The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-21
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
Regular Weekly Reports From Bn-
reau Correspondents.
THE CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Drouth Is Injuring Cotton and the
Plant IL shedding nndly-Corn
Crop Cut short.

department Of agriculture. climate anu
crop service OF the weather bureau, Texas
section crop bulletin for the week ending
Monday. July 10, 1897;
precipitation-The week opened with dry
weather and these conditions continued
throrghout the state during the week oN-
cept over the northern portion, where gen
eral showers and some coed local rains
were reported on the 18th and 18th, with
the creates; preCipitation-iS inches at
Sherman. on au average for the week the
precipitation was above the normal over
the eastern and central portions of North
Texas and in the vicinity OF Baliinger'
while there was a general deficiency else
where, with the greatest. amounting to
! about go OF an inch over the east coast
district.
Tempcrature-Th temperature on an
| average ior the week ranged from the
| normal along the coast to slightly above in
CONDITION OF CROPS.
/ The showers with local rains in places
/ over North Texas were very benVilc lIl 20
farming interests, bu; the lrouth still pre-
walls over the southern and central poi-
tons Of the state. where agricultural in
| tercSts are suffering for ram.
The drouth over the southern and central
! portions Of the State is iniuring ootloa
| and 1t Is reported that the plant is shed
ding leaves. forms and squares, and come
state that the crop is badly damaged H.
crop will be greatly improved by the show
ers and local rains In places over the
northern portion of the State, but take TIE
State as a whole the bulk. or II might
safely be- said that two-thirds of tho crop
/ Is, .,f, hnr xIn IN
fan for the week over more than one-h!lt
the southern portion OF the State. Tho
crop S dcing fairly we'll. considering the
cold tions. bur Goine few correspondents
report that the plant has stopped growing
and commenced blooming at the top OF
The stalk. while othors report that The
plant Is growing nicely. The dry and hot
weather is causing early cotton to omen
rapidly over the southern portion of the
State and some picking Is being done, y
general rain over the southern md cen
tal portions of the State is badly needed
and would he o: great benefit TO 'otton,
The hot winds of tn lith damaged late
corn In places, and the drouth has cut the
crop short in all rections. espe ALLY late
planting, which will make a very light
crop in some places. The showers over
North Texas were beneficial TO the crop,
but were rather too late to materially in
crease the yield. and the crop Is now too
iar adNanceu LOT rain 10 prove ol lHuch
benefit
Wheat and oats not thrashinr out as we'll
In some sections as first expected
Fruit rice. vegetables and other crops
doing fairly we'll, but needing rain. Much
forage was saved during the week and the
weather was 4ne for this work
longvlcw-G w. Krcch: Crops all need
ing more rain; everything was suffering for
moisture and shower OF the 18th very bene.
fetal.
Albany-N. l.. Bartholomew Corn past
help from rain cotton looking we'll. but
viii need rain soon.
Stafford-C. T.. Mercer: Cotton badly
damaged by the dry weather; crop shedding
rery much; late corn ruined; early fair
crop.
Dallns-G. A. Els. nlohr: Cotton and
corn was suffering for want OF rain: pre-.
cipitatlon of the nth will prove very bene-
fetal.
LamrRsas-W. H. Weber: Cotton be-
ginning TO chow tho effect OF drnuth, but
ltuiting we'll; wheat and oats not turning
cut as well as expected yield wheat.
twelve TO fifteen bushels oats. twenty-iiy
to thrty-ilve bushels.
San Mart1s-Miss Tonic Ford Cotton
benefited by the rain of the 18th; pastures
good and gardens failing.
Lnling-J Carter Cotton needs good
general rain; was benefited by tho shower
n some localities last week.
San Antcnio-H. H. Cur,ey: Drouth is
beginning 10 seriously effect cotton, no
,Lin during week.
Corpus Christi-Georsc Reeder: Tn,
druuth is becoming severe; cotton IL shed.
ding badly
Brichton--C. l.. Barnes: Early Gotten
opening quito fast; late cotton growing
very well. but not fra!ting much rain
badly needed. $50"
Mciidan--.l Harvey: Light shower nm
the nth beneficial
coieman--E. a. Lindsey: Cotton holding
its own fairly we'll.
hunge-ReiftcIt & Tips: Weather lot
and dry. causing cotton to open rapidly;
good rain badly needed.
College Statlon--B. +. BRYAN. c,ops
needing rain badly weather very fayors lilo
fer harvesting sorghum cane pea vine and
other hay.
kerrville--f. candlln: All crops are
needing rain.
Palestinc-M. Wright: More rain badly
needed.
Baird-M. Il. HALEY: Weather dry End
crcpu. '' "''
Rcby-H. Foster: Cotton uuu,ualiv
good; early is frui,ing; rain of 18th icnc-
iiciai to the plant; corn good; wheat and
oats ABOUT all thrsshed; yield, oats. i5
bushels. wheat u TO the acre.
pnblin-G. Buckingham Weather ,n-
favorable for cotton, plant stopped srow-
ing and beginning TO bloom; good rain
needed: corn crcp is made and very good
Corsieana-E. l.. Gibson: Corn drsine
IN; early corn will make good yiali but
late erop failure: cotton not yet yifrer-
ing materially, but some squares and forms
ial,ing on; late cotton growing some. plant
looks strong and vigorous. and VIII make
ram In next ten or fifteen days: 1ardens
drying up.
Emcry--W. o. Hobisen: prouth SIN
continues early corn about half COP;
late corn ruined by dry weather and hot
sun cotton still shedding badly AMI bloom
ing on top of stalk; corn fodder all miIIed
ana consequently farmers are cutting tons,
s.och water getting scarce; fruit dwarfed
by drouth. /. NJ. cijne
Section Director. Galveston. Texas.
rhoM POST CORRESPONDENCE.
very Gloomy Outlook In Unncr
Harris County.