The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-14
A PESSIMISTIC REPORT.
Weather Bureau Says Cotton Crop Is
ia a Very Bad Way.
A MARKED CHANGE FOR THE WORSE
Noted in Az Sections Where Rain Has
Not Fallen Recently; Rus, and Boil
Woevil Reported.

Following is the climate and crop huilc
tin OF The weather burcau Texas section.
Tor the week ending August ~, 1901;
Temperature The mean temperature for
the week determined from the records OF
thirty stations wen distributed throughout
the state, was s. degrees. which is about
. degrees above the normal for nj. season
OF the year. In the Northern and North
western sections the nights WIRE COM
paratiyely cool, but high maximum tom
peratures prevailed throughout the state
Many correspondents report temperatures
of from oS "a 100 daily. and In localities
In the central and southwestern sections
ne high as as 100 was recorded on several
days Along the coast districts little
lions, the Weather during lie entire week
having been uniformly warm.
PrecipitRtion Some heavy rains tor the
storms. occurred over small area Ia the
northeastern portion Of the State ca the
9th, aud light showers Ten along tho gulf
coast as far south as Matagorla county,
light sprlnklcs over widely scattered local.
ties conditions throughout the state have
ter the week has heen markedly leu
Client Tue ,liruth, which LaA prevailed
over the southern, western and northwest
err sections has been greatly luteRsinca
aud With Inc hot southeriy wiads, had 4
dsnetrous eilcct on vegetation generally
Conditions especially ~ the central POI
lous. Gestures are entirely bare snl0h
water courses are drying M and wells
and oisterns are rapidly falling
CONDITIONS or CROPS
Exert ia the few favored localities
where rain fen the general weather condi
lions during the week have hecn emlnepIb
upfavorahle 20 the growth Of crops, Few
Interruptions occurred IN outdoor work
mud tali gardens were prepated, som
having was dome. aud where The condition
nf the ground was favorable piowins iog
tall crops and planting late gordens wer"
The gcneral condition of cotton along the
gtcatrr portion OF the Trinity river val
ley. tAenee eastward 20 tile Louisiana
border, ana In some OF the counties along
the gult coast Is talrly coed, 10 THESE SECS
tipus while the crop Is not seriously suffer
lug Tor moisture, 0 general rain would be-
the State, except where rain fell marked
vhsnge for the worst Is noted Ia the con
ditiop OF cotton, aud many ieds which
have passed without serious injury through
50 many unfayorahle conditions are fall
lug fast Where rain fell cotton is doing
fairly we'll, hut many complaints of r1stl
}tre received and he boil weeVit is work
lag Ia SOME sections Wnere the dronth
prevails il has stopped growing. number
~ complaints 81 shedding are received
ana uumher Of belds avc reported To he|
opening prematureiy Cotton picking "a
cept In some " he northern counties T.
10 general progress The outlook I'm corn
is very tiSCouiagirs, IA" carly planted has
mostly matured and is being gathered 6ut
the Aipld rs iuruing Out FAR below the
average late planted corn Is doiWg weil
where rain felt bur Ia localities where the
breath prevails II is az siandsiiii aui
unless soon relieved will be- total f9ii
ure Rice Is doing fairly we'll rain having
fallen over the districts where thls CROP
Is raised. The early vegetable season 4
about over ana gardens are being prepared
Tor fRil planting Sorghum. sugar cane
nillet and sweet potatoes are much below
the average