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

Ranger, Eastland County, Texas, June 8.
Ranger has a fine crop season aud farm
ers are hopeful.
san Felipe. Austin County. Texas, June
3,--Needing rain badly. Gardens are burn
Ing up from dry winds and not sun, aud il
no rain inside Of five days the corn crop
will be q failure. Cotton, however, is do
ing nicely.
Troy, Bell County. Texas, June 3.--Very
dry and windy, ground drying very fast;
and in consequence the corn is being in
jured; wheat is about all cut. and oats
will be harvested next week wheat and
oats good quality but short in quantity
Threshing will soon begin. There will be
two cars OF fine hogs shipped from bore
today.
Granger, Williamson County, Texas,
June 3.-Nearly all the wheat and a large
portion OF the oats have been harvested
and several crops have been threshed
Most of the grain is light. Wheat is turn
ing ont ABOUT 10 bushels per acre and oats
only about thirty 10 forty bushels. Rain
is badly needed for corn, as it is just now
in the silk and the weather is very dry.
Lockhart Caldwell County, Texas. June
3.-The fine crops in this section are be-
ginning to suffer considerably for want of
rain, and the prospect is not as encourage
ing as II was two weeks ago. Cotton is
doing WELL but corn is twisting badly in
the neat of the day. Roasting ears have
been on tho market for several days, and
the supply of vegetables Is almost mex
haustihle.
Chapel Hill, Washington County,
Texas June 3.--The crop prospects In this
section are very good; corn looking we'll
and fine stands of cotton but are needing
rain badly, and unless 1t comes soon a
very great backset will result; have had
/ no rain now for Ave or six weeks; a hard
south wind has prevailed for a month or
more and is very damaging to the grow
/ ing crop.
| Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas. June
3.-Corn Is needing rain and unless II
comes in a very few days the early corn
will be cut short. The high south winds
that have prevailed for several days are
good sign Of rain at this time OF the
year, but the ground is drying fast and
/ the dust is fearful. Still we hope for rain
shortly from these south winds, The hay
crop Is being damaged b. the dry weather
also
Bryan, Brazos County. Texas, June s.
! Cotton acreage has been increased 10 per
cent over last year; a small per cent OF
new land taken in, which Is all in cotton
some old land replanted in cotton which
| freeze killed corn ou Cotton at this date
| while a little late. is in fine condition.
1 especially on upland; corn needing rain
oats short but well headed, sorghum fine
potatoes and melons promising, early
fruits fine.
Denton. Denton County, Texas, June s
The strong south winds which have pre-.
vailed over Denton county and this part
OF North Texas for the past week, TO-
eether with the warm, dry weather. hav,
done and are still doing very much dam
age to crops OF all kinds. The corn croI
has especially suffered. the tender blade.
having wilted and curled and the late
wheat has also been damaged to a grea
extent. The weather causing it to ripper
too rapidly and causing the heads TO shat
ter, the damage will be very much create
II rain does not come soon.
Devine, Medina County. Texas, June p
The first roasting ears from field corn wa
on the market here today; old corn is be
ginning to suffer a little for rain: cane II
looking we'll, but the poor old cent cottol
is striking It hard the web worms ar
destroying a great deal OF it. Mr. Charli
Ohits reports 30 acres entirely destroyed
W. a. Thompson has forty acres; the,
have not left stalk, and others repor
great damage--and no seed In the countr,
10 replant, The boil weevil has not mad
it's appearance, and as there has neve
been many of them hero the farmers d,
not fear them.