The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13
WEEKLY SUMMARY or REPORTS nADE
TO THE WEATHER BUREAU.
COTTON PLANTING LATE
But In Now Proceeding Rapidly
Where the Farmers Can Get
Into Their Fields.


the department OF agricuIture's wea-
ther and crop bulletin service for the
Texas division for the week ending
April 10:
Weather Conditions-The weather
conditions during the past week
were generally favorable for farm
ing operations. Showers. some of
them heavy. occurred early in the
week but during most of the week
the weather was fair. In some To-
ealities the soil on low land was too
wet TO be worked. thus causing some
delay, but generally farm work was
carried on vigorously. 1t is still far
behind the average, but with favor
able conditions rapid progress will
/ now be made. Cool weather prevail
ed in the northern portion of the
state early in the week, and light
frosts occurred In the central and
heavy frosts in the northern portions.
No material damage resulted, how
ever. During the latter part OF the
week the weather was warm There
, was some high wind. and scattered
hail storm occurred These caused
| hut little damage.
Cotton-Cotton planting has been
greatly delayed. but Il is now pro-
crossing rapidly except in a few To-
caligies where the soil is still too
wet. The greater portion of this
crop remains TO be planted, but the
soil Is coming into good condition
for the work. and It is expected that
rapid progress will now be made. In
some Of the northern and eastern
counties no cotton has yet been
planted. but ground It's being prepar-
ed In the southwest some Of the
early planted cotton Is sp. and the
stand is good Some OF the crop viii
have To be replanted In a few counties
| in this section
Corn-Tu the southern counties
most Of the corn has been planted.
and much OF Il Is up The stand is
generally good Farther north this
| work il not SO near completion
| though II is quite we'll advanced
Some of the earlier planted ls up to
a good stand, and some has already
been cultivated In a few counties
in the north the cool weather has in
| iured corn slightly. retardlng grow
ing and causing IL to take on a pale
and sickly appearance In a few
counties the seed rotted in the
| ground and replantng was ueces-
| sary.
Wheat Rye. Oats and Barley
These crops are generally In good con
| dition, and In many counties wheat
and spring sown oats are IN eNCep-
tionalIy fine condition Wheat ap-
gears 20 have fully recovered from
| Ffsz ufFRaF of he b.s, -,
| February. but fall seed oats have
not recovered and Ia some counties
are ia poor condition In southern
counties fail oats are beginning 70
head
Rice and Sugar Cane Rice seed
ing has progressed reasonably we'll
though there mas been some delay
Conditions are generally promising.
The planting Of sugar cane is vel
advanced. and some uL.lt is uB In
some localities the aHage viii De
reduced because ~ sh6~faGt ot seed
Miseelianeous~-Ga Gardens are gen
orally doing we'll though iate. aud
much truck Is being marketed IN
southern counties. Potatoes rotted
considerably IA The ground. hul
where they came up they are gener-
aliy In good condition Grass on the
ranges . growing nlcely. and sioes
+ improving rapidly Alfalfa ls 10.
ag weil sorghum and other forage
crops are being seeder The frul,
crop ls generally promising though
In some counties the peach eroE
promises 20 be light straW berries
are being marketed In general tns
crop outlook for the coming season
j. excellent