The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Rosanky. June IA big rain fell her,
last night. People are all refreshed ovcl
the ram.
Goldihwai,c. Texas. June ls.--Coo
nights. clear, fair weather, with no pros
pee, OF rain. Tho corn crop IL n tota
failure Cotton is holding It's own well.
Trinity. Texas. June Is. Rain is very
badly ucccod in this section Gardens aro
tuint up and corn il badly damaged. cot
ten will not suffer for few days yet.
Alto. Texas, June lS.-~We are havns
hot, dry. windy weather. Corn is sufl.r
ing badly. If We could get rain now there
would be more than half crop made
cotton IL standing the drouth very well
Rockiand Texas Juno 1.-THE weather
continues dry aud unless the farm srs go'
rain in the near future they viii snffc'
seriously II has NOS iaincd N THIS sec
lion Tor five weeks
Isrcnham. TeNas June I5.-'rhe crop
prospect Is ms good rs the average. OF
course. corn has nccu injured before the
recen, showers. hut If II had not been cut
down a tremendous ci'9p would have been
the result. Cotton is doing we'll.
IIailctsvllc. TEXTS. June l5..-Some nor
tlons OF tho county have had i'nc rains
MS Serious rs ever and farmers are gloomy
cotton is MOI suffering much, hut corn I.
dead and many fields will lie cut and
planted in something else.
Eagle Pass. Texls Junc "a htnvy
rain tell here last night acc pmranici by
n very strong wind. which did some dam.
age. Rain BEGAN after s and continued
until after midnight. The rain was much
needed and viii do n great deal of good
to the range ana to crops along the river
Worthing. Texas. June IA good IN u
fen here Yesterday evening. THIS VIII
insure the kate cosn. We have the finest
prospec, for a cotton crop here that has
ever hocn for years. Tho Post correspou-
dent visited n cotton hcld of Mr.. j. l..
kutoch's here and SAW a field of twenty
acres with from seven to eight grown hollis
to the stalk.
GEORGETOWN, Tcxas. June II. Farmers
report thnt the recent storm blow down
iields of corn and unless there is rain at
frequent intervals 1t Will be total loss.
II " II make corn lying down II The root 3
don't dry out Cotton is growing fast and
looks vigorous. BUSINESS has revived
considerably since The rain.
Roekdair. Texas, Jane lS--The rain here
ON Thursday night has revived all nature.
Including human nature. The corn crop
VIII b, shorter than was hoped for at
planting lime. but enough VIII be made
for all practical purposes Cotton is do
Ing well and prospects are now bright
No money has been made Ill shipments OF
cattle and hogs this season.
lIay city. Texas. June R.--iIcavy rains
lave fallen here during tic pnsl few DAYS
aud from reports 80 FAR received have
extended well over the entire county.
This viii insure Ia This county the f"aVi-
est crop of corn ever raised In he history
OF Mathsorda county, as a large acreage
was planted and the season has been all
that could be desired. Cotton never lophei
better for this mo of year and our pco-
pie are IN high spirits.
Mumford Texas, June i3.-'rho corn crop
Ia cut short one-h half here There is some
complaint from farmers of the boll worm
rain has fallen here in more than q month
Rtyan. Texas. June u The weather
continues lot 'nd dry; For two days a
dry north wind has been blowing and
not a sian of cloud visible. 1t It docs not
rain in tie next few days the corn crop
VIII he Il total failure.
Mason. Texas. June l2-Thc rain which
began falling nero last afternoon at . D.
m. continued until accompnnicd by "A
heavy wind from tho northeast one and
onc-fourth inches of rain fol horo and the
ram was ieneIal all over this and adloin-
inE counties The tcmperi.nrc has fallen
"nhN'iernhly ard many SIN entertain
hopes of "A corn crop, but the Majority
think not FarZors aud merchants are
IN good spirits. Cotton VIII be "a success
Crosby, TcNns. June l4SiiEh' showers
OF rain icll In this vicinity during the last
month, but on account of being 70 light
mud of a local MIXTURE. they did very little
" any good 10 the crops To-day all the
signs ana prospects CT rain nr" gone again
corn has begun to suffer and n the much
nc"o'd rain docs not como IN few days
~ corn cr ,}n VII be a partial failure
not stand the drouth but II few days
longer without serious injury.
Corpus christi Texas Iune 13.The
drouih has been BROKEN IN this section.
a big rain storm came IN from the north
over an hour the wind howlrd. tho ! ght- |
ming flashed the thunder roarod and the
rain poured, II vas regular trash inter.
The wind DID no damage other than blow
ing down a few shade trces. So far as
can be learned the rain was general all
over this section. and while II II too lnte
10 do corn much good II In just n time
for cotton and a few other crops. II also
insiirs good summer range for cettlo.