The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-04
WEATHER AND CROrS.

| Lexington. June 3--No o,in In THIS usce'
county yesterday.
LIVINGSTON. Texas. June "A light rain
| fell this evening. with prospects OF more
| IN the carly future,
Nacogdcchcs. Texas. June "A good
iNin fcii here yesterday cvrring. which
will he a great heneiit L. tho crops.
Calvert. June IA light rain fell last
night aud made the atmosphere a little
cooler, hu; the amount was NOT enough
To do crops any good.
Woods. rcNos. iuW .,--Wc md rucd
rain today. Crops arr In hnc. condition
and prospects, for u fnll crcr OF corn and
cotton were never better.
BRYAN, Junr ga ilSht rain fell here
Yesterday evening y heavy rain ~ hnd'v
needed. as corn IL sufver,ns and viii he
ruined In n very few days " " does nor
get rcod season.
Oakland June Tho weather h *.
cccdirgly dry. Corn Is whiting and II ran,
do..s not come II. n few dsya he, story
viii have hccn told nud many viii have
to look elsewhere for bread.
Caldwell. June 3 "A heavy rain. accom-
painted hy some hnli, fcil nii over -"
northern rnr, of 'his county ycs,sr Jay
evening, hut tho central and southern
part Of the county ~ ucrding rain badly
Missouri city. June 3. The drputh Ia
broken. \ two and one hnlf inch rain fcl
Yesterday afternoon. was ius' IN time
~ save the corn. Gardens look yer, murh
refreshed. a. they wore suffering fnt rain
Eikhnrh rcNns June g--t;ond rain to-day
and good prospect tor moro soon Tho
corn crop is NOW q sure thnv and rnttuu
has suffered very lt'lr for rain TURNER'S
arr MI wrtrlnr a smile this afternoon In
stead of the long fnccs W Yesterday.
Palestine, Texas. June > \ iine vain tcll
ii"r" this Afternoon. ana from Nrpcnr0nccs
WAS quite general over the county An
crops are in pA nn, condition aud ,sec,n n,
sure of n rich vio,d "a ever blessed tho
inrm'r here. hut ruin wHs very much
needed today.
West FONT, June s-Thc corn crop IN
tbs section is suffering badly ~ VAN,
of rain. should /, come now the ,'rnr
VIII hr short aud II Il D. deferred ten
days It win be almost a total failure. Cot
ton is dcirs we'll though from ten 10
fifteen DAYS tate.
IaGr,nsc. .I,nr y The present dry
weather Is becoming tlarmine corn nnd
cotton arr suffering ana win nr cut short
unless rain Is had in shor while The
wca her Is dry and hot, Nvsietdiy oven
Ing slieht shower zen. hnt IL MAS only
enough Go lay 'he dust.
Cameron. June There was a light
TO do hut iii,le good u has hrcn very no
tho last three DAYS COIN ~ suffering frr
rain Carton. where there Ia good sinni.
IA rot hoing injured ttn,.se we have, IA II
within n few days the corn cror VIII lie
n failure.
swcr, Home June 3 The drerth IL
getting To y" quito a serious matter here.
The corn crop IL already badly injured.
Cotton has not been damaged much Ne =.
hut II can, 20 much longer with nj rain,
dallas. juno -onis and wheat are
hr,nr harvested In this county anl corn
il suffering for rain.
Cnnndc Juno 3 \ ,inc rain foii In his
portion OF Jackson county last nisht. Tn,
weather had been very suliry fer SOW
.rll days but tho rain camr without
much wmd or cloctri'' display This VIII
insure the corn and cot on. The v old will
probably he the largest ever known here.
Louise. Aril 80 heavy rAin fell horo
y"Nirt,l,, ev.iilnr about clu Is, winch
lasted nruly an hour Th.rf WAS some
hail aud wind hut no damage wax done.
This rain wns badly n. ga aud was
worth thcIHnuds OF dollars 10 ths com
munitN Farmers are greatly re,uic"d and
say they " u MAKE good corn. ,ott"n l.
IN iinr condition
Pine Valley. Jane 3 A heavy rain. NC
cprpaui' with halt and strong wind tcl
here Sort'Tdny which was very much
needri sand WIS dry. hot not enough { ,
materially iainurc the crops aud ~. lie
lay IN the rain gave The farmers amr,'
time TO got ,if,'ir crops clean az rri, ~
which they have DOM. Prospects tn IN =
immediate section are very good
willis. june "a much hooded rnin fell
hero Yesterday nftrrnnpn. whirh ,Nli PROV
Of nestimnhlc value TO Ia" town aud Vi
entity. RAIN was bHlly needed f,r All
tho crops and rv"rNon" had hreun 10 look
gloomy and desnondcnt. nt ihis morn
ing husurHs man nro rfrpnng ar ltni Ia
liVo'y Nrtrit III rain iisur"g god to-
buccn corn and cotton crops