The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-13
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Brennan. August II There was good
rain north OF here this afternoon.
Pine Valley August 10.-This community
enjoyed small rain yesterday but not
enough to make the moisture meet.
Pittsburg, August 1.-THE drouth that
has existed here for n long time was
broken this evening with a much-needed
rain.
Lexington, Angus. 1e.--Raln is badly
needed, most cotton having stopped grow
ing. Cotton Is coming into market very
slowly.
Alvin, August ia good rain fell yes
here for several days, Rain Is not needed
but II did not do any damage. Cotton
is doing fairly well.
Richmond. August ia hard rain fell
here today. Too much rain, together WIN
cotton worms. are damaging the cotton
crop considerably. Rain has fallen here
| every day this week.
Hcarnc, August l2-Coton Is beginning
to roll In pretty fast. The Brazos bottom
short, Weather exceedingly warm and
| dry and threatening rain every day
| Marshall August l2.-Iocai rains all
| around this place Cotton ruined. with
prospects for about one-fonrth Of crop
| All bolls on stalks opened and squares
| have dropped Off. Local corn crop fairly
good.
Bryan. August l2.--Thc heaviest rain
since May IL fell here this evenig. thor
| OuEhly WcttlnE the ErOuTu, Ulllnp CisNciHo,
creeks, etc. i, is too late for hill cotton
but will be of benefit to the crops In the
| bottoms.
Longview, August IA heavy rain fell
this evening which will greatly bensht
| the cotton crop. month ago we hah q
| good season. which increased the Yield N
| corn 80 per cent after 1t was Thought 10
| be ruined.
Victoria. August i2.-For about ten min
utes this mornlng the rain came down
! i,, ia Oh aud VIII do cotton fnntu
| good: /, can not be learned whether u
was general. but appeared TO - heaHy
south of here.
l.ufkin. August ll.,Good rains nave
fallen nearly all over the county. but II y
too late to bcneh, the cotton crop much
which Is cut ncarl.. one-half. The corr
crop ia also bad. although there VIII p'
enough corn made to get through on
Rice. August il.-Today the long dronti
was broken by rain which started nhou
o'clock p. m. and at present % o'clock
stlll continues TO fail. The weather !.
much cooler tonight than for three or fou
weeks This rain insures a top crop o
cotton If we have late fal'
Rusk. August lI-fIad n very good ran
here today hut Il will. not do cotton ihuci
good. Cotton crop Is very snort net n,
| about half of II Is now open. corn Is al
most a total failure here. ana the raw
viii do good by making pastures an'
| some farmers have peas that VIII De pehe
iited .
| AlNOlu, AUGUST iis-s.'ih
urc the average yield NOT more tnan
bushels per acre. Yield of cotton. wlthou
rain very soon. VIII lie, according " IN,
mos, conservative estimates, ohc-nl'n
a bale per acre. fully % per cent .ess III, ~,
estimated "A month ago. cotton pl.n'',,,
has already commenced, being tWenty !.
thirty DAYS earlier than usual. '.rars \
driving up rapidly and water io' 'toe'
1. becoming very scarce.
Brownwood. August lo-Stin not NM
| ar,, Zach succeeding day bringing run
lin. md hot winds. Cotton Is past re
@overv from the drouth. The leaves an'
hoi,s are falling on and stalks dying u
many uIaces There Is no way that car
500 70 nrevcnt the shortest crop We nav
had Tor wears Showers would XIII Il out
rirb, and a big rain would make every
( ring shed on that is now trying 10 MAKE
, W,nv travelling men say we nave IN
haa, cotton anywhere north or West
, T Nor, Hend county. / pity the others.
pockdale. Texas, August lo-kocknal
~ r"criyed 800 bales OF cotton 70 , ,sot I,
n. ports from the country are ehcueu'', ,.,
~ my and the continued cIS w~ii VII,
I Seems 10 bear them ont Not os hy -, /,
n ssa,,tt, cnmplained Of. but the shari
utou,r Nil worm and other destrnctlv
, tn',,s' are reported In some locant'ef
I, insru.s ,.stirnated that with the increase
: n We Rockd.le should receive Tor u
/, "Sar ~ season between 2a.Wp anu "p.u1
= hales hut some have lowered tne,r vss
Z a,ss 70 l2oo0 No estimates are Yer,
r.ii abIe this early IN the season. nu. tnet
: oan pn no mist AXE that the yieid VII
,n,'ch less than was first anticipated