The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-16
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Temple, Bell County, Texas, June IL
| Much injury TO small grain by the heavy
rains.
Cisco. Eastland County. Texas, June IA
A bountiful supply of rain; She best season
| in year.
Reagan, Falls County. Texas, June A.
Heavy rain in this section today. II has
rained nearly every day for Two weeks.
Alvin, Brnzoria County, Texas, June Is
The rainy weather continues and many
farmers are getting badly in the grass.
Edna, Jackson County, Texas, June IA -
Recent heavy rains very favorable to new
land farmersi good yield OF corn; cotton in
fair condition.
Bremond, Ry5ertson County, Texas, Juno
15.--lieayy rain here this morning The
corn crop is assured cotton crop Is fine and
in g0oG condition.
Marble Falls, Burnet County, June H.
Splendid rains and crop prospects are equal
to those Of 81 small grain crops large.
mostly harvested.
Denison. Grayson County, Texas. June
l4.-Another terrific downpour this morn
ing, accompanied by high wind Damage 10
oats and wheat very great.
MerlSel. Taylor County, Texas. June A.
Fine rains all over ihis section; wheat and
oats almost failure because of drouth
Crosby, Harris County. Texas. June A..
Continuous rains for tbs past week is he
ginning 10 have bad effect on crops; corn
injured and cotton getting very foul.
killeen.. Boil County, Texas. June 49,.
Inc heaviest rain OF the season te,l here
this morning. This insures 81 corn rron
above the average. Cotton is looking fine.
Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas. June
lf.-spiendld rains all over the county
Cora and cotton prospects the best for
years unless blighted in future. Oar cFop
very large ana generally well harvested.
Rose Hill. Harris County. Texas INN.
l3.-Raln came just In time; corn Needed
II badly; cotton Is lousy and two weeks
late; sSeet pohatOes are being planted,
nearly all The Irish potatoes have been
marketed.
McGrcgor. McLenn1n County. Texas,
June 15.--Threshers are being delayed on
account Of rain, but this IA thought by some
10 be best for those who expect to hold
wheat. as the grain IS perhaps too green 10
thresh this carly and bun IN the granary.
Lriing, Caldwell County. Texas June 10.
Mr.. Joe Bledsoe, a wcil-known farmer,
states that In a resent trip over Gonzales
county he was informed snat the boil weeyll
was attacking the cotton on a number Of
farms. The continued rains have brought
lice on aIl black land cotton.
Kaufman. Kaufman County, Texas,
June 15.--The heaviest rain OF the season
fell here late yesterday evening. The water
came down in torrents for over two hours
converting small creeks Into rivers The
rains OF the past three weeks have done
great deal Of damage and many of the
farmers were unable to save their oats. al
though the crop vas excellent.
Sherman. Grayson County, Texas. iuno
14.-Today is the fourteenth successive day
Of the month OF June that this section has
been visited by rainfall, the average far
exceeding the necessities months reason.
Today's rain was by far the most abund-
ant and damaging Of the series and the
ground already in the condition OF al
soaked sponge. was literally lost sight Of.
and In many places viii remain under
water for several days should the season
break.