The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-07
WEATHER. BULLETIN.
Regular Weekly Reports From Blu
reau Correspondents.
CONDITION OF THE GROWING CROPS
Cotton Planting Progressing Nirci,
and Was only slightly Damaged.
Corn Planting Completed.

Texas Section--Crop Bulletin for the elcv-
en- days ending Monday, April ), 1877:
PRECIPITATION: Generally fair weather
prevailed from the opening of this period
until March 2s and %, when general rains
and winds. orms with some hail, were re-
ported after which generally fair weather
prevailed on AN average for the eleven
days the precipitation ranged from about
| normal over the Western portion of the
State 10 an excess of more than inches
IN some sections over the northeastern
portion.
Temperature: The temperature at the
opening Of this period was above the nor
NAL, after which 1t fell slightly until
March rs when 1t ranged from to 2 de-
greos below, but after this date 1t con-
tinued above the normal in most sections
| The temperature ON an average for the
eleven days was slightly above The nor
NAL.
| CONDITION OF CROPS.
| The heavy iaius on March Is and 20
while generally beneficial for farming In
te:ests delayed farm work. especially
over tho eastern portion OF the State but
the weather since April 1 has been exccp-
tionally favorable for farming operations
ard farmers as a rule are well up with
| their work
- eo''pioVea' except on
| icW lInd, where the ground Is Sill too
wet FOR plaGtng. The heaNpr rains Will
r,.,es.tt.',., an, .,,,t,,,,,,- W.
10" idnu hut there rs 1t iar stand ZEN
crazy some carry planted corn has been
worked.
Cotton planting Is progressing nicely.
aud with favorable weather much cotton
WIZ bc planted during the coming week.
Eoi ,' ,, where planted was dam9gel slight;
" ny ,n% my rii,S ~, on thv zSih ana Gun
Shu some on, VIII nav to b. r'p4nis! other
FOR Ina ,.r M,''''oi WAS Eehe'Aliy 4"Nof"pie
~ vc .t1 MIX n,,o ,,c,,,.,,,,. .,,,
from ~. el,. NV sH.'' rr reeSTeLe6
80 . 0a' r ny ne J',u''I VI tnv ltuS, on Marcn
-, -, III XII. ''' ,.V' t,l.i.9 v''""t'3N,
aWnerr, .,s. are ne.i,s marketed.
CoHhESfoNifiANTS REMARKS.
Gol.ndo--l. H. Earle. Some corn To be
rcpluated. Ground lust g,-l,ing airy enough
To plow. Farmers aearly III through
breaking land. some little cotton planted.
piowed ana - ''' '''''''''' - '''''' ''s"
Khlucianu-J. Reisdorn: Fine growing
weather ani mosa planting completed eX-
| cept cotton Corn coming up nicely.
| Wheat and oats look we'll
| tTdlHcsNilie-D. i. Ragssals; Rain re-
,-lrded farm work. but put land in excel
Mer.dian~J. Harvey: Crops Injured by
| heavy rain. which also retarded cotton
planting. extent OF Coinage can not be Is
| ,.uai..d now,
did no damage. except unroodnr the jail.
| Columbia i. :. Rogers BraZos river ris-
IL & rapidly and was within seven feet of
the top oil the bank on the 81.
| Graham ~. II. Cant. Wheat. Data ana
pastures DOM we'll Corn planting not
| nulte completed. early corn and peaches
GOOD The late freeze.
Tivoli-J. T. Hamilton; Corn and cotton
III ana Hue stand Inc good ram Nas
sulphur Springs VIM. u. Baxter: The
heavy rain of the zSih and Gth retarded
grass is in line cond ton.
I'll Pas3-N. -. Lane: Freezing weather
on March Is kliiel most OF tie pe,e 80,
Of apples, but these products are com
pardtively small here.
Grapevine-W. J. Crowley; The heavy
farm work ana caused the creeks ana
rivers TO overflow in some sections, ,.,,,
Siaifofd-C' r. MerCei' p algIih au' '
oral houses.
TayIor-W. j. Fields: Heavy ra ~ &c
| comrIued hy STORM on the -oe', gu aoa',e
tation doing fne. Much cotton planted
tr@nond-J. - l'a.eg oTuetIpn ,'I, a,,,S
W. W, :, a u,' @Sth frost of last week dia no
lie %,
I'r4'ier'rksbnrg--ArLhu Strlcgler: Corn
and cane about all planted. Frost ON I'm
earn moi IN hence Inc damage not 80
pi,.nt
"C%r,,,,. cbtleti-Gaorre Reeder; Crops
arc, now inprovine rapidly The rain was
H. ,i,,s,i me MIN Wind OF the 2sth
c ~, ne ~ nm, l,iile domage.
w, I{rnunf.ls-J C;i.,eck: Peaches and
~ ~ 81, hadIv l,niaeed bv late frost,
s e~u.t On law land where most Of corn
eF'et'h',S ull NV ia,'' II ~ ,,inJs vim "a
had TO b roililntesn lsn m"iHs rI Mn -, ~
ncon ri on o,c ''t cotton about ali planted
PtNPNtnS, 4, ar,
ar SOM ~ Up uoNabh. sevcro ,hnn-
Housioh-I' 90, al Mv ,-f,h pa,Tv vain ana
d"rAtorm on zoth' W4th he"'' ram a''
some hal. p.rn.,. cooa r,i, nm
Brghton-t' ~ laariles. ~ 100 ' nnir 49, '
18th beneficial. crops Eehefaly do'hs ''~'-
iy % %ILos,s-w II yo,ber: The good
rams. followed ny llne Wehlii,i, VIZ HtS ~
do away WIN ne annass none ,r ny NO
freeze ON the 2ith. Everything sro"Ib
M - y s,,aor. ueoyy rains
beating the ground, caused poor stand oil
corn ~ piaxyH',, u-.,ao Parry oolds
since rains OF 81 slann d. o.. 'V g,, ~ pri
but Wne"' anu o"''
wei n.y.