The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-16
WEATHER AND CROPS.

! smithvillc Bastrop County, Texas, Marcl
IA splondid rain has faiien here
/ Beevilic. Bee County. Texas, March ib.--
( The Weather continues cloudy aud dria-
cling much to the qualification of farmers
and stcckmCn.
! Cciuanchc. Comanchc County Texas,
( March Ii.A small portion Of tho county
/ had rain Monday night, also some hail
| Rain is much needed Corn planting going
1 OH,
| Lexington. Leo County Texas March 10
Splendid rains fell here yesterday and TIT
day before This insures sufficient moisture
to make all seeds gerni.,ato for several
weeks.
| Riverside, Walker County Texas, March
I liz Heavy rains yesterday will stop
! planting for a while, but were what man,
needed. as Il was getting almost too dry
4 to pillow on uplands.
/ Denton, Denton County. Texas, March IA
( A heavy mist nterspersed with heavy
showers has fallen here for the past TIVE
days. II viii help wheat materially and ali
crops will be benefited thereby.
Willis. Montgomery County Texas
March 15.-A brisk north wind blew foi
/ a while this morning, but It is hoped that
| 1t will not be very cold The rain of Mon.
day was the hardest for long time IN
some sections.
Deuison Grayson County Texas, March
| 1i.--Rain Is very much needed in this Sec
ton and the Indian Territory. Farming
matters are at a standstill. The wheat
| crop Is not doing very we'll. Spring gar
/ dens are hardly planted.
Granger Williamson County. Texas
March l5---A light rain fell here on yes
terday which will be OF some benefit to
small grain and make corn come up The
ground is very dry, except for TWO OF
three inches on top. A rain for stock water
I is badly needed.
San Augustine san Augustine County Tex
az, March IA very timely and much nesd-
ed rain fell here; il had been month sinco
any rain foil and the March winds had dried
the ground go It was impossible 60 break IT
in many places The oat CROP Is very fine.
The fruit crop viii be nearly n total failure.
fig trees are killed to the ground,
Cameron Milan County, Texas March
l6.-The recent rains In Milan county
were only partial Some localities had very
good rains while other parts had scarce
ly any. The fruit prospects are very good
Corn Is looking we'll The ont crop was
materially damaged and much of it nlowed
up and planted in corn.
Elliott Robertson county March II -
II has baon showerlns at this place Tor
the past few days yesterday regular
downpour; rain WAS badly needed farmers
woefuily behind with their work; very lit
tile of the corn crop planted; farm work
new suspended on account of rain; early
gardens locking we'll,
Laredo. Webb County, Texas, March Is.
1t has been cloudy in this section all day
and several showers have fallen. The in
dications are yet favorable for good rain.
The range has been suffering for some
time for both grass and water and a hard
in at at irflp uyil hc at nS L.
men from heavy loss to cattle from starv-
ing.
Runge 'Karnos County Texas. March
1.-THE long dry season. during which an
exceedingly hard and unpleasant south
wind blew, filling the air with dust and
sand and whipping to death and covering
UP the Young corn and other growing
crops has been brought TO a close In this
section by good. slow rains, and there is
every indication of more.
Jefferson. Marion County. Texas, March
14-After n gale OF several days of the
most dusty disagreeable weather, a rain
commenced falling yesterday morning aud
continued throughout the day and night.
which was very much needed on the gar
dens and the corn that has been recently
planted. fine senson Is now In the
groundrand the farmers are delighted over
the beginning prospects for crop.
Sinton, San PGtricio County, Texas,
March 13.-About 1000 acres Of water
melons will be planted in San Patrlcio
county this year At Mathis the acreage
in this crop will be 1900 acres Slnton. 800
acres; Kaleta, 200 acres Twenty-Five cars
of early melons were shipped from here
last year, and there Is no doubt the NUM-
Der will be doubled this season. San Pa
tIlcio county stood In the lead for large
melons at the Omaha exposition.
T3eeville, Bee County Texas, March H.
The rain of Sunday night and yesterday
has greatly enlivened the spirits of tho
inhabitants OF this part OF the moral vne-
yard. Farmers and stockmen say II Is
worth 100000 to Bee county. Spring has
arrived IN earnest. Trees are putting on
the foliage OF green. flowers are blooming
and the face OF the earth Is RAPIDLY being
oyerspread with a carpet of yerdant grcen.
Crops are growing nicely Some farmers
say corn Is doing better than they have
ever known II this early in the season.