The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-24
THE COTTON CROP is DAMAGED
BY THE HARD RAINS WHICH HAVE
FALLEN IN NORTH TEXAS.
Correspondents state That the Lint
Has Been Beaten Out in Great
Quantities.

=, Winona, Smith County, Texas, September
Sl,-Last night and this morning the hard
est ram fell here that has fallen In iive
years 1t rained for at least an hour as hard
as II could pour down. All roads are i'm
passaOie, being torn and washed to pieces
so that no travelling can be done at all by
wagons and teams. The damage to the cot
ton crop not be estimated correctly nut
II the ran all over Smith county was as
heavy as here the damage will run into
thousands OF dollars. as the dry hot weather
mas caused all cotton to open and cotton
p.ckcrs have gone to The western counties
to pick, drawn by fabulous stories Of high
prices and tho farmers could not get II
picked heavy wind and an electrical
and thunder storm accompanied the rain.
IL has been raining more or less all the fore
neon today.
Kennedale, Tarrant County, Texas, Sep
TENDER 2l.-The heaviest rain storm In the
history of the county visited this section tn ;
morning. Fortunately the wind accompany
ing 1t was not strong enough to do much
damage. II is impossible TO estimate the
damage to crops but it will -un into thou
sands. The principal sufferers are the farm
ers in the creek bottoms, where hundreds
OF acres of corn and cotton are entirely sub
merged There have been no rains on the
Fort Worth and New Orleans railway today
on account of washouts.
Pittshurg, Camp County Texas, September
2l.-one OF the heaviest rains of the year
fen here last night. 1t is estimated that
eight inches Of rain fell. doing much dam
age to cotton open in the fields.
Mneola Wood County, Texas. September
21.A terrible rain fell all last night, &C
companied by heavy thunder storm. Much
damage was done by lightning to wires In
town, the electric light plano being tenn
porarily disabled. Crops are much damaged.
Garrison. Texas. September Clone OF the
hardest rains this year fell this afternoon,
accompanied by severe wind, blowing down
trees, sheds, etc. No news from the country,
but It is feared that 1t has injured cotton
greatly. blowing out that which was opened.
Buckholts. Milan County, Texas, septem-
Der PA heavy ram fell here this morning
and showers are still falling. 1t Is said by
several farmers that considerable damage 10
open cotton Will result. Cotton pickers are
scarce.
Mckinney. Collin County Texas. septem-
her 21.--Yesterday's heavy downpour con
tinued all last night and today IN perfect
slulce of water Creeks are out OF their
banks and the ground is thcroughly soaked
Considerable damage has been done cotton,
which was beaten out of the bolls.
Liberty He'll. Williamson County, Texas,
September FLA very hard rain fell mere
today, and there is lots OF cotton open need
ing picking but the farmers can not get
help Plenty OF work a; good pr.ces nero
for all who will work, and this section could
use 200 hands for two months II they coulu
get them.
Rosebud. Texas. September "a heaVy
rain fell here yesterday and last night, dong
much Damage to cotton that was open, %
sides augmentng the force oil the worm tnal
is very prevalent In the bottoms. ne tloP
VIII not be near as heavy as was at hrsl
anticipated.
Lcckhart Texas. September ga very
heavy and beat ne rain, accompanied WE
high wind swept over the central pott'On
Of Caldwell county yesterday at noon, anu NJ, ~
and beaten out. At any rate, picking VII
he SUSPENDED for several DAYS in the sec
tion visited by the rain.
Granger Williamson County. Texas, Sep
TENDER ala heavy ran zen a sq,Is ~, ,1e
Since The storm OF the sth good deal u
IN. cotton has begun TO open aud maly o.
the feds OF old cotton are wnlIe anu Va"
be considerably damaged ny TINS ran
Fornev Texas. September 21,A very hard
rain hegon here about $50 p, N. yesterday
and continued steadily until o'clock IN
morning. This put sudden stop 10 may
making and cotton picking "hleh was IN
full blast
hardest rains OF the year fell yesterday II
Was acconpanied by a hard wind. Cotton
suffered by the rain beating II out into thv
ground Hard rains are reported 40 lai'hs
through the county
sherman Texas. September 22.-Reports Of
gu, dn,nase done TO cotton caused by the
s,rr,n ~ night before last come from every
part OF the county
Palo Pinto Palo Pinto, County, Texas. sep sep
TENDER 22.-A slow rain has been ial.lng mere
,or The mast thirty-six hours and the pros
poets are good for i to eon', niue se' enm
nsn ,i ipuS he aamaeed by this rain.
Moulton. Lavsca county. Texas, September
"a Farmers are paying 81 per 100 pounds
for cotton picking
uoultor Iavsea County Texas. September
2s-.Mouiton has bought 1000 bales Of !. eot. on
this season. The platform ana yarus "a; ~ )
about fuli. as the merchants are not selling
very fast.
waxahachie, Ellis County Texas, septsm-
her 33-The rain continues and cotton PICK
inr oneratjons are entirely suspendcdi 4
ereat amount OF cotton has been knocked
out and destroyed.
nurnet Burnet County, Texas, September
"a "A heavy rain fell here Yesterday after
noon and last night, which VIII re,aru eo'''''
picking and injure the cotton per ceiii.
Mckinney. Texas. September 22-Ihe
big rains Of the past three days and nignte
are still continuing in eopious torrents a,
frequent intervals. Corn, cotton ana