Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-16
WEATHER.CROP RIlLLETIN.
Weekly Report Of the Texas Weather
Bureau.
WHEAT AND OATS DOING WELL,
Showers Have Somewhat Retarded Farm
Ing Operations-Prepara for
Planting Corn Rushed.

Galveston, Texas. February ll,--United |
States Department of Agriculture Gil |
mate and Crop Service OF the Weather |
Bureau.--Crop bulletin for the week end
ing Thursday. February -:
Precipitatlon-The week opened with |
threatening weather, and light showers
were reported from the coast district and
the northwestern portion Of the state, al
Ter which II cleared w. FAR wealher
then prevailed unIl the I'm, Whch gen
eiui shower were f-ho tel WIN me br t...,
est precipitation over the hottleastein
portion OF the state. The weeH c'osen
WITH generally far weather except over
the southeastern poruon OF ne SUI,
where light showers were reported Tue
precipi.a,lon on an average for tne Sta e
during the week ranged from ~ 70 10 u
IN inch below the normal over the so ,s
district and the western portion OF the
STATE To an excess Of 90 OF an men over
the Northeastern pOruon. -.
Sunshine Broken stratus. cuIluioIslI,ut
us and cumulus clouds prevailed uurihg
the week, which reduced the amount OF
sunshine 10 some extent. but on an aver
age for the week there was about the nor
Temperaturc-The week opened with the
temperature slightly below the normal
after which It fell. and on the SIN anu s s.h
IL ranged from to IL degrees below wa
normal II then rose rapidly anu on Inc
nth and 18th 1t ranged from 10 ne,
grecs above the average. a sisht cVoI
wave crossed inc Stttg y, .e fcii min 1t
Weeh h,lu ,me 49,, ,,p"r,nal The temnera-
Ihhgeu pciu" 80 90 fn, ma week was
sMr9 on b MI the normal The highest
iemperatnre at the several stations dur
| ing the week has ranged from 20 degrees
| over the northwestern portion of the state
TO 10 degr In the vicinity OF l.ampasas.
| md the lowest has ranged from - degrees
| over the Panhandle 10 30 degrees along
| the immediate cca7t
CONDITION OF CROPS.
l utsn
r,ni, Isor,v sswn wheat looks better than
| MI snvn inte, some farmers have COM
a,,,',d r,ns fnynrnb ie for This work
'TSn sbovers nj the close OF the week
,,.iii nu rd,srS f9rmlnt, onaratlons to some
sxtent hui as a rule farmers are pretty
MA Up WIN iG;r WoEH and YIN " se tsySi
abe weatner t az 0Ian,inN corn VIII be
,,,,,,es Snrno nln1otn,, was d1ne during
W. P4S ~ ~ 'Ths pr5und Is in iine condi-
a Han for general farming intefests ex-
| W. ~, ~ tS,d ,gbirh is 10 wei for work.
, n5 W" ''''''
ny, ,.,,,to,, 1, Crawling nicely mud VIM
| ,sr ycDctnbioa Al ne .Ee coast are doing
| nn,atI S+rSy,haTrina 90 ,Inue ipcnlrg nicelt,
nrd tho iron now on the vine. is promi =
Ing, although rust is an ctiNg he Vines to
mIr, a.ta,,t per,i"s are heinr m arket "a
some eN'emt, ~ oinle g, Tho week
nmI I rhecH NJ prov,th OF yege,ation TO
W., nS,nr, "esnecinily, over the central
| suit suit eN W ~. Sc
Pp TN r e., 'hoye f,,rI,hed MONTY of wa
tor FOR stock purnoses and the range has
| -, - a., 80, srai 49,"
Nop. W w. W. ro,,tlr,,.,re, rr,,Ayya
CohhEsfoN pENl . hNNi -, ~ ien,
Aurorl-H. II, Wayl1nd; Tine hlgh
winds, with some sunshine. have put me
ground in good condition Tor pl wing, ana
| the prospect in eve respect Is laN orapIs
for farming interests. Temperature, max
imum ", minimum Is.
Grapevine-W. j. Crowley Grouhn 10
too wet for plowing yet In the black waNy
|
very promising Wheat improving nicely
in most localities. Sons crops look
little sickly yet. The farmers are behind
IN preparing their land for corn plan il6.
Temperature, maximum g. minimum So.
Pnlestin%-M. Wright; Farmers busy
putting ground In condition for plOw-