The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-18
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Denton, Denton County Texas, July IL
A hard rain fell over the western part
of Denton county today. which Will de-
lay threshing for several days longer.
Carthage, Pamela County. Texas. July Is.
This section of country is suffering for
rain. There Will not be over half crop
OF corn made and cotton will suffer In a
few days.
Edna. Jackson County. Texas, July IA.
The weather has been showery here for the
past two or three days. Cattle are doing
well on the ranches, though in some local
tiles the mosquitoes have been bad.
Alvin. Brazora County. July IA very
hard rain fell here today. accompanied by
considerable thunder and lightning The
government register showed a precipita
lion OF 1.3 inches in less than thirty
minutes
Bertram, Burnet County, Texas July lG.
Farmers and stockmen are well pleased
with present condition Of stock and crops;
csrn and cotton are especially fine; cattle
and horses In fine condition and pastures
fine. A great deal of the wheat and oats
were damaged in the shock by the recent
rains.
Denison, Grayson County. Texas, July
15.-The continued dry weather of the past
week has given the farmers an opportu
nifty to clean the cotton, which was In
weeds TO some extent The cotton crop
looks very hne no insects so far have
disturbed IL.
Comanche. Comanche County, Texas.
July 14--The week or two Of dry weather
has enabled the farmers TO get up with
their work Cotton looking well and some
new bolls in town; most OF the damage by
rain was primarily to small grain. as most
of II damaged by sprouting, some corn on
/ nv tor m
threshers are now running again.
Denton. Denton County Texas, July i6.
/ The cotton prospect In Denton county Is
/ reported TO he the finest in years and the
crop is ia fine condition. The rains earlier
In tho present month came just In oppor-
irne time and the bad weather following
| has made IL come out wonderfully, besihes
giving the planters chance TO clean Out
the weeds and catch up. Corn is also
looking fine.
Warrenfon, Fayette County, Texas, July
1.-THE weather continues hot ana OPP
{ pressive. A good shower fell at this place
Saturday evening and extended only
( short distance Yesterday was threatening
and several light showers fell. Today IS
hot and somewhat cloudy. Farmers are
/ busy making fodder and rain now would do
/ considerable harm. Cotton continues TO
grow and looks we'll, and with favorable
weather Will soon begin TO open.
West. McLennan County, Texas, July ID.
! The cotton crop, though much smaller in
acreage than for three or four years. is IN
almost perfect condition II no disaster
/ visits our fields, we will make the largest
crop since 1894. Corn is about two-thlrds
Of a crop; the drouth and the wind storm
at the time OF the deluge seriously dain-
aged il. Wheat and oats would nave been
! very nrohtable crops II the rain and wind
hadn't done such damage, both 10 shock
and stick.
Beevllle. Bee County, Texas, July ~
The weather for the past few days has
been excessively dry and hot In this I'M
mediate vicinity. In portions of the cvun .
ty. both east and west. go2d showers o.
rain have fallen and everything IS green
and growing. Cotton is now opening very
! fast and the gins expect TO begin running