The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-14
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
Weekly Report Of the Texas Weather
Bureau.
FAVORABLE FOR WORK ON THE FARM.
wheat Crop Doing Wolf and Farmers
About Through Sowing Spring Oats.
Strawberries Ripcning.

c,,,,o.,or rroxss March 1a-r,fted
Hai'estoA' nv"
states Department, Oh Asiicuiturc' Siiinaee
and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau
C,ron hrIIetin for the week ending Thurs
' 80, % ,oos.
day. Mafch H. lo'o'
Preclpitation-The week opened with
light showers throughout the state, after
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Which IL cleared UP anu ia'. "e''"Si pre-
vailed until the lVth ana llth' wnen snow
ers were reported from the soulier" ana
eastern portion Oh the state Inc week
ciosed with iair weather. Inc precipita-
tioh on an average Tor tho week was De-
low the normal except IN inc Vicini'y oil
Dallas ana Houston where II was above
Suilshihe-Ihe amount OF sunshine our
ing inc week was reduced 10 some extent
by scattered cumulus. oumulo-stratus and
stratus clouds. but on an average for the
waok II was generallv at,ou, the normal
"r'N ~ was Se"c'" lily ANU tiiV ''Ni iii'.
Temperature-Thc week opened with the
teinperature ranging from to s degrees
below the daily normal over the north
western portion of the state and to de-
grces above over the southwestern por-
ton, after which it fell over the central
and southern portions and on the 9TH and
sth IT ranged generally below the normal
Tho tetnnersttlre rose a1iyhtlv on the Of IA
and 10Th un Eip If ranged s GENERALLY above
the normal after which 1t fell below
again The week closed with the tempera-
ture generally about the normal or slight
~ above. The temperature on an average
FOR the week was slightly below mo
several Stations during the week has
ranged from So degrees along the east
coast ana over the extreme northwestern
portion or inc state 10 ~ ucsIces III thc
Viclhlty OF 1uero. ana me lowest M
ranged from ID degrees over the Ianhahule
to ~ degrees In the vicinity OF Galveston.
CONDITION or CROPS.
Tbe v.catber has baen. generalIv favor-
"' "e'''''' no. ~. NO ''t' -"'
able for farm work over the greater por-
tion OF the State and much blowing has
heen dnne urht showers retarded nlowint-
. ,e
70 some preparatory lor P~huhs spring
crops. The extent In a few sections The
ground IL ganeraliv IN fine oondit,on for
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pl1Wlhs. ,,-. <,,.
me "thtner was seneraliy Ia'orapie
iVr wheat anu inc crop Is uolhs wen
tiIolSnput the greater portion OF tno
"iicat peIt
winter oats are DONG nicely. FARMERS
are ABOUT through sowing spring oats ana
wnere soWn are coming up wen.
Corn planting Is progressing over the
sout hern ana central portions of tho
inpnced planting over North Texas. Early
planted corn Is coming up nicely
Vegetables are doing well fover the
southern portion Of the state, but the
cold weather with frost over the north
western portion damaged vegetation TO
some extent. Strawberries are ripening
nicely along the coast and shipping con-
tinues. Fruit trees are IN full bloom gen
orally and II IL reported that the freeze
over Northwest Texas has damaged the
crop.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REMARKS
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