The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-15
WEATHER-CROP BULLETIN.
Regular Weekly Reports From Bu-
reau Correspondents.
THE CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
very Little Promise of Top Crop,
Owing to Rust, Caterpillnrs, Roll
Worms aud sharpshooters.

States Department Of Agriculture. CHI
mate and Gro, Service of the weather
Bureau. T,yas Section--Crop bulletin for
The week ending Mondey. September Is.
1897.
Prccip tatlon--The week opened with
light scat cred showers, and there was
not da, but vi at showers were report
cd from come locality. There was no
rainfall during the week over the western
portion Ct Norm Texas, and the greatest
was s7 inc hes in the vicinity of Houston.
The precip .ation for the week was about
the normal or above over the central por-
ton Of the coast district and In the vican-
ity OF keir'ille Lampasus, Corsicann and
Paris. VII e there wss general dencien-
CIV over TIE other portions of the state,
with the greatest. los inches, over the
east coast district
slne-Broke n stratus, strato-cumu-
lus. ctmu,us. cumulo- nimbus and nimbus
clouds raiIced tho sunshine slightly bu.
for the week It was generally above the
normal. except ever the coast district.
where II was slightly below.
Temperature-The week opened with the
temp raiure ranging from degrees be-
Inv the daily normal otong the coast 70
degrees above over North Texas. after
which it rose slightly and continued above
the Acrmal generally throughout the
week The Temperature on AN average Tor
the week was above the normal. the
highest temperature at the seV.nl sta-
tons ranged from about 80 degrees along
the immediate coast and the mountainous
portions of West Texas to l01 degrees at
Henri tia and the lowest ranged from 81
degrees over the Panhandle to "a degrees
at Galveston.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The showers during the week were very
beneii' ial for gci eral farming interests,
hut DELAYED the saving of matured crops.
The vegetable interests along the coast
have improved and the ground is In fair
condition for the putting in of fall vege-
Rains are badly needed IN places over the
northern part Of the State as stock
water is scarce and the ground TOO dry
for fall blowing and making preparations
for sowing fall wheat
Shove and good rains in some locali-
ties retarded cotton picking. and damaged
the ci ~ slightly by washing out some
top crop started over North Texas by tho
rains of August will hardly have tine to
mature before the frost. and many CORE
spondcnts who stated last week that the
prospects for ton crop were very prom
lsing now report that there is very little
promise of top crop. owing to the rapid
spreading of rust caterpiliars, boil worms
and sharpshuoters. These pests are de-
stroving late cotton and the top crop in
manv sections. 1t is the consensus OF
conion that with favorable weather con-
dit.ons from now on the yield Will be con-
siderab.y bel1w the average, especially
early cotton and on upland The crop Is
best on lowland. and 1t - believed the
weld on bottom land will be about one
half bale to one bale per acre, but the
bull of the crop is on the upland. where
the yield will range from about one-th.rd
to one-eighth bale pei acre.
Corr gathering Is nearing completion In
most sections. and the yield Is very light
not ore than enough for home consump-
tion-while in other sections there will be
some Tor shipping.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
San Marcos-Miss Tonic Ford: Cotton
three weeks late half of crop picked;
average crop; Weather. of past week IA
vorab'e Web veins playing havoc with
crops in some localities
College Staticr--A. w IIildebrand: Cot.
ton picking far advanced on upland
Corpus Christi Geo. Reeder: Cotton
crop 'moroN ing worms doing slight dam
age ~ ieS Localities; ticking and gin
ming pros fes3'ne. Truck farmers are now
busy rrera ring land for autumn crops.
The outlook is now very promising.
Brenham-I; q Sloan; Some light crop
bottom land. Worms eating cotton badly.
In spite OF poison ng. Yield about average
or below.
Brignton-C. l.. Barnes: General ratns
BADLY needed. Cotton picking going on
RAPIDLY. Ci,ps generally will be light.
Rurgo--ie lffert, e. Tips; Spotted show.
ers 'ihFing week nave improved pros
poets some for {, top crop in localities
where fay n.ed with them. Yield Is far be-
low averi ee. Worms and boil weevils
very uE,ercus.
during past week has retarded cotton
picking Crop 8 being damaged consider
ably nv worms. There have been 1900
pounds OF Toison shipped here in the last
-FOUR GAYS. Farmers are trying to save
their ciUps. Yield estimated to be about
me same as last year, but worms may
cut = abort.
Meridian J. Harvey: Drouth injured
cotton; most of crop late; early cotton
picked. l,nrlv cotton away below aver.
age, hut If frost holds of late, late cotton
VIII make an average crop.
l.ampasas-W. II. Weber: Cotton pick.
rain TO n,nrs he crop 10 MO- Worms ns0 yet
me crop Will be below an average
Col'man-E. 4. Lindsey: Cotton coming
to market rapidly; early crop short. Late
cottcn has eiven way In the last ten DAYS
ana - droppinS ~ squares.
Sonroe7-A. E. Gilbert; Rain on the 9Th
gardeI! truck: not enough rain for cane.
Staford--C. l.. Mercer: Cotton crop do
ing eatter. The yield Is far below an
aVera-.c cron. Crop two weeks late and
New Braunfes-jP. G.eseck: showers &,
eariv part Of week delayed cotton picking
way ara Progressing we'll Crop viii he
below an average. Rain started gross TO
Erowins but more needed to make mas.
lures fair. N' pas
Gmoiy-W. o. Heb!sen: Weather fin.
Tor e., on picking. Nearly one-halt of the
crop has been gathered In this section
PROBABLE yield, Soo to 400 pounds of seed
cotton per acre. All trace Of a ton cron
DESTROYED by boil worms About forty
. .u marketed here - far. Corn about
all gathered and enough raised for hone
consumption 80 ''o'ie
Anstin-W. r. Neville: Rains se,r,n.
WEEK i1terfered with cotton picking
some sections. which affect late cotton
MaAahachie-S, e. Shekito: Cotton ..
neins picked rapidly. Rain on 10Th delayes
p.cktrg few days, "'eu
Aurora-T, ]. Weems: The nrosno,.,
top crop has played out as II T. 40 la,a
'ros' VIII get 1t before maturing.
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