The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-30

20 crops along The bottom lands. The
water is higher thaa 1t has been for len
years. IN" rains have put the ground IN
splendid coalition Tor fah plowing. lnerr
VIII be que q lot of oats sown as soon
as the ground becomes dry enough IA,
work.
Corpus Christi-Gcorge Reecler: The re-
cent rams have put the grouni In exce,-
,cnt condition for the fan crop of vege-
tables. rhe farmers are very busy
stahord-C. If. Mercer: ZOO much rain
has badly damaged the cotton crop.
Ia. ,evang-L. tienningsen Cotton t,lck
Ing VIII not be iinisned for long time
Inc grass is as green as 1t was in ti,r
spring and all vegetables are growing
fast.
Belville-I. l.. Prouiy: The week was
good IA ms fell slowly, which wet the soil
nicely. Farmers have had good weather
Tor gathering their crops. Some $500 nales
of cotton marketed, against l425 at this
time last year.
Brownwood--J. ii. Greenwood: H,avv
rain OIL The a6th, Overlooking low iands
around the bayou. Very heavy rains IN
the eastern part of the county.
Goliad-h; l.. Tally: Good rain on the
18th an 2'th with a Regular downpour on
the auer date. hut II Is too late to benefit
crops, except potatoes and hay, VIII c n
VIII be ifaDroVed considerably.
Collinsville-H. Waldo: The rrtsent
sao"efy "eatner Is making the meadows
and pastures green and delays the pick
ms OF the niue cotton yet in The aulds
The corn yield is about eighteen bushels
Ge cor s. so'"I Howren: Heavy
thunderstorm and seven inches of rainfall
on the night of the 18th.
,Fr.hnm-A. y. Cart: The rain from
the 18th to the 2ist put good season in
,,i'e stY4ni and s,arred grass and turnips
to growing. The Condit on of cotton is
unchanged but showery weather is re-
taroing nickirg.
Palestinc--M. Wright: The rains of the
good condition for fall work. Cotton pick
ing 10 retarded by the RI ms and with few
EXCEPTIONS no top crop will be made.
Albany-N. l.. Bartholomew: Weather
conditions have been very favorable ter
f1l work.
Auora-T J. Weems: We are having
a go deal Of cloudy weather but ilttls
rain 80 far. Tae worms are SIN with ~,
but the first crop OF cotton Is abou- on
Dgval-J. c.. Edg'ir: A ra.u amounting
to lS inches fell during fifteen hours on
the 18th. l. VIII be a great benefit to
grass ard fab crops, but came 100 late
to do &C ton any good.
Gatesville-A. d. Honeycut: Heavest
ram in TWO years which has injured COT
ton by beating 1T out and destroying It,
No prospects for, ,;op crop.
fail N eleven years. and as a con sequence
lhtte is plenty OF water for stock now
Farmers are about through with cost
picking and there is not over 100 bales n
Rcby-H. Foster: There is good sea.
son IN tle ground at last. Farmers SOW
crop about ali gathered unless tina.
nov nuitnE en- makes something.
&C., Co.'S G1, 49, l.. Giibson; I'M rains of
water. which was badly neeled. Turnips
"N -" 'l Ird considerable grtin
being planted tor inter and fail pastures
idly and there is very lttle hope for a
top crop. Picking checked by The IA ny
IL 1t some loss in Gotten being marketed.
OCTOBER WEATHER.
The following data. covering a period
Of twenty-five years. have been comp led
from the. weather bureau records at Gal
weston, Texas. for the moath of October
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, 20
The warmcst month was that Of 1881
with an average of a.
The coolest month was that of 1851 with
The highest temperature was 50 on Oc-
tohcr .. 1890
The lowest temperature was Is, on oc-
average date on which first Killing"
frost occurred In autumn December 81
Average da,e on which last killing"
i'RI5clPITATIoN DAN r; IN and mei i' snow3
Average for the month. i25 inches
Average number of DAYS with .0 Of an
trCh or more. :.
The greatest monthly precinltation was
LIS inches. in ISL
The least monthly PRECIPITATION was
us inches, n 1881.
Tho greatest mount Of precipit alton re-
corded In any twentY-four consecutive
hours was 7.92 inches, on October 30. 1871.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
,Ayerage number OF clear days. 10; partly
cloudy days. .; cloudy days, >.
WIND
The pr tvallins winds have been from