The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
|icT Of THE RAINS
| ,.,,o, CROP Is Beginning to Be Ap-
parent.
,,,,e 70 WEED AND NOT FRulTING

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.,.o Complaint that tins
\. |" 80 no,tinF on the Lower
" q al. q the Plant.
rayette County, Texas Au-
~, !, ID rained at this place every
\ Il aa,t Two weeks. excepting s., one
y, .usrs are feeling very blue.
,s "a Nown so rank that the
0.w ,,. IN the lower parts oil the
/. ,o,ting and dropping on as
n IN mot penetrate the thick
a 3 q'osa them. and although there
= Seal OF cotton open IN some
Gsss s'tsr stands IN them SO that
Jog w IN moi 20 in and pick it. WI II
opls ssther from now ON the people
Y. GOOD top crop, PROVIDED the
~ "a other pests do not SHOW up.
.up r,IdwelI County, Texas, August
\, sa nrospecls are now fine with
. vs 100 much rain is falling;
II I yery large and rank and un-
- weather canes the under Dolls
NJ Am.
i, Victoria County, Texas, August
4 III Iuressant rains of the past two
,oming Just at the time when cot
~ arS. hot weather, is having a
l..,sssipg influence on the farming
.sl,y and the commercial circles OF
~ M such epell ever happened
.,his time. and as a consequence
rSich was six weeks late owing
,,re rains, is set back still
and viii be cut extremely short.
,ua condltlon exists all along the
ne New York, Texas and Mexican
ram Victoria east. Last year cot
!, rolling in everywhere; about 800
Nd been shipped, while not a single
4 been shipped to date. 1t ralned
M morning, and the prospects are
,ttl1uallon Of the wet spell. Roads
a almost impossible condition.
Brazoria County, Texas. August
has rained at this place every day
Bur weeks and has now rained two
II started raining hard about 3
last night and at 7 o'clock this
bg still raining hard The whole
{ flooded with water. The
has been too heavy to pillow for a
and farmers are trying to hold
weeds with hoes, Cotton at 15c
ind such years would not be profit
y Stalks Of cotton from four to six
Hlgh have nothing on them, and If 1t
o clear of in a few days farmers
hi make bale to ten acres, rae
Is indeed gloomy for the Gotten
Sugar cane is very fine; about
> crop Of corn only,
lenburg, Fayette County, Texas,
ll--lt has been raining a shower
day here for the last month. Last
Il poured down all night and this
hg the Nayidad river IS higher than
pas known. The cotton and coin
bottoms are all completely COW
4 Three weeks ago We had the pref
prospects for a cotton crop ever
b this section, but owing to exccs-
ns and boil weevll the cotton crop
post ruined. We can not possibly
more than half crop, and II 1t
b. stop raining at once we will not
bale to ten acres, when three
ago i looked as though we would
thres.fcurths to bale per acre.
batter, Fayette County, Texas, Au-
Lit has been raining here al in
icr The past three weeks until
'y, since which time it has rained
ally Very heavy rains fell yesier-
last night, Cotton is being dam
The excessive wet weather. Farm
ne oolls on the lower part OF the
" BEGINNING to rot, On the 10th
ai 1899, thirty-five bales of new
we're shipped from this station. 100
having been shipped before that
lals year not bale has been mar
w 70 date,
sei, Burleson County, Texas, Au-
IA steady rain commenced fall.
o'clock yesterday evening sul
" until about O'clock this morn.
: .aoaght that there was a heavy
e'sf me county. 1t is feared that
IAN Will bring on worms and in,
Y cotton crop, which is growing
.s'aN The farmers are complain.
y Msca rain The cotton, while
q Hpdly, is going too much to
4 = NOT as fun Of forms as IL
~, wharton County, Texas. Au.
from reports brought in over
'.s 70 Post headquarters it Is
ny no portion of the county has
!, Wy neayy showers. This ia nv
= h tae worst feature of the situa-
- nas oeen no let up in the
~e Doll weevll. To aceen-
y, ! needs only be stated that a.
:, Sa year gins east Of the Colo
III, 's az turning out from ten TO
sle ginned. ''''e LAS not
vla, austin County. Texas A,,c,,s,
49,. uown rain since thirty.six !
,eltOa d showers since July 4.
an, AM DESTROYED by weevil. old
a. a osen and is rottening fast.
rat.,aa slas is rottening, so is sugar !
/ tsn,saop at a conservative es-
nsis.. asea from so to 60 per cent. |
kRb goo OUTLOOK this section ever |
nan goo os dry weather to follow
~ 'l = crop can be made.
NINA Washington County rsx..
4 r, William Aver Aver" Lex nexas,
d NJ ,H sity, and for years IN
aars ,Nu.eresls OF the McFaddens |
y the cotton c romp re SIty
be- yi. SId ], finds the prospects &c for
rslps srs lar from bright. Con-
nt On ne says. causing the
\ rssul, s, VAST growth OF foliage |
mat the lower boils ere
t siala'sa !. County, Texas, August - |
aays past Ssr over this county for
by i arpsprr'o PROSPECTS. However
earsede ! Say ssy that they are not |
iss bon !. x allure Of the crop be.
ltAs result Of ta tS. expected s.D. some