The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-17
WEATHER AND CROPS.
WEEKLY REPORT or rssn TExAl
wEAruER BuKnAU.
FARMERS Are Tarninw Cattle lnts
rAesr ccsssA rselas--wAsss ssw-
Jag h Near CoApietion.


Galveston. Texas. November is.--lJnited
States Department Of Agriculture. Climate
and Crop Service oe the weather Bureau.
Texas Sectlcn--crcp bulletin tor the week
ending Monday. November IL, 1891;
The weather during the week was sxccp-
tionally favorable for farming operations,
but the sround IL getting rather dry for
cultivation in places over tho north and
central portions Of the State Much farm
work was done during the wcsk and FARM
era az a rule are we'll up with their work.
general rain throughout the State would
DO Of great bcnent 10 general farming In
terests and would furnish watcr for stock.
which Ia getting scarce In some sections.
Grass on the ranges is doing fairly well.
considering tho dry weather.
Cotton picking Ia not quite completed in
some sections, especially on bottom lands.
where some late cotton Il opening. but the
remnant of rhc crop Is all that remains I'M
gathered. The dry weather has been very
favorable for picking and farmers have
generally picked their crop close The
correspondent at Corsicana states that there
Will probably be come top crop In bottom
land. but farmers have already turned
their stock In on good deal OF upland
cotton. The weather has been EXCEPTIONAL
ly tine for late cotton over tho southern
portion OF tho State, and tho correspondent
at Missouri City states that sonie top cot
ton Ia beginning to open slowly. and with
out frost soon there will DO some more
cotton to gather In places, but az n gem
crai rule the top crop IL failure, and the
cotton crop Ms whole Is below an average.
Wheat sowing is nearing completion and
the crop Is NIL sown In some sections. and
| good acreage has been put In early
| sown wheat is up and doing we'll, A rain
| cial for wheat and would insure good
stand OF late Gown wheat The stand Of
| early sown wheat Ia good.
The warm weather has been very favor
| able for fall vegetables and many are be-
ing marketed. out the vegetable crop Ia
beginning to need rain.
| Sugar planters arc busy saving their
| crop, and while the stalk iE not large, the
quality is good. Tho crop Is not an aver
age IN quantity.
| From Post Correspondents.
Mumford, Robertson County. Texas. No
vcmber t6.--rold norther blowing hero
this morning. Some rain fell here last
night.
Cameron. Milan County, Texas. Novem.
Der 16.--Quite cool norther Is blowinS
this morning. after tho hard rain and blow
Of last night.
Calvert, Robertson County. Texas No
vemhcr ia porther and rain came VI
last night and che weather today ~ finc
clear and braning.
| a. M his,
l6.--A fierce norther. accompanied by .
heavy rain blew up at midnight last night
II lis clear and cold today.
Rogers. Dell County. Texas. November
i6. Cotton IN this section IL all gatheres
and soid Very little being sold. The mer'
chants will collect about 80 cents on thu
dollar.
sugarland Fort Bend Comfy. ~cyas, No
| vember G.--Superintcndcnt W. T. her
| trand ia having large ;J-ce windrt Wine
the Cunningham rugarcane. as he ant'cl'
pates a freeze soon.
F,oresviilc, Texas, November 1S.--The
cooieet norther OF the season after several
days OF opprcsslvey warm weather reached
here about 8 o'clock this mornig, accom-
panied by drizzlinG rain.
Yoakim, Dewitt County. Texas, Noyem-
Der i6.--It continues warm and this morn
.
zen cloudy, but no rain. Almost no cotton
| In coming In. Nearly all farmers who have
not sold are holding for higher prices.
wharton. wharton Count.T xesa, Noyem-
her lG. The first genuine blue northeI
OF the season swooped down on ~ las
night in regal style. The COOL effect u
felt by every one. Summer ma!efia ~ now
a thing OF the past. 'ilight rain accom-
panied the wind
i,ockhart, Caldwell Cc.snty. Texas. No
ycmber i6.--Aftcr several diys Of extra
ordinary south wind, heavy nortner piew
IN at / o'clock this morning. seccinpaniea
BY a dashing rain and fine electrical dis
play. There is a considerable fall In TEN
perature this morning.
Lexington, Lee County, Ts,as. Novem
Der 10. IA cold north wind " blowing. TN
sky Is clear and frost Is expected. Fros
| will have no effect upon cotton here, ~
there n nothing TO freeze, the worms hav
ing destroyed The crop In septeiapsr. TIT
sweet potato crop II good jack WlBein
raised 900 bushels on two ana one NJ,
acres near here and he's sofa w ousnei
at SO cents per busbei.
Georgetown, williamson County, Texas
November IA brish norther, hscom
nanied by a slight rainfall. reached thi
place last night at 10 o'clock. Tbs farm
err say that the cotton II aoout I'll pcke
and that the top crop Will not maieriAiize
Many farmers In this county are sowin
wheat this year. Il Is estimated that tpsf
, viii be an lne;else Of 800 Der cent IN "
acreage Of wheat the ensuing year.
LuAng. Caldwell County. Texas. Novem
Der si.--At . o'clock this morning this see
? ton was visited by terrific storm Q
wind and rain from the north. With nsav
: thunder and lightning. II has blown owe
but is quite cold with probability OF
freeze tonight. Cotton In Tho fieids--an
there IL q good deal Of II on home farms
IL badly scakicred. Some farmers hay
stopped picking "a they siy u VIII not
present prices pay for ginning rick'ns IN
hauling.
Terrell Kaufman County Texas, Novs ~
her Is A heavy northcr csmie ia last Nigh
with much wind and sonuc rain. This morn
ins the weather u clear aud cool encue
for Ares and ovcrcoats, ana prospects