The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-30
THE OUTLOOK Is GLOOMY
Cotton Is Suffering Greatly Because Of the
Continued Drouth.
SLIM PROSPECTS FOR 4 TOP CROP
The Plant Is shedding Everything
aud Half Grown Rolls Are Bctng
Forced Open by the Heat.

>N'f 'NN'ss s'-'siN"' ~ 'Ae NSNn
enalns Monday, August rs 1899
Temperature Tho temperature on an
average ior tue week ranged from 10
>oekrees aDoSe 'he uaiiy normal with the
greatest excess over tho northeastern per
ton oil the state. The minimum tsnpera-
Vure Tor the week AT tue several stations
ranged from % degrees over the fanhan-
die to 70 degrees along the immediate
coast The biphes, ,,mnerature M Tho sew.
40, .4.,,-.,. ~. ,,o s'... -.
"S' ~ vs.
frcciprauon' The precipitation on an
average for the week was about normal IN
.ho y,c,,,tv 90 y,ous.no wb,,a thers WAS
.,', -. 49,.
e'nsi"i ue"'ienss eise""sfu' VIZ" wy
greatest over the eastern portion OF the
State. There was no rainfall during the
vse, exco,, n, ,sxr scattered stations
~,
where light showers were reported me
only precipitation worth mentioning was
l.55 inches at Houston on August -,
Sunshine aud cloudiness; The sunshine
WAS reduced slightly by scattered cumuus,
etrato- cunulus. cumulo- nirnbus, alto-eu-
I mulus and GIRO stratus clouds, but on an
average ii was about the normal or slight
iy above
m, ..,.. a,-,nc ~ o...,, wa nxeor-
-,
tionaiiy hot ana dry IN most sections. Win
local hot winds over North Texas. Tho
rainfall, tnr the weak was none generally.
-, s.,,., :. ,..,,,,-,. 49,. sar,o,,s
ana me u'oueh 's oeVo'nins Ne's s'''V'S
In some sections OF sne STATE. fSrnins
operations are being retarded generally,
This .ro,,ps ,s too hard for plowinr and
mr. liftle prenarations are beins made for
pnttipr In winter wheat and fan yegeta-
bles. Water for stock is reported scarce
in several localities, and good rain is
os s neeaea ,nrouseout 'ne sac a,r,o,,v
fron, the effects Of the tirouth and the pros-
poets of the crop are diminishing from day
to day, and the outlook is thar the yield
Will be considerably below ihe average,
/ The plant is shedding forms, squares ana
( young bolls in all sections, aud some sta,e
! that 1t has stopped blooming as result
Of the drouth' Ram now would DC OF ho
heneht 10 the @lrly crNp' 10 las'' esl y
4 cotton, where open and not picked ~oe.i
/ be injured by heavy rains. Without ram
I soon The prospect for any TOP crop looks
gloomy great deal OF cotton Is reported
dead In some fields over North and Cen
cotton to open rapidly. and premature
opening is reported seneraliy' picslng y
being rushed and cotton is being s'nneo
rapidly.
f. Corn is generally ready for gathering and
! some has been gathered. The crop is moi
as good as was eNfeetea IN places over
I Central Texas.
Rice is doing very vel! and about ready
for harvesting,
! Sugar cane is doing fairly we'll. but y
needing rain TO mature the crop.
efrp
rain.
cnppr spnNnENTs, REMARKS.
80, ,,..,,.. ia,
7 brehnan'--S' u s'oau' go
and continued dry weather have material
IL damaged cotton.
,.. w VI wohbAr Weather 4:
i''''
sIth dry, Cotton has stopper growing
generally. Bolls are opening up very iAs''
even those bali maiurei.
I McGregor.-A. $. Davis; Cotton pros
poets are net more 'han hail as eooa as
they were Two weeks aso' fiaht is snea-
Z ding fast.
HARMONY Hill L. Findley: No ina
movements in condition OF crops since last
renort Cotton Is about all open. bat The
weather Is ton hot Tor piesins
f<ellvyllle.--J. p. Beamer: Cotton Is q
failure.
West-,lake ue e a,,,, ne ss ~ ,orns
" s,'nh ~ ,x,s,,, ma, il WIN take about
four acres 70 maze re. 2 gaze, yve,.nsr 4. az.
Lul,hs,--'eh" ~. ~
ifemely ho' aNs n.y. &c. s,'.,'-o1 ~
: causing sniSN o"'is h0' - % -
J oren. ,,.. ,-,,,o, rn,s.
- S,s1.,
ing rain baalE. :, ,.....,,. 80,
FoFesiSurs--W. IA hi@lhehsn,p ~.
t0n Is opening iAs' aEa Aaelel1e is",es,
! squares ana sSIhs po.ts SoF VS. s,',,,
very PROMISING enl ~ Nss "a, ~" "a
eight acres 70 maze . oV'- i, ss.l o"4s
Neimar-E =. seNnteF' 49,. ns@.ut.4 80 80
taaes very net "aS ~, 80 ss,1s 81,
sTessius FapiaE- y A,ie 800 ~, - ~
produce lar yle.o' ne 10y Va -
constaerahiy saor.- na, a,s ~ s"e S''s-D
Ruasc- Reiifert ana lips: ee'on ops sa,
Ing rapidly now on aeeoant - sne n
and dry NeatneF' ING WV. IN. - ~
: VIII re In ~lthln me neA' s.eN ~
Lfdbet , ~ S.'' ~ now se,tias Il
,oi tse , as .n.-i,,l Nm 10 Inc lsst seel
he something ieAIiel; '" ~ ~. ~, ~,
farmers Me.s lSpaAs., ~ A. ava IL,
ton oolls iaai on IRON 9Hs ~ ,har r..
stalk airy Up ",'sc ~. ~, go. ,bsT
eNNecttu; 1870 - thev yssrn
Two tnsfas AZ s.oS p.,s,,r c,.,,-
Rock lstena-N :.
is needing ram pa44ss -,