The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-21

squares are falling fast, and some email
bolls. The rust is bal in some places.
This is gathered from about twenty VI tie
best farmers In this locality. AS regards
this Top crop business, would say that
am no authority but ms far as my eNpe-
rienco and observation goes II is not olten
a success. 1t takes about seven weeks from
the time square appears uatil 1t Is RIPE,
aud i: takes PERHAPS two weeks FOR the
uung square TO com.. Then allowance for
worms must be made, and also for how
badly damaged the plant may have been,
and also the size OF IT.
Granger. Williamson County, Texas. July
1.-THE glorious rains which have recent
ly fallen in different portions 81 Texas
have failed to reach here and cotton Is get-
ting To critical point needing rain badly.
TIE corn crop is made aud VIII average
about thirty bushels per acre. Has been
about five or six weeks since NC have had
rain here.
Ballinger. Runnes County. Texas, July
ia four hours downp5ur OF rain in ths
and adjoining counties puls fine season
in the & ound and saves the crops which
were suffering
Cumty Hopkins County, Texas. July
IA tine rain fell here Saturday even
ing and pres! oets are now fine TO raise
plenty OF corn. Gotten is coking well,
,h-Gsh the plant is not rs tall as usual
this season cf the year. There has been no
report CT DOH WUilrS yet. PICKING viii NJ
gin In out thirty days.
reatsall Frio County. Texas July 10
The w,atl r is very dry and no., it Will
take quite a lot of rain to do the cotton
much good good corn crop already
made.
Garrison Naccgdocfes County, Texas.
July l9.-Small rain fell here Saturday
night, but not enough TO DO much rold.
Cotton seems to stand diouth all right up
to date, but late corn is nearly ruined.
Seymour, Baylor County. Texas, July 70.
Another good rain In Baylor county this
mcrning which probably extended over the
whole county
Mortel Taylor County. Texas, July IL
a fine little rain fell here this morni ~,
just hat IVES needed for cotton. This dis
ir ct, known as the Abilene country con-
ri.i-E some ten counties. has the best all
around crop for seven years. Corn is al
ready made wheat and oats harvested and
now being thrc shed. and cotton SO far has
II yer suffered for rain and is growing and
fruting finely.
! san ArEustinc san Augustine County
TcN9s. July lS-A fine rain foil here last
nsht, extending all over the western ppr-
ticn Of the county and but little over the
eastern part of the county. terrible
lightning and thunder s.crm accompani Il
The rain. The LIGHTNING struck, as far us
known : ven times In the corporate limits
IL
af0 or $50 yards, but luckily no houses
we're struck. Mr.. c. j. Jessup had = fine
mula standing TN Ter bois dare tree and
Ire lightning passed down through tho 10
liage without striking the tree and killed
II. II struck tree near the residence o.
Rrunc Wall, four miles cast OF town. and
Stocked him badly. II also struck three
inns very near the residence Of A. l.. Rob
cris, six miles cast OF town.
New Boston. Bowie County. Texas, July
| l6--The six weeks drouth has at last been
broken bv good rains falling all OYER the
county since yesterday evening. Never in
the history of this county was rain more
welcome than at the present time Corn
will not make much if any over a half crop
tn'ing II on an average. thourh the recent
rains Will cause 1t 10 CONC out 70 some oS-
tent. Cotton has not been injured TO any
great extent and Will come out and make a
coed CROP with all things favorable from
now on
Kaufman Kaufman County. Texas. July
la.-Thc rain which fell in this county Sat
urday will do the cotton crop n great deal
Il good The rain came most too late to do
the corn crop much good. Corn will mako
from half to two-thirds crop in this Sec
tion C. the country.
nrenham. Washington County. Texas,
July 2o-Cotton worms have made their APP
poarancc. C!sterns are about all dry and
many creeks have STOPPED running.
Nayasota, Grimes County. Texas. July 90.
If II does not rain cotton will be coming
in rapldly by AuGret /. but previous esti-
macs will fall down owing 10 the extern
sivc drouih
Rcfugo Rcfuglo County. Texas. July ~.
1t is getting very dry here and cclcn is
beginning to need rain. Grass is also dry.
ing up in a good many parts Of the county
1t has raned some on the San Antonio
river. twenty-five miles from here in the
eastern part Of this county. and cotton Is
doing well. Somo worries Gnd wecvll bu:
they are doing very little harm. Farmers
are poisoning the worms successfully. 1t
is very no; and not much Indication or
rain.
Livingston. Polk County, Texas, July 90
The heaviest rain for weeks fell here
since o'clock THO evening. and still IT
rains. THIS assure fine cotton crop IL no
disns'er brfalIs it later Sugar cane pota-
toes and fruts greatly benefited.
onkvillc, Live Oak County. Texas Ju,v
ls'-it Is getting very dry in this county.
cotton picking has commenced and unless
1t rains within two weeks the crop viii
run Very short.
Fort Worth. Tarrant County, Texas. July
-o.'-tFht ram for an hour al daylight this
tent. e'e"' '"-
soaly, Austin County Texas. July 20
NO rain in this Immediate vicinity the mas,
zen days 1t raincd on the river and near
hoTe today. and at times il was vnrv
threatening and looked ~ though It would
pour down Indications are very favorable
Tor rain In the next few days.
NEW ntLEs.
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