The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30

y, ,nst the corr, crop Is a failure and that
70 VIII not make seed, no matter how much
rain should come now
90 Alien Farm, erazos County. Texas, June
~, Farmers throughout this neighborhood
are Feeling much encouraged over crop
prospects. The long. hot. dry smell has
zone Zone much towards exterminatng the boil
the pest In every known way. Corn is
hne, though begins to need rain
Spring, Harris County, Texas. June ~.
A fpe rain fell In this community this
evening. II commenced about 1 o'clock n
m. and lasted until $50. slow roin Win
out wind This will do great deal OF
good. hut II came about two weeks TOO late
tor most OF the corn aud gaidens: will be
AZ right for sweet potatoes. peas and the
stock. "''V
wharton, Wharton County Texas. Jun.
~ hice throughout the county Is well adj
vanced aud In first class condition FLOOD.
Ing for the first time has been turned on
TINS week throughout the county wherever
t she pumps used for lrrlgatlng were ready
Tor use The rains of the last week, which
We're general throughout the county. we've
Of great benefit 10 rice as well as Mi
other growing crops
TeNai kama Texas, June 90 Reports from
nc bottom lands along Red liver say that
the corn crop Is almost total loss and the
cotton viii TALL below half crop The heat
Is SO Intense that labor has been practical
suspended for the past three weeks In
the truck crop. which had so propltious q
starr this season, Is lest. Rain has not
fallen for thirty days.
Eagle Lake. Colorado County, Texas.
June 20 With tho exception Of few
local sprlnkles no rain has fallen yet and
the corn crop " ruined. The cotton crop
can stand the drouth for week or ten
nays longer without n total loss, but d Is
nelng damaged now The rice lands are
liable 10 go down In value. as the crop In
growing ON only about 80 per cent of the
land on account Of failure to get a suff.
clent supply of water The rice that Inns
been wntered looks fine. Captain Dunoyant
Is arranging to irrlgate part of his sugar
Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, June
ga light shower OF rain which fell in
rms section on Wednesday was followed
yesterday by heavy downpour, which
seemed to be general throughout the coun-
~, This timely rain will he Of inestimahle
value to the crops and much corn which
was about lost will be partially saved The
cotton crop prospect is improving every day
and now that the drouth Is broken the en-
tire attention OF the farmers will he turned
10 the determination OF the boil weeyil,
winch Is reported as disappearing In many
sections.
Manor. Travis County, Texas, June 20
This portion Of Travis county stll needs
rain very much, though there has been
several showers during the week The
days have benefited the corn very pcrccptt.
bly,, but farmers must have good rain
very soon In order to secure good Yield
Cotton is clean and growing we'll but the
boil weevil casts his ominous shadow over
rhe prospect. Many farmers are gathering
and DESTROYING the punctured squares and
q few are trying the various poisons. There
is quite a diversity of opinion regarding
the ethcacy OF the latter remedy. Stock
water is becoming very scarce and grass Is
hard to find.