The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-05
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
Summary of Reports From Bureau
Correspondents.
GENERAL RAIN IS BADLY NEEDED.


) ending Monday, August o. 1896:
lTccipitation-.Fair weather prevailed
throughout tho week and there was no
precipitation except Ugh, showers at Gal
| weston III Paso and Houston on July -
| ana ~ ~ Beevllle and Cuero on July 30
anu AT Paris on August 2. with the great,
| est amount cf rainfall for the week 10
| Of an inch at III Paso The rainfall for
| tho week was below the normal through
out the state except IN the vicirty OF
| "a idSo, Where 1t was above. Hhe de-
| tolcucy ranged from 80 Of an inch over
| tne western portion OF tho State to about
! one men over the eastern portion.
| SUNSHINE Scattered cumulms strato-
! cumulus and cirro-Stratus clouds had a
/ lthuehry 10 reduce the amount Of sun
| SHINE to some extent, bu, on an average
! Tor the week there WIS more than the
/ norm II amount,
Temperatures ranging from slightly below
| INC normal alonR the coast to degrees
| above over the interior, after which Ii
| rose SLOWLY until taward tho latter part
| OF me week, when 1t ranged frcm t, u
| degrees above the daily normal. with tie
| greatest excess over the northern portion
| OF the state. The week closed with the
| temperature above tLc AVERAGE 'rhe
| Temp nature an an aVerare for rhe week
! mas laufVd from about ne normal along
| tne coast to 3 or ! degrees above oyec
| NORTH IrXas. The highcs ,Atempcrntrre at
| the several stations during the week has
| ranged from 30 degrees along The i'm
modlato coast TO III degrees IN the vicinity
! OF henrietta on the "a instant and thu
lowest has ranged from ~ degrees over
~" lAnhHndlo to ~ degrees along tho
Immediate coat
CONDITION OF CROPS
II Is reported from some l.,v; over
Tho WESTERN port on Of the State thut dry
hni not winds have damaged 'otton e. M
sdernhiY ana the corrcsN7ndent a. Graz
nam states that in places whcio the
SHOWERS Of some weeks ago were lfpht
Inc crop Is beyond improvement, Nv in.
| ne plMu Is shedding In SORE Dr. .'l!tl :
am rug ls inJnrmg the crop slightly ii
| n few r'aros over East TEXTS Boil worms
anl "hor cotton posts are reported from
q Tow sections but the dry weltier /
kerng these from spreading anl doug
| damage. Early cot on Is not suffering as
mnch re- m the effects Of che dpnth rs
pcrtlona of North Tcxaa bu, is needing
r1lh TO hr"p II growing and 10 perfect
the crop cotton is doing fairly well ard
la oprnlng very nicely IN some places.
while others fhe dry and hot weather
y causing lhr h"lls to open premlturclr.
pick'nE is hoTomng general in most sec
ll1ahiics.
I'm IS maturing, Nicely and the lIte
r fanS , naYr caused the ear TO nj out very
is generally light
I.1n rice Is suffering materially for rain
aud % dry weather continues much longer
" li' ll't Iclt inc crop VIII he light.
l'ar'y rre * estimated n be Il fair crop
M 'u ~ places,
sorghum cane. npllct and other forage
crap ar" dong fairly ven, hut are be-
ginning 70 nccd rain ia mos, soction4
Vegetables are not doing VOL on account
~ the continued dr0uih M crops mood.
| ing rn.r
FARMERS harc their crcns well ~ ci
ana 10 good condition and have been plow-
| ing some for fan crops The ~ uud +. get
Ting rl,hrr drr mar this work and a gen.
eral rT y i~ 0ocdoi for all ntcrs SIS Water
fnr et' X ami irrigation PURPOSES "a u !.
ting scar.c aver ,hr western porion AZ
tine STATIC ami over the rice bolt
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