The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-02
WEATHER.CROP REPORTS.
Weekly Summary Of The Texas Sec,
ton Of the Bureau.
THE RAINS WERE OF GREAT BENEFIT
To tho Cotton Crop In tho Eastern,
Southern and Central Portions Of the
State--Roe Greatly Helped.

Following Is the report Of the Texas
section OF the climate and crop service
OF the weather bureau for the week emo.
Ing June 30:
Temperature.-rh average for the rexas
section for the week was ss.2 degrees.
which Is approximately normal; the hign.
est average for tho week obtained M
Abilene, Beevlile. Henrietta, waco ana
Weathertord, and the lowest, $50 degrees
AZ Amarillo. The highest temperature re-
ported was H. degrees. at Hepr,etta on
June "a, and the lowest, IS degrees az
iHris, on the 18th. The early part OF tho
week gave the highest temperatures the
minimum YIN readings exceeding 100 degrees
~ iar north as the Panhandle Hot, dry
WINGS are reported TO have nrevailed III
tne western and northwestern portions of
the section and at scattered points In the
northern and central sections
hnlnfall.-The early part of the vees
was without rain IN any part OF the
state, and It was not until the 2Tth that
lhe effects or the guilt storm were felt
~ .he coast region During the 2Sth the
RAIN area spread rapidly northward giving
heaVy rain over nearly the whole OF the
eastern hat OF the section, ana during
sunday IN the west-central norton. rhe
rainfall ranged from to IA inches ever
niue OF no rain In the western ana south
western portions of the State. 'rhe
heaviest rainfall reported was l422 Inches
at Nacogdochcs. Other hea, rainraIls
were S.O4 inches at Alvin, 60 inches M
wharton, 6.62 inches at Galveston, b2V
inches at Booth, 4.1o inches at Houston
ana 45o inches nj Longyiew and Tyler
Cotton.-Nearly the whole Of the cotton
producing area Of the Stnte has received
rain during the week, b.. exception being
the region from san Antonio westward
over the western and northwestern por.
tons however, the rainfall was COMPARE
ngnt.
and not sufficient TO give relief from the
severe drouth; in the eastern. southern
and central portions OF the state the
rainfall is ample FOR present needs, and
reports by correspondents IN these sec.
tons indicate ucalcuIable benefit to the
cotton crop. Improved conditions are also
reported from the upper Colorado valley.
While the plant is small snd In many sec
lions has been injured seriously by the
drouth, rapid improvement may be eN-
pected so long as the supply OF moisture
holds sufficient. There are scattered re-
ports of squares being beaten on by wind;
and prior to the rgin, squares aud blooms
were being thrown on because OF the
adverse weather conditions. Cation began
to open the first part Of the week in scat
tered sections IN the southern portion or
the State, and on the 18th the first bale
of the season was glnned in Medina
county.
Corn.--In most sections the rain was
too late TO he of benefit to the corn crop,
and the cutting OF fields for forage con
tlnues In many sections It Is not improb-
able that In many sections In the southern,
eastern and northern portions OF the State
there VIII he ample corn for domestic
use. Correspondents unite In reporting the
superiority OF corn grown from northern
seed over that grown from home seed In it's
ability 10 withstand the effects OF dry
weather.
Rice.-The rains of the week will be of
marked benefit to this crop, which had
begun to suffer severely on account OF
the drouth
Miscellaneous Crops.--Reports are Ia the
effect that kaffir ana June corn, milct
for forage In sections of the State where
feed Is scarce owing No the drouth. Sugar
cane Will be greatly benefited by the recent
rains; this crop was at standstlll prior
TO the rain of the 2TRnd 2Sth Consider
able damage TO fruit trees was caused by
the storm, especially In the coast district,
where much OF the fruit was beaten on
nnd many Of the trees leyeled Much
fodder wue IN the zelda at the time OF the
rains, and II Is probable that large por-
tion of IL Will be lost.