The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-11
CORN CROP is IN A BAD WAY
AS Result OF the Drouth and the Prevalent
High Winds.
Substantial Advancement Has Been Made, Though
the Lack of Rain Is Beginning to BE Felt.
Lice and Boil WeeviIs Doing Damage.

Following is the report OF the Texas sec.
tion OF the climate and crop service for the
week rntling June .:
Temperature. THE average temperature
for the State was 81 degrees, which Is
about degrees above the normal. the low
est temperature for the week was IS de
grecs at Amarillo and the highest, l0i de-
grees ut Waco Sunshine was excessive In
all parts ur the state, except the Pan.
handle, and with brisk suntherly winds and
high temperatures, has robbed the surface
roll OF much OF The water that remained
therein from the preceding week.
Rainfall.--Thcrc have been further heavy
rains over the Panhandle ana tile north.
western counties: IN some instances tho
rains in these sections were accompanied
by hail. At Amarillo, Potter county, hail
stones two inches In diameter fell for thir,
~ minutes on the 81 instgnt In all other
districts than these there was practically
un entire absence OF rain anu In some sec-
tions moisture for further rlunt growth Is
very limited over the state cast of the
0Sth meridian. except IN Tho Rcd River val.
ley and the northeastern counties, danger
from a serious drouth Is Imminent This
condition Is due ia large measure to the
llsht rains IN this region during the latter
part Of the autumn and winter mouths,
| permitting the subsoil to become thorough
( ~ dried out In many sections 10 such an cN-
| tent TINT the rains falling during MAfth,
| April and May have not been sufficient IN
| thoroughly rcStock II. The following are
! the only rainfals, IN Inches, reported FOR
4 tho week AinNllilb. / ~ bV'N|liNs lti'lA
! ham, Houston, Luling and Wcntherford
trace, Cucro, %; Ira 81 Lamphsus, oi
4 Cotton Rapid progress mas been madr
I Within the past week looking TO tho clean
( Ing of this crop, which Is now unusually
/ well cultivated. Tho hot dry weather hh'
not been injurious To the crop as whole
! aud substantial advancement has btel
made However. In scattered localities tn,
absence nf rain Is beginning TO he frlt, anc
/ a general rain win shortly he needed More
or less damage 80 the cotton crop Is being
doup by lcp tn the northern ana north
central Fort ions Of the state, ana by noi
wcoylls In the south-ccntral portion. lio'
appcnr ~ he worst In Collins. Hopkins
Hunt Ruckwal. Kaufman, ELLIS ana M
Narro counti2s. and boil wGeNilS 10 Eoher,
SOM EraHos. Burlesou, Washington nu'
Austin counties: elsewhere these insect
are sporadic, From some OF IA" southern
counties that were the first is report b'l
wccvils correspondents make no tutthc
mention uf them- IN many sections Wurut
come reports of this insect the deprcdA
tions hy the boil Weevils are cnnhncd Z
-asa loWlunds, and the n'd" ndJa'ehl !
mhrr The plant Is reported to be trui'
, ing we'll m nearly all sections. Blooms ar
reported from many sections of me star
ana hollis from southern and south contra
counties
Cnr In al parts or the state, eScep
, IN the Rcd River valley and the northwest
T, cru counties, corn rs seriously nncct'u -
the prevailing drouth mud htgh WlAh'
Many correspondents rcIWtt lowering VI
the condition of this corn crop twcniF.iN
tu Hrty points within the pHst ten DAYS I
two weeks In some sections the corn
,pinr cut FOR fodder However a consider
able poptiun &c the early planted corr WA
= made before the drouth became severe m
viii give nm average yield, General an
Il heavy rains are needed immcdiatcN 10 p''
wont further deterioration Of thlS crop.
Nhcuf and Oats The thrcShiug or tnct
crops is under way Tn nearly all Sccuol
where gruwu. and portion OF the crop ~
boon marketed. From the Red River NallG
In "a