The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-16
CROP CONDITIONS.
weekly Report of All the states in
the Cotton Dclt.

| "SSh's NcpOrt OF All the states In
the Cotton Dclt.
| Louisiana, Much cooler with little rain
until Friday, whom very heavy continuous
ialn. especially southeastern portion: very
favorable for Gotten and picking progress
ing rapidly; little damage by worms or
| catcrpillars. Cane ripening and stalk de-
| veloping well. crop promising. Much rice
harvested yields good. minor crops ex-
| eellent,
! Texas.--Dry. cool week, only scattered
| rains in extreme east portion. Bulk OF
! cotton crop open, picking progressing rap
| IDLY under favorable conditions staple
clean; drouth. boil worms caterpillars,
Mexican wcevil and rust have destroyed the
| prospects OF late cotton and top crops in
many places, while in others prospects are
coed Corn gathering progressing; rice
| harvest under way. yield good; sugar cane
| growing nicely; powing for fall crops de-
| layed on account OF dry weather; unless
rain soau, prospective wheat crop will be
| reduced.
Arkansas. Cotton presents good pros
| poets generally some reports of damage
| from the long. hot dry spell rust and boil
worms picking more general and progress
| ing rapidly. Corn about matured In some
sections and ready TO be cribbed Late
! Irish potatoes not doing well in some To-
calities aud the crop is q failure.
Mssissippi.-No material change in crop
conditions for the past week. Cotton be-
low the average owing 10 serious injury by
shedding, rust, rot and boil worms; ploking
progressing rapidly during cool days. but
heavy rains retarded work somewhat; corn.
fine yield; gardens, hay. fodder. cane and
oil minor crops doing we'll.
Alabama Moderately favorable first two
dsys, thereafter cool. wet and unfavorable
in northwest portion some lowlands over
flowed in northeast portion. cotton gen
orally in poor condition. opening rapidly,
but picking progressing slowly. showing
poor quality and yield. Corn stll prom
ises light yield and some gathered; some
fodder and hay saved: other crops satisfac-
tory.
Georgia. Continuous rains and low tenn
perature have increased damage 10 cotton
and other crops and put stop to farm
work Cotton rotting, sprouting and she'd
ding; very little picked. Corn and fodder
badly damaged. Much fine hay spelling In
fields; outlook dscouraging.
Florida Week unfavorable for harvest
ing, rain damaging cotton, corn, potatoes
and forage in some sections. Cotton crop
very short; bulk Of our housed cane gen
orally good. fineapplee improved; orange
trees In good condition; strawberry plants
beng set; seeding for fall gardens delayed
bv rain
South Carolina.--Cotton opening rapidly
and picking general much cotton is
stained and rotting and seeds sprouting In
bolls no improvement In the plant, with
rust still prevalent Weather favorable
for rice harvest and baying Cane. sweet
potatoes and peas very promising. Ripe
corn sprouting in the husk.
North Carolina. Warm. wet weather
continued TO Thursday followed by change
to colder. fair weather, favorable for har-
yest!ng and fall work hitherto much de-
layed too late for material Improvement
in cotton. which. howevr Is opening we'll.
picking more active. Cutting tobacco
nearing completion, late cures. Gathering
corn and minor crops begun. fall work adj
vancing.
Tennossec-Go rains early in the
week over most Of the State. followed by
fair. cool weather. favorable for gathering
crops and blowing fer whoa. Cottcn in
good quality. opening and being gathered
and marketed rapidly. Tobacco fine crcp.
mostly housed; much good fodder and hay
saved; minor crops doing well.
FROM POST CORRESPONDENTS
Mano, Milan County. Texas. September
1.-THE weather continues dry bul cooler.
Cotton Is being picked ard marketed rapiu-
~. The crop Will be less than was an
ticipstod on account OF the rayages OF The
worms.
Giddlngs. Lee County Texas, September
15.---The weather during the present month
has been favorable for the harvesting OF
the cotton crop and the cotton receipts
at this point indicate that the farmers have
utilized It. There have been marketed here
this season $500 blles Of the new crop.
Beevllc, Bee County, Texas, September
15.-Dry weather still prevails here ana
sockmep. farmers and business men are
all getting very blue. Unless an abundance
Of rain falls soon there Will be no winter
grass In this country, and IT Is already
considered too late for ran to benefit cot
ton.
Lockhart, Clbiweli County. Texas. Sep
tember l5.-The weather in this section
has been very dry for same time past and
most favorable for cotton picking. Cotton
continues to come in at an unprecedented
rate, The gins Of the city are ruraing day
and night. Cotton pickers are In great de-
ua ANA some planters find II difficult
to procure them at any price. The round
bale gin here is still working to its ut
most capacity.