The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-05
CROP INVESTIGATION.
Heavy Shipments Of Truck Now Being Made
TO Northern Markets.
wATtRaEloNS. CANTAlOuPEs, TOMATOES
Arc Being sent from Nucccs County
Bee County Melon Movement
Begins This Week.

Corpus Christi Nueees County. Texas.
pune 4 - Vegetable shipments from
Corpus Christi TO interior and north
ern markets continue to 80 out OF
here daily BY express Melous are
now on the market and arc much in
demand by the produce buyers from outside
markets who are here and are Offering fair
prices for the luscious fruit. The eantaloupes
however. are exceedingly small this year.
as are also watermelons. Tomatoes arc now
matured and in a condition for shipment and
are being rushed to northern aud Interior
markets daily The prices paid for melous
and tomatoes this year are TAR 10 excess OF
those Of last year. and the gardeners realize
1t and arc rushing their produce TO market.
Two cars of diversified vegetation lett mere
this morning by express, and it is asserted
by those who are considered as authoritative.
that within very short time solid car lots
Of melons alone Will he leaving hero daily
both by express and freight Tor Interior
and northern markets. Rain is somewhat
needed al present to revive mattefa ana
nut the ground In condition for the summer,
as well as helping stock. as grass rs becoming
scant
Edna, Jackson County. Texas, June S.-rhe
corn crops in jackson county are at present
needing rain badly, to secure the best crop
ever produced In the county. Cotton IS
not suffering to any extent for rain ana the
crops OF all kinds 20 iar as San De aseeI
enoct that the boil weovll is IN some crops
is not causing such sreat alarm as come nave
expected it would, The weegl e not ,, ey
by the thousandth part, so says one OF the
LARGEST cotton growers in the county VINO
owns a fine bottom plantation 'as u dld AZ
the same time last year, and YOU may state
that l have made thorouHn stareh OF my
bottom fields.
wemar. Colorado County, Texas, June
8 Rain is very much needed here now.
The wind has been blowing necessarily
from the south for about ten days, the
heaviest and most damaging 10 crops ever
known to this country. Everything In the
way OF vegetation is suffering and people
begin to feel sad over the outlook, Some
times heretofore this section has been
| troubled with north winds at this season.
which were very damaging but it has
seldom been the case from south winds.
| II Is very dry, and rain Is the only thing
that can give relief to the situation
Boevillc Bco County Texas. June 4.-The
weather continues dry and worry windy.
| While farmers say tho corn crop Is going 20
! be cut short some Of them think the hot.
dry weather viii XIII most OF the pests which
recently begun deprcdating on the cotton.
Several carloads OF watormelons will be
shpped from Bee county during the tominE
week. and It is thought they viii be going
18th Of the month
Yoakum Dewitt County, Texas June s.
The continued south winds. when have been
blowing for week or more have dried on The
ground very rapidly, and rnin will soon be
needed crops are IN good condition 80
far. and with needed seasons hounutuI
haryest win be reaped Fears are enter,
tanned, however that the boil weeyil Will
iniure cotton again this year
Bryan Brazos County Texas, June 4-ThC
weather continues hot and irv with stronI
south wind blowing. The Post coriespondon
interviewed farmers that were "a town yes
to-day from all PARTS Of the county aud they
all ray thai if Il does no. rain WITHIN
week the corn crop On the nplntds VIII ~
total failure The Gotten Is not vet suffer
ing
Georgetown Williamson County, Texas. jun
Al Corn is suffering IN this section for wan
Of rain The ground Is very dry ana m
high south winds of the last few DAYS ha
had telling erect upon tho corn helds' IN
wheat and oats Will all be harvested I'm rev
but a good stand and Is looking well
AlIef. Harris County, Texas, June i,-cottor
Is being badly damaged by the high dry wind
OF tho past three days 1t looks Ike V wa
scalded and is parching IN, Corn VIII b'
cut short unless we get rain within verl
few days.
Calvert. Robertson County Texas June a.
! II is extremely dry bore and unless n Roo'
rain is received IN three or four DAYS M
corn crop will be cut very short, inc cot
ton prospects are still very factoring
Waxahaohio. Ellis County. Texas, June 4
The farmers Hay mere rain is needed to keel
the soil Ia good condition, The haryest'ni
Of wheat rs going on at a rapid rate.
slntnu, San Patriclo County Texas, June
The first carload CT watermelons Of the sea
son VIII be shipped to Dallas tomorrow morn
mr.