The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-24

Best rain this year. II came Just in time
10 insure the crops. Nearly all the corn
has been laid by and farmers are now en-
gagged IN choppug cotton. What aud all
small grain in fine condition WI prospects
Tor a large crop.
Cnddo Mills. Hunt Comfy, Texas. May
IA good rain over this section: oais
have been retarded by lack of moisture;
corn and cotton arc hne
Troy, Bel County Texas, Nav 2l.-Ihe
harvesting of grain will begin as soon as
tho ground dries out. Cotton in tho weeds.
Comanche, Comancho County, Texas. May
IA heavy rain, which win insure IA good
corn crop, much Of 1t laid by. Fine grass
will be made and the cnttlemcn are re-
joiccd Fruit VIII not do well, us the druuta
has injured the tlecs,
Stephenyille, Erath County, Texas, May
22.-Cop.ous rains have fallen here ana
over the surrounding section and the farm
IS are Jubilant over the prospect for tho
coming crops Corn Is doing nicely, ana
cats, though damaged b. drouth viii yield
very well.
Bandera Bandora County Texas May -.
Another fine rain. Farmers jubilant over
crop prospects.
Piano. Collin County Texas, May IL
The heaviest rain thus far this season IN
South Collin county.
Coppcrus Cove, Corycll County. Texas,
May GA thorough soaking rain fell here;
,
Devine. Medina County. Texas, May IL
Crop prospects are much better than at this
time last year. Plenty of grass and water
for stock.
Wavcrly, Walker County, Texas, May p.
The continued heavy rains are playing
havoc with the farming Interests in TINS
section. Labor is scurcc and crops OF 9l
Kinds are getting In tho grass ana weeds.
The boil weeyi are here in large numbers
and eating or destroying the bud of the
cotton plant.
Elkhart, Anderson County, Texas, May
10.-Crop prospects for this year are very
Gattcring just now and farmers are happy
We have shipped one car potatoes and have
another ready today, Tomatoes are me
aud will soon be ready for the market. we
expect to ship several carloads THIS sea
son.
Dublin, Erath County, Texas, May 10
This immediate vicinity has been blessed
with a good rain. The oats and wheat VIII
make n poor show. but forage and corn WIZ
be immensely henefted another rain a
month hence will insure a good corn crop.
More corn planted this year than for many
years
Kopperl, Bosdue County, Texas, May ~
1t commenced raining at l23O ana con
tinued five hours, giving two inches OF ram,
fan. which was badly needed for corn ana
cotton The wheat and oat crops are AT
most a failure and this VIII do Them hnt
little good. 1t was needed for the grass
ana tank water.
Pendlctonville. Bell County, Texas, May
GA heavy rain accompanied by some
wind and lightning: corn, wheat spring
oats and cotton looking all right hut some
of the cotton Is In the grass.
Iampnsas. Lampasas County, Texas, Nav
l9-Ahout two inches Of rain rel mere
Yesterday, which with the showers durl lg
the preceding week makes crop prnSp 'c's
for the season of the year about as go ia
as they could be, The rain was nel2i.
Tanks are fun to overlooking and AT creeks
are creeks again instead Of dry gullies'
Flatona, Fayctte County, Toxos Nav
ia good rain fell here yesterday after
noon Corn and cotton crops are IN nhe
condition.
seeuin Guadalupe County, Texas, May
2O-The present outlook Is very fatieiln g,
and in many portions Of the county a go1I
corn crop assured. The farmers nave
planted more small grain thlu ever D.ln'G
Cotton outlook throughout the county Is
good