The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-30
WEATHER.CROp REPORT.
Weekly Summary Of The Texas Sec.
ton Of The Bureau.
SOME COTTON IS TO Be REPLANTED
A Decided Falling Of in the Condition
Of Wheat Due to the High Winds
and Lack Of Moisture.
SOME COTTON IS TO Be REpL ANTEI

Following is the weekly report Of the
Texas section OF the climate and cron sery
Ice for the week ending April rs;
Temperature. The prevailing tempera
lures for the week were In excess of tbp
normal by several degrees, and on several
degrees or above. The high temprrat urcs
ana constant high southerly winds havp
eNaporated much OF the surface water. pIac-
ing the soil In fine condition In the nortb.
eastern and eastern districts but ronbing
ii of what little moisture there was foy
plant use In the western and north-cenir
portions OF the State. The temperature
conditions were favorable generally for
cotton, corn and minor crops. but iniuriouS
to the wheat crop.
ltuluiall. Rain approximatlng onc-half Is
one inch occurred IN the eXtrcmc northeast
eln counties and In scattered sections Of
the central district: elsewhere only light
scattered showers fell. and large port ,an
OF the state, comprising the c0nst district
RADIO river and the Colorado valley and
the Panhandle was without rain. In these
sections. eXcent the coast district, aud the
norm central portion OF the state rain Is
badly needed. The drouth In the west
central and western portions Of the State
hsS been intensified by high winds and
almost unhrokCn sunshine.
Wheat aud Oats Correspondence frorr
the western aud north central portions OF
the wheat growing portion Of the State re-
port a decided falling or IN tho condition
OF moisture In these sections heavy
rainfall IL urgently needed Elsewhere this
cIop, has made satisfactory growth and Is
heAdcd out m nearly all sections Oats have
not suffered as yet, and are making q nor.
nal growth
Corn The weather for the past week has
been generally favorable for the corn crop
Early planted corn is ten to twelve inches in
aeisnt III me northern counties and IN
, 'iie f0u !Ici seYl"h tils ''"p VIII ~
Cot,,, n,tr go .o,,,..., "a,
h' .,,ii, mere hre SGt sea- lel'a nells ~
v,ero nJyersc, 'froctnd t,. Iro, G,'Iu LII
and wind storms there Is some rcnlaptjng
10 I've lone TbNre ore fe,y corresn'',,' t,,'r
,bat ranort INV conSderoho norflHpo ~ NE
CROP Nj TO he planted I'm thrir rnspective
sections Much of the crop is un md an.
der cultivation with thc weather GonIitious
TINS far quite favorable.
Rice Planting is nearing completion. A
lrrgc portion of this crop Is above ground
ard growing nicely.
sugar cane Is rcnorted TO be making nor
NAL growth. Sorghum planting. contiues.
Millet, alfalfa, meadows and other for
aSe crops are making satisfactory progress.
uuI WVuNl ue oehehtei ny ram. nQNlns
Gea begun IN the southern section ~ the
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lh.nl,y't,' WA i''i'''''"' ''""''s' IT"
pa,.' ,i ,ea,', ,,o,., ,r,,,t.,, ,.,
from tbc cdost district hi rnpti2p, 1're..
from Tho intrtioi. of no sto+c Al; -
tabice ,ra oivin, cnnd rnt,,.,y mo o,t-..
crop is promising Coptalonpc md rurum
Der vines are i'm blcom and have bcaup I'm
fluit A large acrcngc has bpon planted
IN Watermelops
Pol wccvils have apucarod in WASHINGTON
Williamson, Hays and FaNette counties.