The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
WEATHER AND CROPS

Midland Midland County, Texas, July
s.-Fairly good rains Tell East and North
of this place iast night Win showers mere.
Range conditions generally drS
Hcmphill. Sabine County. Texas, july 4.
A fine rain fell today Al over the county.
Corn cut OF considerably owing TO the
droLth Cotton prospects hne.
Troy Bell County, Texas. July s.~The
we had week before las has about lost
its good effects. ! hear OF no lhseets work
ing on the cotton yet While the cotton
ity. But short distance from us In either
direction the crops are in bad prospect.
1aano. Milan County Texas July s..
Tho corn crop around Milano Is badly dain.
Cotton has been doing well TIL the Last
few days. Farmers here think the dry not
weather has done more q solve the POI
wceyll problem than anything else. Rain
is badly needed. but there does not seem
to be any indication that the drouih VIII
be broken soon.
Becvllle, Bee. County. Texas. July 81
Several good showers ~ rain fell n this
section yesterday ana the day before They
were not sufficient TO do crops any GOOD,
but settled the dust and cooled the atmo.
sphere some what. A good rain for cotton
ID some sections Of the county rs badly
needed, aud the crop Is going TO be cut
rather short unless II does rain soon.
haif bushel Of open cotton bolls were
shipped from here 10 Seguin saturday.
They viii he sent 10 BE Buffalo oNposi.
tion by Banker Walter Nolte Of that city.
Cotton picking on some OF the farms IN
this county VIII begin by the 18th Instant
Cameron. Milan County Texas. July s.
The dry hot weather continues in this I'M
mediate section. Some places north Of here
reported showers last week. but barely sut
hcleft to lay the dust In this section
the corn crop IL q pretty fair average, but
IN some sections II Is rcpnfted as very
mrch reduced by the drouth. Cotton Is
very fine. Farmers report that the dry
hot weather has helped effectu9lly in the
boil weevil fight. Nearly every farmer Is
industriougly gathering the squares that
fall to the ground. destroying them, and
thus cutting on the propagation 81 the
rs having won the nght, but are more
hopeful OF q fair yield than they were
enrlier in the season Mr.. krall who
lives q short distance north of here,
brought IA good specimen Of tobacco he
raised on his place az an experiment aud
Announces that be expects to put 10 several
acres next year, as IL can be grown sue
cessfully here.
san Felipe, Austin County. Texas, Jnly
S,--The total rain fall here has been less
than four Inches since corn and cotton
I cyan Is be- planted The iast and nrsi
for scverai weeks Was good shower last
Friday ana ghofhef Saturday. too late a
40 the corn any good and not enough T.
to forty bushels 10 the mere % fne corn
will be almost an entire failure while
some farmers Of ibe neighbci1iood wiz
have enough for their own use aud some
10 cell Some claim as high a. thirty -.iyI
10 forty bnki els 10 the acre OF tne corr
large ears and we'll flled. the result N
careful cultivation. The cotton looks we'll
the dry weather has not burt II 80 far
I same helds are fuil or we'll developed boil
I and promise a good crop, others tAat loos