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THE TEXAS ALMANAC.
Stormnl.
The normal cyclonic Iath across Texas
is from west to east, anl(1 the depressions
that travel along it bring the ordinary
cycle of falling and rising barometer. Oc-
casionally "lo s" froI the region of the
West Indies, which 'ustomtirily travel
norlhestwar into, tlhei Noth Atlantic,
swing as far west as Texas, re'sultinll ill
stortnis along the <c)a0st, sOlictillli('s ith
great inttellsitly, lli,,ver, loss of lifeKANSAS TOINADO.
'ra lin _ in Texas. l'ot ogtraph e'd near Aisltin.and property that has been exl)erienced
along the coast probably will not recur
for the reason that coast cities have
erected seawalls and breakwaters suffi-
ciently large to protect them against the
most severe of these hurricanes.
The greater part of Texas lies in the
southern end of the thunderstorm belt of
the Mississippi Valley and there are occa-
sionally violent local disturbances, in-
cluding tornadoes but to less degree than
the great territory known as the Middle
\West United States.
High and Low Temperature at Selected Points.
Nnlmbier Extr(tet-
ylars Annual highest lowest
Stat Ii - record. mean tnp. temp.
.Abilne ..........4!) 4.0 110 1
.\niAm rillo ...........33 109 8
.\ii;in ............ 69 07.5 109 - 1
lir vusville ........33 73.1 1 12
('r! s (Christi......21 70.7 100 20
Dallas .............( 65.1 115 1(
1'l Paso............46 63.3 10; 2
fort .l3H ntosh ......57 7"'.0 115 -
FI t W\ortit........... 30 65.2 112 4
(;lvstot ......... 69. 100 8
I.omview ..........39 65.7 110 --7
Naouc, doches .......20 65.5 110 2
l'a/t.sline ..........42 66.0 108 --6
' is0 ..............36 6;-.0 114 - 13
Sani Antonio........ 40 ;S 107 12
Early and Late Da e of Killing Frost.
Av. dale Av. date
(d' first of last
killing killing
frost frost
Slation-- in autumn. in spring.
Abilen. ...................... ov. 10 M ar. 21
Amarillo .....................O(l t. 24 Apr. 16
A ii n ................... .... ov. 23 M ar. 5
Ir n sville ...................D ec. 22 .an. 28
( ,r,us Christi ................. )ec. 28 Ian. 21
I'a las .......................N ov. 11 M ar. 16
El Paso ....................... Nov. 15 Mar. 14
1,rlt rlcIntoslh ................. Dec. 3 Feb. 14
ol.t W orth .................... Nov. 13 M ar. 12
e;aslv, ton .....................Dec, 2 .an. 19
L.ongview ................... N, . 17 M ar. 12
ls .................. . 1 Mar. 18
l' ei stinle ................... .. . 14 ar. 9
'Paris ......................... N ov. 12 M ar. 18
San Ant)ni ) ................... Nov. 2S Feb. 24Water and Soil Conservation and Reclamation Problems.
The varied topograplllhy and climatic conditions of Texas present a diversified con-
servation and lreclaittation problem. The soil and water resources of Texas are great
and the population if the State is depenl',ldent largely upon the farming and live stock
raising illlusri, s. T 's1 facts lendii t he serli(ou)llSllness of the land and water conserva-
tion and rclitalitn problems of the State. From the coast line the surface of Texasslopes gradlually to, thel west and north-
west, reaching its Ihiphest elevations in
the limountlains of the' T'I'ns-Pecos Ilateaull.
This tatblland varies generally from 3:,000
to 1,00(0 feaet, but a number of) ( ) the In() n-
tains rise to 7.000 feet. and more, am(i one
reaches an altitude oif 9,500 (luad:ilupe
Peakl ). In NorthI et\\s Texas lthe sui face
reaches a general altittlde of flromI 3,0iiu to
4,000 feet. which is as high as the Tir:ns-
tecos pl.latea . ibut tl xre are no ni unt1-
tains. From the IbreaIts at the edetl of
these high plains the surface slopes
downward gradually but with enough de-
cline to make run off of water rapid,
thr, ugh a large lilestone belt lying
throughout the middle west(,rn. s,)uth-
western mid central portions of the State.
That alpploximate one-fourth of thie State
lying next to the (Gulf (Coist and along
the Txs-I,llouisianall bllorderc is a lowplain, wooded in most sections, and well
wat' red.
Thus tile principal streams of Texas
have their sources either in the Rockies
(as the I-io Grande) or in the high plains
of VWest Texas (as the Colorado, and
iBrazos) and flow rapidly through an
open, well drained territory until reaching
the lower stretches of their courses
where the surface of the land becomes
more level and the stream begins to
meander. This rapid discharge of waters,
especially during storm periods in West
T r:is. into the lower meandering chan-
itls of these rivers, adds to the general
plroilem of soil and water conservation.
Two Problemis.
In the western parts of thie State, where
the drainage is best, the country most
open and the evaporation most rapid, the
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