The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-17

SHOW THAT MUCH DAMAGE is NOW
BEING DONE.
Drouth in Some Sections and Boil Worms
in Others Are Cutting Short the
Prospect fer Sig Crop.

Llano, Llano County, Texas, August 10 80
ne extremely hrJ weather here the past
tNo weeks viii have o tendency 10 damage
the cotton cop la this county m re tlaI
was mist thought.
Seguin, Guadalupe County. Texas, Au-
gust 10. Cotton is coming into the CITY
IN large quantities now. though nc farmers
e1nside' the outlook liscouraging, aud
be cut very short.
Hearne, Robertson County, Texas, Angus.
ld.--in conversation With number ot
la ners foday they say that the boil
We, lie and verns arc riddlpg tbe cotton
of us fruit as fast as II puts On. WHINE
ten days ago prospects for n rne crop we're
never better. more especially on the hills.
Gonzales, Gonzales County. Texas. Au.
gust 10 Reports from different parts o.
the county show that the cotton crop is
falins rapidly. Boil weevils arr pnnctuI
ing haf grown bolls. causing them TO fan
on N great numbers IN places. The plant
Is not putting on much fruit aud the pros
pect Is gloomy Indeed.
Bryan. Braces County. Texas, August Is,
me boil weevlls have got iu Their deAdS
work Ia this county and tue pr cspect Tor
II cotton crop has vanished. Every square
that forms S puncturel before II bio me-.
and YOU hardly see a bloom anywhere. To-
boil weevils. boil worms and sharpshooJnrs
are a. at work, aud tnat now open s about
az there Will be unless there IL gfe-t
change.
Lulinr, Caldwell County Texas. August
III. The continued drv 40, weather hsa
caused cotton ia open quite freely, and ~
result II is coming to market al the rate
OF 100 bales per dav, Tho consensus Oh
opinion among our best farmers is tina,
the crop will lie very short, The boil wee
vi Is now doing fearful work on almost
ali FARMS and owing 70 the dry weather
there can be no top crop.
Denison. Graysou County, Texas, August
10. This being Saturday, large numuer
1t farmers are in the city The Pest COZ
slG4Flf Ia aNnsN q ah.as
lnent cotton raisers. Tl-y all agreed tina
the crop Is cut snort p per cent Tae
droutn Is proving as destructive As t1c
worm. The Preston Bend district the gay
deu spot Of North Texas Tor cotton, The
most conservative estimate the present loss
az 50 per cent. the result Of the drautb.
NJ King aud Tobils, the leading cotton men
# this district predict that there Viii he
only one-half crop. The heat for several
DAYS has been terrific and the leaves ami
blooms are fairly wiitering on the stalks
Marlin, Falls County, Texas. August l6. -
The Post correspondent a few days ago re
ent prospects, as promising q Yield - per
cent better than last year. This report vas
based on what the correspondent regarded
ne the most reliable Information obtain.
able at the time, Later there has been
decided change in the prospects OF the Fails
county cotton crop. Tha squares, as fast
- they c0nis. are Immediately attacked o.
the boil veeris and thc- soon Rail from the
stalk, The ground In all cotton patcaes 10
covered WITH squares, and neither squares.
blooms nor younS b1ls are TO be found on
:hs stalks. The stalk is large and HEALTHY,
the foliage thick and gfoen. but there E.
nothing on the stalk 20 make cotton II
Us Wonderful the great change that only
few DAYS have wrought In the prospects ~
the cotton yield Of this county. The cor
r. Spoudent has been n the cotton fields and
was very much surprised to find such due.
vigorous stalks With so little fruit II mas
only beer since the late rains that the boil
weeyils appeared q such great numbers;
hence there are hollis that came before tac
rains that will produce some cotton but u
treinciy lisht, feT1 boil weevils appeared
r. this county last year. but not enough 10
do any damage Of consequence The boil
weevis are newcomers In this section but
have heen here long enough 10 ruin n cot
ton crop and incur the eternal enmity OF
the fnrmers