Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-29
WEATHER AND CROP REPORT
Weekly Report of the Texas Weather
Bureau.
FARMERS WELL UP WITH WORK.
Some Cotton Planted in Soutn.rn Por-
tioh-Frosts Did But Little Damage.
Early Corn Up.


States Department Of Agriculture, Gil
mate and Crop Service OF the Nrather
Bureau,-Crop bulletin for the week
ending Thursday, March IS 1896:
Frecipi tation' Tho week opened with fair
weather and these conditions prevailed
until the I'D and Ath, when light show
ers were reported from the con5t district,
Southwest Texas and the southern por-
ton OF East Texas after which It cleared
up. Fair weather then prevailed until
just Mt the close Of ne week. whel slow
ers occurred over Southwest Texas. Tho
precipitation on an average for the week
was below the normal throughout the
state and the deficiency ranged from 40
of an inch over the western portion OF the
state 10 ~ of an inch over tho eastern
portion.
Sunshine: Tho sunshine was generally
below the normal during the week. as
broken stratus, cumulo-stEatus and curnu-
lus clouds prevailed.
Temperature: The week opened with a
coot wave prevailing and the tempera-
the daily normal with the greatest de-
nciency over the southeastern portion
OF The state. after which It rose rapidly
until the I'D, when II was generally ABOUT
crossed the stale on the ciih and the
temperature fell until II ranged from to
y degrees below the normal, after which
II rose until the close of the week when
i was generally about the FORMAL The
temperature on an average for tho week
normal The highest temperature at the
several stations during the week has
RANGED from GO degrees along tho east
coast 10 10 degrees in the vicinity OF FL
paso, and the lowest has ranged from rs
degrees over the Panhandle TO 46 degrees
along the immediate coast
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The fair weather was generally favor
able for farming operations, but the cool
weather with frosts to the coast line had
tendency to delay farm work, especially
piamilig, 70 some extent. The 1rosts dam
aBei tender vegetation allghtly along
me immediate coast, but the damage has
been very small
Corn planting is nearing completion
over the southern portion OF the State.
Early planted corn is up and doing well,
over the northern portion of the State
me cool weather was not very favorable
Tor the growth Of the plant
Farmers have completed sowing spring
oHts generally. and as rule -hev are up
and looking very well. Winter cats are
The weather was generally favorable
Tor wheat and the crop y doing very well
generally throughout tao wheat II.
some cotton has been planted over tho
southern portion of the State There has
been none planted over the northern and
central central. portion but some land has been
needed generally for farming operations
except over Northwest Texas, where rain
The cold weather damaged tho fruit
crop TO some extent over the extreno
northern portion of the State. but II Is
new believed that the damage will be
along me coast and shipping continues.
COMMEMORATIVE REMARKS
new braunfels-J. Giesecke: Corn plant
ns Is about completed xnd early planting
Is coming UP. lhe cold spell on the 2Olh
dld very little damage except TO fruit,
and II is believed that pears, peaches and
nSs are badly inInre.t, Temperature.
Hls1lmum y, minimum So
houbion-J, A. McSabb. Light frost on
sne morning OF the s9ta, only s.sht :. n
NJ 10 'enasr vegetabIee, The excessive
rams OF last week retarded planting and
ior time stopped farm work. Some corn
VII haye 70 be replsnted on billy land
, where washed up, put this amounts to
eondltion and with favorable weather COT
p non painting VIII progress rapidly, Tenn
pepanure, maximum Il. miniTnum 81,
Bclviile--L L. Prouty: he liEht frost
did very little damage cscet' In low
places, Very lite farm ork Jole during
me- .ne steater part OF the wees, as tho
mum 70. minimum s.
nAareraLs. B, .wayland: The week.
f aSeT,blS Se ~, In sunshine, has been
peraturc, maximum 81 minimum Il.
Dodd-W II. Cobb: Tho cold norther
Rllied 5ensy rro,i on me Eth Of this month
curing CURING the after part OF this week was
in aeo1ss,oI for f9rn,,qg interests
are raIng r,,,ht ,Mnoerm,tt: Farmers
regardless OF cold weather. AMI when
the warm weather com - thew will be
prepared for it, 1t must be reinoinh,., ed
!hat mo ground ls In bettse conc 'tion
man LOT Years and there u ample time
Dallas-G A. r1isenlohr: Tho frosts OF
me week past nave not n,asrrlaily dam
agee vegetation. Tiuit trees are in fne
e,onaiuon and truck farmers have llttie
70 complain OF Farmers are busy pre-
pSring their land for planting but are
somewhat behind In their work. tho
sround having been too wot, Tsmpera-
lure, maximum 49, minimum %.
balilnger-H. D. Pearce. Front on the
morning OF tho eth. II Is believed that
most or the fruit Ia killed Temperafuro.
maNNnum &C. minimum 90
:, Forestburg--J. N. Morris: Farm work
nas been retarded by cold and bad
ana probably all OF II. and prospects are
not SO pronislng, Temperatures, MAXI
mum ", minimum 80
Calisbury-J c. Holmes: wheat and
oats are growing we'll Fruit has not
been seriously damaged Rain Ia needed
" some places to facilitate plowing cat
70 are showing the effect OF cold weather.
Temperature. MAXIMUM r. minimum ~.
Grsham--A. II. Cant: A week Of north
ern and dsagreeable weather. Snow and
sIeet on the 18th and Ice on. the nth.
, rarm work somewhst retarded. Tenn
perature, maximum n minimum 81.
g mi. -. :. -. - a. 4.