The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-30

cent over last year. % per cent over 1895
and 3O per cent over 1924 About 1000 acres
of new land nut in cotton. Planting began
March 20 and will be finished by June 1
Fifty per cent of crop planted and 5 per
cent up. Rain viii be needed in about ten
days. Crop injured by cold weather and
- Der cent replantod. Average yield per
| acre one-third bale Scarcity Of seed will
make crops about twenty days later.
Salado--COtton acreage increased per
cent over last yeaS, 10 per cent over 1899
and IL per cent over 1885, Five hundred
acres new land put in cotton. Seventy five
per cent OF the crop planted and 90 per cent
up. Planting began March %, ten days
later than usual and will be completed by
Nav &. Rain will be needed in about fiji
teen days Crop injured by cold and some
replanting was necessary. one-third bale
average yield per acre. Earliest planting
looks bad. General prospects good.
Seaton--Cotton acreage Increased 10 per
cent. About 800 acres of new land put in
| cotton. Fifty per cent OF the crop planted
/ and - per cent mn. Planting began March
| and will be completed by June /. Plant
| ing began fifteen days later than usual.
| Rain will be needed in about ono month.
| Average Weld per acre one-half bale. Some
renlantinG necessary.
Troy-There is an increase OF
10 per cent over last year in
! the cotton acreage, % per cent
as compared with 1895 and 80 ia as com
| pared with 1894 About 900 acres Of
new land planted this year Planting be
gan March %. ten days earlier than usual,
and Will bo finished by May 90, Thirty
three and onc-thrd per cent of the crop
has been planted and about 10 per cent
of it is up. Rain will be needed in ten
days. Five per cent of the seed re-
planted. Average yield one-half bale per
acre.
BRAzOs COUNTY.
Millican-Cotton acreage increased per
cent over last year and 1880 About oVo
acres new land put in cotton TINS year,
| Ninety five per cent OF crop plah'eu anu
| Is per cent up. Planting began March 10
and will be completed by May /. average
yield per acre, half bale. Rain needed now,
Cotton that is up and chopped out Is not
doing well on account OF cold nights.
Allen Farm-Cotton acreage increased IA
per cent over last year. About ovO acres oi
new land put in. Planting began FEB
ruarv 10 fifteen days earlier than usual
and is finished, and the crop is about all
up Average yield per acre, three-qlarteIs
bale. About one-half OF the cotton is al
ready chopped a warm rain would be Oh
great benefit. go.
Bryan-Cotton acreage increased ~ pei
cent over 1875 and 10 per cent over le'i
About $40 acres new land put IN couoh
Ninety-nve per cent of the crop plable'
a
and 80 per cont up Planting began a'" ~. =
10, fifteen days earlier thAli usual, ani T H.,
be completed by Nay /. crop SlisHuS IA
jured by cold and . per cent Teii 49, lei
Average yield per acre hall bale' rem
OF seed Cotton looking bad on accom- o.
tho cold mornings. Prospects Tor ~
crop are good. Rain needed badly
Is Wellborn-Cotton acreage aDout ln'
Same as last year 10 per cent increase oyel
1895 and 10 per cent decrease coihPaie'
with 1884 About 800 acres OF new lall'
put in cotton. Planting began March 10
fifteen days earlier than usual aud VIII b'
finished by May !, as 20 per cent OF IN
crop has been planted and 20 per cent o
this Is up. Rain is needed Ten per cen
OF The seed had to be replanted and tn
crop was injured by frost and cold weather
Scarcity of seed viii cut the crop about q
!, per cent. Average yield one third bale pc
, acre. Cotton that is Just opening up LOOK
we'll hut all carly cotton looking very bad
lv same dvin, and farmers arc talking o
: raulan,ing n ,hov can get the seed
, n.Srpop -o,,Nry
pN@iN
Elsin-Cotton acreage about the s",ne a
last wear. 10 per cent over 1919 anu ~ ps
cent over 1871. About ooV acTts luM .'' ,
put In cotton. Planting began repiuaiy :
and VIII be completed by May J. Apout
per cent of the crop planted ana ~ PEI ous