San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-05
NORTHER GETS
CATTLE VALLEY
CROPS ESCAPE
State Covered With Blanket
Of Snow, Sleet
and Ice.
CROPS ARE BENEFITED
Galveston County Damage
Totals $1,000, 900, Most
ly to Cattle.
CROPS ARE BENEFITED


the mishtiest norther OF the season, ac-
eording to kilograms and news dis
patches received here, but more than
5000 cattle in the open ranges OF JEFF
ferson county were lost in the cold
weather Sunday, and damage at Gal
weston totaled close 70 S1,0O0,000.
The Lights correspondent at Mission
reports the following:
The valley was visited by wet
norther Sunday with the lowest tenn
perature Of the season. The mercury
dropped to 80 degrees for few hours
Some lit orchard heaters but generally
the heaters were not lighted except in
young nurseries. There is no damage
to the citrus trees or nursery stock as
far as can be determined. Truck crops
also escaped"
Beaumont sends the following report
on stock losses:
An estimate that IS per cent Of ap-
proximately $4,000 cattle in the open
ranges Of Jefferson county, Texas, had
been lost in the cold weather was made
here by Joe Broussard, local livestock
raiser, who returned at noon from an
inspection Of the range. He said As
head Of cattle out of his herd of $50
had died Of exposure"
Blanket Of Snow.
A veritablo blanket of snow and ice
covered Texas Monday morning, the re-
suit Of the coolest weather the state has
experienced in four years.
Galveston county apparently suffered
heavy loss, reports from various sec
tons OF the country indicating that the
total damages will amount 10 something
liks 100000. The heaviest part OF
this loss was sustained by the cattle
industry. Estimates place the losses at
20 per cent.
On the other hand the freezing
weather, and the, accompanying rain,
pestB in the northern sections Of the
stnte, where the mercury registered
around the 20degree mark. Winter
wheat n said to have been greatly bene-
fitted and the soil has been put in good
condition for spring blowing.
Reports from San Angelo state that
the country in that section was blank
eted with a covering OF snow from 4 to
8 inches deep, which fell internationally
Sunday night. The report stated that
no serious livestock losses are antici-
pated unless the ranges are covered for
several days, because the stock is in
good shape.
Fruit Trees Suffer.
The Victoria and Cuero sections re-
port heavy sleet and some rain accom-.
panying the severe norther. The TEN.
perature dropped below the freezing
point, but no great damage WAS done.
The rain and the sieet are expected 10
put q splendid season In the ground and
apparently the hardier vegetation will
get through the cold snap. However,
the fruit trees are due to suffer, because
many Of them have been in full bloom
for some time. due to the very mild win.
ter weather heretofore.
p Del Rio, in the Rio Grands Valley, re-
ported snow covering the ground 10 a
depth Of inch, while Marshall's snow
fall was estimated at between and Z
inches, the heaviest in a quarter Of a
ce.Itury. The minimum temperature
reached a. Houston Monday morning
was 26.S degrees. A light snow fell
there. .,
A total Of five inches Of sleet and
snow fell at Georgetown, the heaviest
known in that section. The fall will be
Of benefit TO the farming interests.
Conditions UyU u. >.
Continued cold has been predicted for
Mississippi, and in Arkansas the tenn
perature is expected to rise. Rains
have caused the Mississippi river to
rise slowly and a stage Of 3S feet is sx-
pected.
weather bureau officials at Mem.
phis stated that the snow and sleet
will be OF benefit 70 the farmers. but
will not have any great effect on the
boil weerii. However, some OF the less
hardy insects will be eIterminated.
Small grain, in particular, will be bene-
fitted BY the snow and sleet.
The Northwest and Central West
were afforded some relief Monday from
the cold wave. However, the Southern
States were suffering from the coolest
weather In several years. Louisiana
and Arkansas were especially hard hit.
Reports from weather officials ind-
Gated the breaking up Of the cold wave
before 1t reached the eastern seaboard
states.
In Californis, sunshine routed the
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