The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-07
WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN.
Regular Weekly Reports From Blu
\ reau Correspondents.
THE CONDITION OF THE CROPS
weather Generally Iujurios To the
Growing Crops and Rain Needed.
Cotton beginning to Shed.

Galveston, Texas, July 6.-United Statel
department OF agriculture. climate and
crop service OF the weather bureau. Texas
division. crop bulletin for the week ending
| Monday, July ., 1897:
Precipitation: Light scattered showers
| were reported on June 20 and 80, after
which fair weather prevailed throughout
the week over the agricultural portions OF
| the State, except r light shower was re-
ported at Balllngcr and Orange on July s.
| Tho precipitation On an average for tho
| week was below the normal IN all sections
| except In the vicinity OF lei Paso, where
| thcre was an excess OF nearly j inches.
| and the greatest deficiency was III OF an
| inch at Galveston.
Temperature. The temperature on an
average for the week ranged troln aLunt tho
| normal over the coast district to an ,xcoss
| of two to three degrees generally In the ill.,
| ierlor.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
| The weather during the week, while IA
| vorable for farm work, was generally in
| furious u farming interests except for the
saving of maturod crops, Much farm work
was done during the week and most crops
are well cleaned md are IN good condition.
| but a general rain rs badly needed tor all
| growing vegetation.
II is CONSENSUS OF opinion among the
| correspondents that II general rain would
| be of great benefit to cotton. The plant
| IL beginning 10 suffer for want OF rain IN
| many sections. especially late planting.
| Early cotton as a rule appears TO be stand
| ing the drouth well except in some locali-
| ties, where 1t has commenced shedding.
| Tho correspondent at Seguin reports that
,,ln 10 I'm, h..J
| cotton ready to pick in the vicinity OF san
| Antonio and others report boils opening
| nicely over Southwest TeNas. Cotton Is
| doing well considering the dry and hot
| weather and the plan, IA generally fruiting
| nicely AMI rain the next few days VIII I'M
prove prospects considerably. The crop
| is clean and In good condition and rain is
| all thgt &C uld be desired.
| Dry and hot weather Is lnjuring corn, es-
pecially late planting. Early planting IL
matured over the southern portion of the
state and is beyond injury, but over the
northern portion rain would improve early
corn. Late corn is just in rolsting-cars
and without rain soon the yield Will be
short.
Wheat and oat threshing has progressed
nicely and tho yield is gene.il!y good Tho
weather has been favorable AMI this work
is being rushed.
Tho rico crop continues promis ng. Farm
ers still busy saving forage "rcns
Fruit. vegetables and other crops doing
we'll. except that they ara generally suf-
fering for want OF rain
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
San Marcos-Miss Tonic Ford Gotten
frui,inE rapidly. but neeing run badly
late corn cut short by irouth oil past lew
DAYS.
Egtelle-S a. Lac;lNy. Corn needing
rain badly. birh hot winds July . from 70
degrees west wiIted .orn ani man; of the
lato crops will be ruined; coitoa sim inn
nToy,nr has n wood color ma dong ms
Well as could bn desired: wet wralier In
early Fprinr caused plnnt 10 taHe a 50 cd
boId In ,bn ,,rnund and RAJ, ar 10 rain
there viii be some cotton made.
Uuyal-T G. Edgar. Lat, cot,on suf-
forInr from Ioc,s If vain and a.riv /, 81 Cd
ding bndlv: much cotton diving :iom root
rot. Int, rorn win mot make nubbins With |
ont raln I'm a few days, fodder saving Iro- !
,rassin,,
Danevnng-t ueno,,r..,.o. Ve,tbcr |
onn for rr,ton ,ota cntt m NM, corn rod |
inc raip. corn oarinp vii
Coiitn,,III. "a V,iI,. Wheat n,,1 nat, |
boInc tbraebod and vieId Ia below oyp,cla. |
tons, corn suffering for ran, cotton well |
,,n,,,,d an, ,nI ,,rn,yinp ,anid;v
Alhonv-~N T. Bartholomcw. Cotton |
dninD Vol corn needing rnln
Waxahacbin-s " eholIlto. Corn suf- |
fcrInp fnr want OF rain. cotton growing |
,'n,iT, a aV ali n,,onod on. whcal nnJ oats |
aro ahom, ali ,hreshnd. avcran. for wheat |
o. h,,sho,, and ans 40 nor mere
pai,s,,naM Wrtcb,. NN,,tber a.tri-
naval ,o corn and cotto, which arc ,uf-
,'rir" ,a, ront ~ rain
Amrnra-T + weems, Cotton doing wei,
where II has been cbopped out corn be-
w., MEL ~ nap ,or Want n, rain nc,rh orop
I'M 'ha w.
NJ, ~ u uouov. ui,b ,yinda dam
acan ,a,o corn. rc,,on dn,ng modncoteiv
a,.o,, Jaw 'o'"'
mliucI Carter. Early cotton dong
i,u'liE d N"'''' ~! ,a,,','r. b,,.,,
s mvI' ,"t fodder ' npd harvesting sorghum.
o"n Hi,'o , ~ 80 .o,,,n cot,on ,nody 10
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