The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-21
GOOD RAIN HAS FALLEN
Over a Large Portion Of Central and
Southern Texas.
NOT YET ENOUGH FOR STOCK WATER.
Farmers Have Been Greatly Benefited
However--WilI Retsrd Planting Tor
Few Days.

TOW DaySs
Caldwell Burleson County. Texas. March
/ 2O--A fine rain tell here this morning the
| best in SIX months, and everybody is wtar.
Ing smiling face While probably nor
1 enough for stock purposes, the ground has
| been put in hne condition aud the crOp ont.
! look much Improved. Corn has generally
come up well IN the coui,y aud The nrosent
! rain will allow cotton to be planted at once.
! The acreage In corn is greater than last
| year aud there + good deal planted IN
| vegetables aud diversified crops.
! Bclvillc, Austin County, Texas March 20
| 1t has been raining at intervals since
| about 10 o'clock this morning Several hard
showers have fallen and the prospects are
! that we will get moro before Ii Is over
! This Is a splendid rain. II is warm and is
! coming IN n way so that hut little II any.
! VIII run on. This VIII insure good stands
| of corn and put the land i'm fine shape Tor
| cotton planting Quito good deal OF cot,
ton has been planted this week.
Welborn, Brazos County, Texas. March
| 2o-Everybody Is wearing smiles today
| over the fine rain that has fallen the only
| season we have had siucc last june and
| the only rain that has put any stock water
| The rain seems 10 be general over the couu.
| ty and IN the BRACES bottom west OF here
! Corn IS up 10 a good stand aud looklus
| splendid. Good deal OF cotton has been
! planted and Will now be rapidly push 20
| completion.
Gonzales. Gonzales County. rcxas. March
| ~. lisnt HrlEhuhs Iuln igl l,iH nN,n
crops some. Corn Is nearly an planted and
! TThs' Ne "t , 49, ~ 5 ~ ,nI S'aU.,
! i'm some nlaccs some cotton nae neon
! planted hut on account Of tho sgbrcity ana
! high price of seed farmers viii he SLOW
about planting
! % "A beoyv vain fcu bcr1 thiS ,r,iv-
| which Viii nroye az ereot benoBt 10 ,iS
! farmers and stockmen Reports from sur
| rounding country is TO the ci1ccl that the
rain is general, The rain at BraurhyiUe
| Is said TO have been the hcHvlest that has
! fallen in several months. The Brnzos liver,
! which rose several feet last week, is slowly
! falling.
| Giddings, Lee County Texas, March 80
/ nice rain fell here thi, morning. vita
| prospects favorable for more Not enough
I mas taileu 10 reucNe thc uron'h. but " VIII
| ne or great beneht TO the pastures and corn
tn"t is coming up, \ Eoou ram Us reported
| az Lexington ana Lincoln 'us morning
ooth OF Whieh places are VI 'Ai. county.
Bryan Ern2cs County, IeN17 March 20.
| a goGI RAIN zen nee at noon iol03 ana "
/ r. Elii falnlhE WIN eN'll lIu"u"h mat
! III WIN continue IL seems 20 nave been
/ general over the county ana como just h
,.ng nan IL ,,. nrs M, n.y.
/ hcynre ''i ~ " ''" go "'
/
/ Navasoln, Grimes county, Texas, M2rcn
] d
| less interruption during the DAY.. This may
10 some extent stop SeIN p'"nunk OF Coz,
,Hn INV INV, W ~ ~, ',v 1.''l p,,",lnL, wv,
/ ,,h lun1 ~ "E." .''9 ir"'' " '''7'"i"7 w
| va, EiVui'" all"'S' H'''''''''
! Troy, Bcu County. TrNa~. March o-An
| hours hard rain here this morning, which
/ VIII nc a gre"I help TO l'r rl'p,' Whu' we
I "'rr ~ p"ou IA, w We nNl' W" u'"P ,'h.
N"u lh we E'""",' some i'I l.l'.N w ITO l'd",
eutIon eeA' Week. ,orn vs. %" p''"''A anu
some OF 1t Is mp to stand
Temple, bell county. Texas March ~.
/ . E",u ran, lri mere 'nnlN morning 1"ouI
o'clock continuing Tor hoU am honr. Com
| ing on top OF me ram or few DAYS ago as
IT docs 1t viii add to the season OF the
ground ana 10 much good TO inc growing
| ''"pN'
! Milnno. Milan County. Texas March 20
! enough for a good season. hni not enough
! ior sioCk W9ier, The Mca.aer Is sli,
/ ,Teh' mug, ORR ~ coming up 10 IL E''l
| s'anH ana cot'"" pH''NuS VIII u'E'" ''A'
"''h
/ Calvert Robertson County, Texas, March
| 20 very nara rain fcIl here t10s norn.
! ing. prominent merchnnl or i"ls l"Wi'
! VINO u u anose observer aS 10 lur lhlHlH.'
% 40 r mT TSt @ ,'',I
/ is me oest ram III TINS section since NAV w.
/ nallc' haSirop county, TEXAS. March %"
ne pes' Lllu lor months III .n''F
| 'n"uIn 70 hrlnE UP az crops pmhgH "N'
10 s'"rt lne "orh OF =, pinn NJ n.y., IN 4"'4 'a
toms bnt NJ" not enonrb FOR a NV g,or. w,frr
| - 80 -,
. l." 'iAlRS ,' fayetIte county l'NaS. N, ,,'
,,,orni,c fror, & ,S to - oic,ll IN,
Witch viii bc 81 rreot hcnc6t to ,ordnrg
and s,r"ss iIo,,c,or sroa, do ,,ora
! rainfall Is needed 10 Insure good crops
pa,,.tYo ~ Corrt,. Tovog ,r,ro,. ~,
d. s,r Gir,11il,g rniHS Is f"iii,, or, ,fis
morning and the people are hoping that fl
| is the Beginning Of spell Of wei weather
| Rain is needed throughout this section.
| A heavy rain fell here today FOR Xix hours
| Telephone advlces from over this entire
section states that II vas general II VIII
| prove greut p'"'Ht I" INC pmnteIb
] Wortbnm FrenStOuP County TpynE.