The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-13
WEATHER AND CROPS.


ram IN nine weeks.
| Farinersvilh. Texas. July live h'id
| nno'hrr local ram yesterday, wnicm -
cutring Tho farmers IN WIS ",n Wv, ,,,,,,.,,
ne iphburhooi 10 get AuiW'h III w" ''"'''
| rain for cotton
| Whitcshoro ToNts, July "a me ran
| fen here last night and today. farm'rs
| suX thr colt ON H. In nnr condition, though
! this rain was badly needed. Ram WIZ ho'
lie needed again FOR tlirc" weeks
| Mckinney. Texas. July II. "A scvcrc rain
aud electrical storm ireNnlrN nrro ~,
night. Several residences wcre s'rnrh Wy
| lightning and several head OF stock were
| Killed IN Mex nncy aud SURROUNDING couh-
I try,
li"lmont, Texas. July II the drcn'h
| w broken at last. \ heavy RAN mas h''n
| falling for an hour aud sc"Ins To he gen
rial The farmers are jublant ana every
body wears Il snl.le, as the cotton crop Is
| Il certainty.
Saint TO- Texas. July il.-t'lnn rains fen
| great hrlp to late corn and did an untold
| amount OF goud to cotton, as the pitni
was uoedlng rain. Everyone anticipates
| a large cotton crop here.
Galley View. Texas Julv IA fine r'iu
| fell throughon, this. section last nlsh,
,lni today. 1'his VIII do c"tton great
dad OF good. nlth.ush the "'op = cut
vary shoir by the drouth II viii also b.
au asyanthBo to - gaci portion of the
| corn.
I'oarsail. TeNns July II. rcarsall had
| ON OF tho finest rams today " ms hhd
| rir a long while. II rsincd for nearly two
| hours without ceaainr and Is running Il =
tie this evcnng This VIII say" tho cot
| ton crop, which was being very mHch
| damaged by need of rain.
| chhuprli nm. Texas. July H.. There has
been slow. gentle ritn falling all morn
| INK. and thnre are ia sp'cia fr it's con
| ihn''nr all 'yenins rh' ram mas com"
much. bat viii t-e Of great beneii, to the
| cotton POTATOES and grass.
Iiarwood Texas. July i2.-Sow local
rains hav" been coming here for two days
| aud to lay ihoui noon Tho bI'inm fen oid
aud We had glorious his rn'n stock
| mon uie happy aup cotton growers ar"
trying It, smile. hui a,e afraid of low
| prices.
visited yesterday by q mo rain. putting
TN ground In finc condition. p-!ms the
only rain "" have had in month. Tho
colt m prospects IN this acrtlcn are very
good. much larger acreage beng plant
| 81 than last year.
| Terrell Texas. July IL Up to last night
W. h',N' had rains upon rains untl the
| ground IL y, rr.ctly saturated Yesterday
a powerful ram ron Fruit is getting much
| better. corn Is Improving and cotton is
| splendid. Everything presents n healthy
appearance Except the hnances.
Marhl" Falls. Texas. July H.. \ coplons
rain ia now failing whl,h Is ,he first
| since the 9TH of April I'll. streets ar"
running In rvcrle's THIS vrii insure "A
hut pua!s and mll"t wiIi ne raised for
stock feed The farmers have very wisely
cut and preserved the top fodder
m,g ,,,,, TEXT r% Iny TX he lG ,M
mornhug hard rain began falling arh
has continued all day. II Is unusual to
$50 rain fall horc all day. THIS rain II
vary much appreciated by both merchants
and farn.s's. as we'll AZ those who hav.
boon hauling water for tho past five
wnoks.
