The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-30
WEATHER AND CROPS,
GOOD RAINS REPORTED FROM
MANY SECTIONS.
and Gardens ana Also Repicnish
stock water.

| Jonesboro. Cbryell County, Texas, March
| 26.--An coin tnat WAS up as hiiiea. .i",
| eis arc repianting with all their insight.
! Wheat and oats seriously damaged; nirm-
ers are determined not TO plant cotton.
| Rusk, Cherokee County. Texas. March ~,
| Cold and raining; cold weather and worms
have injured fruit materally. Goa %
| looking we'll.
| Hutton. Williamson County, Texas
| March u "A good rain Is falling here. II
| was much needed.
| Round Rock. Williamson County, Texas,
| March 2S.--A cold rain is falling which will
| benefit farmers materially; cotton planting
not yet begun.
Mckinney, Collin County, Texas, March
| 2S--Thc lamage TO crops following last
weeks freeze is considerable; the fruit ana
vegetables especially have suffered
Morthing, Lavaca County. Tex3s. March
| 20. Zine rain falling; Will materially ben
ei5t field crops and gardens.
oakvilie, Live Oak County, Texas. March
rs. Rain Is very welcome as 1t WIS
needed
San Diego. Duyal County, Texas. March
2s Corn. grass and cotton looking me-
rain Is needed.
Beeyille. Bee County. Texas. March ~.
A slow rain fell hore all yesterday, last
night and today; II was needed
Kinrsbury, Guadalupe County. Texas,
Marcn 20. "A slow rain hero for thirty-six
hours badly needed aD II was too dry "
plant cotton.
Eleip Baetrop county. Texas, March ~.
Goo, rain here for twenty Jour houls' OF
great benefit ae stock water was becoming
scarce; cold weather is keeping corn az a
standstill
Manor. Trayl County, Texas, March ~.
A thirty six hours slow rain has thorough
~ saturated the ground; prospects for corn
and cotton very promising.
Denton. Denton County, Texas, March
q "A heavy rain fell here last hlgnl anu
II ;s thought that together with the warm
weather il viii be of gront benefit In ieviy-
ing the loss of the rccent freezs.
san Antonio. Rnxar County. Texas, March
rs "A cold rain began falling here this
morning and has continued all .lly. The To-
ial fall amounting TO one inch. The rain
was general over this section and VIII
greatly beredt the farmers. while II in
sures an abundant crop of grass on the
ranges Cattle that are in poor CONDITION
will suffer severely from the cold.
Crosby, Harris County. Texas. March
Is. The farmers here are feeling rather
blue lt this writing. a great many having
corn planted and up and some nave cot
ion up, brisk norther hnylag spruns up
about 7 n. m. last evening ana oliii plON-
ing, with the mercury standing al - de-
grees. Al Indications point towards frost
tonight. Should II come 4 would render
II necessary 10 replant a large acreage OF
both cotton and corn.
Loyeiady, Houston County. Texas. March
.8 III has been raining sicre for several
liours. though Il lag been falling very
SLOW II has also been very cool since
about O'Clock on yesterday. which VIII do
mitch damage 10 corn ani garden vpgeta-
ton Some few farmers have planted cot
ton ind nearly all of them have their land
prepared for planting aud VIII finish a.
soon as this cool spell 10 over. The cot
ton acreage will be diiilnIsted 10 come ex-
tent.
ccrrigsn POLK County. Texas. March g.
A cold ;aiI has beea fa..iDg for nearly
twenty four i,ours and the prospects for q
froezc ara coed. Freeze would be YerY de-
si'tcfisr n rsracrs 80 Fruit
Harwood Gonzales County. Texas March
GA severe nofther blew up yesterday
about g O'Clock y. m. IL commenced to
rain during the night. which Was needed
for Tie crops.
Richmond. Fort Bend County. Texas,
March -S.- Reports come In from different
portions Of the county that the GOTTEN that
Is up Is SO badly damaged that II will me-
&c state replanting.
Gonzales. Gonzales County. Texas. March
3D. About dark last night cool norther
struck this city, and about 10 o'clock at