The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-21
RAINFALL IS GENERAL.
Heavy Precipitation In Various Parts
of the State,
CROPS AROUND TEXARKANA INJURED.
Rainfall in that Section in Excess of
Needs--Acoompaned by Wind
and Lightning.

,Heorne, Robertson County, Texas, July
"a slow rain Is FILLING here today,
which Will be Of great benefit In having
tne gust aud cooling off the earth. as the
weather. mas been very warm the past few
days. The crops are not needing rain az
present as enough rain has fallen during
the past few weeks. The truck growers OF
TINS county have had good season this
senr nnd thelr truck has brought ready
SAFE. The watermelon and peach crops
nave been fine and a great many shipped
from this place. Some fine specimens Of
peaches and melons have been exhibited
Bryan. Brazos County. Texas. July 90 -
Judge John n. Henderson IS at home from
Austin After visit to his plantation In
me Brazos bottom. he stated TO The Post
running the cotton In the bottom lie said
there were many hollis large enough to be
beyond the reach of the pest but all that
were making now were DESTROYED as fast M
made. Others from the bottom made the
same statement. ON the hills the weevils
are doing but little damage and the cotton
Is heavily fruited and still growing aud
making The outlook for the hills IS nue.
Wharton. Wharton County, Texas, July
l0-Rcports from Taylors ranch give
news that the corn, cane and cotton crops
are better than for many yeas. slight
shower fell this morning, which will nc
nighly beneficial. The cotton crop In the
state convict camp. under charge Of
S Ss A. Lincoln, Is a good advertise.
finest stands in the coast counties Rice In
the El Campo section Is well advanced,
and flooding has been general, In all the
agricultural prospects for this wear are
promising. NJ
Memphis, Hall County, Texas, July 20.
A good rain last night insnres abundant
teeu crops and cotton In this part Of the
Panhandle. Prospectors are delighted at
Land Is bringing ten dollars per acre, A.
G. Crump Of De Kalb, Texas. IS erecting
splendid gin at this place., making twp Tor
Memphis and three for the county The
Memphis gins are in the highest altitude
OF any in the United States
Alvin. BrazoT1a County, Texas, July 10.
Tho weather for the past week has been
all chat the hay men and farmers could
making "utsdc work very pleasant. FARM
crs are we'll up with their work and report
their strawberry patches In hne condition;
The hay mon have had a. good week and
have put up fine lot Of hay. Figs are
moving now and are bringing good prices.
Albany. Shackelford County, Texas, July
lH.-lt hogan to rain here this morning
at = o'clock. and is still raining NJ 9:2D
and the Indications are that the entire
county Is being blessed with a good old
fashioned ground sonker. This will make
the range tn this county very fine for the
winter and will insure large yield of
cotton, should nothing appear to destroy IT,
Weldon. Houston County. Texas. July 49,
The cotton crop In this section has I'M
proved considerably since tho recent show
crs. The crop as a whole Is at least fifteen
or twenty days late. a good general rain
is sin badly needed. The corn crop IN this
section has done its do The crop has
been cut about one-haf from the long con-
tinued drouth
Jefferson Marion County Texas July ~.
! From every direction In this county re-
ports are coming in that rust has recently
In cutting the crop off one-haf In this sec
tlon. Parties who thought last Saturday
night they had the best crop they ever had
now think they win not make over half
crop
Tcxarkana, Bowie County Texas, July
2o,-Hcayy rains fell throughout this sec
ton during all Of last night. The weather
I was accompanied by terrific wind and light
| ming. The fall is IN excess Of the necessity
snd will inJure crops of all kiuds,
johnson city, Blanco County, Texas
July lit is still dry i'm this section and
grass and crops are needing rain badly
Many wells and springs which have not
failed for twenty years are dry. and stock
water is scarce In most pastures.
Mineral Wells, Pao Pinto County, Texas,
July % Another hard rain fell here this
morning. lasting about five hours. Reports
are to tho effect that the rain was general
all over Palo Pinto county, completely
breaking the drouth.
Greenville. Hunt County, Texas. July 20
| The heaviest rain in months fell here yes
| terday afternoon. and from appearances of
the clouds extended over thr greater por
/ tlon of tho county 1t was badly needed
In some sections
| Pcqos Reeves County. Texas, July 2o 1t
! began raining here yesterday at I p. m.
| aud continued up to p. IN. today. II was
| the heaviest rainfall since 1893. tonsld-
| cradle damage TO both tho Texas aud Pa
| cihc and Pccos Valley railroad systems
| was caused.
Elliott, Robertson County, Texas, July
| 1S-Cotton is needing raln and shedding
| fruit for want Of it. Without rain soon the
| cotton and ribbon cane crop viii he cut
| short Very little complaint Of boil weevils.
Smlthvllle, Bastrop County, Texas, July
| 1o.--It Is very hot and getting dry here
| now. but cotton is doing hno and will not
| need rain for few days. Very little com.
| plant Of boil weevl
Goldthwate Mills County, Texns, july
| 19.-The weather is dry and hot. Occa-
| sional showers In different parts Of the
| county but no general rain Cotton Is now
needing rain badly.
Alto. Cherokee County, Texas. July 90
! This section had good rain this evening,
| hut II was probably only local one. Cot
ton Is looking we'll and prospects are good
| for n good crop.
Mineral Wells Palo Pinto County, Texas,
| July ia hard rain fell here this morn
| ing, thereby breaking the drouth. From re
| ports received the rain was general all over
| the county.
| Sas Marcos Hays County, Texas, July 20.
| A good rain, well distributed, fell mere to-
! day. Iuch more Is needed
Ennis. Ellis County, Texas July 20-A
| fine rain has been falling here since q
o'clock this morning.