New Birmingham rMxas, July Il. -ihls
section WAS visited by fine rain tins
morning. which is the inst season in more
than eight weeks. tn" corn crop Is 100
far advanced to he materially henf''it"i
/ II rs tho shortest crop tor several years
Cotton Is IN good condition AMI with tn"
present season In the ground BIDS fair to
max" an average yield.
| crosby, Texas. uJly 1.-THE 'ifty-sev.n
days drouih was broken by 4 fine rain,
which commenced ahou, . o'clock TINS
| morning and lasted until ii a. m, with
prospects good for morc THIS rain " II
nlak" tho COTTON crop almost u certainty.
corn Is past hope IN most cases Some
fow farmers hay. some tn,t was plnntr1
very Lane. WHICH VIII ho benefited. Plant
! INK sweet putHtoeS IS tho order of tho Ihy
here Just now.
Remedy ToRas. July IL This county has
suffered some for Tho last tnres or four
w'~'hs on account OF no ram for noa'ly !
ton " "kS. Ncstrrihy morning the hearts !
of the i"oplu wnre filled with JOY oN a |
rafn, winch lasted un'il u. IN. VII 4, morn |
ing. II waF steady, slow rain hlc |
i .'~v"s good season IN tho ground IT |
fiil.d ~" streams To their tanks capacity, |
ana hs far as can bo Eihrnoi ls ,.ciltsiil |
al over this county.
'nrkso''y ILL.," Texas. July II. This sec
Mon oi country was visited Icy a good |
rnsn an Yesterday lasting nout nv, |
hours, aud lhe ground IS thorou..hly VI. |
IN" "tton crop VIII pe greatly benefited |
crop aud penches win also he greatly !
h"n"ntcd by the rains, making them grow
lnreor. The two fruit companies have
| shipped nboni tifiecn cnrs by refrigeraiors
80 fhr and VIII probably slnp sixty more,
ioliad, r'Nas, July II There have been
frN.inl NApW.is in tn" cor nty during The
Inst week Today heavy rain hnA f,il.i.
10" ', SIX RAJ nou,s' Ihis Is rcnon'l tr'Nush-
ram m several weeks The corn crop /.
"a hithorrsh cnl short s"mc from dry
N'.l'nlf rhe cotton unp lrop'is,s 10 b.
V.iy good "a may equal the largest crot
ever ra.s"d III tiJliad county The ram
or today WIN put grass and The rane, In
M" runiits n. ~
ths ben thoroughly soaked 'oday. Rain
logan nlling at o'rlock n. m. ana con
mnu"d unii o'clock f., m. raining ,te1i
~ ~ lny rms rain viii bo Of very
mrs, rnn Of any cnn,raurilco since H.,
~ making two monshs' drouth. Coiion
WI l'tRr ON ne" We ana while The crop
i uAS been very materially set back hy Az
w''i,,r, me ''easpns continue We viii
yrl nave an hvcrtao crop Of cotton and
corn enough for another car
'olni Nhyou, Trxus, july 1.-THE lon,
IrriiA wh'h has hung ov.r ms ulu4.oe
h I"r N.n,'N ~ days WIS spll' down the
nh'H ana wpai ont of existence Ia,
rood rnln 81, stnrday evening. lar,n.,s' .,. a.
r,r,ills ,ol JOY over the rain Early ts'
m ,i, ,,lhI "a so"i rain commenced To- fiI
whl'h mas continued up tn this nrliinv
H." =. M " IN good pro pcc's for A., N
'"y I'm. iange cni'ls have hrcn starry,
INK Tor wafer Err many dave MN, 81.
,orms had g"nr dry and water nns li.e,,o,
pahlp. TiAs 10 lay Of grcA r, io.cin. On,
Cedar Bayou. '7'' ''s on
"'ninr; Texas, July 1.-THE ds,y,n f.
broom. THIS morning II iorat, ,-i,i,'s
r",,s,,v Y"n a., ,pnsd nntll o'cIock nflcr
iot, mere rain 10 come soon 'rnis rais
wil rnngml " cotton cr.p .rea'iy a. Il
nn a hn, e. tho hollis to Tier fg,l growth
"h" h"'p ne young cotton IN sporin,,
r s'i,', non ana prevent shedding III Ths
f,r m, ~, '',h IN, hnne - very good. and sotn,
u i", ne corn prip has pr0rfd IN W., r ,