The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-06
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Regular Weekly Report of the Texas
Bureau.
PRECIPITATION BELOW THE NORMAL
Farmers w.li Up Win Their work and
Crops In Good Wheat
and oats Damaged In spots.

lIttlilidtiOu-lbt week uIcUtA WAN
partly cloudy to cloudy weather ani these
conditions prevailed generally until MAY
3. when general showers were reported
with the greatest rainfall over the eastern
portion ut Central Texas. Vhewutk closed
with tair weather. The precipitation on an
average FOR the week ranged from =, TO
30 of an Inch below tho normal, except
over the eastern portion OF Central IeAa>,
she western portion Of East Texas ana
over the central portion OF the coast DIS
,rict. whore 1t was generally above the
normal.
Sunshine Broken stratus, cuinulo-stra
us and cumuius clouds pr vailed. VIII en- r
duced tnt amount OF sunshine TO sou'c *
tent. and ON an average Tor he week tncic
was LtHrraiiy about tie dvciag. ainoun..
TempefAtno-ihc week opened win ne
temperature ranging from : TO Hesrres
above the normal ANA thca" cnuiiiipts
prevail, generally uutn jus a. tAe close
of the week., vixen thv temperature len
siightly anl ranged genciAlly about tie
normni. The temperature on an aN'rAse
for the week ranged from to degrees
above chu normal with thoGsreatest eNce;s
oyer ih. nnrthtrn portion Nf 'nr Slh''.
lhc nirfc-t temperature at the several
stations during the week has ranged from
80 e.I .es ui Galveston to Ni degrees IN
the vicinity nf ErrNill-. and The lowest
has rnnaed from " degrees over the Fan
hardir 10 80 degrees Over thu east coast
cONDITION or CROPS.
NHThe weather during tho week was gen
erAlly favorable for farm work. and. az
Il general rule farmers are we'll up md
crops arc in fair condition crops ana
vegetation had suffered to some cxten. o.
account Of dry weather. and the rain Of
May 3 was very beneficial, taking the
state ~ whole. Notwithstanding the
damage to crops resulting from the effects
Of han in some localities.
TIE dry weather has damaged wheat
ana oats considerably IN some sections,
while IN Others the rain was In time to b.
Of great benefit to these crops. oats are
doing we'll IN some localities and are head
ing unt nitely Volunteer oats are ripcning
ana some have been harvested OYER tho
southern portion of the state.
cora IS growing very nicely and the rain
Will improve the crop generally and was
needed tn most localities Farmers have
tho cop IN fair condition generally The
hai Storm damascd corn in few locali-
cotton planting ia nearing completion.
SOM nelds viii have to be repanied Cot
ton as rule has come up very wcll, but
some few complain of pocr stand. Tho
rain was oeneiicial to the crop IN most "
improve She stand II late planning gener-
ally u IS reported from colinesuel that
tho hal s'orm almost DESTROYED cotton on
some farms, but where moi chopped TO a
stand il would probably not cause any re-
pianting. Cotton otherwise IS doing very
well.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Georgetown McDcrmott; Farmers
rushed during the past week. aud as
con- uniierce cotton Is about all planted
and corn worked the inst time. Rain
h'l fetal
Grapevine-w. j, Crowley: Wheat and
oats suffered for rain and some COTTON was
''l,nt.d in dry sod sand Corn not ma
rialy injured liy the dry weather Farm
ers well up With their work
puvnl--J Q. Edgar Farming operations
won advanced. About half Of the eo,;on
crop has been replanted owing % damage
of first planting by excessive rains
and cut worms corn doing Wet. hut not
has commenced. Tho grain is
heavy and Tho Yield roo J.
Aurora II. u. Waylani: Wheat and oats
ar BEADING ont nicely md ths rain VII
slightly by wind Fruit IS in iine
condition
Rhnelaud Joseph Resdorn, Plants had
sunrrlnE for rain Wheat los
ing It's green color and turning yellcwish
oats. corn and cotton nc growing oNerls
rapid but rain win improve them.
Nlhnny-N. L. Bar,holomew: oats and
wheat injured by drouth and rain hene-
nriai
l'allngcr-rI u. pcarcc; Dry weather
harl TO harvest. Rain Will improve the
lain oais. Farm work nj siandstlll until
II rairs
Waco w ! ross; Rain beneficial. All
i.ulns John carter: Farming opera
ions Of All kinds rushed. crops growing
uicoly ami gro in good condition.
New Rraunfels- j. Gleseck: Weather
very favorable for All farm work, Corn
and cotton look fine Rain beneficial.
Fer, sthurg j. n. Norris: Wheat and
oats dnmagcd some by dry weather. All
farm work progressing well. Cotton about
AL plnntru aud rain VIII insure better
stand. Corn all worked and looks fine,
Mount Hlnnco-H G. Smith. The past
week was favorable for farm work and
fHrmera have been busy planting crops
Wheat aud oats arc very good. Grass fine
ana stock In iino condition.
coleman ~ Lindsey Corn and cot
ton doing fairly w"ti. but wheat and oats
hnye suffered from dry weather.
Corpus Chr'ii-George Recder: Crops
DONG well
san Marcos Miss Tonic Ford: Weather
nely favorable. Farmers generally report
crop prospects fine
Palestine NJ Wright: The rain of the
L. and RI gave the ground fnc soaking
ana crops are growing fast and looking
splendid.
Colmesnnil--r II Robinson Crops need
ing ,niu.nntn the "a. when severe storm
with hail. occurred. doing much damage
tc gatdens ard almost destroyed cotton on
stand there Is chance of not having TO
plant over asain
Salishury-J G Holmes: Local showers
followed by north and west winds have
rarscd more harm than good 10 growing
crops,
Woa,herford-J. stckford; Heavy hail
torn southeast ~ here on the 31ih. doing |
cei siderable damage to fruit and corn. |
kcrrville Henry Csndlin: Warm. dry |
weather has been favorable for crops. |
1, ligh arc doing well
Feiclio : O. Larkev; Wheat and OATS |
'ufsTing for rain. Corn and cotton doins |
fairly we'll but cotton needing rain 10 in |
snre a het,cr stand. AT present the stand |
$ very irregular and makes II impossible |
@ use the hoe 10 any advantage and Will |
cause extra work
ira NJ. r. HALEY: Weather dry ana |
nrosnrcis gloomy. Corn not up In some |
Cotton pl9nting Is nearly over |
rrcnham-J. q. Sloan A much nee led |
rain 'ell on the ~. Crops doing wen
Dallas @. \. Eisenlohr Corn is doing |
fairly web. Wheat. oats and cotton suf-
fcrcd for rain l. NJ. Cline.
Section Director, Galveston, Texas.
BEEVII.LE NOTES.