The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-04
WEATHER FOR JANUARY
REPORT OF THE TEXAS SECTION OF
THE WEATHER BUREAU.
Report OF tho Texas Section Of tho
Citrate and Crop Service, Weather
Bureau, for Month Of January.


Frequent showers occurred throughout
the state and kept the soil saturated with
moisture to auch an extent as TO limit the
breaking of land Zoe planting and seeding
to favored sections until near the close Of
The month, when mid temperature and
abunount sunshine dried the vround and
permitted rapid prOgrnss TO be made Ia
THIS line Naue this work continues great
~ Ia arrears 40 nearly all parts lt the
state. on account Ok lhc excessive moisture,
eorresu onuents are uuSLVuOus of the opin.
Ion that the condition OF mo soil as re-
CARDS the water supply betoheNS an OK
ceptionally nne crop year. No temperature
Injurious TO growing crops prevailed IN any
section or the state during the month,
though frosts and falls in temperature to
slightly below the freezing point were fire.
quent Ia the northern aud central parts OF
the state. The winter 80 far has passed
without freeae IN the coast district, and
in that section the extensive truck Indus
try 10 in thriving state, and ut this date
large shipments Of vegetables, such as cab
hago, cRullnower lettuce, onions, etc, are
daily mada. strawberry beds continue TO
give promise OF Il tne yield, and shipments
OF berries on minor scale have been made
throughout the month.
The condition Of winter wheat, oats, bar.
ley and rye continues most promising and
every indication points TO very satisfactory
returns from these crops Wheat, espe
cially, continues to make very bne
growth, and IN only limited sections OF the
satisfactory conditions prevail-such CON
ditions being due TO the excessive rains dur
Ing the past three mOufNs--aud IL Is proba.
bile that the limited areas affected In this
portion OF the Stnte will regain normal
condition under tho influence Of favorable
weather conditions hereafter. Very few
complaints OF damage from bugs have been
received, and the injury Indicated by them
10 Of a minor lure The plant Is stooling
very well.
Cotton picking. has not yet been finished
In scattered parts Of tho northern portion
Of the State owing To the prevalence "
unusually rainy weather aud 10 the lack Of
labor for this purpose. The amount OF cot
ton outstanding, however, is generally con-
coded TO be small Preparations for plant
ing the 1903 crop Of cotton are generally
much behind, although 10 the extreme
southern part OF the state this work ap-
pears 10 be under fair neadwuy, and In SIM
Patricio county cotton planting will begin
during the FIRST decade In February, wealth.
er permitting.
The seeding Of spring oats has commenced
ia scattered sections where the condition
OF the soil Is favorable, but this work VIII
not be general for some days, owing 70 The
small amount Of land prepared. rbe break
ing OF land for corn ~ backward, and little
Of this crop Inns been planted
Extensive planting Of fruit trees in the
eastern portion Of the State is being made.
Hot.bed plants are reported 10 be In good
condition generally Feed FOR stock IL
plentiful and little loss Of stock IS nntici-
pated in any sef~on,
eIEFEORoLoGY FOR JANUARY
Monthly meteorological summary for Jan.
uary. 1908;
Atmospheric Pressure. Reduced to sea
level; inches and hundredths; Mean, 1907;
highest 1901, date 18th; lowest 1904. date
10th.
Temperature Highest 40, date 10Th; low
est 81, date 18th: greatest daily range 20,
date 18th: least daily range g. date 10th.
Mean for this month In