The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-19
WEATHER CROP REPORTS.
Rain Reports From North and
North Central Texas.
TOO LATE TO SAVE THE CORN.
Southwest Tcxns Is SIN In Great
Need of Moisture and Drouth Is
becoming Gricvous.

| Waco, McLcnnan county. Texas. July 10
Rain began falling here at 10 o'clock
and a most glorious season is anticipated
! The drouth was getting serious and an
q her wcel, would have been disastrous.
/ The rain came just in time to Keep the
cotton growing and everybody rejoieing.s
| MONTAGUE, Hunt county. Texas. July H.
This section was visited this evening by
, a two hours heavy rain. a good cror
of corn is insured. Cotton is in good con-
dltion.
San Diego, Duval county Texas July II.
Cotton Ia needing rain very badly In this
section. II IL does not rain In the next
ten days cotton Will be cut short. Con-
siderable cotton has been on tho streets
| the past week. Cotton Is opening very
fast now. The gins here viii start up
next week.
| Alice. Nucces county. Texas. July IL
| This section is badly in need of rain and
( In short time cattle VIII b. suffering FOR
grass and water. Cotton also is showing
the effects of dry weather and II we
should have no rain in the next ten days
viii not make more than half crop.
| Luling, Caldwell county, Texas. July is.
Wind north today with strong ndira-
! tons of rain. Rain fell last night over
tho northern and northeastern part Of tho
county. But little cotton has suffered so
far for the want OF moisture. ON high
| sandy ridges farmers report that the
plant willis during the day but the heavy
dews bring IT. out at night Picking has
commenced On n limited scale over the
counties of Caldwell, Guadalupe. Con
tales. and Hays.
Valley View Cooke county. Texas. July
1k bgnNrV which ~, In hp
nral throughout The county. fellA this after
noon. 1t came 900 late TO do early corn
much good hut Will help late corn and IL
iino on cotton, Wheat throshing Is pro-
crossing elowly; there is so much straw
and somewhat tangled that they can only
thrcsh about two thirds the usual
amount. The yield liz good, wheat aver
aging twenty-five bushels per acre. oats
about seventy
sherman. Grayson county. Texas, July
17.-Ths entire county was visited today
by a copions rnn. few miles northwest
of the city the rain was accompanied by
considerable hall though not 10 dam
aging extent. Corn Is mot too far ma
tured to be greatly benefited by this rain
and IL could not have come at a more oD-
perfume time for cotton.
Ardmore. l. r.. July 1s.-At 3 O'Clock
this morning the six weeks drouth
throughout the Indian Territory was
broken by a general rain. Crops were
suffering very badly for rain but the fall
of last night makes the prospects for corn
very good and cotton never bcttor.
Saint 10. Montague county. Texas, July
17.-Fine rains pretty general over this
county today will be of great benofit to
late corn and also help cotton, although
cotton did not need rain az 1t has just
been two weeks today since the last rain.
Moxia. Limestone county, Texas. July
ia light rain here last night, but not
enough 10 do the crops any good; Just
barely laid the dust.
Bryan, Texas. July IS.-Nows was re-
ceived by telephone this morning from
Madlsonvllle that a good rain fell In
Madison county yesterday afternoon.
New Boston. Bowie county. Texas, July
1S-Good rains have fallen all over the
county yesterday evening and last night
Georgetown, Williamson county. Texas,
July lS.--The weather Is cloudy ana cool
this morning with indications OF ram ne
roads are heavy from dust and vegetation
is wilted VIII wire at once In case OF ram
as IL will be an important event.
clinton, Falls county, Texas. July I;,
Colonel g. II. Smith. who 70 As'no an
nays the ground is very dry ana ram -
badly needed. -.
Lott. Falls county. Texas. July i1.--Ine
weather Is not only very dry ana not pas
4 parching north and westerly VINO nae
been blowing here for nearly week, max
ing the cotton plant look droopy ana sies'
even parchlng the leaves OF that on dill
sides and In lighter soil. The prospect for
: cotton crop in Falls county Is At Least
Is per cent below what y was ten oays
aso: however, II the much needed rain
could arrive III copIo.ls quantities WILMA an
ten days or two weeks ~ ssssAss Ssot
1sSsad q y cents pr euehel ~ pssar(P