The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-17
WEATHER AND CROPS.
\ VERY FINE oulLooK ron nan,
ms COUNTY.
WV Lands o"'ng Wcii->hcihy
county Prospect, Are Einttcr-
i"e-Eo"d NHins at Ucrtram.

crosby. Texas, June ib.--rhc weather for
w" last ten or twelve days, considered
from farmers Standpoint has been All,
that could hc doslrrd. aud they have made
usc OF II IN The destruction OF yrass and
Werda Early corn is made bcyord any
upuht, AMI Is simply Immense. Very late
corn would hc benefited hy one mere rau.
hut VIII make pretty fair crop wi,huu, IT,.
rho Fost correspondent went Oh, sight
tooing saturday, and strdypd nA FAR as
tyhchhurg. lie kept his eye un the cot
Ton. aud To put II mildly. must amy that
lie was surprised to soo such large
amount II cotton growth upon lands thai
ilVe yonrs Ero wcrc entirely devoted to
growing long horned steers The country
now between croehy aud Lynchhurg is a
continuation Of corn aud cotton farms
Some cotton Just M. some hloomine aud
hquarug. all ot II looking wei and growing
vigorously. No worms or insects OF any
kind Prospects for large crop OF cotton
were never better Farm hands are very
hald to sot aud urn causing cotton tarm-
ciN to hustle to set their crops hood out
Center TcNaa. June lG The farmers OF
thls county have worked moro diligently
This year than any previous year since the
cuuuty has been settled M. There WIS A
llsht crop made here Ia 1895. and owing 60
the worry low price of cotton, thcre WA not
much benefit derived from Il and IN 1896
owing TO tho louE dronih there was
scarcely anything mnhe. not more than
ono fourth of crop OF corn. cotton. potn-
toes cane etc This year II seemed that
everybody saw the necessity o' a DESPERATE
effort and they huvc worked early and
lnto they have had excellent raina. and
there Us no doubt but what Shelby county
Will make more corn this year than any
previous year of hor history OF cnuthc
IT. Is too early to shy mn'h for anything
else. hut al tho same time the prospects, ARE
cool for cotton, cane nnd potatoes. The
oat ciop was nnc, aud VIII carry the farm
crs through TO corn gathering time, and as
there was LOTS of carly corn planted. " VIII
not he long before lota OF the corn VIII do
to feed on.
Bcrtram. Texas. June IN Las, might at
10 o'clock commcnced very nnc rain
witch lnsted WITH near II o'clock aud gave
a Rond season This rain viii make good
heavy corn Cotton I'm many cases looks
very SORRY great many farmers nrc Just
now finishing planting for the thlrd time
Wheolock, Texas. June 10 This place
was visited Yesterday with annth" rnoel
rain II camo So gentle and mic" " ava
10 hnrm nni Insuros u perfect corn crop
II no other disaster more than dry weather
follows The cotton crop "a nlNo III nn'
condition. and tine prospects for latHo
yIcld onts have all been harvested, and
yielded well.
puualo Texas. June t6.-Sovcral good
rains has visited this county durinS mo
past ton days. which insnrcn IN" heaviest
corn crop known for years In THIS county
Cotton lis looking we'll. with prospects ior
n good Weld. though the continuous rams
az the past fcw days have thrown farmers
n little behind, and In some places thn
cotton ip reported badly In the Erass and
IN bad condition
Sandy POINT, Texas. June IA. --F"rmcr
are noc-line rain Corn laid by ANA ro,
ton win be worked over again next "e'N'
Tho emancipation celebrations VIII inter
fore with farm work this week On t1o
whole The crop prospects are Soon ID ''''"
section.