The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-11
WEATHER AND CROPS.

NDAluEN AMI CNOfS.
Luling. Texas, October lo.--Y~terdsy
evening about o'clock a hail storm swep,
over the country north Of the city, striking
Burdett's Wells, dcmolishing the windows
Of the hotel ana large hail stones going
through the roof Nike paper. The telephone
operator there states that all the cotton
In the fields has been blown away and that
as far an could be heard from In the neigh
borhood the damage had been great. The
storm was about mile wide. But little
rain fell In the city, though tho electric
storm was heavy. Rain is greatly needed
and 1t is thought that good drenching
would stop the dengue.
Mckinley Texas, October s.-The drouth
continues unbroken throughou this county
Stock water. especially. will soon be re-
ducen to n minimum and already con-
siderable Inconvenience Is experienced In
some localities by farmers thereby. But
dry weather IS Just the thing for cotton
picking and wheat sowing The bulk OF
the cotton will be ginned in another week
II the weather remains fair and fall wheat
sowing In the main Will be finished for
this yeaw. The nearer the soil Is to a dust
bed at drilling time the better the chance
OF obtaining thorough, even standing Of
wheat. For In that instance there is not
sufficient moisture In the ground 10 bring
any OF tho seed UP and preserves the grain
from rotting and growing off early enough
to be seriously injured by winter freezes.
Indications point 10 o. large wheat acre
age next year.
Dallas, Texas. october 1o--Thc two
months drouth in North and Central Texas
was broken last night and today by good
rainfalls The rains extended over all
North Texas, East Texas, westward and
northwestward into tho plains and the
Panhandle. 1t is still raining tonight. The
grazing country will be benefited more
than any other, but farm land will also
be put in condition for blowing to receive
winter wheat sowing Many towns in North
Texas were threatened with water
famine, particularly in the cisterns, but
this is not feared now.
Goldthwaite. Texas, October 10.--This
has been busy week with the farmers and
the gin men. All tho gins have run on
full time and the few days that cotton
spurted upward they rushed 1t on the
market, but since the decline they are
holding IL back. ALI the old cotton is about
gathered and ginned and about one fourth
is In the hands of the planter. The young
or nsplanted cotton is doing well and will
Do the best cotton In this section where
1t has not been injured by worms, sharp
shooters, etc. a heavy rain here yesterday
ana It Is cloudy and drikszling rain this
morning, which, II It continues, will delay
picking.
Kaufman Texas. October 10.--Tho Ions
drouth which has prevailed here for the
past two months was partly broken last
night by Light rain which laid the dust
good The rain was accompanied by O
very high wind. which blew out the late
cotton very badly. About three fourths
OF the cotton crop Is gathered. and most
all will be through picking by the end OF
this month.
Rice, Texas. october 10.--The long con-
tinued drouh has last been broken here.
A heavy rain commenced falling at $3.50
O'Clock this morning. and indications are
we will have coplous supply OF "the
needful." The rain Is too late to be bepe-
| fetal to the cotton crop. as 1T is too late
for the crop.
Georgetown. Texas. October 1o.--A flnc
rstn fell yesterday evening at o'clock
| lasting enc hour. breaking six weeks
drought. Indications this morning are for
more rain. 1t was welcomed on account
OF the dust. and Will help pastures. II
| will retard cotton picking.
| Beeville, Texas. October 10.-Quite q
sand storm struck this place from the
southwest yesterday evening about 4
| o'clock. The dust was awful for fully
| fifteen minutes, and the wind shook things
| up considerably. II was followed by q
| light shower OF rain.
| Workman Texas. October 10.-~lt has
been raining slow rain all the morning
Enough has fallen to Law the dust. but
prospects are good for good rain. All the
gins are out OF water and stock is suffer-
| for the top crop.
HARDWOOD, Texas, October 10.--We had
splendid rain yesterday afternoon. which
was much needed for grass and water In
pastures and fall gardens.
Corsicana, Texas, October 10.--A light
rain fell here today. but too late to be- OF
any particular beneft further than set
thing dust and cooling the atmosphere.
BRENNAN. Texas. October i0.-There was
shower here last evening and another to-
day.
Goliad, Texas. October 9.--The heaviest
rain OF the season fell here today.
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