The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-23
RAIN IS NOW NEEDED
Over a Large Section Of the State, a
Dry Weather Is Serious.
CORN ESPECIALLY REQUIRES MOISTURE
The Fight on the Boil Weevi is Being
Kept un--cotton Crop Is
DOING Well.


Huntington, Angelica County, Texas
JUNG IS,--ltain Is greatly needed In thls
section
Nacogdoches. Nacogdoches county. 1.-.,..
June El.-wCrops aud gardens are beIr,l
greatly injured BY tho drouth.
Kopperl nnsnne Co,nt, 49, -, a..
Wheat thresbi,iS NvnunnNt texas ynhe ~
Is from seven ~ ~ MN W ailu the Slcd
Very dry hero; corn sufferinS far XXI, wv
ton doing hns s""el'"s tor rain' ''t
hi Gamma Wha.ton co,n.. ..
-, Gcod rain ZEN In INK DancNanc seF
tlement today, rrosneets far ensta o,ns
better around here
Reton Ren ,o,,n., .rss.. ,. .,a
\ybc"t y h nN, ,ouli,ls, ,ltNaS June =
ner h,,sb ~ 'vs tNHd NN'eu " w " % crhts
mora tGan Nib us On veg VIII 9ot le
"s9 "N'Vase anu the uFouth The causes.
cd MSlG s.o 11iGys r County Texas June ~
shert n n a.'n' VIZ pe Vul WNtepalW
NM hoi, we g%JS h net ra9 n a FEW days.
9nd ~ a,ins' , mas M1vt " appearance
anu " ao'ng eonsiderable DAMAGE how
no1 NH' PLANTERS are maklag war on
:. iimpson, Shelby County, Tcxas, Irne N.
II In getting very dry now and tho far,.
srs are beginning to snfrer some for rain.
The prospects are better now Tor corn
,,nnn hey have Neen for Years At this
hnn 4 a nu ~, uotIon N uolhg nicely where
wy nun Wis'eu u
IeAnrkana, Bowie County, Texas June
-l.-lhc Intense hot weather Of the past
\ ten days IL destnyiug the truck farms In
this section and seriously aaceting the
! growth of cotton and development Of corn
| For the past week the thermometer has
| stood at 100 Ia the shade
Giddines Lee County rnves t,,a %
! II hss guitcn very dfy hSrc ona tTe ~
! uemely hot weather the past week has
| Zone considerable damage 10 the corn crop
Tue cotton crop Is doing Ane Tho hot
weather is drying up many OF the fallen
! SQUARES aud Will kill many Insects that
prey upon the cotton
Dallas, DnilnE Comfy revs. J,nn 90
A drouib az a MONTHS 5nrafio,' ~ III,
ing havoc with tho crops of thc Norih
/ Texas farmers The droutb distrIci ~.
tends from Waco onrth ana comniatnis
about the dry weather come from ak narta
of this territory. Roth corn md cotton mo
! hcug badly damaged I'uleg4 thor. IA a
! rniu the corn cron viii be n uiser.bi,,
! failure
Comancbc Co,ro,.ho c,.,..
! I'M 81 ~, 'uuianvne county, Texas
S1ito, e. ,n, hm.Ssn"pcis are outing up
era er =" , i, ~, po'te pt the county,. Farip,
| dopg NcI I'5,s .ntin, , GiMhlA cotton y
I unless rnb, caTes snoN f,e'', w. P% goo
| or Inns ,giipod g9 o,,o 'n' uIH WeN.n
aso hurting he peach cron rhe 4,oppff
men are needing rain vprV fnJoh Ina most
OF the water has dried Up aud thc grass
needs rain
| Troy RON Ccunt. ro,,s 1,,t, ~ nm,
! veatTer ~ M. hvH9s, jung ~ ipe
! rreat d,n,,, - ,hS nun va nv T. Ielhs
/ a Iva Ib,sulu Wsth lhe corn WIN hr m
ina hod ngoc, NV tnV S"t'ou VIII ~ snow
]
! ,yhi,,S ,,, 'E ~, ~" ~, rev WreEt,
/ MIi'u WY Ptuh"uh'eu ihe much dreaded
! M NueNi' nnl ne uiuh npl them ~
! W ruIntuh. We saEh ne picked them OFT
| nl sunhnWer htalkN; he ~ gathering the
knhnow'r stalks ana burning them.
ptlgc Rattrop County Texas, June ~
Boil wcevil the damage they are doing and
| the poisoning Is about Mi ono hears In
these parts Nearly every farmer retort !
! the insects very muef In evidence Mpst
farmers have been mntmR a very yinorons
and persistent warfare on-them otosa' the
lines recommended Nv Prot NfeiIy XII
scent Ia realize that fb9 makiug M n ~
ton crop this yenr is simpi, ",,n ~ tb,n, .
The conaenaus OF onIni1n ls th,i v.ith