The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25

rain a large increase IL expected. Cotton
opening fast and 10 being marketed. Corn
nate. and young cotton will make the best
crop.
College staticn---A. NJ. Hildebrand. Tho
ground In good condition for Flowing. Rain
will also affect the top crop Of cotton,
brghtnn--C. l.. BArnes. showers refresh
everything, but moro rain needed. COTTON
turning out much.
Lsnpasae IL. wcbbcr: Rains bcne-
fitted cotton greatly. Early cotton Is belns
gathered; was Injured by drouth and cut
short. Late cotton doing we'll and prom
tscs full crop now.
Coleman r. A. Lindsey: No change In
cotton; rains improved all lato planting.
Early cotton not doing well.
Meridian--J. Harvey: Good rains. plenty
tor cotton and grass.
Bronham--J. q. Sloan: weather this
week damaging to old cotton but beneficial
TO late. Cotton is little early and rsckins
well advanced
pallingcr--H. u. Pearce: Before the late
rains cotton had shed aai but the grown
hollis, most Of which are now open Pick.
Ing will commence next week. Farmers
blowing for wheat. Forage crops doing
we'll
Carriso Springs--M. w. C. Frazier: Cot
ton suffering FOR rain In this section.
New Braunfels~-,J. Gicseck: Rains will
start giuss, but will help cotton very lit.
tie Picking and ginning general and will
soon be finished II plenty Of rain does not
| come soon to start new growth Of cot-
ton,
Cuero--J. NJ. Reuss: The bulk Of cotton
Is late
Paiesttne--M. Wright; Rainfall benefited
cotton, Picking just begun. Drouth caused
hollis to open prematurcly. Crop will DO
light In this section
San Antonto-H. II. Curiey: Dry
weather materially reduced the cotton
| crop. Crop short Picking not well ad-
| vanccd.
Aurora-T.J. weems: Cotton puttins on
new crop, Some picking. No worms.
| Teepee City--A. II. Cooper Cotton
blooming nicely Sorghum and Kaffir corn
| doing we'll.
Kerrville-H. candlin. Rains have done
much good but TOO late for cotton. som,
picking. but no, general Farmers busy
planting wheat, rye, oats and turnips
| LongVicwG. W. Kreoh. Weather uufa-
| vorable for ootton. Picloing commenced.
Other crops doing well.
| Dublin-D. Buckingham: Weather bone
| fical to cotton, Crop three weeks late
Rains Of past week have increased the
crop about go per cent. Picking has com.
| mcnced. l. NJ Cline
Section Director, Galveston. Texas.
| From Post Correspondence.
Beeville. Bee County. Texas. August "a
The weather for the past four or Ave day
has been very peculiar The wind ha
blown from every direction of the com
pass and the thermometer has acted prctt
much Ike jumping Jack. varying a
mitch as 20 degrees In space OF fe,
hours IT has ranged from 20 to 90 an
has been stationary at no particular poin
for more than an hour or two. Great cloud
gather, the heavens become dark and pu
on the appearance OF an impending food
but only u light shower fallr and tn
heavy clouds appear to evaporate ana tn
sky becomes clear This procedure /
repeated three and four times day an
night. No such spell OF weather was eve
! experienced here before.
Georgetown, Williamson County. Texas
August 24.--There were dozen cottoi
planters with their large wagons In tow
today after cotton pickors, with only fat
success In obtaining them. The planter
are offering SO cents per 100 pounds an
board. but the negroes are holding out TO
| more. The white folks who have bee
looking for work al summer can not l.
found now. The consequences will he tina
Mexican pickors Will be brought up fror
tho coast country. The receipts OF cot
ton will be heavy from now on.
Cedar Bayou, Harris County, Texss. An
gust 23--tNarmors are now compainln
Of too much rain. and they haye ground
for their complaint. II has rained ever
day for the last ten daye. and consequent
ly cotton has been damaged 10 some extent
The fruit is sprouting IN the bolls Pick
ing has been retarded owing TO 80 rue
wet weather. Otherwise the rain has bee
very beneficial To the crop, which liz max
ing for very good top crop. Today tn
weather seems to have cleared up.
Round Rock, Williamson County, Au
gust 23,-complalnts OF worm damage ar
coming from sever or eight miles south
east; one farmer bad considerable pro
portion OF his crop eaten before he kne,
any worms were In 1t.
Bastrop. Bastrop County, Texas, Angus
23.--Since tho rains cotton Is reported o
doing splendid as is also the pasturak
and hay fall crops. II frost VIII only sta
off fine top crop is anticipated.
Richmond, Fort Bind County. Texas, Au
gust 24.--Cotton worms have been report
cd In the Needville neighborhood. Sine
the rain they are said to have done con
siderable damage.
Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas. Angus
23.-Peas. potatoes, sugar cane and goob
ers win be fine but cotton is cut short
rust has appeared since the heavy rains.