Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-04
COT TON ACREAGE.
Reports From Nearly All the
Cotton Counties
SHOW INCREASED PLANTING.
The Area Of Cotton Will Be 10 to Is Per Cent
Larger Than 1892.
with Good WIsihsr and Favorable Conditions
The Crop VII Probably Be Over Two
Million Bales-RepOris
BY Counties.

Hc. ~, Tex, April 3.--(Special)-
The ~ on, Post will tomorrow publish
the ~ - concerning the cotton acre
age i. '~c, I1s,e replies are from news.
Ak, H~5o. COUNTY.
Elkhart--Th, 'ot. planted in cotton
than last season. ne reduced acreage
is being planted in truck. There is a
scarcity of seed here and II anything
should destroy the first planting that
would materially affect the acreage.
Palestinc-1he acreage planted In cot
ton IN this county will be 20 per cent less
than last season. The reduced acreage
Is being planted in farm products. The
acreage planted in cotton in this county
last year was "a, 100 acres.
ANGELINA COUNTY.
Homer-The acreage planted in cotton
In this county will be 20 per cent less
than last season. The reduced acreage
is being planted in corn aud potatoes.
Lufkin-The acreage In cotton In this
county will be about the same as planted
last year. If any change, there Ia an
increase Of about 8 per cent.
Angelina-T The acreage planted in cotton
will be 20 per cent more than last season
ARKANSAS COUNTY.
Rockport--The acreage planted in cotton
in this county will be 300 per cent more
than last season. The acreage planted
In cotton I'm this county last year was
100 acres. Nothing but Sea Island cot
ton planted last year or TO be planted this
season. 1t is cluimed that Sea Island
cotton Is perfect success in this sec
ton.
AUSTIN COUNTY.
Bellville-The acreage planted in cotton
in this county will be about the same as
last season. The acreage planted In
cotton IN this county last year was 49,
600 acres.
BASTROP COUNTY.
McDade-The acrenge planted in cotton
in this vicinity will be per cent more
than last season.
BEE COUNTY.
Beeyille-'rhe acreage planted In cotton
IN this county will be % per cent more
than last season. The acreage planted
IN cotton in this county last year was
5000 acres
BoSQUE COUNTY.
Meridian--rhe acreage planted in cotton
N this county will bc 10 per cent less
than last season. The reduced acreage
- being planted in wheat The acreage
planted in this county last year was
39,O3O acres. producing 24O16 bales
Bosque Is not an agricultural county.
Its stock and wool business dominate all
other industries.
BRAZoS COUNTY.
Millican.-The acreage planted IN cot.
ton In this county will be 20 per cent
more than last season.
BURLESON COUNTY.
Caldwell--The acreage planted In cot
ton IN this county win be 10 per cent
more than last season. The acreage
planted in cotton In this county last
year was about 10000 acres.
BURNETT COUNTY.
Burnet-rhe acreage planted IN cot
ton in this county will be 10 per cent
more than last season. The acreage
planted In cotton in this county last
year was 23,l4 acres.
CALDWELL COUNTY.
Lockhart-The acreage planted in cot
ton in this county will be 10 per cent
less than last season. The reduced
acreage Is being planted In corn, oats,
cane and hay. The acreage planted in
cotton in this county last year WAS 49,
239 acres.
CALHOUN COUNTY,
Port Lavaca-The acreage planted IN
cotton In this county will be 10 per cent
more than last season. The acreage
planted in cotton In this county last year
was 1000 acres.
Port Layaca-rhe acreage planted in
cotton in this county viii be 300 per
cent more than last season. The acreage
planted in cotton in this county last
year was $50 acres This Is the asses
sor's estimate, but 100 bales We're pro-
duced in this county, which would indi-
cate a much larger acreage,
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
Alto-Lrhe acreage planted in cotton in
this county will be per cent more than
last season.
Rusk-The acreage planted in cotton
in this county viii be % per cent more
in cotton in this county last year was
~. $50 acres
Jacksonville acreage planted in
cotton In this county will be 10 per cent
less than last season The reduced acre
age Is being planted IN corn.
Rusk--rhe acreage planted IN cotton
In this county win be 10 per cent more
than last season.
COLLIN COUNTY.
NIcKinney-a1he acreage planted in
cotton in this county will be small per
cent less than last season. The reduced
acreage Is being planted In corn, The
acreage planted ia cotton In this county
last year was 1889 acres.
COLORADO COUNTY.
OaLland-The acreage planted 10 cot
ton in this county will be per cent more
than last season. Inc AtlfhkN biAuAeA
in cotton ia this county last year was
AZ 90 acres The acreage Ia all crops
will be greater this than last year.
CONCHO COUNTY.
Paint Roek-The acreage planted IN
cotton In this county VIII be az east 100
per cent more than last season The
acreage planted IN cotton In this county
last year was less than 100 acres.
COOKE COUNTY.
Gainesville acreage planted 10
cotton Ia this county win be 10 per cent
more than last season. The acreage
year was d3.30S acres.
DE- WITT COUNTY.
Yorktown The ncieage planted In
cotton Ia ibis county will be 10 per cent
more than last season.
Cuer0-Ihe acreage planted In cotton
Ia this county will be- 10 per ceut more
than last season. The acreage planted
in this county last year WAS 1851