The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-25
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, June
2i.-lAcht showers In neighborng locaHu'S
are reported rnis morning Rain is much
needed In this county
A light but much needed rain fell here
today for two hours. Crops were begin
ming to suffer very much for rain. The
rain is thought TO be general over the
county.
Brentwood. Brown County Texas, June
22-Rain is much needed in this section
The prospects for both corn and cotton are
very poor In some parts of the county
great damage is being done to crops by
the ernsshoppers Wheat is being thrcsle1
and the yield is exceedingly small
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto COUNTY IT,. reX io5
juno 23.-Dr; g Snead b ana N na,rS T""
crops throughout this section very heaNi!y
and farmers state that If 1t does nor ram
within two weeks the corn crop VIII be
complete failure.
Anderson. Texas. June 23.--Corn is need
ing rain badly, and the farmers through
out the county claim that unless II rams
within the next four days corn VIII make
nothing Cotton is doing well ana the
boll weevll doesn't seem to be doing ms
much damage as thought in the early
part of the season
Den,son. Grayson County, Texas, June
"a This section is entering the fourth
week without rain. Upland corn is liter
ally burning up. The bottom land corn Is
doing fairly well. Cotton Is needing ram
The hot winds are doing the plant damage,
Apples and peaches are shrlvelllnE on the
trees The small water courses have an
gone dry
Victoria Texas. June 23.-rhe droutn
still continues, to the injury Of unmatured
corn, but cotton is doing eNcellently. The
boil weeyil is not so much In evidence
hereabouts as formerly, owing to the eN-
penditure of about $500 10y the business
Mems association and others In payment
for catching the weevll several hun,
dred thousand Of the pests being destroyed
thereby
Hearne. Robertson county Texas, June
24,The boil weevil which mas neeh the
chief topic OF conversation In this src-
tlon for the past few weeks, Is not as
numerous as II has been. The planters
have tried quite number o. eNperlhenls,
and In that way have gotten RID OF great
many of them II good rain could Visit
this section farmers would make more corn
year than they can gather. cotton ~
needing rain also, but not as badly as the
corn.
Denton, Texas June 22,--The drouth pre-.
valline at present over Denton county Is
getting alarming. The corn crop OF a
large part of the county is already Injured
10 n considerable extent and the remainder
will be In the course of very Few daNs
unless good rain comes The cotton, eX-
cept In few spots, Is not suffering; IN
deed 1t is looking fine and the blooms
are reported from several parts of the
county. May "A was the date of the last
rain IN this section
Marlin. Falls County, IeAas, june -.
Unless we have rain In this comfy in the
next few days the corn crop will almost
be failure. 1t is a serious stage with
the farmers Just now ~ the crops are
more without rain viii cause much loss
of corn and injury 10 cotton. heavy
rain Just now would insure a magnlheeht
cron Of corn and he q God Send 10 the
farmers in general. Rain must he mad
and that at once, or corn Is failure.
Wharton. Wharton County. Texas June
Or Mr. Charles Isam, from the Taylor
Fauche section, where Is planted the larg
EST Ribbon cane cuts IN the county, was In
tho civ this week and speaks very en-
,.ouraaiinrlv of the crop prospect OF the
countv in spite Of the continued drouthy
weather He is particularly sangnine as ia
Iecfcd crop is the surest and safest "a
plant' Corn, he admits, has suffered by
Iock Of rain. hut he states there Is a
blessing with this, as the dry weather has
diminished the boil wcevil 50 per cent. and
cotton is as thrifty as could be wished