The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29
WEATHER REPORTS.
Weekly Bulletin Of the Government
Weather Bureau, Texas Section.
COTTON DID WELL FIRST PART OF WEEK
Reports on Corn Crop Show an Improve.
ment IN Its Condition---Fruit Pros
poets Best In Years.

Following Is the climate and crop hui.
lctin for the weather bureau, Texas sec
ton. Tor the week ending Monday. May
y, 1901 The moan temperature FOR the
week taken from the records az =. large
number of stations scattered throughout
the State was a, which Is below the nor.
mah The week began with relatively
warm wcatehr and conditions continued
Scasonable until the latter portion, when
cool wave swept over the State. accom-
panied by high nor,herly winds On Mon
| nay morning. the 9th, the temperature
fcli almcst to the frost point Ia the ex.
tremc northern portion.
Precipitation Rain fen from the elst
TO the 18th. inclusive, over the greater
portion of the State. II fell In excessive
and damaging amounts on the 2Ith ana
Goth in some localities in a few Instances
| II was accompanied by hail The droutn
that has been prevailing In the extreme
south and along the central Rio Grande
valley has been broken.
CONDITION or CROPS.
The weather during the past week was
generally favorable for The growth of crops
untlf-the latter portion, when the weather
MAS too cold for healthy growth OF vegc-
tation.- Like the week preceding II was
TOO wet Tor blowing and many farmers
are behind
Little chanra>ls noted in the condition oi
wheat most ofsthe crop has headed out
| and IL ready 70 harvest. Spme fields have.
been harvested hat tho Yields have gtecu
very unsatisfactory
oatsshsvest continued and threshng Is
progressing with Irregular yields, although
the crNp is genelally poor
! Cotton did we'll uhtil the lattcr portion
Of the wrok, when thc growth was some
what checked by theicool weather. rhcre
are manM complalntsXcf the boil we. VI
pushed whcfe the weathsx would permit.
Reports on NJ corn cropsare, as wnoic,
more faNorahleeA Some heldsNwere damaged
ny washing rair&aud hail cut down Somc
Of the late plantefe. hut the crop In mos,
sections while smsftsloces healthy ana
vigorous. In the southwest portion NJ thc
state corn Ii IN silk and tasscl and early
planting Is IN roasting ear.
Rice IS In excellent condition. the weather
having been all that could have been dc
sired for this crop.
Irish potatoes have been mostly dug ana
the Yields have boon good
Wotermclons aud muskmelons are bloom
| Ing and fruiting. Gardens are stin back
! the season,
Fruit prospects are the hest in years
GENERAL SUMMARY
! Washington. May Is Following is the
weather bureaus weekly summary OF crop
! conditions:
In nearly all districts east OF the Rocky
mountains the week has been abnormnlly
cool. with excessive rans from the sou II
/ Atlantic and east gulf coasts northwarl Ia
/ the lower lake region and 1t continuation
~ the drouth conditions In portions of the
! Missouri. central and lower Mississippi val
leys and portions 81 Texas. 4 large amount
| of damage has been done by freshcts II
Virginia. the Cnroliuas, Georgia AND zen
| nessec,
corn has nnde slow growth in the cen
trn Mississippi and ohio valleys, bot u
| the Southern States n general improve
/ ment Is reported.
Winter wheni continues In need of rain
! in the lower Missouri and central MISS
! slppi valleys. The crop has sustained cost
| Siderable Injury - u result OF hcavy rHips
! In Maryland, Virginia and North, Carolina.
Harvesting continues ~ Texas and has he
! gun In the east gulf states.
! very general Improvement IN the con
| dition Of cotton II Indicated. The grow h
Of the cr2p over the no oc anu ana and GFn1 rg
/ areas In the Carollnns hnve. been sub
merged. The transplnnting Of tobacco L.
Nn general progress In the Ohio valley ana
middle Atlantic States. Plants are gen
orally abundant. except In Kentucky,
/ Where they are small and scarce.
/ A.rRoM POST CORRESPONDENTS.
/ Of1hajlle. Live Oak County, Texas, NAV
! - WbaAllm fair rain fell here Inst night,
rStcndihg@Sumewh TO northeast llar<
not learned me entire extent of@llsp II Wii
possibly be sufficient 20 Insure corn ana
! viii greatly benefit cotton. II was not
! sufficient 20 MI tanks. hui Will help pas
! turagc. Indications are very favorable for
I more rnln. II was greatly needed
Alvin. Brazorln County, Texas May ~. -.
/ The continued dry weather has about
! ruined the prospects for tonato crop. and
| Is having q very disastrous effect on Tho
| melon aud cantaloupc crop. Farming Of AL
! kindr "a about at stands'ili. tho ground
| being too dry and hard TO work, This
/ dry spell Is beyond the recollection Of
] hnyou Is dry and range cattle nrc beg n
ming to suffer greatly for water, The els
! terms are all dry. but there Is an ample
( supply ~ wells The nights havc been re-
lnarknbly cool for this senson Of the yeai
! Tor the past few days.