The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09
wEATHER.CROP BULLETIN,
REGULAR Weekly Reports From Bu-
reuu Correspondents.
THE CONDITION OF THE CROPS
EARLY Cotton Eruittuw, but Pests Are
Stiil Active and weeds nnd
Grass Are Very High.

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June S.--crop bulletin for the week ending
Monday. June Z:
PRECIPITATION.
| Generally fair weather prevailed except
on the I'd ith and 9TH, when general show
ers. with heavy local rains were reported
with the greatest rainfall FOR the week
$50 inohps--at Temple. The precipitation
on an average for the week was generally
above the normal except along the east
coast. where there WAS n deficiency OF
about so of an inch. The excess amount
I'd to nearly inch over East Texas and
the eastern portion Of North aud Central
Texas.
TEMPERATURES,
The temperature on an average for the
week was generally about tho normal.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The showers with some local rains dur
Ing the week caused grass and weeds TO
grow rapidly, delaying farming operations,
and consequently crops are beginning to
need work badly In some localities. The
warm weather during the early par, OF the
week started cotton to growing nicely. hut
tho cool wave toward the latter part OF the
srowth OF the plant. The crop is genoraily
late and some repianting over the northern
portion OF the State. some report from
the northwestern portion of the .stltS that
farmers are replantins oat -stubhle land in
cotton. Lice and other cotton ptsts ara
lstili doing considerable damage 10 lale
young cotton In some sections Early cot
ton is truiting nicely over the southern
portion of tho State. but the majority Of
correspondents over northern sections re-
port that the plant shows no sigu nj fruit
ing yet Much cotton has been worked out
nut great deal Of the crop is sim need
ing work and dry warm weather would be
beneficial to tho crop.
The rains this week insure good corn
crop over the southern and central rsrts
OF the state and prospects are good over
North Texas. although the wind storm M
the Sd blew down great deal OF Inc cron
IN some sections. Early corn Is beginning
to mature over the southern portion of the
| State.
wheat harvesting is progressing nicely
ana the yield Is generally good Both
wheat and oat crops damae,d NV rho hiqh
wind Of the 3d. Spring oats arc ripen,ne
nicely and the yield is generally PROMISING
The rice crop continues to 10 well
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Coiumoia--J. s. Rogers: Weather tho
past week favorable for growing crops;
previous rains have caused cotton 10 he
foni with weeds and grass, corn made and
crop good
Colllnsville-H. Waldo Wheat and oats
all right and wheat harvesting progr, ssing
nicely; corn improving: cotton not doing
we'll
Golindo--B. G. Hanrich; Lice still oad
slightly 1amocad bv u,nd ana ba, o,,
ul'iate 81. Wy wihd ana nnili cat
T,,,o,,' ~ ny r Tihn ~ .onie p'aros'
r,sh,s s.,,, tu ram a'i' 'ooi
l,,,,a,, ,, - '',.,t va ~ W.
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rroy wenal'Vr .hS pan VIZ
gro" nic"'y' corn growing rapidly hnii en-
me 81 uin noi un'nhge crops; run crop
'ine' crupa meaning not, snhshinF weaver
s"1hspoio o. N, i,usnes, WneNt Is PEE
llie harvested ava ,ho yieia Is gnol nan
storm IN east part OF the county OIL the ISL
dainage1 crops some
Nasanhchi, - =, 9ueiii'o' Nn"'t IN.
oats badly damaged by heavy rains and
WIND on the ISL aug Su' corn ana cotton
sun IN inc ""ens' iTnieFs all pepIhi VI
their work,
Teepee City--A. u. cooper: All trops
promising
San Mareos--Mlss Tonic Ford; Cotton
has greatly Improved under the resent
warm weather ana ram; Zine crop ot
early corn is assured.
Brenham--J. q. Sloan; Cotton ana corn
doing we'll and these crops arc well al
vanced
Dailss-G. a. Esonlohr; Weather un-
favorable for crops except corn. which Is
doing Well wheat and oats are read? for
harvesting. bu, wero injured by the heavy
rains and storms cotton is in poor condi-
ton the plant being injured by we, and
cool weather. worms and other cotton
pests
Bremond-J p Bailey: Hail on ist dd
great damage to crops north OF here;
great deal OF cotton will have TO be re-
PLANTED. cotton aud corn not In the hall
district doing we'll.
staYord--C r. Mercer: A week OF good
growing weather: cotton recovering from
too much RAIN all crops doing well
Foresiburg--J ~ Morris Weather IA
yorable for all crops except too cool for
cotton; the plant is small but free from
insects and is well worked but needing
warm weather: corn being laid by: whea.
horyesting commenced
Ceorsetown-M. McDcrmott. Cotton full
lIv Two weeke late although the past few
d,vs Of clear weather have revived the
nlant considerably. hot days and nights