The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-14
WEATHER AND CROPS.


! Calvert Robertson County, Texas. August
l3.The uplands around Calvert are suHerlnI
for rain. cotton worm commonly known na
the sbsrDGhooter is doing much damage 10
the crop IN Brazos bottom.
BRYAN. Brazos County August IL. 1t con-
tinues dry and hot here aud the cotton Is
falling rapidly The crop Is going to be very
short and what there Ia opening very fast'
Bryan has received 573 bales to date
! Weatherford. Parker County. Texas, August
I2.-Cotton is suffering severely for want OF
rain and has already been materially oain,
aged During the summer and spring We had
excess OF rain and the present drouth mas
on that account hurt the crop more man IL
would otherwise have done. No worms.
Mckinney, Collin County. Texas. August u.
The continued dry weather ana not WINDS
In causing 1t to shed its fruit The more
matured bols are also suffering from the
rayages Of the boil worm. RAIN at thls time
would be OF incalcuabe advantage TO the
crop. which bids fair now to fall far short OF
its anticipated yield q few days ago
Ferris. Ellis County, Texas, August IL =
Weather atil hot and dry with BRISK south
breeze. fine weather for saving hay; the hay
crop is fine and great deal Is being put up,
Hogs are doing well and are ready sale. a
good demand for stock hogs TO feed the sur
plus grain TO- The condition OF cotton IS
cooked the small bolls and caused most Of
the late blooms and squares TO drop OF and
the hollis that are grown and opening Is very
small.
Denton, Denton County Texas, August 49,.
To-day has been a hot one. and the therinom-
eters this afternoon reached 105 In the shade.
The cotton crop Is almost done Tor, ana mar
tics who have been over this part OF the Sthse
say that the bad conditions are general. From
present indications cotton men say the crop
will not make over 200 pounds OF Seed cot
ton 10 the acre. and If present conditions con-
tnue much longer the crop VIII result IN
practically nothing.
Victoria Victoria County. Texas. August
lS-Mr. C. L. Thurmcnd. sr,. who expert
nented with wheat TO the extent OF twenty.
the result that he will double his acreage
neyt year. He did rot get good stand,
owing TO the wheat not being. properly and
III ,fermy planted, and It was injured by the
exceedingly cold weather, but lie. has. 200
bushels. which he will have ground up here
ana give the people OF Victoria a chance to
eat head made OF homemade nopr.
seruin, Guadalupe County. Texas. August
i3.--Up TO August the cotton crop In this
section and adjoining counties ne err suffered
for anything aud the condition was perfect
to the acre average all over the count. In
some cases making more and some less, but
the general average was considered TO be
bale TO the acrp For seven days past the
cotton has suffered for rain. Even under
these conditions there is an assured crop. and
stllI a prospect for very large crop. What
ago is now an uncertain problem as to the
exceptionally large crop, but not problem
as TO an average crop. This IL assured:
This pretty well apnlies 10 all Southwest
Texas as near al The Post correspondent can
learn from careful INQUIRY.
wharton wharton County. Texas. August
10 For the last two weeks the cotton outlook
has been less gloomy weather hrs been
favorable and the plant so prolific that even
with the presence OF the boil weeyil. the
inysterate enemy OF the bottom lands. at the
least estimate the crop will average two
thirds OF bale per acre on the prairie
lands, which are. eomparafiyeiy speaking,
nee from the peat finer crop will be real
lied Messrs. Hood and Martin. who adopted
tha burning process, aremuch encouraeed by
the result. Mr.. Hood makes this statement:
''Wc flnd that where the sguaros were picked
up thoroughly. from the latter part OF May