The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-25
WEATHER AND CROPS.

| Thomaston, Bee County, Texas. January
I've have had a fine rain and farmers
are busy blowing. They will plant less
cotton and more corn this year than last.
Sandy Point Brazoria County. Texas.
| january 24.-The rain continues aud tho
ground 10 thoroughly soaked. No sign Of
holding up. Farmers are behind with their
| work. Not many OF them did much blowing
before the wet weather set in.
Missouri City. Fort Bend County, Texas
January 23. I'm spite Of so much recent
rain, some cotton continues to cotns in.
A few farmers have begun to prepare for
spring planting. There viii be very
slight increase in acreage in this section
this year
Homer. Angelina County, Texas. Janu-
ary %. We have had almost a continual
rain for the past ten days, when has ef-
fcctually stopped all farm and garden
work. and seriously interferel with the
mails The mail rider from Homer to
Mott on his last trip was delayed twenty
tour hours on account az high waters.
Snyder. Scurry County. Texas, January
22.-The Snyder gin has gnned 400 bales
of cotton Will perhaps reach 1900. The
county has produced about $500 bales. Our
people will not finish picking before
March. On the 10th we had a four-inch
snow and ON 18th pe-inch rain. heavy
frost this morning. Snow on the ground
San Saba, San Saba County, Texas, jan
uary 22.-The rainfall and melted snow
which has fallen in the past thirty sin
hours. will make about one inch. as the
best gauges show. This will help wheat
very materially. The crop generally In
doing well the past three weeks. Stock rs
doing we'll and there Is plenty of grass
Farmers are backward with their farming
operations. and but little blowing has boon
done as yet Struggling remnants OF cot
ton are coming in occasionally.
Warrentcn, Fayette County. Texas, Ian
uary 23-The weather for the past week
has been very unpleasant. Wet fosgy,
warm weather, quickly changing TO cold
with heavy frosts has prevailed. Friday
night it rained heavily till nearly day.
when brisk norther came up, Today Is
again cloudy and the weather threatening.
Flowing has stopped and owing to bad
roads there Is little travel, hence business
is dull. Owing TO the decline In cotton,
none is being sold, and farmers are dis
heartened at the prospect. AS soon as the
weather permits gardening will become
general.
Haskell Haskell County, Texas Janu-
airy 10. Tho drouth which had prevailed
here for several months was ended today. |
a light snow fell last night covering the |
ground about one-half an inch deep aud |
a gentle rain followed, continuing until ]
the ground was put in a reasonably good |
condition for blowing. Dat sowing will |
row be pushed rapidly. Some farms have |
already been sown to oats. Notwithstanding |
the long dry spell. The effects OF drouth |
are less serious In Northwest Texas than
in many other parts, as the soil seems al |
ways to retain more or less moisture. so
much so that blowing need not De stop
ned at all ON account OF dry weather and
stock water can he supplied at all times
from wells by means of wind mills. A |
goodly number OF seemingly substantial |
citizens. farmers mostly have settled here
during tbh last few months. A very small |
per cent OF last years cotton * still on
band unsld. There will be an Increased
acreage II cotton this year over last owing
altogcthe' to the largely increased num-
bcr OF tanners. There has been but little
wheat sovn. consequently larger acreage
OF oats will be put In.