The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-14
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Stafford. Texas April 13.--Turmcrs ar,
In good spirits his morning, caused by .
good rain. Tho crops arc NJ and lool
we'll.
Overton. Texas. April Eve hud a
fine rain here this morning. which WAS
badly needed. Farmers all well up with
| their work.
Sandy Point, Texas. April l2--It rainct
here of and ON all day YESTERDAY and las
| night and the clouds arc heavy this
morning. The ground is soaked.
Giddines. Texas. April 10. - Another
| light rain fell here last night but Hight
wind from the north sprlng up early ths
morning and now IT IL clear and warm.
Bastrop. Texas, April n.--Mondav IS IA
lovely day of sunshine and tho farmers
to strike much needed lick In the fields,
| Richmond Texas, April l3.--1'he heaviest
rain In months fell here today.
| Gonzales. Texas. April l2.-Gonzales was
visited last night with heavy rain, ao-
conllanieh with considerable hnil; amount
| Of damagc done not known. This section
Is badly in need of sunshine. IL has been
cloudy aud raining until vegetation shows
need OF sunshine.
Liberty. Texas. April 12-Lnst night the
heaviest rain of the season fell here.
which makes good season for cotton
their work. and the prospects are very
flnttoring for n good crop. Some little
wind with the rain. but no damage heard
OF
here today. II has been dry for about
three weeks. and the farmers are very
well np with their work. Corn IL mp and
looks we'll Cotton is being planted. Crop
prospects are good. The acreage of cot
ton Is Increased about = per cent over
last ycar.
Whcclock. Texas. April PA stuff gale
from the south commenced blowing at
o'clock yesterday morning and lasted un-
I'll O'Clock this morning. when the wind
changed TO me west, and then we had
Ia III
and makes the farmers look pleased. AZ
IL general thing corn IL all up to u stand
and The recent rain VIII insure "a stand of
cotton.
Livingston. Texas, April ia fine rain
has fallen today and II IL siill raining.
with prospects Of continuing through the
night; a good rain rs needed by those
not finished breaking lands, aud Will he
beneficial 10 others. Some Sea Island cot
ton Is being planted in this county as an
experiment. II IL thought that the late
cold weather has materially cut Off the
fruit crop of this year.
Mumford. Texas, April ia protracted
drouth OF several weeks duration was
broken this morning BY gN0d rain |
Heavy winds prevailed during tho rain
blowing timber down In newly cleared |
lands i, The farmers err here Were complain
ton owing TO the dry weather. but now |
good stand OF both cotton san, and corn Is
Corpus Christi. Texas. April 13-The |
southeast gale that had been blowing al |
most a hurricane for nearly forty-cight
hours suddenly changed to a northeaster |
yesterday morning about o'clock and for |
IA few minutes II seemed that u great |
storm had struck this coast. but the wind
soon lulled and fine rain fell. No dam
age resulted from the wind other than
the blowing down OF "a few shade trees. |
A drizzling rain In falling now and fnd-
cations ara that Ii wet spell Is on. az the
wind Is In the east. All shipping Will re-
Alvin. Texas. April i3A hard rain fell
shipments for n few days, and probably
for the season with a majority Of grow
ers. The unusually damp season has
brought great loss to the growers who
have the Michel variety only. as II is not
wet weather. Those who have the Hoff.
man and Vining varieties have done well
and made good money. Many thousand
Hoffman strawberry plants have been Or
dered from Arkansas and Alabama and
acres Of the Michel will be abandoned by
the growers this year.
Kenney. Texas. April 1s-For the past
Two or three weeks Il has scarcely missed
A day without rain. Everything In afloat. /
Farmers are all lounginE around with "a
.xC look on their faces. A great many
INES and after the rain thai feli this
morning Will have TO plant again. The
'ruit crop. such as peaches. plurns. pears |
md berries. will DO good unless a killing
rost comes vet. and that 10 hardly ex-
,ected at this late date. The sun has
md It is Just about like July and August
yea Their at $3.50 this afternoon. II 10 hoped
hat this weather Will continue for several
weeks ~