The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-14
ACHENBACH & SCHULTZ, 11o3 Congress

| hlt ibphiIS very we'll pftI'itliS are Sppi
and setting out sweet potatoes is the ordel
of the day.
| Victoria. Texas. May 1S. Another tne
rain fell last night beginning shortly aitel
| midnight and lasting two buurs. Hail fell
| for few minutes. and with the high vino
mas have done some injury to corn.
jefferson, Texas. May ia very heavy
rain fell here last night, attended with
considerable wind. Very little damage
done by the wind the rain was too heavy
fer the best interest OF the crop and really
did more harm than good.
Homer. Texas. May lit commenced
raining this morning az o'clock. n slow
steady. crop making rain, could not have
come in better time or gentler mannci
| Corn and cotton all clean and ready for
il and rapid growth will follow.
Webster Texas. May ia much
needed rain began falling here at a. nj.
today, continuing for several hours. This
VIII insure a continuation OF the straw
berry crop until June 81 least. Corn is
looking finely and some early planted now
in tassel Cotton good stand doing well
! and acreage large.
Effie, Texas, May 1O.-wheat and oats
looking fine. Cool weather following the
| continued rains has retarded the growth
of corn and other vegetation, Cotton has
been injured by the excessive rains, GAYS
weather would be beneficial. The fruit
crop will he good this year.
Magnolia Springs. Texas. May 12.--ThIs
section of country has been visited the past
few days with fine rains. which insures the
oat crop, which Is very good. The pros
poets for corn. cotton, sugar cane, sweet
potatoes. peanuts and field peas are just
as good as can be wished for AT this writ
ing. in fact everything is in good condi-
ton and growing very fast.
Cuero. Texas. MAY l3.-Ths section was
visited by very severe wind and rain
storm last night, accompanied by a great
deal of lightning and thunder, The rnin
was much needed and pits a fine season In
the ground, The wind did some damage
the worst yet heard from is to the brick
yard Of Judge koenig whore it did con-
siderable damage by blowing off the roof
OF his brick kiln. and damaging $4,000 IN
burned brick His less will be consider
able. No reports ale in from the country
as vet as to whether any damage was done
but II Is feared in some portions the wind
did considerable damage.
Georgetown, Texas May 12.-Vountcer
ana fall oats are being harvested In this
vicinity and the yield is expected to aver
age sixty bushels per acre and may com
mand 20 cents per bushel at the start.
Wheat has a good stand and will be har-
vested about tho first week in June and
Yield about twenty bushels per acre. The
prospects for large corn crop continue
'latterng. II Is growing rapidly owing to
tho frequent showers. Cotton is in fair
condition, considering that there has been
llttle cotton weather thus far. the rains
keeping II in weeds aud keeping the cut
worm in the plant. Farmers are up to
their ears In work and very few of them
have been In town for n month Altogether
prospects We're never more flattorng than
al present
Gonzales. Texas. May i3.-Another--and
tho biggest OF the season-rain storm Wis
lied this section Of tho country again last
night. Reports come from Luling that
ABOVE thore the people were visited with
heavy hail. Telephone connections with
inc northern part OF this county will not
worR this morning and II is impossible to
loll al ms hour Just what damage is done.
me ram mere was accompanied with
sfohs wind and much electricity and II is
thohhht much damage to growing crops ana
pFopefty has been done In tho Slayden
portion of this county. ON account of the
very heavy rains. the crops have been
washed up several times and people have
liau 10 pant me same ground as many as
lour ana nv" different times this season
ms country can bear great deal of rain,
put can more profltably, do without so
many GuliS-washers. Tho ground has been
80 wei mat II has been impossible 10 kill
lne grass. The laborer pulls IT OUT of a
row hna IL continues to grow where IL Is
ieit' me sun is out But II is close and
MOI ana moro rain and wind is expected