The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-02
COTTON CROP REPORTS
RAINS ARE REPORTED FROM SEVER
Al POINTS.
VIII Dc the Crop No Good--sts7ie is
Being Marketed as Fast as il
Can Be Gotten n.

san Felipe, Austin County. Texas Sep
1enAbcr Ia Bohemian farmer. living about
two miles below town, claims g have ats
covered certain remedy which viii de-
stroy the b9li wecvih and from present
appearance his clalus seem 10 be well
founded. He Is cultlyating twenty-one
acres q cotton. which bid fair 70 make
twenty bales - cotton. On clGSc examina-
tiou we found the STALKS heavily laden wita
boils. squares and blossoms aud appears to
be maturing very fast lie has applied
The remedy five times The foSms adioln.
ing him, separated only by fence, arc
destitute u hollis, squares and blossoms
which VIA not exceed onefonrih crop,
The poison Is applied Ia the form Of q
powder. he cNprcis 10 seeure compensation
from the state or United States g0yetnmcut
Tor tho receipt.
Marlin. Falls County. Texas September
1.-The general condition ot cotton has he.
Perforated considerably thc iast Ten davs
and where there was promise of fair yield
tho entire crop VIII be gathered during this
month Il Is the general orinien that the
entire crop Of FANS couniy viii be- harvested
by October ! or 70 st tho latest The mp
lsnd cotton Is fast burning W sud the hot.
tom cottnn r. being almost totally destfoyet
by boil worms aud wcerils. The general
estimate Of the yield IN this mart 81 the
country is about one bate 10 Eve acres.
With only ono crop, there bring 70 top crop
az all Everybody Il very much diecoura ged
and with no corn crop AZ an aud very
short cotton crop Il lookH gloomy. very
gloomy, indeed
Naccgdoches. Nacogdochcs County, Texas
September Crop reports are very dis
couraging Tho hot dry weather has III.
iurcd cotton materially. Peas, sweet pota-
toes. sugar cane and Other field cgaps are
almost a failure. For ihrty.twa DAYS not
a drop ~ rain has fallen Ia this locality.
A fair rain fell last night south west and
northwest from town. the hrst In over
month.
Waco McLennan County. Texas, Septem.
Der IA good rain fell Ia this city and
county this Afternoon. Reports FROM an
parts az Central Texas are 20 the effect
ThsNotton crop win be greatly helped hy
the rain and cotton ncn say that Il Is
! likely that new crop viii he Forthcoming.
Temple Boil County Texas September
IA good rain began failing here shout
o'clock this afternoon and has now boon
| falling for about two hours u e. tEe
| FIRST rain since JULY - and while some
| farmefs claim IL IS moi needed for cotton
| Il viii at least do much good in cooling
| the atmosphere aud allayins dust
| Dallas. Dallas County. Texas September
/ IA good rain fell over pallas county to-
l night and there arc good prospects for
more falling weather, Eho thermometer
! noon TO 81 tonight.
san Antonio. Bexar County. Texas sen
\ TENDER LA good rain feli in this section
tonight and present conditions plomise
moro. It viii be of great benefit 60 the
| cotton crop. that was needing rain hsdlS.
! Austin. Travis County. Texas September
/ i-Austin and vicinity was visited by n
/ waterspout at O'Clock this afternoon,
1 which soaked everything and put an the
small streams snd creeks on boom
! Workman. Froestonc County. Texas. Sep
tcmber t-Cotton receipts for August this
/ year 1868 against 4a6 last year. II the
weather continues dry cotton VIII an be
| picked IN September
Llanc. Liano County. Texas. September
/ THE extreme hot weather has been
moderated by slight showers here today,
! which, II anything, are q disadvantage 70
| opening cotton
Texarkana Bowie County. Texas. sep.
TENDER 1.-The hot wave II the past SIX
weeks was broken here today 10y good rain
| and norther. The thermometer zen from
! 100 to 10.
sherman, Grayson County. Texas. Sep
TENDER There was a heavy fan OF rain
here today. 1t will be " no benefit 90 cot.
ton,
Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas sep.
temher la heavy shower Of rain fell
here today; about enough 10 lay the dust
Corsicaus. Navarro County. Texas sep.
tember Ia steady rain IN this ylculty
with prospects Tor all night