The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-05
WEATHER. CROP BULLETIN
Summary Of Reports From Bureau
Correspondents.
SLEET AND SNOW WERE GENERAL.
Farmers Had Bcen Guided by
Forccasts-COtton Picked.

Galveston, Texas, December 4.-Unitcd
States Department of Agriculture. Climate
and Crop Service OF the Weather Bureau,
Texas Secton-Crop bulletin for the week
ending Thursday, December 3:
| Precipltaton-Th week opened with
cloudy and threatening weather with light
showers generally. after which it cleared
| up over the northwestern portion or the
| State. while showers and threatening
weather continued over the southern por-
ton until December ., when 1t cleared OF
| Sleet and light snow were pretty general
over the southern portion of the State on
| November 30 and December /. The pre-
| cipitation on an average for the week was
! below the normal and the deficiency ranged
! from .05 of an inch in the vicinity OF Gal
weston to slightly more than so OF an inch
over the central portions of the State
| Sunsh!ne-Nimbus. stratus and strato-
| cumulus clouds prevailed over the southern
| PORTION of the State and on an average for
| the week the sunshine was generally below
! the normal
| Tcmperature-A n0rthcr of marked In
| tensity was moving across the State Just at
the opening OF the week and the temporal
ture ranged from considerably below the
! normal over the northwestern portion to
an excess Of degrees over the southern
portion. This norther extended across the
State by November %. when the tempe-a-
ture fell 20 to SO degrees and ranged from
10 to 20 degrees below the daily normal
generally. and on the 3Oth ultimo 1t YVES a3
degrees below the normal over the colst
district. The week closed with the tenn
perature rising. but 1t was still below the
normal The temperature on an average
for the week ranged from IL to IS degrees
below. the normal. The highest tempera-
ture at the several stations during the week
ranged from 81 degrees over the north
western portion to Sc degrees In the vicin-
ity of Beeville, and the lowest has ranged
from degrees over the Panhandle to "a
degrees in the vicinity Of Galveston.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The severe cold weather with freezing
temperature generally throughout the State
was very detrimental TO farming opera
tions, and farm work as rule has been
at a standstil. The weather was excep-
tionally favorable for hog killing and this
work has been pretty general among the
farmers.
The freeze on the morning OF December
over the sugar region injured a great deal
or sugar cane where uncut, but many of
the sugar planters took advantage OF the
temperature warnings, and thereby saved
much of their cane prior to the freeze that
would otherwise have been injured. Vege-
tables where unprotected We're killed, but
some of the truck owners along the imme-
date coast decided the warnings sent them
and saved half their CROPS The weather
was very severe on outdoor stock, but
great number of stock were housed up on
receipt Of notice OF the approach OF the
cold weather
Some corn is yet to be gathered The
rctt lie vi tit nj ~, for
few bells If any will open.
1t Is believed that the severe freeze over
North Texas has injured winter oats slight
ly and checked the growth OF wheat to
some extent.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Estelle-s. c. Lackey: Extreme cold
weather for November and the coolest Oh
record Tor this month. the continued
cloudy weather tor the past two weeks
eliminated in thunderstorm on the night
OF the 10Th, with strong soCtn wind, ana Oh
the morning of the 26th there was a slight
! haii. Temperature maximum rs, minimum
2i, rainfall, .l5 on one day.
san Alarcos-Miss Tonic Ford: A severe
Iorther reached here ON the ei;h at s a.
n... accompanied by rain, ana has conin.
ued since, which gave the first ice oil the
season. Temperature, maximum 81, mini
mum 80; rainfall. rs on the 2Sth,
Round Rock j. II. iIol,: Farmers break
ing corn and cotton land as fast as possible,
Cotton about all picked. Grass good. Tenn
perature, maximum IS
hurora-T. }. Wecms: The top crop of
cotton has played out. Wheat looks fine.
Hog killing is the order OF the day. Tenn
rorature, maximum II. minimum II; rain
iall, inch on one day.
Bowie-S. p. Benton: Very heavy rain
on the cath. followed by very cold weather
and strong north wind, Wheat greatly
benefited by the rain and land In fine con-
dition for blowing
Duval-J. c. Edgar: Flowing we'll ad-
Vanced. Fail gardens the best for many
years, Temperature. maximum 50, mini
mum 29 rainfall, trace.
Dubiin-E. l.. Mcqueen Cloudy all the
week Temperature. maximum ~.
Lufkin-B. l. Mcpherson: Freezing
weather. Temperature. maximum So. mini
mum 81 rainfall, Al on the 18th.
Panter-E, II. snidor; The seyercst
northcr Of the season has prevailed since
the z'th OF November. and was very hard
mum 10, minimum 10; no rain.
Henrietta-W, n. King; Splendid season
In the ground. and wheat is doing we'll.
Tho rain on the Goth will bring up much
stain where it has been in the ground for
some time and did not come UP for lack o.
moisture. TEN Jerature maximum 20, mini
mum is.
Corsicana-E. l.. Gibson: Cotton Is still
being received. but in small quantities:
probably about 2000 bales more to ccr,e in.
Farmers have been busy killing hogs the
past few days and few hogs wlll be kept
over on account OF the scarcity OF corn. A
great deal Of land plowed as great many
farmers are through gathering cotton. Tenn
pcrature. maximum SO, minimum 49, rain
fan. .l6 on the 9th.
Palestine NJ. Wright: Considerable cot
ton being marketed. Killing hogs the chief
occupation of farmers. Temperature. max
mum 81. minimum 49, precipitation. 30 on
two days.
Cuero-J. VI. Reuss: Cotton totally de-
s,foyed by frost, also potatoes beans and
vegetables. Temperature. maximum 70.
minimum 20; rainfall. 80 on two days.
coieman-E' A. Lindsey; Temperature,
maximum II, minimum l6; no rain.
Brishton--C. l.. Barnes: Norther prevail.
ing since last Friday. Thin ice, but no
material damage as yet Weather modcr-
ating ms morning and think danger Is
NJ Tom, tint