The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-27

continue will have to be thrown AZ,
thunder storm lightning struck I, -
wheat In the field of Mr.. ]. + Pos's
consumed 1t Immediately. ESSEN
Mount Vernon, Franklin couut
June PA great deal Of rain has hrs
during the past week or ten day, u
corn crop is very promising, but ~
growing too fast.
Lovelady, Houston County. Teras IN.
Crops are fine in this county mi I
greatest diversified crop that ever M
raised in this county. The rains h,y.
too frequent, yet nothing is suntrrr
kaufman, Kaufman County, Tenn
2s.--There has been no rain here h,
and the farmers have about caught a
the weeds which had big start on tisu
OF the wet weather. Crops Of all kid
fine.
Snyder. Scurry County Texas, Jun
The rains have held up for the last avs
Grass and weeds never we're better Roxl
ears are coming In. Corn and cotton
arc 90 per cent better than this tine
year.
Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texm, Iurt
Crops are in good shape In this mr
About all the cotton has been CHOPPED
and looks fine. Corn Is an assured
Many Of the farmers are threshing tbs 4
and q fine yield of grain is reported By Y
Bee Vile, Bee County, Texas, June ~
Is Lroten soon By good rain cotton Is q
to suffer. For several days high du
wind has been blowing and tue couriJ
been drying up very fast.
Comanchc, Comanche County, TeIsA
24.-We have had no rain for a week; lirl
are getting up with their work. A great
of small grain ruined by hail and rs',
some corn and cotton. Corn and cotton y
never better at this time OF the yst /
range was never better.
Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, June ~
Mr.. j. A. Jackson OF Cause was In De !
yesterday and told The Post reporter nh =
corn crop in his section was virtual!
already. Cotton, he said, would neei
ten days OF dry weather before needing
rain. He feels sangune that large !la'
both cotton and corn will be made.
WaXahachie, Ellis County, Texas 'al. \
The rains stopped just In Inc nlcS y y
for the farmers to save their big wreA v
Many will open their shocks TO-DAY
the wheat for the threshers Monog.
Iuling, Caldwell County, Texas !uD
Rain Is beginning to be badly neeaec
young cotton. Light showers leA
with prospects for more 4
I.uling, Caldwell County, Texas !uns 4
The farmers within a radius OIL xei's ~ y
of Lulins report that the lrcspecu y y
heavy cotton crop have rot peen =
since 1882. The boil w.evl scare II. !.
and the worms have not YET maze M y y
pearauce. The corn crop Is the cfss "
anil farmers are buying all the u ~, NJ I
can be found for winter sale, lmI
have greatly improved us'''-
all liues. - I'm.
Joaquin, Shelby County, Texas; sum
Since the rains Of last week tne -. .s,~ VA
themselves with great deal OF lsa~ s.Is
do, as they were kept out 0! tneM .a . !,
fully a week on account OF 50 M. ~ \
But they will soon clean the ciopsa = M ,
and grass. The corn crop IS as Su,,or ~,
never better In this county. Co'.ou NJ. ~
also very fine. There are more po.sa ~,
here this year tnan ese' rsm
and they are in excellent eonoltlon. ~, rs,r
are In high SPIRITS over the very nn' ~
for good crop generally rs,as II
Fort Worth, Tarrant Coun'S; snmIrr
90. - Considerable new wheat 10 .,ont No.
The best grade Offered ranges n esuis.
The highest price paid so far Is "..ISs 4
/, sole Tor a. and 60 cents. Tne W. a,l
far renorted average about eighteen Nj
to tn. acre. some, however, solns -
bushels. Reports iIsa ns,sr b
both tho acreage and yield are ssnnsdsu
last season. Recent rains ha'er M shtlI
damaged wheat in the shock. ,;r ms MI
The Panhandle. where legs ran .ui ygJ
Is In a much better conuiurn, lid 10 4
tie damage has resulted. ~. nv IN tbs
country, however, is less tnan
tor OF the State, r.xas. Jrrt
Mckinney, Collin County, llsawsrinr d
After three weeks OF daiiy tair weather
ers are at last favored Win iast harvtil
more in which to finish Their ~ so,ca
Wheat is very slightly damagea ~ muck
and oats are darkened some oy W y,sld d
but thrashing has begun ana .ns setisr,
Of these cereals is equal, II r ~, q d 4
ever h Store in Collin county. Io'n .ctton
aid condition. Lice are dalnasins capsd
siderably. but the little mites az, ara hfnet
! security against boil worms, rssarsfl
not causing much alarm. Their Ihs@f u
hold the growth of the stciR VI
not kill It. raxss Junt
Denton. Denton County, Tea, r,ous rsfi
Farmers In town today from ~ conil
the county say that corn y ~ the ueet!!
md except in some parts wn s,nely good
bad, the prospects are eAce sss ia rsips I
ine crop. They say also tnas nat ~ sery ~
he corn very sappy ana sosd 4 gcet
account of which IL viii nesu rould
much sooner than II oiherwlsy, snd VI
'otton is also looking very ws ss pIsct::
nave been brought in from sev Sar's vbss!i
quantity OF TINS YEA snd Is 4
been placed on the market ns's today eSEs
quality, some of that shown wsrj avtrl
Iixty -one pounds TO the pusn ere = he 2
twenty-five bushels TO. the s.''
,eing large and rounded.