The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
Summary Of Reports From Bureau
Correspondents.
GENERAL SHOWERS. SLEET AND SNOW
SIX Inches of Snow I'm some Portion.
of North Texas - Temperature
Above the Normal.

Galveston. Texas, January 22.--Foliow-
Ing Is the crop bulletin for the week end
iIg January Il, 1897:
The precipitation ON an average for tho
week ranged from about the normal over
the western portion OF the State to an ex-
cess OF moro than half inch over tue
eastern portion, with the greatest excess
IN the vicinity OF Houston.
The temperature on an average for the
week ranged from 10 degrees above the
normal. The highest temperature at tho
several stations during the week ranged
from ~ degrees over the northwestern
portion of the State to 5, degrees In the
vicinity OF San Marcos. and the lowest has
ranged from 70 degrees over tho Panhandle
10 81 degrees along the immediate coast.
CONDITION or CROPS.
The showery and threatening weather
during the week retarded farming opera
TONS generally. but put the ground In good
condition for blowing, and ca soon as II
dries out this work VIII be rushed
The wheat crop has improved some and
prospects for good crop were never better
at this time OF year. Tho rain, followed
by snow. was beneficial TO the crop
Farmers had commenced sowing spring
oats, but the wet weather has retarded this
work with favorable weather II IL be-
''N''' thtt a t'ph dNittbt VI tllb Will NC
sown.
Strawberries are ripcnlng nicely, but
clear weather Is needed for the crop
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
CorsicanaE. l.. Gibson: Very little
blowing done during the past week. rall
oats and volunteer oats doing We'll There
VIII be an Increase in acreage OF spring
oats. Some cotton still coming In. Farm
ors are calculating on putting in AN m
creased acreage OF cotton. The wet wealth
Ell IL delaying blowing, but much land has
already been broken. Temperature. maxi
mum ~ minimum 81 precipitation, IA
on five days.
| Collinsville-H. Waldo: As red rust
proof oats are plentiful for seed In thii
section, farmers have prepared land for
sowing a larger acreage OF oats this spring
| The heavy snow that has fallen here this
week is fine for wheat and puts good
season In the ground for all spring crops
| Alhany-N l.. Bartholomew: Warm rar
fine for wheat. Temperature. maximum Gl
| mnimnm "a.
Bellville 80 l.. l., Prcuty: The week wa.
generally cloudy and warm. A good rail-
Ten on the 10th Temperature. max hmur
so. minimum 5S; precipitation &c.
San MarcosNlss Tonic Ford; Tn,
weather for the past week has been CLOUDY
cold and dsagreeablo for outdoor work
Columbia-J. $. Rogers; Thunder storm
on 18th. Temperature, max lniun n. mini
mum rs: precipitation LAG on two days.
Stnfford-C. i. Mercer: Temperature
maximum rs, minimum 80; precipitation
la on two days.
Houston-J. A. McNabb; Temperature
maximum rs. minimum &c: precipitation
2.l3 on three days.
Lulins---J. Carter: Trace of slect o,
18th and nice rain on 18th Temperature
maximum II, minimum 80: precipitation C
oil three days.
Beeville-A II Kent Temperature
maximum Is, minimum 60; precipitation
60 ON one day.
Brownsvllle-W. =. Kendall; Tempera
| ture, maximum ". minimum 40.
Brenham--J @. Soan: Very heavy whit
frost on morning OF the Goth. Temperature
maximum 72. minimum "a; precipitation
102 on three days. 7. NJ. Cline.
Section Director. Galveston, Texas