The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-13
WEATHER AND CROPS.

co9rslssnna, Navarro County, Texas, AZ, AZ.
evening.
rexarkana. Bowie County, Texas, August
liza heavy rain here and In surrounding
country today.
Llndale, Smith County, Texas, August
11.--'Ihe honey dew pest has attacked the
cotton plant in this section and tn farmers
say that the crop will be seriously at
tCcted by 1t.
Denison. Grayson County, Texns, August
1.-THE first bale Of cotton Of the season
raised near Denlson was sold IN the streets
today at cents: The owner received
premium from the merchants Of S2l.
Ennis. Ellis County Texas August p.
The weather continues dry and hot and
farmers are busy picking cotton, when
II 3ben Wso T6ery bd preiS,Gq sno
the 1901 crop VIII be OF short duration
Moulton, Lavaca County Texas. August
IL The hot, dry weather still continues
and cotton Is beginning 20 open fast. the
farmers are bringing In cotton every day
Unless we get rain soon. there VIII BIZ
but little food crop; very little complaint
of boil weevil.
1.-THE weather continues very hot anu
dry and " this weather continues two
weeks longer all cotton. win be forced
open aud farmers will finish picking by
September o. Stock water Is very scarce
and pastures have no grass.
Bryan, BRACES County Texas, August
100 M ~ Hnu recelAeu up 10 WI NV IL
| In at the rate of nearly lOo BALES day
he hct, dry weather Is something fearful
| and has caused # NIL 70 open a once
| The crop Is cut short from one-thlrd to
| onc-halt from what IL was expected one
| month ago.
| udti on. uartou Soun " lrNHs' ~.
corn crop has been made upon an Increased
acreage this year the early lots Of corn
TT"uiius w seils a. W oghils per pusu ,,t.
ms yeear; Already u Is conceded ina
IUtn WI n naNe 90 ne purcnnSeu from aorodu
"VI'lo "eVeulner'
Jefferson, Marion County. Texas, August
10 Honey dew npd lice nre eureading all
over the cotton crop In this section RMS
rs forerunner OF rust II Is me opinion
OF COCO farmers mere mat II nara fatni
Do not fan in a few DAYS every crop In
this section VIII he covered with rust and
does come as predicted. 1t viii be
goodbye TO all cotton not already maturel.
The weather Is extremely hot.
Brcokshlre. Waller Comfy. Texas. An.
cnst II 10 date NrooEsbirCc has recetvpd
qi,ty aro hotes ~ NAV, "n,t r"' r'be ",
trrmelv hot ,nd dry vrnatbcr lie cnusing
cotton 10 omen rrapldly espccIoiiy on the
unlands Several fart1nrs renortcd sh,rn-
shooters at work again ana the army
worm has made It's appearance In several
places, Rain is very much needed
81 Nogg9S{n'' mun'akVie uuhlT, IeN9S, Augns
rorn nron nm n,n ~ Co ltSI''" ~ ortr'o
o,inrtnrs Tho vioId ,,ju ~ artoon = + S,,I'
lattg 1tftlH III,
5eIms IL n totsi faiiurc 1be fr ,it S crnn
IS ahouf one!thjri yIeid owIng 70 15a lon =
,i.nutL M ~, ~ I "IMiinS ~ , H. lWi
epd In coes tbcrr l. n i "P'S h'' Xxx W.,
riU 10 an ovcr.ea ono for 'tb, 20 so,tTi nv
q" "" 10. 'ul9 Secuoh'
GUST 10 Wb@eIort rrrciyea bs,. Nh Az
Of cotton no tCrh tnet.nt " " r"ii1
nv MI Pncl and ' T9 y he ~ rt tI,n
/ over The weatbcr ls sim dry ami b0f
! Ehis IL the .ercmtb ycacI .itr, "i t w. Nv
, fallen. Cotton * now pgst rndcmntion 90
far as rain doing any iood Tbn nnthos
am look brown lrstcad of Groom nm Tn
viii NOT he more Than hnlf crou NH
In this nelgbboruood Corn is t6larabiy
good ana VIII mike from tIftpnn ia thirtSG
fnsheis per acre ~ 'u''''
/, NVorrcnton t,o,ot+o Co,,,+, ,,o
, 80, 4, ~. t."N wv N,puitN IcNHs' Nu'
s,ronn boIIs oIa 40 , Ut"m'"S 7rt Us, tni ulll-
S,ilj H.. WV sr Po,,iS, ne cotton etop
drouth and sandy soil will soon INV, aIi
of the cotton out and I'm any case n ia
g estimated that the whole of tbe crop viii
he gatherea In from -four ia Ave 10 10
Eighteen hnlrs hive been glnnnd ny th RE
place to date The first b6ie Of The sea9
son was giuucd M this place last Mon.
day, eighteen DAYS carrier finn l0si var
, Business, considering the time Of Inc
year. is very dun
Andcrsor cri,,,og ,,,. ~
tions of bc com',tw rnno Ifo,a , 1il 'e
SV"S a. 'uC ouhhH report cotton suffering
win do yycii =, 'apy ~, aL,nels SuN me
5 lost Won, ~ MIA "a see ~ Inuch as they az
e | and sbarnsb,nte S LIN rrpoIt Iht weeVll
noe MANI '"E E,,,, u" n GohsIVeraDle dam'
e tbe d ug" Nq1as tralrla. summing po
. aTound tnisrsnbP * RON rom mii sections
i about ~ NV S'u, tue >..crup wiz average
| rain In tbo ne f,,,r asH :, -, - VIZ
| have "a good ron rron bui N g.. To-, L., -