The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
From POST Correspondents.

| Buckholts. Milan County Texas. Au'
gust 3.--Cotton Is opening very rapid,
and by next Monday there will be gen
eral scramble for the fleecy staple.
Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, August s
| The weather here is extremely hot and
dry. and cotton is opening fast. Fifty
seven bales of the new crop have been
received to date.
Comanche. Comanche County. Texas,
August Rain is much needed. The
cotton crop damaged some by the dry
weather. Very little complaint of worms
Gin men all ready for crop
Cuero. Dewitt County, Texas, August
5.There is some complaint OF boil weevil
in the cotton in this section. pretty
fair crop is already. assured and IL is be-
ginning to come in pretty lively. The
gins and compress will run next week.
Kaufman, kaufman County. Texas, Au-
gust FARMERS from all over the county
report the hot winds are causing cotton
to open too rapidly; In some places half
grown bolls are open. Cotton Will burn
up in few days If the winds do not cease.
Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas. Aug
ust S.--This section is needing rain again.
The last week has been exceedingly hot,
and the surface of tho ground is unusual
ly dry and parched. Crops, however, are
doing we'll. There is some little prospect
this morning of rain.
Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, Au-
gust 4.-The boil worm or some insect.
the name of which Is not known, has made
its appearance in number OF places In
this county. Whole squares are blank as
result of the ravages OF this insect and
poisons are in quite demand.
Mckinney, Collin County, Texas, August
Farmers are making complaint of dam
age being wrought by boil worms on the
bottom lands, also that their cotton in
many sections is shedding much of its
fruit on the higher lands. This is due to
the hot winds of the past few days and
the drouth.
Skidmore Bee County, Texas. August g.
Dry weather for past month has caused
out eighteen bales yesterday, making
eighty -one bales this season to date. Corn
is being gathered and is yielding well.
More sorghum has been harvested than
during any previous year.
Willis, Montgomery County, Texas, Au-
gust 6.-The west winds of the week past
have injured cotton some, and II they
continue the injury Will amount TO some
thing serious. 1t is already shedding now
and the wind is still in the west. Cutting
the second crop OF tobacco is going on
and the first crop is being stripped.
Denton. Denton County. Texas, August
S.-The hot winds. which in the sun feel
as II they had Just come OFF fire. still
continue and the indications OF rain are
yet very few. The ground is as dry and
parched as a bone Cotton is willing bad
ly. II is feared the crop viii be very Sc
riously impaired If the present weather
Is not broken at once by good hard RAIN
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, Au-
gust 4.-The drouth has already cut on
the cotton crop in this section one-third.
All the rain in Christendom would not re-
store that which is cut OFF. and II 1t does
not rain soon the loss Will be much great
err. The hot dry winds are literally Durn-
ing the cotton UP and OF course fodder,
peas and potatoes are suffering IN proper
ton.
Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, Au-
gust 5.--Cotton planters along the valley
of Red river are becoming uneasy at the
rapid shedding of hollis and blossoms,
which they say has never been known 70
exist SO profusely before. The cause is
assigned to the intense heat that mas COW
cred this section for The past two weeks.
The cotton plant had become sappy ana
was very large and tender by reason OF
copious rains that fell throughout the val
ley at regular seasons preceding the
drouth. The sudden radical change m the
weather was too much for the condition
and produced reaction In the develop,
ment of the cotton plant II is estimator
that the result will eventually tell IN
decrease OF Yield at least one-third'