The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-06
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Angleton Brazorin County, Texas May 4.
About 30 per cent of the rice crop Is
planted, Is M and looking good, and more
will be put In In the next ten days. Rain
IL now needed for rice bur corn, cotton
and oats are not suffering. and are looking
we'll There Is considerable Increase In the
corn and cane crop over last year and the
crop at this time looks very promising. The
bol weeyll has not made an appearance
yet and farmers are not expecting them
this year.
Denison. Grayson County, Texas. May 4.
Quite serious drouth prevails In this
section, and If rain does not fall imme.
dlately the result VIII be disastrous TO
growing crops. The strawberry crop has
that farmers can not plow; the corn crop
stands especially Is In need of rain. What
cotton has been planted ana Is above
ground looks fairly well.
Corslrann. Navarro County. Texas, May r..
A heavy downpour of rain Saturday night,
lasting three hours, was received with Joy
In this vicinity and VIII do worlds OF good
to the growing crops. Farmers from this
fair condition All the crops that were de-
stroyed by the hug have been plowed
over aud planted In cotton,
Brentwood, Brown County. Texas, May
A. Qnite a number Of representative farm
crS Of Brown county met az the court house
this afternoon 10 discuss plans for killing
The Grasshoppefs' Tor while they nave not
probability that they Will do mufh damage.
Meetings will he held AZ different places In
the county again next Saturday.
Denton, Denton County, TeHqs. Mas A.. -
I Crops OF an kinds arc needing rain racly.
! The loss In wheat acreage from the hjgs
! has been used partly for INLET, 10 ph" IN,
| rottfr some cane and Il TOW nThe" minor
| cropS diversifcation having been more gen
! ern'ly praciiced by reason NJ the onis and
| wheat failures more gen" " lhan ewes
| BEIGE.
Mnldoon. Farette County. Texas. May =.
Farmers here report the boil weeyll already
Bnou ing M ana much uneasiness ~ felt
4 on this account Otherwise crops are doug
/ fairly we'll The nights are too cool toi
cotton % grow 10 perfection Dewberris,
are plentiful this season and are ripenila
fast,
Mount Calm, I'M County, Texas, May 2
As result ~ the green bugs work. th'
spring oaia and, great deal Of the wheat
OF this section is a complete failure
good rain would not redeem the iargei
portion Of 70
Nsvasota. Grimes County. Texas, May .
! Farmers IN some sections Of the county Ie
port that need 81 rain Will he acutcly fel
| very soon. Crops as they stand today arr
| splendid. especially is this >" ia 10 r".n
Mineral Wells, Patio Pinto County. Texas
MAY 3--A copious rain fell here last nigh
and this morning. which VIII prove Neg.
beneficial TO the growing crops. the groun
was crusted from the recent hard rains.
cleburne. Johnson County, r,eyas. May
The rain has commenced falling lli tor
rents II Is badly needed aud hiI y 10
come now the grain crop would have trei
a total failure Indications Of u gcaera
rain are good
Gteenville Hunt Couky. TexIs. May D.
Til clouds ana tbreatenipSs Of the pas
f,v days eliminated in q rainfall nsI'n
- 7eral h0nrs last night Vat not heavy I
quaI;ity.
kaufman. kaufman couAty. Texas. Ma
I. Wheat and fan oats win make bette
WELD In this county than was thought POI
slble week ago.
Brookshlre. Waller County, Texas. Ma,