The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19
HOUSTON DAILY POST MONDAY MORNING AUGUST III 1901.

narcd 10 fonr weeks ago The continued
ii outh and IN hot north winds have greaf.
" injured the pant and cau,el q % do.
Nj i'; rf7o NY wo,iia hsllis rrnnse sai s;es.
era Stoddard, how much tho crop has been
Injured during the last four weeks.
Denton. Denton Comfy Texas August
~ hot weather and no rain and looks yegy
much worse than "a did week or ten DAYS
oEo when the prospect was fair
wertham. Frccstnne County. Texas, Az.
hot Winds from the north. which y coof'
Ing the cot ton. Not more thar hnlf crop
can be made Is the estimate BY the oldest
and best farmers,
Aiyord. Wise County. Texas, August i6
Alvord received the hgst hale Of NV cot.
ton today. IL was raised hN w .. Nor
ean and 'sqld 70 y. W purcell ut cents
a nound Me- Morgan also got premium
OF ST. 30 from the business men " ANrrd.
Wlnona smith County. Texas. August
IA. Early cotton Is opening very fast and
picking viii soon pegir In earnest Sew
eral are now picking aud othres VII he'
gln soon. Ii IL very hot Nn1 eOtton Is
opening from that cause. The crnu VIII
be short.
Comanche. Comanche County, Texas Au
gust 14.--Comanche received two ncw
bales nf cotton this Week. Both sod iol
something over cents. The merchants Of
the city--lye premiums; i6l and 70 cents
rains this week
Mckinney, Collin County, Texas. AUGUST
IA. "A heavy rain fell along belt about
three miles wide extending y z semi-eircl
evering and approaching 10 Within t,r.e
niles OF town, From one to one and a hall
inches OF water fell.
Center. Shelby County. Texas August
10 Center received her drst bale Of cot
ton yesterday. The cotton was raised hy
Charley Adams, three miles north Of Cen
ter. a premium, Of $40 was d9nated ~ me
TO IL, X, Jones s. Go. for 7 cents
Runge. Karnes County Texas. August
16.-in the last few weeks there has been
great falling on IN tue prospect for cot
fallen, but the boil weevliS are dcsiroy!ps
all rev forms. Farmers 1re net eXpqcli9t
on az average more than one-toprh haiC
to the acre.
Cameron. Milan County, Texas. August
a. Early this morning gentle rain began
falling, and continued TO Increase 10 Quan
tity until 1t resembed somewhat the Old
time rains of last year. " comes TOO lNit
10 helm crops but II settled the awful lus.
moderated the extreme heat and helped
get the ground ready for piqwing
Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, August 10 r
Cotton Is being rapidly gathered aud y Y
nov a common occufrence 10 see several
new bales on the market The prices rang
bctN cen &c and Sc; lha staple - eNtr1
Impression that Il Will so to Zoe bcf u
the season Is over, as the crop WIN be
indeed short.
Irxarkana. Bowie County rcNas August
10 Prof r. H. Tlson az the chcm.ea'
department Of the Agricultural aud Me
chanlcal college ut Bryan, Texas,
/ in whose hunds Inns been placed
the plans Of des'royHc hol weeyils N
COTTON, Is experimenting here TODAY Ht
has discovered q very cnegtnul HntldOtt
which gave gratifying results ia thc tests
made here
| llennessy, Madison County Texas Au
I gust IA. -Ihe cotton crop u tn cc,ion
which three weeks ago was reported 70 he
In very promising condition has suifere.
great damage from drouSl and hot ives
| winds. Young cotton is cnt IN very shor
and much of It VIII not yield bale q
ten acres. The honey dew which SOM
/ farmers claim follows lice on cotton ha
also been very disastrous 10 the plan
| Cotton picking will be general about III
/ DIST.
| Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, An
| gust 1S.A good rain has not fallen herr
! In several weeks and MS % result drinking
and stock water is getting scarce. Th'
| hardest rain that has fallen IN this county
/ since May fell near RrancuWlle, ten mile
west OF here, this week. Truck gardener
/ say their fall gardens VIII be ruined
/ rain does not fall very soon