The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-06


Corn. although not suffering, will he great.
~ benefited by the rain. Not much cotton
up. and that was damaged by the cold
weather last week. The farmers ere al
81 a general thing well up with their work
Lexington, Ice County. Texas. April g.
Light rain tell to-day; insufficient for gen
eral purposes, but wiz be beneficial in
bringing up cotton milet, etc.
kofsc, Limestone County. rexas. April
I This section was visited with good
! nice. gentle rain this morning, much 10
the qualification Of an. Corn that VAS
killed down by the late freeze is com
ing out and is looking nice since the rain.
6rocsbecck, Limestone County, Texas
! Arm ga small rain this morning. Will
do much good.
Buckholts, Milan County. Texas, April
! 0-~R Rain commenced at o'clock this morn
Ing and has continued almost iicessartly
for The past eight hours which viii he
/ very beneficial to crops, grass aud stock
water. Prospect favorable for consider
able more rain.
Milano, Milan County, Texas. april g.
iine slow rain lis falling here, watch Is
badly needed; appearances indicate thar
there viii he plenty OF It THIS time Corn
In many places Is frostbttcn aud win have
to be replanted, The fruit crop IA killed
entirely, so the farmers report
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas,
/ April 5.--The backbone OF the droath
which has prevailed for some tina IN this
section, was broken by a aue shower OF
rain last night preceded by u strong north
westerly wind The rain co nuncncod about
. o'clock last night and continued at in-
tcrvals throughout most OF the night and
today and the prospects are fine for more
tonight, How far the rain extended is not
known as yet but is thought to have been
general throughout tho country aud will
do nestlmable good
Calvert, Robertson County Texas, April
. "A slow rain began falling about D
o'clock this morning and continued all the
forenoon. II Is received with gladness.
Hearne Robertson County, Texas, April
ga hard rain began falling here at 8
o'clock this morning and continued until
noon. Reports from the Brazos bottom
are TO the effect that the rain was gen
eral down the line of the Hearne and
Brazoa Valley railroad. Some Of the plant
ers in the bottom are not quite through
planting cotton but the greater part OF
them are. and will be greatly benefited by
this rain should no cold weather follow it.
Mumford, Robertson County,Texas, April
IA light rain has been falling here for
the past two hours, still raining, This will
prove highly beneficial to all planted crops.
Huntsville, Walker County Texas April
5.--A light rain Is falling today. with In
dications of more. Same was badly needed
for farms and garden truck.
Franklin, Robertson County, Texas, April
"a good rain here today; II was needed.
San Augustine, San Augustine County,
Texas. April At continues dry and
windy here and the farming interests are
at least month later than last season,
and unless there Is a marked Improvement
In short while the consequence viii be
short crops OF all kinds for 1899. The fruit
crop Is now classed an absolute failure.
Many gardens were seriously damaged by
late frost.
waller, Waller County, Texas, April 8,
A flno slow rain visited this place and sur
rounding vicinity today; It was badly
needed, both by rtockmen and farmers
BRENNAN, Washington County. Texas,
April april showers have commenced.
the first commencing early this morning
and continuing all day. The downpour has
been steady and undertook the saturation
Ia complete. The rain was needed badly,
as growing crops were suffering for water.
II Is relief 10 the farmer TO have the |
rain at this time.
Laredo. Webb County, Texas April s.,
slow drizzling rain has beon falling all |
over this entire section of and on for the |
past twenty-four hours. II Is still cloudy |
and the indications are favorable for |
hard rain yet. The ranchmen are happy I
for the range has been suffering for wator. |
Wharton, Wharton County, Texas, April |
5.A heavy shower fell this morning, |
which will be OF vast benefit 10 the grow
ing crop. Az noon the Indication of more
rain is good and farmers are hopeful of
the result,
Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, April
5.--Tho long drouth was broken this morn
ing by the downpour of very fine rain.
More than an inch Of water has fallen, L
and the prospects, are good for more Far
mers had become very much discouraged
over the continued dry weather.
Georgetown, Williamson County Texas.
April 5.A light rain fell hero last night.
but not enough to bring up the corn that
is not yet up. Farmers have about all /
abandoned their fields until good rain
falls. The corn that is up looks very bad
and II we do not have a good rain soon
much OF it Will die