SUMMER HOT WINDS ON THE GREAT PLAINS. 333 
1892, May 29 to 30, Brownwood, Texas— 11 Hot winds May 29 and 30. 
An experienced farmer tells me that they curled the corn badly, and that 
if they had continued for two or three days longer corn and cotton would 
have been badly damaged.” Prof. C. S. Newhall, voluntary observer. 
1892, May 29 to 30, Paint Rock , Texas. —“ The hot wind came from the 
southwest about 4:30 p. m. on May 29, and on next morning it was from 
northwest, and both just dried our corn.” J. G. Sherwood, postmaster. 
1892, May 29 to 30, Gainesville , Texas— “In reply to yours asking about 
hot winds on May 29 and 30 ult. will say that after the heavy rain of 
May 31 the cotton crop of this county was found to be in a greatly dam¬ 
aged condition, a large per cent, of the plants being dead and the leaves 
killed on much larger per cent., which was not entirely dead. No one 
was able to account for this, and it was possibly the result of hot winds, 
although no one observed such winds, but the 29th and 30th were very 
hot days. Much of the cotton crop is so badly damaged that it has to be 
replanted.” D. F. Ragsdale, voluntary observer. 
The above embraces all the points from which reports of 
hot winds of May 29 and 30, 1892, could be obtained, but a 
number of negative reports were received from points within 
the affected district, which are given in order to show that 
the winds were not general. 
Henderson, Texas. —“ Heard of the hot winds, but did not experience 
them in this section.” J. M. Hicks. 
Greenville, Texas —“No hot winds on dates mentioned.” H. Wagner. 
Longview, Texas.— 11 No hot winds.” G. W. Krech. 
Mount Vernon, Texas. —“ Have had no hot winds here.” G. E. Cowan. 
Kemp, Texas. —“On May 30th we had hot weather, but no hot, dry 
wind that damaged growing crops.” J. E. Galey, postmaster. 
Winnsboro, Texas. —“The hot winds did not strike this county.” T. J. 
Gibson, displayman. 
Forestburg, Texas. —“No hot winds here.” J. N. Morris, voluntary 
observer. 
Throckmorton, Texas. —“ No hot winds.” C. B. Hester. 
Granbury, Texas. —“No special hot winds on the dates mentioned. 
Hot winds sometimes come from the southwest and parch vegetation in 
one day.” S. J. Thrash. 
Henrietta, Texas. —“ We had hot weather the last of May, but no dam¬ 
age to vegetation on account of hot winds.” C. B. Patterson. 
Grapevine, Texas. — “ Did not have hot winds on the dates mentioned.” 
W. J. Crowley, voluntary observer. 
Pittsburg, Texas. —“ The weather was very warm, but no phenomena of 
an unusual nature.” D. B. Smith. 
Terrell, Texas. —“ No hot winds so far as I can learn.” E. Johnson. 
43—Bull. Phil. Soe., Wash., Vol. 12. 
