The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-27
WEATHER AND CROPS.
synopsis Of the Reports Covering 4
Cotton Belt,

COTTON Belt.
LoulsIana-laeht show rs over northern
lortien benefited vegetation but little cot
ton two-thirds open and picking T. prog
ressing slowly, owing to the excessive
heat, yield very short Cosn harvest is
netting poor yields in north. fan in central
and god in southern portion. Cane in
goou ccn.it.on, but needs more rain. Har-
Nestns rice. yield variable.
Arkansas-t;eueral rams and lower tenn
perature characterize the week, and were
uSnly h-uencia! 10 swee, potatoes, meas
Cud pastures and favorable fr plowlns
dHd ial painting. IN IocaHues slur "a
tine top crop OF cotton WAS benefited BY
III" rdln-, mt generally * 700 lar aH-
Nanccd ipi rain to do any good. and soEnu
complaint al injury by STAN ns. Clttull
nearly all ouen an picking becoming g n
ciM; yle.d Will be small.
Mississippi Ne material change m tSp
* millions. Showers beneficial to fan ga
deus, bat DO Imprisonment in cotton ana
corn prospects Cotton being plckHd early
and late ON account Of the cNtrem, neat
at MONDAY, and the bulk 10 the crop VIII
L. p.ck-d du'.ug S-ptcMbcr. Cotton has
thrown OFF All nut matred hoils III most
sections and too ,atc Low for new growth.
Alabama scattered showers of last few
days revive. nin crops, hut are too late
to materially benefit cot n. winch contin-
ucs to shed badly. More than half tho
done. corn and sweet pcSil1es ace being
gathered. Cane and peanuts pt- misc Iuir
y.clis. Some fall seeding Nc.
Georgia The protrlcj-d lrouth was
broken in central and northern counties
Slucay, and good Gains were general on
Monday. the 2ith. Cojt a % FAR adj
vapced to receive material benefit. the
bols are opening pre.naturely and drop
ping rapidly. picking is general aud bang
pushed vigorously. the cres. VA. ifi! ShJi /
Of tna avordge
too late to Materials affect condition Of
| cotton witch Is generally unsatisfactory
picking Incoming general and quantities
! heire marketed; picking is n advance of
| last seas N. Rars eNcesF We over por-
I TORS Of southern district. Cane, potatoes
+ an groves improved, with favorable out
s1uih carolina showers along the coast
ana dry over the othcr, sections about a
normal temperance. Very little change
/ in crop conditions with a dern!ng ten
| d"urv ~ late corn aud cotton paccl
curing nearly hnisAeA. .N'el,cat rte h.,r-
| Nesting weather 20 dry Tor sowing t"f-
IriIs or fail root crops,
! North carol m FREQUENT showers and
cooler weather im1nroye1 .roG ,. c.n 'c' co.,
ton picklng Il progressing rapidly and
VII at l., out by ne mi lie OF o.g'eer,
/ Tobacco crcod this week l'ent ami ,heuy.
! Peanuts We're much damaged hv droutN.
! Mar ny sorghum syrun has commenced.
Tennessee Good showers "a portions Of
| the mid 'lo, west 'rn aud upper asicu sec
| items had n beneficial effect on growing
| and maturing crops ana Pastures. cotton
mostly omen aud picking progressing rar-
'h. Much 81 the tobacco crop - C,nt
! ard housed Late corn IS being cut Tor
| Rob vt T. X, rkam.
l.. r. q and Sect. On Drerter.
snyder. TEXAS August 2t--Copious rains
fcn All over the county on the I'D, Grass
Is fine, cattle arc fat and crops are good
| Cotton Is settling for I cents.
Mason. Texas. August 2i--rhc drou'h Is
| nt Two and three Gig h n
! inches of rain fell here las, night and most
, of it soaked into the ground. People are
in good spirits.
Iockhart Texas. August 25.--The drouth
| I'm this section continues undated. ana
| cotton picking will soon cease. few
light showers fell in remote sections OF
the county Sunday night. but no, .suf'
| ncicnt 80 do any good, The outlook is
| gloomy.
Rockdale, Texas August 26.-Thc no,
i dry weather continues here, confrmipc
estimates of a short cotton crop Recent
decline in prices has practically stopped
marketing cotton, everybody feeling a.
sured that speedy reaction must come
Receipts 10 date 400 bales.
Bryan, Texas, August 26.-Reports from
the country state that the cotton worm
has made its appearance at different
places IN me county AMI paricuiarly IN
the creek bottoms. The hill cotton Is
nearly all gathered, and Is coming in rap.
idly. Receipts to date 1923 bales.
'iroe sherck. Texas. August G.-The Post
correspondent for the past ten days has
been travelling over a great portion OF
THIS limestone county in buggy with
the sole obicc, OF inVestigaiiug the con
diuon of the cotton crop, This was q
very dry, hot trip and the dust couplcu
vi n climbing through harhed wire fences
WAlkinr across COTTON farm after farm
made the trip very interesting. In a very
few Instances on the black land | founl
como very good cotton Upon a genera
aNerage, bale TO six acres viii he a very
far estimate. In some few ivstar. Fl,
ON tn" low. white, close mesquite LAND
cotton viii not make bale TO twent,
acres Stock water Is very scarce in tn.
western portion of the county.
Rising star. Texas. August 24.-Thc Ions
looked for rain has come and with II qulte
the I'D instant. We were visited bv IN,
worst sand storm that the oldest inhahi
tahtS nave ever seen The wind h.W
rom the northwest AT tho rate Of ski,
miles an hour doing considerable DAMAGE
To open cotton and fruit. blowing dow
Conrldcrahe fruit trees aud quite u To-, al
trul was beaten from the trees No live.
We're lost. Tho telephone wires are down
We haven't had any word from ,b., ON.
slde world since saturday. The farnnrs
from me surrounding country are in ;ovr
ms morning. They say that the rain
lon oNcent that which Is Very late. Tbev
ray that fully onc-thirl oC The COTTON ~,
was opcn Is ON he ground and n rrae,
uchi OF ~ covered up. AMI that fuliv ono
H"ll OF me crop was orcnc1 There t
tood HeAl or complaint among The firm
* ", "e-ohn, OF the Mexican wceyn i,
them? ""' remedy FOR
KNIGHTS OF'pYTtIAS