The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-08
MUCH DAMAGE TO COTTON
BY The Heavy Rains Which Fell Last
Week Throughout The Stale,
LINT HAS BElN MADE yALurLEsS
In Many Fields by Reason OF the Mould
ms, sproutinp and Rottins-
Injury Was Done to Rice.

Following is tho report Of tho rcxas
weather bureau for The wcr6 ending Octo
Der 6;
Temperature The week ending October {
has been characterized by abnormaly low
temperatures aud excessive cloudlness
Temperatures near the freezing point were
recorded Ia the Panhandle tho morning VI
the ith, on which date light frost formed
an Amarillo, Potter county The average
temperature for tho state was 0t.7 de.
grccs, which Is G,3 degrees below the nor
mai aud % degrees below the mvnu tenn.
pcraturc for the preceding week The high
est average temperature Was TO degrees
at Corpus Christi aud the lowest 53.2 do.
grccs at Amarillo. The highest tempcre,
turc reported was oi degrees at Kerrynlc
on tho ID aud The lowest "a degrees az
Amarillo ON tho IN
Rainfall Heavy aud in some Sections
torrcntal rains have fulcu over practically
the cutiro State, aud IN many sections were
very damaging to crops aud property The
past week is the fourth week Of excessive
rainfall since tho LIST Of September last,
that ending September Is, being IN" only
week since that date during which little or
no rain fcll. The rains during the week
were notably heavy over nearly the entire
state cast Of the aSth meridian nnd I'm tho
san Antonio district TIN following are
the heaviest falls reported for the week I'm
inches: Brenham, lo.0S; Huntsvine t01i:
Grecnyille, T. "a; NacoEdochus, q .OI;
Hearnc, 5.24i Waxahachlc A.o5; houston,
100
Cotton.--Thc weather during the past
week has been tmfavorlblc for the cotton
crop, and IN consequence Of the excessive
rainfall reports Of damage are numerous
In many sections Of northern and north
central portions ~ the state picking has
I been entirely suspended Cor the past two
! weeks, aud detection that Is IN tho fields Il
/ moulding epreutinC mud rotting and I'm
many fields the damage has been such as
/ To- render the staple valuelcss. General
complaint Is MADE 90 the erect thar cotton
/ rs not opening. and ia consequence Is rot
! ting IN tho boils Picking has made littl,
/ hcpdWay during tho week This work how
/ over, WIS Won advanced prior 10 recent
/ rains aud m many parts of the southern
SOuth-centr0l and crUtral portions Of the
1 State has been Finished and stock is grazing
! ou the abandoned fields Reports 81 boil
] WCcyil damage continue 70 hc received IRON
many parts ~ the state, Collin county be
ing the northwest county whence dnmug,
hv this pest rs reported this week Hot
4 dry weather rs urgently needed to open the
/ nnturod hollis, and 70 hnsleh inc Develop
I mcnt of the late and second or top crop ol
cotton, which az its best promises only Q
! fraction of normal crop
! Corn There IS vet some corn 20 lac gath
| cred from The carly planted. innc corr
! has received material hopeht from the gen
| crul rains but * now needing warm. drN
| weather 10 mature u before the advent 81
II frost
Rice. 'rho pnSt two weeks have giyel
| particularly heavy rains over the rice
growing area of the state. and IN man,
sections the ground ~ rice Is under water
! Harvesting aud thrcshing have Seen Sc
| rlously intcrforod with by the rains. and u
many fields damage has resulted to o con
! siderable extent.
sugar cane. rho excessive rains hay,
been Of no benefit to the cane crop. whiel
Is now needing warm, dry weather 10 ma
I tmre IL. The crop generally is very good.
Miscellaneous The sowing 81 wheat, ry'
ana oats has been accomplished nnde
favorable conditions I'm many parts OF th'
northern and middle portions Of the State