The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-16
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1. v.,Aly Reports From Bu-
Z ,,p Correspondents.
CONDITION OF THE CROPS,

49,. poiug Well In south
- warm, Dry weather
., northern Portion.
rexas. June 15.-Unitcd
.,,rment of Agriculture, Climate
! service Of the Weather Bureau ''',,
,.,lon Crop Bulletin for the week
w,day, June II. 1897
.,,iou: The week opened with
.,.r and these conditions pre-
IN ,he 18th, after which showery
nr,iuued throughout the week.
.,,,,a,lon on an average for the
have the normal over North and
WAS and generally below else
i'm the greatest deficiency-l. 20
J, ,he vicinity of Galveston.
rsr,urr: The temperature on an
~ The week ranged from about
~ along The coast to slightly be-
he Interior.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
rather was generally favorable for
~ operations except that showers
~ latter part of the week delayed
IA o,er North and Central Texas.
,wther has been favorable for cot
!, Est Texas and The southern half
sits, where the correspondents gen.
spst that condition Of the crop has
nj md the crop is doing fairly well
/, sections. The cool nights during
4, part Of the week had Il tendency
II TIE growth OF the plant, but the
rather toward the latter part start
rving nicely. Some lice and other
ns are reported from a few Sec
NJ they are not az numerous as
we ut last report, especially over
ssrn half Of the State. Warm and
rather would greatly improve the
IN North and Central Texas and
able farmers 10 clean out the
liz. grass, some fields in this sec
.ssng work badly, Some still re-
IL ever tho northern PORTION of the
h seed for this purpose is scarce
o. Dcalties, Early cotton is doing
vi and fruitlns nicely over the
laid central portions of the State,
Moaning To show signs of fruit In
i,as over North Texas.
khrev during the week were bene-
siAs corn crop. and the prosnects
ri yield continue flattering. Early
Insured, and late corn is very
x,
v hryestlng about completed in
xaons, and the yield is generally
h showers toward the close of the
Hard this work.
EHtst progressing nicely. and the
EirankIng, 1t is feared that tho
hat' will lnjure oats where in
'sstables, rice and other crops
y srmising Many vegetables aud
w marketed.
oa2EP0NDENTS' REMARKS.
h'm-Miss Tonic Ford: Cotton
isssssas; there is an increased acre
sa sng finely.
FEE. A. Lindsey: Crop condi-
Tg good; wheat and oat crops in
an--l. G. Sloan; Corn and cotton
aanced and doing We'll.
on--c' l.. Barnes: Crop doing
R.on very Promising.
81 +. Mercer: During the past
'is nave grown wouderlully: cot
Us good as could be expected.
-, Harvey; Corn all right.
a.'as badly; wheat all cut, and
y. PROGRESSING but rain retarded
IuGn rain, weeds and grass.
-"' II. Weber: Cotton i'm
AACe last report; the plant has
. growing ana viii soon push IN.
~ could be procured the worst of
aion has been roplantcJ. wheat
w being harvested; some thrash
{a-W ]. Fields: ON the whole the
las been favorable for All crops
@ and hail storm ON the GIN. re-
lksiae--W f, Ioi.'''iue neAt week.
work; cotton Gran as n ruIe in
A'toudltlon, the plani rrowinr slow
stng and in tho ,yeo5s ma" Sns , S
SIX To eight weeks late, GROUND
d NEST places for wnr lJ, s'0 rain
wheat and oat harvesting
%g-J y. Morris Weather nm
Tor cotton ana harveslinp ton
alsi the web worms hnye made !
s tear =, I ,hst ,,o ana oO WIN r WE,
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n nnes s, putting on squares, pnt
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