The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-22
THE TEXAS PEACH CROP
II Is Practically Failure. as Shown by
Many Reports.
THE SHORTAGE WILL Be VERY GREAT
The Cold Weather In the spring pio
the Dnnuge-Mnny Orchards VIII
Produce Nothing


Bitton, Bell County, Texas May 90
Tho peach crop throughout the county II
practically failure, while some trees arr
quito full of fruit and others have none
at all. There will be none for market
Pendletonville, Bell County Texas, May
1.-THE peach crop is a complete failure
In this section.
Holland, Bell County, Texas, May IS
| have taken particular pains to find ou
the condition as 1t is at present. There
is not an orchard In all this country that
mas any peaches. apriCots or plums. All
the peaches are on what is known a:
seedlings or natives; no grated fruit a
all.
Troy, Bell County, Texas, May 1S--The
most carefully and close inquiry oDtalnablc
( in regard to the peach crop is that there is
/ only about a oDe-fourth crop. The late
! freeze in April did the damage. We have
/ young orchards that have about all the
( crop there is: the old trees are dying Out
and those that are living have none on.
Salado, Bell County Texas, May l9.--Il
high localities around Salado peaches will
be about three-fourths OF a crop; on prat-
] rie and low lands less than half a crop
Fine weather for cleaning crops which
ara very promising at this time Rcapin2
Will commence in some of the more for
ward wheat next week. Farmers are guess.
ing the yield all the way from eight 10
twenty bushels; oats can be put down as
a failure in this part OF the county
New Barton, Bowie County Texas, May
2O.-Peach crop very near a failure! light
crop In some sections, others none. APP
pies and pears and plums about half crop.
Alto, Cherokee County. Texas, May IS
The peach crop in this part OF Cherokee
county is total failure.
Rusk, Cherokee County. Texas. May IS
Fruit crop Is total failure here there
VIII not be any fruit TO ship at all peach
orchards OF twenty-five to fifty acres will
not have any more fruit than owners can
consume. There will be a few plums, but
the peaches, except a few of the earliest
varieties. are failures. There is no fruit
crop cultivated here except peaches. There
are about 1000 acres or more in peaches
within a few miles of this place.
Jacksonville Cherokee County. Texas
May 18.-Tbe peach crop Is very light
probably ont eighth OF crop. principally
IN early varieties and seedlings; no elbertas
at all There will be no carload shipment
this season as all the shipments will be
shall ana go by express the entire crop
here will not exceed 5000 bushels. with
a fuil crop this place can ship 200 cars.
Elkhart Anderson County. Texas. May
so,-Ihe peach crop is a failure in this
part Of the country
Loyelady Houston County. Texas, Nav
l9.-The peach crop OF this section is al
most a total failure, there being but very
little truit OF any kind on account of CON
tlnued cold weather Plums have com
menced ripenlng, though there are so few
'heir presence will scarcely be noticed.
Grapeland, Houston County. Texas. Nav
Io.-l ne peach crop here is almost an
rudIy last There will be comparativeIy
no shipments from this place this season
ne cantalope crop at present is very IA
Noraole MT. Nat Wetzel of ST. Louis has
aEreed 10 take thirty Carsloads from the
Grapeland Fruit and Vegetable assocla-
uon They are calculating on about S6n
per acre should they turn out as prospects
now promise
Richmond, Fort Bend County. Texas. MAY
l9.-Ihe peach crop in Fort Bend countv
Is considered to be better this season tbaS
Tor years the late freeze didn't iniure the
peach crop The orchards in this county
be good. 80
Henderson, Rusk County. Texas. Nav 10
Only very few varitles OF pea hes sat
any fruit this season and these began fall =.
ing TWO weeks ago and it seems now that
nero VIII be very few for shipment. This
magnificent peach country and con-
siderable quantities are shipped annually.
Troupe Smith County, Nav 1s-Tbs
peach crop will be short in this section ~
per cent. There are great many orchards
that have no fruit at all.
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas Nav Is
Tho peach crop will be very sbort In
mus section; not over one-t third OF cron
II that. S'op
IF THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH
be sure and use that old and we'll triea
remedy, Mrs. Winslows Soothing syrmn
Tor children teething II soothes The cLlln
sottens the gums, allays all pain. cure.
VINO eohe and is tho best remedy 10,
for a night cap or an eve opener. Red
cross Compound has no equal.
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