The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25
WEATHER.CROP REPORTS,
Reports Of Frost Are Prom All Sec.
ti0ns.
ESTIMATES OF DAMAGE DONE VARY.
Cotton and Corn VIII Have TO
He Rcplanted In Some Places.

Lulins, Texas. March 24,-The strong
norther. which blew all day yesterday, cied
ont during the night and this morning
there was heavy frost. killing early cot
ton dead. aud corn that had begun to Joint
Farmers state that where the corn was
young 1t will come up without repianting'
the early corn crop, though, VIII all nave
TO be reseeded. Early gardens and flowers,
for which Iullng is famous. and the ten
der shoots on grape vines are dead. me
seed stores are doing a rushing business
today
Weimar Texas. March 2i.--Cold north
wind blew all day yesterday and last nignt
there was light frost on the high lands
and a heavy ore in the bottoms. badly dam
aging the corn and cotton crops. In some
localities everything in the way of vege-
tation is dead Great damage is done
throughout this section. and the land is too
dry to sprout the replanting that must
ensue.
Kenney. Texas. March PA light frost
fell here last night which did great deal
Of damage. Some corn was up eight or
ten inches and had been plowed and thin
ned The most of it was killed and will
have to be planted over. Garden truck was
badly damaged. The greatest damage
seemed to be on low fats or bottoms. Can't
say yet whether fruits were killed or
not.
Missouri City. Texas, March 23.-There
is ice this morning. Crops will be dam
ascd very much. Don't know as yet TO
what extent the young cotton is dam
aged, but suppose it is all killed. The
ground is becoming very dry and hard.
Work will have to be suspended on the
farms. If it does not rain soon
Richmond, Texas. March PA frost fell
here last night, which did considerable
damage TO vegetables and corn that was
up. The chinch bugs are reported in the
Ridge settlement. twelve miles below town.
and one farmer states that several corn
crops will have to be replanted on that
account.
Elliott. Texas. March ga heavy frost
this morning. killing the gardens and all
vegetation above the ground. Fruit is a
goner. Corn will come out, it has not
jointed. but everything else will have to be
replan;ed. Early gardeners are the great
est sufferers.
Pendletonville. Texas. March 24.--Last
nights frost bit corn down to ground, but
did not kill any gardens
Goldthwaite. Texas, March 24.-For more
than ten days up to sunday night there was
plenty of moisture In the ground and
everything growing lovely. The peach and
plum trees in full bloom with the corn all
planted and in many sections a good stand
up. The wheat and cat crops are looking
we'll. Several farmers began planting cot
ton last week. The acreage will be about
10 per cent above last year. But Sunday
night the wind whirled around and poured
out the cold chills OF the North and all
day yesterday the wind kept up a steady
blow from the North and everyone had
grave fears for the fruit last night. but
during the night the wind changed and the
weather moderated and now spring has
come again and the fruit and gardens are
safe.
Brennan. Texas. March 2i.-Wednesday.
March "a. 1897. with spring four days of
age. according to the almanac, and week
or TWO advanced as evidenced by the bud
ding trees and the blooming flowers. there
came a frost. biting frost and the beau
tfu green foliage of the trees. the flower
Gardens. early vegetables, were given a
back set and SCARED with the chilling
blast. The sun came out to warm them
back to life. but much of the vegetation
was parched with the sudden change and
will have 10 start over again Just what
effect it Will have upon the fruit crop can
not be told yet though 1t will probably
be injured considerably
Sunnsyside. Texas, March 23.-About IL
o'clock last night stiff norther struck
this place. and is still blowing. making it
cold enough to build fires and crawl back
into winter duds. II is likely that all
the cotton that is M will be killed. aud
cotton seed are very scarce here. Ii Is
predicted by the weather clerks of this
section that there will be a cold SNAP
about the full moon in April II being said
by them that cold spell always comes in
March and April when the moon fulls after
the middle OF those months.
Angleton. Texas. March 2i-This morn
ing there was q heavy frost. which did
considerable damage to corn cotton and
garden vegetables. Much cotton had been
! planted which was up and which will have
! 10 be replanted The strawberry crop has
| been cut short by the dry weather Of the
last few weeks, The berries marketed were
| fairly Well colorod and of good size. The
! prices realized have been satisfactory to
| the growers.
Lexington, Texas, March 2i.-There was
white frost here this morning. The mer-
| curry sank TO SO degrees above and ice
| formed In places. Strange enough. crops
and gardens escaped any serious damage.
except In low bottoms. The fruit crop is
uniniured. Very little cotton was planted.
| Planting cotton viii become general in a
few dave. The soil is IN excellent condi
| tion. A good stand is assured.
Paige. Texas March q .--The scant rain
of last week was followed by dry nor,her,
which terminated in freeze and heavy
frost last night. Many think the fruit crop
is severely injured and in low places de-
| stroyed. Corn. while very sick is not
killed. Cotton not affected, there being
very little up. Ice this morning
Mckinney, Texas. March ga cold
wave touched here yesterday and devel-
! oped into biting norther today Fruit and
early vegetables. which have rapidly nut
/ forth during the last few days owing to ,h,
warm rains. are in imminent danger 81 be.
| ins killed by frost should the wind sub
! side any further ard the low tar,nn,, 49,,