The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-20

crop was carly. Yield much below the AZ.
erasc. The light rain was beneficial to
garden truck.
Fruttiand---s. r. Benton. A severe hail
storm crossed the southern portion Of this
county on the evening Of the 10th, doing
great damage to vegetation and 10 many
places beating out halt OF the open cotton
and greatly damaging the balance. Pick
Ing delayed Land In good condition for
TALL blowing.
Teepee Clty--A. d. Coopnr: Cotton pick
Ing In full blast All forage crops harvcst-
ed and yield good. Rain needed; ground
too hard TO plow.
Beeviile--A. II. Kent: Fail gardens suf-
feed for want Of rain. Cotton crop very
poor.
Marshall--w. VI. Atserbery: Rain not
sufficient to affect crops. Continued dry
weather causing q great deal OF dust 10
San Antonio-H. II. Curley: The cotton
crop Is over two-thirds picked. Sell was
very dry.
hi Paso-N. D. Lane: Reported that all
harvesting has practically been accom-
plished.
Brownwood--r. q. Greenwood: Cotton
picking is progressing favorably. Rain IL
needed for fall wheat and II the light
showers now continue they will be Of great
benefit.
Longview--w. G. whitcomb. Weather is
generally good for marketing cotton.
Fredericksburg--A. Strcgler: Cotton
picking progressing, and perhaps one
fourth or one eighth Of crop not gathered.
Very little or no top crop here. The second
crop OF sugar cane nearly matured.
waco-w. J. Foss. General opinion
among farmers In this county Is
that the cotton crop will be far below the
average. Picking Is nearing completion
and top crop will not amount TO much.
Menardville--E. Toppervein: Cotton
picking progressing rapidly. Weather ia
vorable for cotton but more rain needed
| for blowing and planting small grain. Corn
crop all gathered; yield fifty bushels ia
the acre.
Brazoria--w. A. Stevens: Farmers are
encouraged in regard to their cotton, but
are having hard fight with worms. Dry
weather advantageous for killing cotton
pests.
| Dublin-George Buckingham: Weather Ia
favorable for cotton aud prospects are bet
ter for top crop. which is POSSIBLE. Pick.
ing over half done. /. NJ. Cline,
Section Director, Galveston. Texas.
From Post Correspondents.
Gcliad, Goliad County. Texas. Octobe
| 1o.--The best rains for many months pas
have fallen here during the past few
a.. which is of SEcat advantage to stool
| Hearne. Robertson County, Texas, DC
| tober 19.--Cotton continues TO come In
| though at very slow rate. The price I
| $40 low that very few of the farmers wan
| to dispose of the fieccy staple.
Berclair. Goliad County. Texas Octobe
| 1s-Heavy rains have fallen hero withi
| the past few days and all creeks are full
| Stockmen ARE much encouraged and farm
ers are smiling. The fall crop OF cotto
! will be light in this county.
Angleton, Brazorla County. Texas. DC
tober lg.-There will be 10 top crop Q
| cotton in this county the worms hay
taken It all. Cotton picking has general
suspended on account of the mosquitoes
which have been quite a pest for the las
ten days.
Mumford, Robertson County, Texas. OS
tober l9Cotton picking is progressin
rapidly; crop i.lore than half gathered
only partial showers of rain have falle
here for several weeks. Weather favol
able for gathering, but not to maturin
cotton.
Webster Harris County. Texas, Octobt
19.-The present drouth has broken n
records to date. No rain has fallen hei
worth mentioning since May Many wei
have gone dry. Fall gardens are an abs
lutte failure The strawberry acreage hs
been reduced to mere nothing and shou
rains come soon It will be too late
plant with any prospect OF making pa.
ing crop.