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Harrison Press Journal
Harrison, Sioux County, Nebraska
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A severe drought in Texas lasting two months has drastically reduced the cotton crop to nearly 2 million bales short of last year's yield, with water shortages shutting down utilities in Austin, Waco, and Fort Worth, and causing livestock losses in western areas.
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Austin, Tex.—(Special.)—The long
drouth which has blighted Texas for
two months past and which was only
partially broken in places Sunday, has
been most seriously felt in the reduc-
tion of the cotton crop of Texas. It
has been carefully figured out by the
experts here that the yield now will not
exceed a bale to three acres, which will
make the crop of the season nearly 2,-
000,000 bales short of the crop of last
year, which was 3,555,000. The season
is now too far advanced for general
rains to change these figures.
Conditions caused by drouth are daily
growing worse in this city, at Waco
and Fort Worth. The river is so low
the city electric and water works were
compelled to shut down and there
seems little chance for them to resume
operations soon again.
Reports from Fort Worth and Waco
are that the situation is alarming. In
the country west of here no water is
obtainable for miles around, causing
considerable loss of live stock.
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Texas
Event Date
Two Months Past
Outcome
cotton crop yield not exceed a bale to three acres, nearly 2,000,000 bales short of last year's 3,555,000 bales; loss of live stock; city electric and water works shut down in austin
Event Details
The long drouth which has blighted Texas for two months past and which was only partially broken in places Sunday, has been most seriously felt in the reduction of the cotton crop of Texas. It has been carefully figured out by the experts here that the yield now will not exceed a bale to three acres, which will make the crop of the season nearly 2,000,000 bales short of the crop of last year, which was 3,555,000. The season is now too far advanced for general rains to change these figures. Conditions caused by drouth are daily growing worse in this city, at Waco and Fort Worth. The river is so low the city electric and water works were compelled to shut down and there seems little chance for them to resume operations soon again. Reports from Fort Worth and Waco are that the situation is alarming. In the country west of here no water is obtainable for miles around, causing considerable loss of live stock.