The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-05
WEATHER AND CROP REPORTS
THE RECURRING COLD SPELLS ARE
VERY BAD ON CROPS.
cron disqualification Is BEING Given
Serious Setback ny the
ChnnEenbIe Weather.

Galveston. Texas. April An the
weekly crop bulletin of the Texas sec
ton of the department Of agriculture, the
following is given as the condition OF
crops: Weather conditions have been I'M
favorable to agricultural interests. Sc
we're drouth is prevailing over the great
err part of the State which has seriously
retarded the termination of corn ana
cotton planted during the past ten days.
The greater portion OF the corn crop has
been planted that planted early came up
very we'll but was killed by the recent
freeze to the east coast line, and same Is
now being replanted. No damage re-
suited from frost over the southwestern
part of the State. Some cotton has been
planted over the southern portion of the
State and early planting came up well,
but was injured by frost on the 10Th over
the eastern portion Of the coast district.
Wheat and oats are suffering for rain and
in some places are already seriously in
jured. The fruit crop has been killed eX-
cept over the extreme south portion OF
the State. Vegetables were injured by
frost where not protected over the east
coast region. Farming operations can be
advanced very little until there is gem
eral rain.
Hampstead, Waller County, Texas April
4.-The recurring cold spells are having
bad effect on truck farming. Hundreds
of acres have been put in melons, canta-
loupes, beans, radishes and various trucks
for shipment. Farmers have become con-
WINGED that diversified farming was their
salvation, but they were unprepared for
the crazy notions of the weather clerk.
Many crops have been ruined by the cold
and the melon crop has been chilled,
which experts pronounce as bad as Il
freeze. But there is plenty of seed on
hand and replanting will take place wher-
ever necessary.
Victoria. Victoria County, Texas. April
4.-The frequent and sudden changes IN
the weather during the past month have
been very injurious TO vegetables and
melons. The latter especially have been
retarded and will be injured by the high
winds and cool weather. The past week
has alternated between warm and cold
weather, with one day south wind and
the next norther. 1t is geeing very dry,
and everything is needing rain.
| Lockhart, Caldwell County. Texas
April 4.-The prospects for rain which
had been steadily improving for several
days was entirely disslpated by a fresh
norther which blew up yesterday after
noon. II is cold and blustery this morn
ing. and clouds of dust are sweeping in
every direction. The agricultural pros
! PNNi DVAOhlcS udiis ulpAt SlOukHS, anu Tue
farmers are very greatly discouraged
| Rusk, Cherokee County. Texas. April 8.
| We are needing rain here; crops do not
look we'll: cold weather has injured things
considerably, peach crop is almost total
failure here; some of the May and June
! peaches will have few peaches all of the
! later peaches are a complete failure.
| Calvert, Robertson County, Texas. April
"A strong norther sprang up yesterday,
| which Is very trying on vegetation. The
| drouth is becoming a serious matter here.
| Corn and other crops are doing but little
sood for lack of rain.
Denton Denton County, Texas, April 4.
| Thermometers showed 2 degrees below
| freezing this morning. More frost and ice
last night and fruit Is all dead Weather
warmer this afternoon,
| Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, April 4.
A fresh dry norther last evening has had
depressing effect on farmers. who are
blue about the outlook.