The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-02
II IS AGAIN RAINING
SOUTHWEST TEXAS NOW GETTING
A ORENcHlNG.
Ground Has More Moisture N II Tbs,
for Ten Years Past--strearns Are
Reported Rising.

San Antonio. Texas, December tn,
heaviest and steadest rain that has faIlon
IN TINS section for years began here thIs
morning, continuing throughout the dav
ana 1t IS still raining tonight. Reports
from all directions tell II heavy rains and
rising streams. Water tanks are all mi
and the ground now has more moisture N
1t than 1t has had for ten years insurlnr
splendid spring crop conditions. The rain
has extended as far west us heard from
heavy rains today aud yesterday being re.
ported from Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande.
ana the heaviest rain at Laredo today that
section has had for years,
Palo Pinto palo Pinto County. TeYos
November 2S.-fhe long wished for FROST
mas come, just heavy enough to XIII the
leaNes OH the cocoon, aud mas been reai
cool since. Monday the oath instant The
farmers think one third, possibly ona-haM
Of the grown buls will open IL We do NOT
nave hard freeze before the SAP g.ts ont
or the stalk. Some complaint from inc low
Iand and bottoms that the bolls are rottlNg
from excessive rain. Farmers have sold
ms fast as gathered and ginned, hence very
little cotton In the HANDS of the farmer
those who planted June corn after June Is
and as early as August will make from
| Twenty-Five TO forty bushels OF this corn to
tne acre, aud hereafter the farmers will
plant their wheat and Dat stubble I'm this
June corn and get two crops from the same
| land in one season. The wheat that has
been sown Is simply fine and bids fair for
! abundant wheat crop for next year.
| Laredo, Webb County, Texas, December
| 1.-The steady rain reported yesterday
| continued all night last night and an day
| today, covering the entire Rio Grande val
| ley between the river and gulf and north
l ward from Brownsville In this city the
rain fell In torrents last night for several
hours Jelegraphlc dispatches from vari
| Gus points TO this city Indicate that gen.
/ cral rain has fallen throughout Northeast
! err Mexico. extending as Tar west as Sal
| tillo. This rain is Of lncslculahlg henc.
| nj to the stock interests OF this section
| as II insurcs plenty Of grass for the early
| spring.
! Corscana, Navarro County, Texas, Dc
! ccmber Hon. George I. Jester. who Is
! heavily interested in farming in this couu-
| ", VIII. In y few days, call mass meet
| ing Of farmers Of Navarro county 10 Con.
| veue in Corsicana TO make arrangements
| to buy corn directly from the Western
people Instead Of through local dealers, and
! further 10 discuss what kind Of corn Is
I best to plant next year. crop diversified
7 ton etc
Waco McLennan County, Texas neccm
Der 1.-The business organizations ri the
city Will issue n call tomorrow for the
farmers Of this county to meet with them
| next Monday, December y. for the purpose
OF a conference relative 90 ordering cotton
Sccd for planting purposes from the lnuHh
Territory. The meeting VIII he held IN the
Business Nous club rooms aud II rs be-
lleycd that It viii be largely attended.
Beevlle Bee County. Texas. December T.
II has been raining here almost incessantly
for the past fortyeight hours. This even.
ing the rain has changed to a mist ana low
criug clouds, which indicate big snow
| north n the Thermometer fal!s 10 or u
degrees tonight It VIII snow Aeis, -
such spell o. weather mas ueeu "I'nesse'
hos hr
Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas ne
cemher a DRILLING norther has pre-.
vailed for two DAYS making ih' M't, ",'
disagrecable ana inc roads 49d H;,tee , az
most 1mpassable IN PAGES. ~ lLui it va.
last week aid ny hHl sCo!l"l 'NE,I' I,t,ht, 4,
places IN me Valle,ytn ~, 'N,I od bn 7,
WhAleN.l a hu a. n,n'i'7 i''''
benchi TO the FARMER
Hitchco'B' palleSlHu NU .M ,,I sin
csmner -Hea'y fa' Tor all va" yor ~.'' much
IaiHmE "a y, ~ 80, an ,.ol damage
hpnlna 49, lori1,,si, If Is thought hy
some to he Of real 9dygntagG. . 10, 5 ln5' IN
M ,,r,, ,, ", ,,,i'e nr loss All " 1t.
.voe,. psss Maverick COUNTY, Texas. De
cemher IA steady soaking ram mas hy ,r
failing hrre t@r tne SSl L ,,t nv sl,,n Of
aba 1T S'' n IS general in and beyond
Maverick county, and though not muel
needed just now, Is "els'Hlen l'' "'-N''
ana Sprlns ,.,,.4, County Texas. So
roM,Ior 20 "ploWipc viii commence as soon
as the weather will permit. anl the lana J., t.
dry enough. There Is a oS[l an s sr"s ycors
NJ 80, ~ sweet potatoes was large and
the Irish potato crop turned out larry Wen
Arapsas Pass, San Patricio COUNT
Texas. November Sine recens I 6rs, sim
did not injnre the Netet"pnle9i 80, ~" sbInnipa
posed, and the s,,d toroatoes TO North
new beans Squash an"
ern points naco,r,,or
Llano, Llano County, IeNas, D Az. nd
IL has been raining mere Hu my t SIr
Continues tonight. 1t will damage coaS,