The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-21
TEXAS WEATHER AND CROPS.
REGULAR WEEKLY REPORT OF
THE GOVERNMENT BUREAU.
Cotton Crop Is Making Rapid Grow tn
and Insects Are Not Doing
Any Damage.

Galveston. Texas. June 2O.--Following
is the climate and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau. Texas section. for the
week ending Monday, June 10, 1899:
Temperature: The temperature on an
average for the week ranged from 1 to 2
degrees below the normal, with the great
est deficiency in the interior. The mini
mum temperature for the week at the sew
eral stations ranged from "a degrees over
the Panhandle to 70 degrees alvag the i'm
mediate coast, The highest temperature
at the several stations during the week
was 100 at Beaumont.
Precipitation The precipitation on an
average for the week was slightly below
the normal over the extreme eastern por-
ton of North and East Texas and the en-
tire coast district while it was above in
other sections of the State, with a marked
excess over the southwest portion and in
the vicinity of Waco and Sherman. Show
cry weather prevailed until the close of
the week, when 1t cleared up. The great
est local amount of rainfall for the week
was SIS inches at Waco
Sunshine and cloudiness Nimbus. GU
mulo- nimbus stratus, strato-cumulus, GU
AiAuiHS' diNb-CulluluS ana GIRO rumnllS
clouds reduced the amount of sunshine
considerably for the week and on an av-
erage it was below the normal.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The weather of the past week can be
characterized as warm and showery. with
occasional heavy local rains. particularly
In the central portion of the State. Farm
work has been delayed except in the ex-
IRENE eastern portion. where the amount
of rainfall is below the normal, and has
been as a rule, insufficient for agricultural
needs.
The cotton crop is making rapid growth
and is fruiting well in nearly all horizons
OF the State, There are COMPLAINTS of
pests from scattered localities, but no ma
tel lal damage TO the crop is reported.
llere has been so much rain over The
northwestern part of the cotton growing
area OF the State that grass il making
rapid growth, and clear. warm weather is
heeded' so that grass and weeds can be
hiiea Inc crop is very clean over the
southern and extreme eastern sections.
The rains have impro, ed corn GENERALLY
lone corn over the southern portion Of
the State which was in loastine chr when
.nc recent drouth became so sewers was
osulS damaged before the rains set i'm and
VIII make very poor yield, while late
planted corn, even in Socth Texas. prom
lses a good crop, except in scattered lie.
caiitles' The corn crop OF the northern
porticr OF the State is in good condition
and generally promising.
Wheat harvest is nearly completed and
threshing in progress. The yield is very
irregular as it ranges all the way from
very poor to very good. Threshing mas
neeh u'iayed by rain, and some sprouting
vest is being pushed as randy as The
weather will permit.
sugar cane is generally doing well. but
IN some places the crop is SUFFERING for
ram hlce is doing very well. Truck rar-
Gems are improving and heavy shipments
d. belng made daily from many localities.
ne ne sorghum crop, as a rule. is very prom