The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-29
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Nscogdoches. and hot.
Denton. Denton County, Texas, August
2S.--A heavy rain fell here today and
over the grenter part OF Denton county
It was not needed.
Hearne, Robertson County, Texas. An.
gust 2s.--A heavy rain fell here this even.
ing. Indications are for another before
morning.
Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. Au-
gust 2s.--About o 80 this morning rain oe.
gan falling and for an hour and half II
came down in continuous pour down. IL
was a blessing to the people OF the town.
giving relief from the unusual heat which
has prevailed for several days. The COZ
ton crop did not need It, Seed cotton
sold in Sherman today for $3.50 The
| classification Of the product being re-
ceived runs easily to midding and strict
middling.
Dallas, Texas, August 2S.-Reports re-
ceived by the local telegraph company
indicate hard rain over all North ana
Northeast Texas today. The rain was NOT
only severe but unseasonably cold and n
is said has done no little damage to cotton.
From Dallas TO Texarkana the rain has
been particularly heavy. Telegraph and
telephone wires are working badly and
cotton bolls have been blown and washed
away. Rain has also fallen over West
severe as in The territory around and to
the east of Dallas Tonight is the coolest
OF the summer in this vicinity
REPORTS ON CROP CONDITIONS
Ennis. Ellis County, Tenls. August 2s.
In this section cotton has been much liz
jured during the past four days by witt
ing OF the plant and shedding OF fruit.
Bolls rs large as partridge eggs are
being thrown. Prospects for big crop
are much less favorable than week or
ten days aga. A gloomy and pessimlstlc
pei2g prevails among many farmers as
the result Of the excessive shedding OF
Gotten. Early planted cotton will turn
out well, as there Is already many grown
bells on 1t, but the cotton Of late planting
premises to give a small yield since 1t
he'd little fruit on 1t when the rains ceased
ana subsequent fruitings are falling of
1t goes without saying that in these parts
as in ether sections OF the State. there Is
large percentage Of late cotton. The
shedding where mentioned seems to have
bsen caused by the hot weather and high
winds, which also have caused rapid open
ing OF grown hollis. Picking has begun on
a considerable scale.
Hearne, Rober son County Texas. Au-
gust ga hard wind has been blowing
for the past few days and is running the
cotton. 1t causes the old cotton to open
and the young cotton to throw off all
forms. The leaves and stalk look parcned.
In some fields large spots Of dead cotton
can be seen. A farmer came in yesterday
from the bottom and exhibited a stalk OF
cctton which had nlnety-three bolts on Il.
He said this was fair simple of his
crop.
Beeville, Bee County Texas, August 81.
So great has the demand for cotton pick
ers become that all the county convlcle
have been taken off the public roads and
put In the cotton fields. Several farmers
whose cotton wis going to waste IN the
field for want OF pickers went to the coun-
ty officials and paid the fines Of the con.
victs and took them out to their farms
yesterday.
Franklin, Robertson County. Texas
August si.-Cotton prospects in this sec
tion have been overes imsted by former
rcDcr,s. The hot winds for the past few
DAYS and the Mexican boil weevil and
other insects have done great damage
1t is now estimated that the cotton crop
Will not exceed that of last year. which
is an average of about one bale to four
acre.
Tyler. Smith County, Texas, August u.
The prospects for big cotton crop con-
tinue u be very hattering. There is as
YET no uGuaEe from WOTIuS, anu Lne
weed Is in very healthy condition. Some
twelve or fifteen hnles have been mar
keted thus far and the recent extremely
hot weather is forcing the cotton TO open
very rspidly.
Eeiton, Bell County, Texas, August q
The condition of the cotton crop has
terry materially improved within the last
fifteen days: the weather has been dry
and hot. which caused the cotton to quit
growing and 1t is putting on fruit very
heavily. The prospects are for an I'M
/ usually heavy yield.
4 Lexington, Lee County, Texas. August
2I.-Since the last cotton report the boil
weevil has struck this section. On some
farms within the last three days cot
ton has shed nearly all squares and
( Dung bolls. Unless this stops the crop
| VIII be cut very short. there being 50
much late cotton
| ReaGen. Falls County. Texas, Angus,
27-The boil worm is doing great dam
age among some of the best crops IN
this community and farmers are Sc
riouslv alarmed over the outlook, The
crop being so late that the pest can al
most ruin 1t.
Denton. Denton County. Texas Au-
gust 2g-The hot winds continue and
are doing much damage to the cotton,
which seems fated this year TO contend
against a multitude of evils. The raw
eyes of the boil weevil are decreasing
some what
Warrenton. Fayette County, Texas, Au-
gust 26--The weather continues to De
hot and dry. and cotton Is opening fast.
Everybody is busy picking and as cot
ton is a good price 1t is hoped that the
short crop will not make much diner
ence.
Wharton. Wharton County, Texas, Au-
gust 27.--An exodus of cotton pickers TO
adjoining counties Is causing some un-
easincss among cotton farmers, who fear
they will be short Of labor when the sea-
son gets fairly under way.
Austin. Travis County, Texas, August
2S.--Reports from the country arouhS
| Austin are to the effect that me extrelpe
hot Winds are scorcine the COTTON. Th1
leaves are curling up and the squares ar'
falling of.
Waxahache, Ellis County. Texas, Au-
gust 27.--An inoiplent strike among ne
gro cotton plckers. who wanted 90
cents. was broken by the firm refusal OF
farmers to nav mere than 90 cents.
Paris. Lamar County, Texas. August Is
The prospects for a good crop OF cotton
he