The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-19
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
Summary of Reports From Bureau
Correspondents.
GENERAL DEFICIENCY IN RAINFALL
showers Generally Beneficial to Late Cot
ton, but Drouth Continues In
Most Localities.

United States Department, of Agricul-
;lire. Climate and Crop Service OF the
Weather Bureau, Texas sec;saa crop bull
| leiin for tire week ending Monday. Au-
gus, Il. 1875:
Prs2puaiioa-Falr waiher prevailed
| etteraly Throughout; the week. although
ish; showers We're reported from some
localities most every day, but the rain
iail was Ugh; and theirs was compaM-
! uNeiy none over he northern norton OF
| the state. The greatest amoun. during
he week was Isl inches at Columbia
ncrc Mas general Griiccncy In preclp,-
tatlon fer the week. which ranged from
| - ot an 'nch over the wcsern portion OF
| tHe state 10 more than crc inch over tn.
sl'ss.~ri portion, eNcei'; N The vicinity OF
Columbia ana cuero, where The ratnfnN
was slightly atoSe the normal
suns hii,s--S CATERED cumuluS strato-cu-
inWiils anu cuuVlp-nimhus clouds reduced
| eilr amount eff sunshine slightly but on
a.! @Nerase for the week the sunshine was
generally aooU- The normal OF slIshtly
eaoNe,
Temperature week opeaed With the
! temperature raneirg from degrees he
| low -hc rornal over south TcNns 10 %
aooNe Oyer the northern portion OF tho
St"'r, after Nn.rh Z rose slightly uscl
an"ut the middle OF th.s w,e'l. whom II
RANGED from 70 degrees above the u, "a,
.'tn1al VIVA cnc greatest ~ -tss o-rr
NoMh F,maS. The temperature foG i,.tN
ihe c,1e.s, ,,,.,,, no" She normal to2s
y hiic Il con,.aucd ni,ov. 80 ~, 1i'e VIZ.
WIN The ,er,,.,., go ne we'N closed
normal tn. w Stn i"'lN above thc
;o- he ~ ,,nte. VI" t.l,. on A., average
mai along the .mned,ts ,,,g. -, nor
.SS ~ from 20 degrees oycr the cen.
,Is' and nor horn port onS OF mo stn.,
4He highest temperature at tho sev.rai
stations durug fhc work has ragged fron,
=. lesr"cs along hc west coast ~ ms do
-. ~" vicinity of Iien-.etfa ON tho
degrees over tho Parhtnslc - "a i, ,,r %,
over tae vast coast DISTRICT
1-,. ''''''ll ION 'F CROPS
'"'s "le'e jhey fen We've gen
'"iiy heneuciN TO iate cotton hrt ,..
.t,. -. '' "'VH' l'l"l'lts- The
IT.. IT., Wo ,li h1s been fa'or4bl4 Tor r'cl,-
liant .s shesitrr ham, 80"
tr,- ,,.-,,,.., ID ~ 'Nr'i'
th" ~, ~. SIX On 10y ihie co't9n d0dI
orally ,a, r, W,N .i hial l,n-
,h. ni.n,, 5 u. por,l3,s Of ~ s,o'e, Where
in. ,u3 ,b' c,,it, g." ing ana irHit-
rnf.tVor,lI ~ q ".i ''vl is very
%i.-,,. '.,i r'i'.i' nom ulo
r,. III ."', ann ne lover Rrazas tot
r,sf d., .1,-, S ~ = l'e AM the pros
t,en .ufd,,r9t 10 l,..n p.'1, l ''i
ten books ry ,r.u 81 w. tatIf 'ot
ny -hl 7e showers .. rnl
4 I, ,..it N.,..H yI9p very tit'" e ~.
l,n.n, 10 ,irl., M 19p nFoi 10 materially
1,n,.t,iiy bnliAv'd Wa 'n,., anl y
., i,tf. ''fN.t tnh raw NOW would 10
d.i.1. r4,lf,e,- 9,,. ,i''f 'p. ON Ani would
lsto cnttin ~ i,,r, t,N 'll rau~
o,al,.es and n"nee. ~ ,,, '''S >, most
BIT az, AN I'm ID i'M sect ouT
ai.! Dr., vt.,tf,.,r ie cp,,9i''ts u' Ntin
rlf,Iiy AMI IN man, Ioc,i,,t 't'u' ~ Virn
lr.. ,,r r,.ii'-.i, ~ ~ "PeN
crown l,u. n,,,rit' ,, ,.ah
USUALLY s,,,u , 49, ~, ~ ~
th.t tnc ,r.S 81" '7 htt'Nru
in ;hc next thirty or fCrtv lax. A. INN,