes and corn
nianting Vii besIn soon
sa,pdo February gi.-The late rains
49,. n izod ,h, riycr btgher NJ this place
LEY, a. nn, Ios,, ,or MANY wears II
tit s.t a ,ba ,o,,,, ,,,iii5nn away nnd bad
| IL. i,,i,,red ~, Inn"e nnd mnrhineTy
! y i"Iui.u ,"' ,,",'.,. 's mr. rrayos
hichmonI, repruuiN -, ,,s,',s st"a,iil,,
river al ms point hus peen riS' ~ isnKs
Ior lhe Pas' 's'Se uey biSh M IL was
an , . ~, ,ee . W gn,Ih Has been thick Tor
~ ~ W., 49, ~ Jova IN 10 Ia Il night,
'lc l''S' w. "'' y, ~ -, ,,,,,i s,o,.r,
Sea!y, February 80 ,tn,,nnn az h,
struck this pace thls hIteIiiiVU. ~ L,,
o'clock, lasting ten or ihletn I'lu it ~,
etoues MS lurr' ~ phr,'iuse ,1,o,,,,,,
larger fell ana femniheu on .ne s,ou'' "a
fully half an hpur. 40 uulh"se UNIV ~
far as heard.
Holland. February 2f.--The farmers are
getting behind In their farming on nc-
count Of so much rain. More rain mere
FAR The past three months than has been
~ az ,ears C;rnss il getting TO be good
In the pastures md stock viii DO Wen.
rho oat crop n promising fall ana volun-
teer oats being nne. Some VIII be ready
FOR hnrvost nv the lst OF April.
n,Ca,n l,nlruorv Alt has been too |
-, hu' ha.n "a nov for ak weeks and ~
w. N''.tss 'sri,. nat crnn ia only partly |
sun RAINING ii,tI. yarisninn has been |