The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
WEATHER AND CROPS.
RECENT RAINS HAVE tut GROUND
IN FINE CONDITION.
Some Cotton IL Up in Lnvaca County.
Tyler County Acreage VIII
he Increased.

Aivo-d. Texas. March ls--Tlis sectio,
was visited Tuesday ana Wednesday VITA
succession % showers, ending last night
with = heavy rain from the northwest Il
viii De several GAYS before farming opera
iicns can - rcsume3 % account ~ the
I GROUND being 50 thoroughly saturated, The
delay wiz not result det-inentally TO The
ro-tlna Of crops already piantca. the fields
without exreptlcl being clean. Tor 10 the
! portion O. crop Ihs- i Jet 10 be planted,
as there IS Etiu smplc limo for seeding
! The prospects which have Uecr Of the most
( encouraging character sIure THE beginning
{ o. The season remain un4.Tui1ishe4 II fact
4 the rains that have !ust fallen .ri the
seAsnu being 50 far advanced mat little
danger is nov GHpTeAendsd from de-
structive cold wave tia; farmers seem 20
: Zee secure. 50 Ear rs che development Of
I Ill e1rlT crops j. concerned.
Weathcrford Texas March l9-CroPs
are j. good condition Wheat crop IS the
fines; ever seer II This county.
RocklAle Texas. March ls-Spieniid
rt.1s have falie1 I'd this vicinity dlriug the
uas, few GAYS and general Aopefulness IS
felt thai good crops viii ne realized. Corn
is coming up well. but very little cotton
has yei becz planted. Shipments 0t corn
couilnge he-e eath day v!iasssinE the ar
rival n one Or more carloads. This Is
terrible drain. hat ne merchants are sup
plying i practically al cost TO farmers
let1.rg T. TIE good prices realized Tor
cattle row are causing remnants Sc be
rAfaertd 10 Aaa there 4re n0w fever here
than ever before More attention has bcsn
rlre- 20 raising ~ hogs than il the past
l1l thIs industry has been the source o.
considerable revenue. nI' N the whole it
IS al un6eE raoie fast that he circulation
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a'9nl A''A 4eSS' Mareh ls--A,'ef
--A' ~ es- ~s3s Vlon-F 2, i]1i'-e Te-'ueF
r.. .'-.- 'A-n AlI N+"l y
..se'1-i' az, .-ll-s. "ll e4i4e'S say tney
-'it' s-N p-t,fT p'ptl,c's JOY efppa NJ
.i-.s s.4son % i-e year Kansas corn is my
41.-' '-Ss GOV - We "afh
y, 80. c $50 -.'l SO hsei
tt-f.1'is 70 Longer 'silie hTins a good price
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,eii se-r s. aig5, Tss Vii h-i,r ''gs re , ,a'
tl.s. an. ID ~ ground ana ci~a tlt -
ava .-..-- -. - 50
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ls-l a. -..,,- ..- --v. ass ,.-esi,i,,ss
Frs ,I,,,.-- $500 ,, III G-.- 80
s,-.e-. 10 t.,t ~,-- "a ,-..o-
Alvin -r.vsy ,t.-.t 10, 90 49,
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-ra, ,.,, ,o,r,a s.a- 49, 10 NJ
rs,--slie ~ s.-.g.,..,-...s 80,
l'te cloudy
preventing rirenlue perfectly.
c,o,b.-. -eo. ,t,-.n 20 r.t
fsi1e hsy,. fallen here n he las, .s,. -,
s-s All -..it -. -. - 60
rbc -, s,. -, 80, aiG yl0i,Ai.y'
urast 80. a.. 49, -, -. 49, WI
rcol snare Most an The ro,fon ,.~orp5 =,
condition for planting As soon as the
Weather clears VI sufficiently Grain crn-.
Wlll be planted
e.e,. H., 49, -,
ra4n fel here last night sreo,nr'a-.ie, Nv.
conEi14ratie Lightning. tliupfcr am vi7s
bat 70 dsrnnre was dore. This v,,il an,
the ground IN fine growing corJs,l.n
Fsf1nfs arg veil up win their work: corn
at ~ ana considerable cotton planted
and up
Montague. Texas March iq-Tf,s ,-..,,,
rcrffFe1 heavy rain las, n!gh, accom-.
panied by considerable hail The ground is
~ splena'd condition for farming purposes.
The present outlook for a heavy n.ocb
g, .sgp N ms section has be>n almost total
'aI1NFe Tor the last three years,
Harwood. Texas. March lg.-Auo,ber
good rain las, night This r,or,,,s -. Il
bright and col and farmers say rain
enoNgh Tor ue present. Cattle buyers are
nHiiel Us hli classes Of cattle wanted at
good prices. Grass 10 pastures Is getting