The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-01

| RAIN.
Waelder.-Light rain,
Columbus. Hard shower Wednesday
night.
Austin.--Light rain.
Paris.--S Showers.
Maxwell.--Light rain.
Georgetown, Williamson County. Texas,
August 31.--The long drouth was broken
this afternoon by heavy, soaking rain,
accompanied by terrific shower of hail
stones some as large as hen eggs, which
it is feared knocked good deal of open
cotton out Of bolls.
Weimar, Colorado County. Texas. All
gust 30.--There was a light shower OF
rain here yesterday with the hot sun
shine following, which serves to scald the
cotton plant and cause 1t to more rapidly
shed It's forms. The weather has been
favorable for picking all along, barring
the intense heat, and farmers have made
good use of the time from the opening
of the first bolls. Very few bales are
being held back for any purpose and the
result is the shipments daily from this
station have been large. There We're 51S
bales billed here yesterday for shipment
and there Is no let UP to receipts, daily,
rapid marketing of the crop is already
perceptible and 1t can not last much
longer. There can be no top crop; what
is now on the stalks is all that can be
reasonably counted on THIS season. Very
little corn has been offered on the mar
ket and large amount, at any time, of
the present crop is nos looked for, as it
is thought the crop Is short. The supply
will not meet the demand for home con-
SUMPTION This section is reasonably well
supplied with porkers and cattle and we
will go through the winter all right. Sor-
ghum and hay abundant
Liberty Liberty County, Texas. August
31.--A heavy shower of rain fell here yes
terday, afternoon about 9 o'clock. 1t be-
gan raining here this morning at an early
hour and rained for several hours slow
rain, which was greatly needed, and indi-
cations show that more is likely to fol-
low 1t has veen very hot and dry, and
the rain now will do but very little good
to the crops, except the sweet potato and
gardens.
Waco. McLennan County, Texas, Au-
gust 31.--A hail storm passed through tho
neghborhood of Hewitt, eight miles south
from here. this afternoon, accompanied
by wind and rain. The cotton in strip
Ave miles long and two miles wide was
stripped of It's foliage, leaving nothing but
the larger limbs and grown bolls Open
cotton was all knocked out and buried in
the dirt.
Alvin. Brazoria County. Texas, August
21.--A very hard rain fell here yesterday
and it has been raining most Of the day
today. 1t Is just what is needed for fall
crops and such plants as have been lately
ste out. but it is very unfayorable for
cotton and hay making. Worms are re-
ported to be doing considerable damage
to cotton.
Brookshire. Waller County, Texas. Au-
gust 31.-This section was visited by a
fine rain yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by slight hail and brilliant electrical
display. The late crops and fall gardens
will be greatly benefited. but 1t Is thought
the cotton on the prairie, which Is OPEN
ing rapidly, will be badly damaged.
Yoakum, Dewitt County, Texas, August
31.-The dry, hot weather continues. Cot
ton is dying in many places and all hopes
of full crop have almost gone. For a
short time yesterday afternoon 1t looked
as If we should have a good rain, but
instead there only cause quite disagree
able sand storm
Rock Island, Colorado County, Texas.
August 31.--A light shower OF rain fell
here last evening and at this writing an
other nice shower; from prospects viii DO
a good rain. 1t is thought by most farm
ers that cotton Will be benefited by good
rain.
Kaufman. Kaufman County. Texas, Au-
gust 31.--A heavy rain, accompanied by
high winds and hail, fell at Kaufman yes
teraay s.clock;i L came too late 70 DO
cotton any good and In fact did GREAT
damage to open cotton,
Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, Au-
gust 31.--After furious dust storm late
yesterday afternoon, a gentle rain very
Unexpectedly came up, which sufhced TO
lay the dust and cool the superheated
atmosphere.
San Felipe, Austin County, Texas. Au-
gust 31.--We Ind fine rain yesterday at
ternoon OF half hour duration. the first
shower here since the lat OF July flood. 1t
will do the crops no good.
Alto, Cherokee County, Texas, August
30. "A two hours rain fell here this after
noon, with indications for more tonight.
This will help peas. potatoes, turnips
and fall gardens.
Alief, Harris County. Texas, August 81.
The caterpillar has made its appearance
in the cotton fields All have decided to
poison and try to save what crop there
Is,
Tenaha, Shelby County. Texas. August
3d.. Today fine rain fell over portions
Of Shelby and Pamela counties. 1t Is
help to all crops. save corn and cotton.
wharton, Wharton County, Texas, Au-
gust 31.--A heavy rain. preceded by a
strong gale and much electrical display.
visited this section yesterday evening.
Marlin. Falls County, Texas, August 81. |
A nice shower of rain fell here yesterday,
cooling the atmosphere 70 some extent.
but not enough to lay the dust.
Hearne. Robertson County. Texas, Au-
rust 8l-Seyeral showers were reported
around Hearne yesterday and AZ 2 result