The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-26
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Hockey, Harris County, Texas, June
IA very badly needed rain fell here
today between 3 and o'clock; water for
stock was getting very scarce.
Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas June %,
light shower fell here yesterday eve
ming, but not enough to do any material
good; good rain rs badly needed
kaufman, Kaufman county. Texas, June
Ga light rain fell here yesterday eve
ming The farmers say crops are needing
rain badly old corn is about made, but
young corn is needing a good rain.
Pittsburg, Camp County. Texas, June
2i.-This section OF the country is suf-
fering for want OF rain. The weather is
extremely warm and unless we have rain
soon the corn crop will be lost, as Il is
burning very fast.
Lockhart, Caldwell County Texas. juno
22,-The farmers in this vicinity would be
very Glad now TO see a little rain, as the
surface of the ground is getting dry and
hard For several days past the weather
mas been oppresslvely warm, the Their
mometer yesterday running as high as ~.
The cotton prospect Is as fine as has been
Tor years and corn is turning out much
better than was expected
Willis, Montgomery County, Texas. June
2i'-The rains OF a couple of weeks since
are about exhausted and tho crops are
again beginning to show the need of rain.
Having been 80 dry just previous to these
rains. the drouth lasting about two
months, what little rain that did fall lasted
but little while. All tobacco was Inn
proved very materially aud corn was
helped some. Cotton is now improving a
great deal.
Edna, Jackson County, Texas. June "a
good shower OF rain fell here this even
hn Ttru If,r 3 s.,,E
flcicnt and Is considered too late 10 DO corn
much good. The yield will be cut short
% to 40 per cent. The cotton crops are in
good condition; boil weevils are reported
as doing some damage in some portions
OF the county, but nothing to compare with
the damage wrought by them to last years
cotton crop In this county,
Waxahachie Ellis County Texas. June
25-Many bolls of cotton are being pulled
and brought to the city TO show the adj
vanced condition OF the cotton crop Yes
terday was the hottest day OF the year.
the thermometer going up 10 point APP
preaching 100 in the sade. Louis Giles.
living southeast OF the city, reports his
corn crop about lost for want Of rain.
He says unless a rain IL received now
soon ether things viii be hurt.
sealy, Austin County, Texas June 2l--
Several farmers report boil weeyis In their
cotton, but no trace Of them are found on
the prairie lands. All hands are gather
ing up fallen squares and burning them,
whether they find trace OF the pes. or
not Prospects for large crop was never
better in this section Diversified farming
Is gaining a foothold here and a great
many farmers have a small acreage in
melons, and II the experiment Is sue
cess, there will be more melons and vege
tables and less Accent cotton shipped from
here In the future.
Alvin, Brazoria County Texas, June "a.
The drouth in this immediate section IS
the most prolonged In the remembrance %
the oldest inhabitant, the precipitation
since the month Of February 49, less
than two inches. A few local showers
have fallen, but not enough to do any
material good. II IL was not for the heavy
dcws which rise here nightly the yege-
table crop would have been an entire fall
ure, The corn crop will be very short.
Cotton is looking welE The shipments OF
fruits and vegetable continue on very
large scale from this point.
Ferris, Ellis County. Texas, June "a.
This has been an extremely not week ana
crops are falling. Corn is being much
damaged by chinch bugs crops that bid
fair ten days ago TO make forty bushels
now look as II they would not make TWEEN
~ bushels per acre; oats are turning out
about forty bushels per acre; wheat about
fifteen, very good, plump grain cotton is
growing well and is In good condition;
old corn is being shipped out Of the coun-
try very rapidly. bringing 22lR cents per
hushe, loaded on the car Some new
wheat being put on the market at 81 cents
per bushel.
Ennis, Ellis County Texas. June Is
Captain NJ. W. Parker, an Ennis citizen
and a commercial traveller, returned home
yesterday from a tour over the State. He
informed The Post correspondent that ow-
ing to the drouth there are only twenty
counties in Texas that will produce any
thing like a yield of corn. lie further
states that in some sections the corn will
not even be permitted TO tassel Indlca-
lions are that the corn crop as well as
other products will be extremely short.
Mr.. Parker Is somewhat Of a weather
prophet, and his predictions are that
Texas Will have very little rain during the
remainder of the summer
Rayner, stonewall County, Texas, June
22.-rhe heaviest rains for many months,
and even years, have fallen here in the
last few days, and everything is full Of
water; the streams have been higher than
for the past eight years, and this town and
vicinity has had no malls since June IA
until yesterday June 90 owing 10 the
Double Mountain river being on a ram
page. Crops are In fine condition and with
one more rain in few days the corn crop
Is assured. Farmers are little behind
with cotton chopping though a few more
sunshine days VIII put them well up with
their work The range Is splendid and
there is some life in the cattle trade.
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