The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-08
COTTON WORMS HAVE APPEARED
IN MEDINA COUNTY.
Cotton Is Dctcrioratfur In Calm
C""nty--showcrs Doing Harm in
Whnrton-Worms In Colorado.

Louisville, Denton County Texas. Sep
TEMPER &c. W. McCombs, living six
miles west from Lewisville. sowed last
| taii seventeen bushels OF wheat on twenty
acres OF land for winter pasture; kept his
| SUCK on IL all winter and in March 1t
| looked so well he decided to leave IL in
stead oil planting the land in corn. as he
hao intended to do He harvested It at
me proper time. but could get no thresher
| until a lew days ago; it had remained in
SHOCKS IN the field all the time; he thresh-
eo out 339k bushels of very fine wheat and
has enough straw to feed his stock all
winter.
| Georgetown, Williamson County. Texas,
September 6.-To show the uncertainty Of
tne staple. all previous estimates OF the
yield of cotton has been knocked out the
past week by cotton worms and inability
OF farmers to secure poison. The worms
are later than usual and caught those in
terested unprepared to fight them Cotton
estimated to yield one third bale per acre
| now estimated at one fifth. The increased
acreage. however, will bring the receipts
up to that of last year The worms made
their appearance with the damp northeast
winds that prevailed three days last week.
| Mckinney, Collin County. Texas, Sep
| TENDER 1.-THE cotton crop outlook con-
| tinues to deteriorate. There will be scarce
| " any top crop, owing TO the continued
drouth. In fact. one picking will get most
lof the fleecy staple and one-fourth bale
per acre is conservative estimate now,
| whereas three weeks ago upward of one
| third bale was promised. August receipts
| for Mckinney were 125 bales against 1000
for the corresponding month last year.
| Average corn yield for the county is es-
| timated at twenty bushels.
! Gonzales. Gonzales County. Texss, Sep
TENDER This can no longer be called
a dry county The rain has been falling
] almost constantly, but slowly for three
| days and the ground is wet. 1t comes too
| lato to benefit GOTTEN. but will 10 grass
| much good. The COW man enjoys the wet
and tho mud From reports received the
| rain seems to be general all over lie
county. extending to Wilson ard Karnes
| counties
| Beeville, Bee County, Texas. September
For the past week rain has fallen here
and in other parts OF the county almost
| every day. This entire section has been
| changed from what resembled veritable
| Sahara two weeks ago to as beautiful
| landscape as ever artist sketched Cotton
is putting on heavy top CROP grass grow
ing by leaps and bounds and everybody is
looking happy and business is reviving.
| Lexington Lee County, Texas. Septem-
| Der 9.-The Post correspondent inspected
| number OF fields yesterday and finds
| the tap crop about ruined here. Poison
could not be procured In time. The ysorms
are webbing up now or assuming the form
of paupae. The work of this generation Of
| caterpilars is about over. The next viii
socn appear and If not poisoned only the
stalks of cotton will be left.
Georgetown, Williamson County. Texas,
September T.--Rain at intervals all fore
noon. Captain Woolsey. Just returned from
two days trip through the best portion
| of the county. brings dismal news; he says
worms have eaton the top crop and are
now working on the young cotton; he says
he can smell worms and see them working
full rows. Estimated damage during the
| mast two weeks Is Is per cent.
Devtne Medina County, Texas, Septem-
Der 6-Cotton worms have made their
appearance here and are doing cohsluer-
able damage to the cotton crop large
number OF farmers were in town To-Day
| after London purple to poison worms with,
| but the stock of poison here was soon eX-
hausted and at present there is none 20
be had Fine rains have fallen here and
grass is fine
Willis. Montgomery County Texas. Sep
TENDER IA fine rain fell here yesterday,
which will be of benefit to tobacco ana
| also furnish stock water, but thought by
many to be too late to do the top crop
will injure the cotton that is already open.
No worms yet. Cotton coming In very iast
Columbus, Colorado County, Texas. Sep
TENDER 7-CJttrn worms are dow very
great damage in this community. On ac-
count of a dearth of poison In the city
and in Houston they are likely to run
their course unchecked. An unneeded rain
this morning will only increase their num-
bers.
ntxy
temper Rain is again needed for late
cotton. The staple is coming in lively
though the receipts are behind CORE
spending date last year, owing to the back
wardness OF the plant this season.
Floresvlle. Wilson County. Texas. Sep
TENDER IA heavy rain fell FOR a gooc
while last night. More rain in the las
twenty-four hours than in the same length
of time for two or three years. need nc
more rain now for while.
Sinner. Lavaca County. Texas, September
l IA heavy rain fell here lasting from
midnight until o'clock this in'';nlns
cotton will be greatly benefited with
late frost and the prospects will b. .ayor-
able for o good fall crop
Yorktown, Dewitt County. Texas, sep
tember This section was visited yes
terday and last night by good rdirs. tbs
first since June Of any account; Tears are
entertained that II is too late to peneii
the cotton crop.
Rosanky, Bastrop County. Texas. Sep
TENDER 7.--Cotton worms are PLAYING
havoc with the crtton in Bastrop county
some fields are already eaten up Win th'
worms; IT. continues to rain, which is heip-
ing the worms.
Austin. Travis County, Texas. seplempel
IA splendid rain, lasting Tor sefera
hours, fell here this morning
Wharton. Wharton Cuunty. Texas, sep
tember There has been rain every oa'