The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-07
WEATHER CROP REPORTS.
Weekly Bulletin Of the Government
Weather Bureau, Texas Section.
cOTTONS CONDITION GENERALLY BETTER
The Plant Is Holding It's Own Remark
ably We'll Even Under the Most Un-
favorable Conditions.

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| tin Of the weather bureau, Texas section,
for the week ending August 3, l00l
Temperature The mean temperature for
| the week, taken from the records OF
large number Of stations well distributed
] throughout the state, was S. degrees,
/ which Is above the normal for this season
| Of the year. The week began with rela-
| lively cool weather and during the hrst
| two days temperatures below 90 degrees
were recorded IN some OF the northern
| counties. 1t became much warmer during
the latter portion Of the week aud maxi.
mum temperatures ranging from % to lV6
| Precipitation~ Although 40 general rains
| have occurred during the week, showers
were reported from great many sections
| Heavy rains fell over limited areas IN many
| localities enst Of the Trinity river. and
| slong the gulf coast as far south as tue
| mouth of the Rrazos Light showers, gen.
| orally the result Of local thunder storms.
| fel over widely scattered districts IN the
| central. northern, southern southwestern
I and western portions Of the State, In many
| Of these sections the drouth Is practically
/ unbroken. and some correspondents report
/ that stock is being moved from localities
where the continued dry weather has left
! pastures bare and stock water scarce. Con-
slderlng the State as whole, the rainfall
for the week has hecn below the usual
! amount expected at this season offthe year.
CONDITION OF CROPS,
]
| conditions. Where sufficient rain fell vege-
! tatton quickly responded and took on new
| llfe: this was especially the case with
range grass. late vegetables and late plant
1 cd corn. Reports from crop correspondents
| generally indicate that the. condition Of
I cotton is better than when last reported.
/ In localities where rain fell cotton showed
| almost Immediate Improvement, and even
! where light showers occurred a marked
| change FOR the better Is noted. In localities
| whore the dry weather continues cotton
81 uni, hut 10 hnI
| own remarkably well. even under the most
| unfHyorAblc conditions. Excepting the c%-
ueme northern tier OF counties cotton y
opening throughout the greater portion OF
the state. PickinR cotton Is In progress
over the southern, southeastern and south
western counties, and a number OF hnlcs
from these sections have been marketed,
| picking viii probably be general over the
State by the 10th OF the present month,
Corn is maturing rapidly and the most OF
! the early crop Is ready to gather many
! fields have already been secured. Where
| rain fell the late planted corn was greatly
benefited The general corn crop, however,
| over the State Will fall considerably below
the average Ample rains fell over the
rice raising districts and a decided Improve
mcnt liz noted In the condition Of this crop.
| Sweet potatoes are promising, the crop over
most sections or the state having I'M
sSrea9m mf1 f acs sqsaF vbere
rain fell: In the dry districts these crops
need rain Fruit has been damaged some
by the drouth and late peaches are re-
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
elum.-Cotton crop good, but late; no
West Pont.-cotton cut short OF average
New Boston. Present outlook for cotton
Is good and weather favorable.
Buffalo.-Cotton not opened and the crop
will average about half.
Glory Cotton growing nicely.
) New Baden, Cotton shedding badly.
la doing well. nut
needs rain; no picking yet.
Kempner. Cotton prospects poor
Mullin. Fine rains; late cotton greatly
Thorndele Some earB planted cotton
being picked.
picking will not commences before the mid
south sulphur Cotton opening, but the
San Antonlo.-C Cotton is small, Y is bloom
ing to the top and altogether backward
picking has barely begun.
Binnton. Cotton needs rain badly.
Field Creek.-C Cotton VIII soon begin to
open.
good for an average crop.
Carmine. Cotton on account 81 the
drouth, VIII be short crop; picking mas
Manyel. Early cotton is fruiting well;
picking has not commenced,
IIochholm. Cotton frulting fairly wei,
| but recent showers have Increased the
number Of boil weevil.
East Bernard. Cotton growing well since
the rain
Cuoro. Cotton 10 late; picking has com.
menced In some Of the early planted fields.
Perry. Cotton small and late and very
| little fruit.
Riesel-Cotton needs rain, but the crop
is holding up fairly Well.
Alleyton- Cotton doing fairly well In low
lands: on high lands the showers caused
the cotton to rust and she'd
+ McGregor, Cotton VIII be the lightest
r crop In years.
!, generally win be short.
Thornton Cotton late but fruiting well.
+, Custer Cty.-Cotton crop In good condl-
McNen.--cotton is generally late but in
dications point to good crop.
waco.-cotton is late; picking has not
BGrleson. Cotton crop in this vicinity
10 very poor. ~ "a,
Plano.-Some local rains, which WIN
. carr Garrett. Cotton about fifteen days late
and j. not fruiting we'll
Maiakof.-C Cotton backward and stand
charleston. Cotton promising
Jewett.-Cottou late but frnitng wei;
Welmar.-CottOn well advanced for the
season, the plant Is rating small but Wen
frulted
and It will be thirty days before picking
! Hub6sfd- Cotton late 4 win be ten
Jacksonville. Great proportion OF cotton
has stopped growing
Waxahachie.- small and late. but
II f. fruitng well considering the Dry
weather.
Brazorla. The excessive rains for the
past ten days have damaged cotton
Dime Box The cotton crop y opening
Hondo Cotton good but rain u badly
needed; some complaints OF shedding
ReedylIle -Cotfon late but fruiting we'll
| picking cotton VIII commence about the
8 nth ~ the month.
, Jasper Cotton Is about two weeks late,
ogHi artner.1 Cotton Is doing well. but is
? not open.
BreIham-- Prospects for cotton good;
| picking has commenced.
Naturalization Is fruiting; picking Will
commence in about ten days; condition Of
crop Is fair. ~
for a large Yield; picking has commenced.
From Post Correspondents.