The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-07

layed the planting Of fall crops generally.
Farmers have their wheat crop sowed
IN most sections and early wheat Is up
ana doing well. The weather during the
week was beneficial 10 the crop and there
is good stand insured Farmers as a rule
nave not increased their acreage In winter
wheat, but with favorable prices Of wheat
from now on fair acreage of spring
wheat Will be sown. Winter oats are grow
ing nicely and the showers and local rains
have been beneficial to the crop
The rains during the early part of the
week retarded the picking of the remnants
OF the cotton crop and caused late bolls
where not open to rot in some localities
Late cotton had begun 10 improve in some
sections. but the frost Just at the close of
the week Will almost do away with tho
prospect OF any crop except in scattering
places over tie southern portion Of the
State, and there is now very little. If any
expected.
Fall vegetables have been greatly i'm
proved by the rains and they are doing
nicely along the immediate coast. but the
cool weather AT the close OF The week will
have a tendency TO check their growth to
some extent.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Stafford-C. f. Mercer, Too much rain
for cotton picking. \ brisk norther blow
ing Temperature, maximum SO, minimum
80; rainfall. 3.i5 on two days.
Lufkiu--B. l.. Mcpherson Fall crops of
/ all kinds in fourlshing condition. Temporal
ture, maximum 81. minimum so; rainfall.
, 200 ON one day.
Dallas--G. A. Eisenlohr The weather
has been fair and warm Farmers still pick
ing cotton, with fair yields in some To-
calities, and with frost deferred for
! week or ten days nice top crop can yet
be gathered. Temperature, maximum ~.
minimum i3; rainfall. zoe on two days
Grapevnc-W. j. Crowley: The past
week has been favorable for the wheat
crop and as rule there is good stand
and the crop looks promising me crop
short in acreage of fall wheat on account
of low prices. Corn nearly all gathered and
crop short. Ground generally too wei Ior
blowing. Temperature. maximum ~, MINI
mum A: rainfall. LOS on two days
Mann-W. II. Hamilton Good season In
the ground. Crops about gathered
Bcllville-L. l., Prouty; The week mas
been mostly coludy and damp. especlaiia
during the early part. But little cotton
| marketed. Temperature maximum 49, MIN
| imum 40; rainfall zoo on two days
Aurora-T j. Weems: OWNS 10 weatn-
| err being cool cotton is not opening 10 uo
any good Temperature maximum a. MIN
| irum As; rainfall l.G2 on one day alt.
Baird-M. r. HALEY: one inch o. mn
on two days during past week Lale eo'.o .D
| opening Wheat and other fall crops hFs
| looking well. Some have not tiourisHeu
| OWNS 10 heavy rains OF late.
Houston-J A. McNabb Tempera,aucee
maximum 50, minimum So; rainfall -'o'
| on five days.
Brighton-C. L. Barnes: Temper itrre
maximum SO. minimum So rainfall --e' On
| Ave days. u,,,nor
Corpus Christi-George Reeder; Ne1,ne'
| favorable Temperature maximum '0' H''
| inlum 52 rainfall 1s9. ,,.., an
| San Acknowledgements ininiin,I" "
with frost on the morning OF me W.
Palestiire-M. Wright; Ihers 20. sh,re
about the average amount OF suhsn,ns'
which was boneHsial to farming interests
| Frost on the morning of the 9th ienpe'a-