The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-19
RAIN REPORTS.

Harwood. Gonzales County. Texas. July II;
Rains rather too late for corn, but OF great
beneftt 10 cotton.
Kingsbury. Guadalupe County. Texas. July
l7-Cotton lie growing we'll and is fruiting
nicely as q result of the recent rains
Elicit. Robertson County. Texas. July y.
Good rains have fallen in this vicinity in the
past few days. All crops greatly revived
Rice. Navarro County. Texas. July 16.--A
heavy rain fell here yesterday evening doing
cotton and corn a great deal of good
Arkansas Pass. San Patrico County. July
17.-Bounteous rains all over this country
and the water holes are Allied to their ca
pacity.
Denton. Denton County. Texas. July 1s.
The rains continued through last night, Corn
and cotton are both benefited ana wheat IS
unhur;.
Goliad, Goliad County, Texas, July To-
Good rains have fallen over this entire coun-
ty the last three days, which We're needed
fcr cotton and grass.
Goldthwaite. Mills County. Texas. July II
The finest season in the ground IN the past
ffteen years: unless some disaster strikes "
there will be good cotton crop.
Glenrose Somervel County Texas. July
IA good rain all over this section: the
cotton crop is two weeks late, but is very
promising; the acreage is only half OF that
OF last year.
Luling Caldwell County, Texas. july. i6,
over two inches OF rain in the last three days
and the GROUND Is lNOTcuAul1 EOhhSe- COe'Si
prospects at this season OF the year couid
hardly be more hattering
Denison Grayson County, Texas. July H.
A deluge of ram has swept this section ana
tho lnuian Territory for tho past forty-eight
hours Rainfall has been something unpre-
cedented In wears, Reports from all sections
presage more rain.
Bonham. Fannin County. Texas. July H.
The long drouth OF the season was o sieaS,
liz for eight hours. Corn IN TINS section WIZ
not be materially benefited. but the rain in
sures heavy Weld in cotton.
Bolton, Bell County, Texas. July 16.-Durlng
the last forty-eight hours good rains have
fallen throughout this section, which Will ne
Of iucalcuahe benefit to cotton, also tue
corn, most OF which Is in hard roasting ears
Some wheat that was in shocks IN the
field will be damaged
Missouri City. Fort Bend County. Texas.
July 15.About fifteen inches OF rain mas
fallen in the last forty eight hours, The
cotton will all shed of and with favorable
conditions from now on viii be very late
A great deal OF the crop had not been worked
out. Corn unmatured is damaged to great
extent
Last nights rain developed into regular
ground -soaker before daylight, and the rap
idity with which II fell caused many people
10 fear that Galveston's experience was
about to be visited in Sherman and Grayson,
county Tho precipitation during the night
war SIS inches. SO penetrating was the raiil
that much damage to wheat sun IN tne
shock is anticipated. Otherwise II was Oh
immense value,
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, July 10
Farmers who were in the city To-Day sCateo
that the heavy rains Of the last tnf re- a aqS
has been benefited, as no ram haa lani en
for approximately nve weeks; WORK. WHICH
early in the season was badly deisyeu, H ah
been well caught up during the long stretch
of Sunshine as large forces OF laborers were
procured after the wheat and ont crops were
cut. The recent rains did considerable dam
age to the late wheat and oats that were
shocked in the fields Corn Is reported TO
be In excellent condition,
Valley View. Cooke County, Texas, July
livery heavy rain last night accom-
panied by heavy winds, which damaged the
shocked grain and stopped threshing. The
r1in is fine on cotton and will help corn.
Mckinney, Collin County, Texas, July
17.-.An inch and half nj rain fell mere
during the past thirty-siX hours. Corn,
cotton and onion crops are grestly beoa-
fted.
Weatherford Parker County, Texas,
July 15.-It began raining last night aud
has continued all day. The dry weather
had already cut the cora crop almost one
half, but this rain will help the late plant
ing and benefit cotton.
Celeste. Hunt County. Texas, July 15.-
A slow rain began to fall last night about
10 O'Clock and continued throughout mast
OF the day. The first that has fallen in
about six weeks.
Henrietta Clay County, Texas, July 49,
A shower Of rain fell last night and this
morning 1t was badly needed and viii
help cotton.
Dickinson, Galveston County. Texas,
July 1.-THE last rains have caused nearly
all growing truck and melons to fre and
consequently they are ruined.
Round Rock, Williamson County Texas,
July l5.-Raln all day yesterday and last
night. and il still raining. l. has slllen
slowly and all gone in the ground. Farm
ers will not need any more for some time.
Cotton crop Is looking well. The corn
crop will be very short.
Jacksboro, Jack County. Texas, August
1.-THE drouth was broken last night IN
Jack by a general rain over the county.
Fine season In the ground. The prospect
for cotton Is fine; clean and In good shape.
Corn viii make half crop. Prospect Is
good for NOR rain.
Rockdale, Milan County. Texas. July
i7-Fine rains have fallen in this vicinity,
and the situation has frightened, Some
corn and cotton In bottom lands are being
planted this week with hope OF realizing
something from the land. which would
otherwise lay out.
Kaufman, Kaufman County. Texas, July
le-It has been raining every day Tor
threc DAYS. Farmers are very uneasy
about boil worms cutting up thS cotton