The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-23
WEATHER,CROP BULLETIN,
Rcqulse Nsssis Herorts From Bu.
reau Correspondents.
THE CONDITION OF THE CROPS
COTTON Crcp IL Improving Varidty
and Will soon Recover frcm
All tho Scseack>.


I States Department Of ASrio1tltura, cliInst
ami CROP ScF1sce Of the Weather Bureau
! 7rxaS serSscn,-Cr,p Bulletin for he wse'
cna4as 1ursc q, lSsi
PRECIPITATION: The week opcne'
I With light showers over the sreate- portion
o: the state. AFTER which 3, Clesrs>d up a0'
, fsa. weather prevailed throughout tbs
woek. The p,>sipitatioa On an average
ro- Ire week was ahout the normal in TIE
vicinity q LufS!sa ard Hsnriett@, ai'd tAert
was a senosA deficiency in all other $50
aoas. with the ereatest--l.ls tnehes-in
lie vicinity Of Galveston
TEMPERATURE: The temperature on
az average .ar the woek ranged from to
/. degrees above the normal, with the
greatest excess over the northeastern pos-
i-on q the State.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The weather durins the week was eSeep-
;!oaauy fa,ors4,e for farming operations.
and much farm work was done. Some re
por, that rain viii soon te needed again
to- general farming interests.
The warm and ary weather has been
vezy favorable Tor Gotten. and 1t IS almost
4 consensus q opiaiau among tha CORE
spoAdeats that the crop Is impru' Ing rap
iily ard viii soon rtroNer from the erieC's
~ ,hc late wet and cool weather. Tho
plar; is small and backward IN many sec
lions bat appears 10 be growing nicely
nov. The crop is IN fine condition sener-
ally. except ~ome ftelds on low lands are
stu needing work over northern portion Of
fhe state. bu, with favorable weather for
IL 81 81 he III LOAF
out Mos, -. The crop is blooming over the
southern portion OF, the State, and early
PLANTED cotton IS beginning 20 fruit nicely
over the northern portion. Tho boil weevil
has made It's appearance in Nueces aud De
Wit COUNTIES. but lice and oaher cotton
pests are disappearing with the dry and
warm weather. and The crop prospects are
improving.
Corn S doing we'll. and early plsntlng IS
Maturing over the southern portion % the
STATE some gathering III Nueces county.
Late planting IS doing veil. hut beginning
20 need rain. 4 good corn crop is no"N IN
sur-d. and with another good rain the yield
will 30 excellent. The crop is a little late
over the northern portion OF the State, but
promising.
Whea; harvesting is completed generally
and thrashins is now in progress. the yield
is good.
Ca. harvesting Is in progress. and spring
oats are generally cut and put up IN good
condition.
The rice crop over the east coast dis
tire, continues to be promising.
Fruit Vegetables. sorghum and sugar
cane and other crops are promising. Many
fruits and vegetables being marketed.
CORRESPONDENTS' REMARKS
san MarooS-Miss Ton,e Ford; Corn
acreage not large. but yield Will be good .
it is caring and filling out nicely: ho. h
early and late planting promising, cotton
improving rapidly.
BFenharn--j. G. sloan: Corn crop early
and unusually good.
Staftord-c' +, Mercer; Corn injured by
too much wet weather lato well advanced;
crop caring we'll and promises a fair yield.
cotton doing finely other crops good
Brownwood-J. II. Greenwood: Corn
crop viii be immense; cotton progressing
and recovering from effects OF too much
rain; new wheat being shipped and mill
here running night and day
Luling-J. Carter. Weather very favor
able !or all crons: cotton has improved aud
rs growing hneiY: corn IS made and crop
good
College Saton-B. f. Bryan: Crops
needing rain TO a small extent. otherw $50
doing well; cotton in fine condition and
nearly all beginning to bloom.
'oieman-E a. Lindsey: Cotton good
ana fnirlv well cultivated corn in good
condtion; crop fair; wheat good and ,hresh
lns out twenty to twenty five bushels per
acre
Corpus Christl-Georse Reeder: Weather
hne for cotton: worms have appeared in
some localities damage slight: corn crop
about matured: not a large crop, though Of
good quality; gathering commenced.
Brighton-c. l.. Barnes: Cotton doing
we'll: worry little corn planted; what there
IL did not make much and IL already ma
tured' weather too dry at caring time;
watermeons plentiful and grapes doing
we'll
seguin--A. NJ, Ersklne: Cotton improved
wonderfully: recovering from effects OF lice.
puttine on forms and blooming; trip
through the eastern portion OF the county
shows both corn and cotton good.
RunEe-- Relfcrt & TIPS; Corn crop late:
carly planting caring we'll; late planting
and doing we'll in all respects.
Bailnger-tl u. Pearoe' Corn caring
we'll and early planting In roasllngears;
late corn viii need one more rain
Carri2o Springs NJ. w. g. Fruzur:
Crops doing well; corn maturing; cotton
growing; native grass good; water plcnti-
ful for stock on ranges.
Emory--W. o. Hebisen: Cotton growing
rapidly, IL fruliing and blooming; fields
are generally clean and we'll cultivated;
corn In roastingear in some fields and
with another rain large yield is in
sured
Palestine--M. Wright Cotton stIli
grassy in lowlands corn crop from two
to three weeks late, hut IL caring nicely
and prospects for a big crop are flatter-
| ing.
| Bremond---J. +. Bailey: Cotton doing
| Well early corn maturing and is good.
Floresylle W. Harrington Weather
beneficial for cotton and prospects have
nor been as good for several years; corn
| is about made.
| Kerrvllle-II Candlia; Corn late. bu.
promises a good yield.
San Antonio-H. II. Curloy; Season
unusually good for corn: crop well ad-
vanced and practically riade: yield good.
| DallasG. A. Elsenlobr: Corn tassel-
ing and caring well and promises large
yield, cotton coming out well and grow
ing rapidly: fields clean.
l. NJ. Cline,
Section Director. Galveston. Texas.
From Pest Correspondents.
| I,ufkiu. Texas June 21.-The thermometeI