The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
WEATHER AND CROPS.
ESTIMATE OF GEORGETOWN RE-
CElPTs MATERIALLY REDUCED.
Good Rain in Cooke County Assures
Top Crop--WOrms Very bad In
Hays County.

Bryan. Brazos County. Texas. September
1.-THE Post correspondent interviewed a
great manv farmers from the country to-
dav and the universal report was that the
TOP crop was entirely destroyed by worms.
The weather is extremely hot and is get
ting verv dry. Cotton is coming in rapid
ly. 9l66 bales have been received to Gate.
Buckholts. Bell County. Texas. Septem-
her 1.-THE cotton worms have made their
appearance and the little prospect that was
at one time entertained for top -rop has
vanished.
Granger. Williamson County, Texas, Sep
TENDER 11.-Light showers fell mere last
nlght. but it is thought the cotton will lie
more injured than benefited. In many
places the worms ART simply eating up
the plant and greatly damaging the young
Gotten. On account of the scarcity of Lon
don purple and Paris green some are eX
perlmenting with air Stacked lime. The
estimate OF ne-fifth OF bale per acre,
made before the rain-August 1i-still
holds good for this section.
Millican. Brazos County. Texas, Septem-
her 1.-THE worms in the hill farms, as
reported in The Post a few days since, are
completely DESTROYING the cotton, oolls and
an The worms are of all sizes, from one
v,
seems Of no avail, There will be 10 top
crop. Mr.. G. w. Dunlap brought in from
his upland farm. one mile north Of town,
a number of perforated bolls. which he sent
to the Cotton Exchange in Houston
GEORGETOWN. Williamson County. Texas,
September John Bryson. public weigh
er. very conservative man, gives out the
following with reference to- the cotton
CROP: There was lust twice as much cot
ton received this time last year (2500 bales)
as received to date this year Q250 bales)
A month ago he estimated the receipts at
l2.oOo bales. now he places his estimate
at 1000. Cotton will be pretty well picked
out bv October 10. Worms continue their
raVages With unusual zeal. This applies
pretty we'll to all shipping points in the
county.
Hutto. Williamson County. Texas, Sep
temher 10.-The weather has been warm.
with lght showers. The army and boil
worms. with the 'sharpshooter," have
combined and damaged the cotton to such
an extent that an average yield per acre
is not expected and top crop an impossl
bilitv. But little London purple could be
mad and that did no good, owing to the
showers.
gainesville. Cooke County, Texas, SEN
tember lO--Gocd rains this evening er
tending twelve or fourteen miles south
ana east and about ten miles west end
north: rs much as can be learned at this
writing. This rain is worth thousands Of
uoliars 10 the county and will be the maxi
ing CT the TOP crop OF cotton.
Kyle HAYS County Texas. sentemhor N
-. worms nave greatly damaged. the
cotton IN this community during the nast
week Early cotton will make half n hale
per acre. while 1t will take seyreal acres
ot late cotton to make bale. A fne sea-
sen, plenty OF rain and but for the worms
wo'Ad nave made an abundant crop OF cot
austin. Travis County, September 10
me ram fell here this evening and
uupsn ana east of the city for some dis
.anue IN the country the lownrlll was
,ttIo I ~ ~ 90 tar Gotten has suffered but
i.ue IN this county from boil NORRIS hu.
.inue. 'ne iSihs con-