The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-12
WEATHER AND CROPS.


childress, chlldress County Texas. May
Crops generally late. wheat prospects
are the best ever.
Granger, Williamson conny, TeXis'
May 9--Farmers are now busy planting
cotton and blowing corn
Raynor. Stonewall County. Texas, MAY
9.-Cotton is a had stand corl is good,
though there has been too much ram.
Goldthwaite Mills County, TeHaq, Mag
9.--Farmers are all hard at work, the y"
did no damage; wheat looks very good
Comauche. Comanche County, Toxas,
May "a week Of dry, warm weather has
been OF material benefit 10 all crops
Wheat and oats have about recovered from
the effects OF the storm.
Hennessy. Ne llson County, Texas, May
9.-There is a small increase in the acre
age of the cotton crop, but that portion
OF the crop which is up is not doing we'll
The corn crop Will be short one.
oyerton. Rusk County Texas, May ,
There will be 10 per cent increase ~
the cotton acreage In this SitII y,
very poor stand 10 that which Is up the
corn crop will be almost an utter failure.
Kaufman, Kaufman County, TsXas, May
9.-Farmers are taking advantage OF every
minute OF daylight to get tIelr cotton
Iplanted while the good weather lasts.
/ Wheat harvesting viii start in about ten
days.
| Troy, Bell County, Texas, May To-
There Is considerable destruction 10 the
wheat in places IN this part Of the eoun-
| ~, caused by worms resembling the care
less worm; on some farms there are from
ten 70 fifty acres destroyed on diherent
farms Some say they have about quit,
! L f,ua ara un dnEtrOV o
ing any other crop.
Burnet. Burnet County. Texas. May 10
Cotton that Is planted Is about thres
weeks later than last year. and the farm
ers are still planting Stands are bad ana
the cotton that Is up don't seem TO be
healthy great deal Of II viii have "a
be planted over. The acreage VIII be
about the same as last year Wheat ana
oats are fine and there is.a large acreage
in Burnet county.
Beeyille. Bee County, Texas, May D.
The melon crop In this section 10 ~. eN'
ceptionally fine shape Just nov anu o'erS
thing points TO the largest yieid ever
known here. Cantaloupes VIII be on tn'
market within Two weeks and wal"rng'Hnt
win follow by the hrnt Of June Vegetaolt
shipments from this point nov consist
lprincipaily OF beans, Irish potatoes peas
onions and cucumbers Some lev cabbage
are being shipped, but the crop Is Jas'
about exhausted
Hearne. Robertson County, Texas, MAY
g.-The planters in this section are tax
ing advantage OF the pretty weather an.
are putting every available hand 70 wori
getting their crops in shape. In the bot
tom the plantations are as yet not drS
enough to work, but there are on each
them high dry places which gives then
plenty 10 do for at least few days. 4
strong north wind Is blowing here toda!
which is said to be a good sign o. faf
weather for a while.
, Alvin. Brazorla County. Texas. May 10
, Since the heavy rains In this section "a
later part OF April. tho weather has bee
most favorable for general farming, an
flrmers have taken advantage OF u I
get their crops worked out The acrsag
In cotton will be 50 per cent greater ina
IL was last year 30 per cent Of which
ZIP and 10 being worked out The lai
planting il not all up yet. The average
: corn and oats viii perhaps be NY,
E larger than last year, The berry crop a