The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-01
|ROp BULLETIN.
u Reports From bu-
orrcspondeuts.
Ice OF PRECIPITATION
| Below the Normal.
hvorable for Farm
1erations.

Below the Normal.
avorable for Farm
verations.
Kas, September 3d.
lpsrtmeat Of Agriculture,
! Service Of the Weather
ection--crop bulletin for
Monday. September ~.
Dry weather prevailed
week and not . trace OF
brted from any station.
eral deficiency In precipi-
bm rs Of an inch over the
II the State to 1.34 inches
list district.
4 were comparatively no
week and the sun shone
b. hence on an average 1t
primal.
rhe week opened with the
ping from 4 to g degrees
Armal, with the greatest
,st, after which it rose
the close OF the week,
Ally about the normal or
an average for the week
ranged from 2 to 4 degrees
il. The highest temperature
stations during the week
degrees along the immedi-
degrees in the vicinity OF
(e lowest ranged from So
Q Panhandle to 6S degrees
district.
TON OF CROPS.
during the week was ex-
brable for farming opera
farm work was done. The
fine blowing condition and
Big has been done. especially
belt preparatory for SOW
at.
will soon be ready for saw
eld will generally be light
bile crop along the coast IL
lin and II the dry weather
longer vegetables will not
some time to come. Sugar
Big nicely, but the crop Il
ge. The weather has been
for saving fall forage crops
res are beginning to need
ther for gathering corn AMI
|ostly gathered, with yield
Stock are generally doing
is beginning to get scarce
cool weather during the
beneficial for picking cot
ghts not favorable for cror
e plant IL still growing.
EN- rushed and the bulk Of
b picked by October Is ant
enerally all be gathered by
3ith favorable weather, ex-
pme late bolls and top crop
lor a top crop are very pool
~ Of correspondents reporf
who report indications FOL
state that 1t will be light
~ weather has caused bolll
notwithstanding the late
b. The rains OF last weel
pie OF the cotton where no
report that where there
ltion for O top crop thu
u have destroyed the pros
VERY irregular and alto
b is considerably below thu
poor staple generally. Som,
J the yield Is better than OK.
report. but the majority re-
trary. Some cotton still max,
bver North Texas, but abou
pndents state that it will no
frost without an exception
|pNDENTS' REMARKS.
Erskine: Dry northerl!
1.-THE tender leaves Of cotton
4hava opened rapidly an,
I'VE been injured. Pickin,
Z rapidly and will be vel
y 10. The crop will not b,
IS last year. Cotton ship,
ete, 1898 bales. against 46T'
last year.
miss Tonic Ford: Weathe
Favorable for cotton; crol
tie. There will be no tot
$klng will be completed b.
J. Edgar: Weather favorabl,
Ing and crop will be almos
etober 1. No chance for
kls-J. Giesecke: Weathe
lotion picking and has bee
Army worms are working o,
No prospects whatever TO
ton will nearly all be pickle
OF October.
A. Lindsey: The two gin
ty have turned out to dat
hst 745 in 1896. The extrem
PAUSED cotton to open pre-
w. H. Weber. Weather -fav
ton picking. which work wi
lonth. There win be little Q
Jade.
g. H. Chapman: Cotton pica
Fly commenced here. Gro
ID by The drouth.
o. Hebisen: Weather rnfs
|tton and there is no prospe,
\. All except scattering hult
red by October 10. Yield VT
that Of last year. Last raj
sandy.
j. Fields: Caterrflars. win
done much damage to cotto'
respects for a top crop. Abo;
crop gathered. Condition
Weather fine.
A. r. Chew: Weather favor
cotton. Two-thirds
d. Worms have eaten all tt
everything that was green @
'rars where farmers expccte