The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-02
From Post Correspondents.

Ninona, Smith County, Texas, December
Never before was there as much cotton
! the de.ds as there Is now to he pick d..
ne Post correspondent knows Of not Il
Bgle farm IN the country about here but
ltt mas some cotton to pick. and farmers
~ that 1t Is an almost impossbilty 10
et pickcrS because Of so much rain and
I'D weather during the past fail and a
rarcity # lnborers and the carelcssness Of
anauts In not keeping up with their work.
~ account OF rains and storms during the
th cotton was damaged and classes low.
NJ the staple is Short and light. No co n
rs made here this year. Sud already sew
raj carts have been sSSfsuut here, and
men the merchants begin 10 furnish tn IL
ustomers, the corn will then begin to ar
Ixe IN earnest, as nearly every farmer
Nv have 10 have moro or less to make
Is crop this next year, Tho fruit aud
rnck Industry Is now receiving mSre attel-
Ion than ever here, some 10000 or 10000
each trees viii be planted this spring, aud
eferal will plant tomatoes for the market.
Austin Travis Comfy. TEXAS. January /.
heavy rain has descended In Austin OH
3s, this entire section covered by stiff
Ipfther. the whole face of the earth soaked
~ all nature thoroughly chilled: streets.
iieys and roads a sea of sush from eide
Q, Side. nearly everybody completely shut
NJ little or no business attempted to he
nnsacted, and the first day Of the year
w just as miserable disagreeable and
az ms II Is possible to imagine.
Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas Ian
~ LA cold rain fell all day yesterday
"a through the night. II Is still drilling
rith little sign Of clearing up. The ground
rs the best season In II that we have had
q yenrs Stock are doing well though
DC cold rain viii hurt them some Some
'lpving has been done. hut n WIN be too
r. for week yet for blowing except IN
andy land.
haywood, Liberty County. Texas, Januar5
If has haRu rcfrf7tu gfap1fT4s
Al ncing about 4 o'clock yesterday 4ftcf.
loon. continuing all night, and IS still rain.
~ There were several rice thrashing ma
zines running, but there viii not be my
prc rice saved in this section, MS that
Ghlch was being saved was not In a conll.
IN to stand any more rein.
a8Wipchester, Fayette County, Texas, Jan
by lit rained the old year ont and the
leW year In in this section, and from APP
'ffaf9nces II seems to be general " II
Aould not rain any more Just now n VIII
N some two or three weeks before farmers
qn 10 anything toward plowine especially
N black land which will make every ting
Wy backward
8Burnet, Burnet County, Texas. JanuaIk I
<Ran began falling hero ycalcrday Nm
rs ~ $ O'clock and continued with STINT
permission all last night and this min.
~ ne are having heavy doHlR n tr
quail grain Will he greatly benefited FbAt
slefe Is better season I'm the grouic sbl
N''-iliiN Nipt lHHN HAS trfh Tor we n
. Lulins, Caldwell County, Texas. I.h. III
"A cold drizzling rain has been ~ N
.sre for the past fifteen hours, renh alf
II, ground wet, sloppy and disagresf th
3Wlng to bad weather and bad roudR
SIS Is dull, but everyone admits thNforn
fW the best season for the continuation
pat we have had for several yearspf rei
Yoakum Dewitt County, Texas, Z me
fr H.-lt commenced raining here ~ ~
o clock this morniDg. and n steady y Nv
pour has fallen since, which, WhifI u9h
feavy, viii prove OF much damage to y Wa
exposed pastures. Cattle. as n rt-
4 good tlehdition for going A1hrouA gre,
ltearne, Robertson County, Texa,& IN
parry THE rain which began fallirg "a
yesterday continued throughout thu wv
pst night and all of today. The M,
lhere has grown several degrees coldkU ~,
wet norther Is anticipated. , w
seguin, Guadalupe County, Texasf or
inry IA slow and steady rain ha5ne ,
niling t'he past thirty-SiX hours. 4leuln
IWo Inches has fallen. While stoae an
'nnerlng In many instances, It Is ak ~
Peneft 10 the farmers ~
wsrshsm. rTgsHtans Cctitit&, rrsHsomed
,AIS Ls-h has been raining here siifha 81
'ssaAy morning, accompanied byhed ~