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SOIL SURVEY OF ROBERTSON COUNTY, TEXAS. 9
Over most of the area cotton gins are conveniently located. Compresses
are situated at Hearne and Calvert. Franklin, Hearne, and
Calvert are cotton markets of considerable importance. Cotton is
also sold and shipped from other points like Easterly, New Baden,
Mumford, and Bremond. Little manufacturing is done in the county
except the manufacture of cotton-seed oil at Hearne and Calvert.
There is a canning factory at Franklin. Truckers and fruit growers
should, through organization, give mutual assistance in securing
markets and in obtaining favorable shipping rates.
CLIMATE.
The following table, compiled from the records of the Weather
Bureau as observed at Hearne, at College Station, just south of the
area, and at Waco, about 40 miles to the northwest, gives the normal
monthly and annual temperature and precipitation at these
respective stations:
Normal monthly and annual temperature and precipitation.
Hearne. College Station. Waco.
Month.
~Month*. Temper
Precipi
Temper
Precipi
Temper
Precipiature.
tation. ature. tation. ature. tation.
0 F. Inches. 0 F. Inches. 0 F. Inches.
January .. ... ....... .................. ...... 2.45 49..8 4.33 48.1 2.73
February........................... ... 1.82 52.1 2.35 50.0 1.93
March ..... ......................... 2.61 59.9 2.50 58.6 3.04
April ..................................... ... . 3.85 68.1 3.42 67.8 4.49
May ........................... ......... 76.0 4.25 .......... 4.76 75.7 4.64
June..................................... 81.3 3.21 ......... 3.70 82.4 3.98
July . .. ..... ..... .... .. 84.1 2.21 82.4 2.25 85.4 2.00
August .................................. 82.3 1.83 83.0 1.87 84.8 2.08
September . ............................... 77.8' 3.13 78.2 3.98 78.4 2.90
October ..... .. .. . ................... 68.8 2.65 69.1 2.32 68.3 2.41
November................................ 57.1 3.46 58.1 3.39 57.3 2.79
December ...................... ...... 49.9 2.62 52.8 3.54 51.0 2.06
Year ............................. . ..... 34.09 ..... ... 38.41 67.3 35.05
The annual rainfall of about 34 inches, when distributed uniformly,
is sufficient to meet the demands of all crops. April and May are
considered the months of heaviest precipitation, while June and July,
although with a fair average rainfall, are counted as a season of
uncertain weather and subject to droughts. Dry weather during
these months is apt to cut short the corn crop. It is claimed that
little success can be had with fall Irish potatoes on account of the
unevenly distributed rainfall during the season. The best rains generally
come from the northwest. Gulf clouds are not indicative of
good summer rains.
The winters are generally mild. Light snows sometimes fall,
but zero weather is rare. The summers, though long, are not as
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