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

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wsa,her va
Paria--Co.tor ,creavs Increased 95 per
cc,t nyar la, &C., 20 rs- rent over 1885
aud 1904 T,,h,v 49,, CAM az the crop
planted and 10 ner rent n, his is up. Rain
| VIII no needed q, ,ho,,t ,,f,cen days Plant
| inv hogan All, a,1 ,sill he finished ly
NAV Averasa laid one.fourth bale per
| acre
| Depor,-es,re ,cro,go 40 last wear. and
planting will be eompleted BY May TO- 30
per cent of the crop is planted, and Of this
30 per cent is UP. Considerable INJURY vas
sustained by the crop. al least 20 per CO nj
The outlook for the cotton crop is very
gloomy one on account OF the heaVS rams
and cold weather
| LAMPASAS COUNTY.
Ianpasa.-acresye ,ncreased 25 per cent
over last year and 1894 and 40 per cent
over tse6 Ahou, * nor cent OF crop
| planted and "a nor cont up. Planting be-
| Kan March 20 and viii be- finished by May
| IS, Rain viii bc needed In about ten
days. Crop slightly injured by cool nights
| and insects. and Is per cent replanted.
Average Weld per acre one fourth bale.
Lometa-Fifteen per cent increase In the
| acreage over last season. and all OF this
has been planted and all is up Some little
injury from the weather Rain Will not be
needed for twenty days vet.
LEE COUNTY.
,t,,, 60. 49,, ,to ,,,,.
, seNo1'oh eei sase 49, 80, o,or
&c. ysai anu aoou " 49, r OK ana i;
80, ',"nt.ns oesan w. 80, - ,ba cro,,
Az 'n ,sn.u "nu n."..s az, H. sa,iier
-, $500. aooo' ~ yar 9cre one.
,Strr 80 o,,.ts Ia r,nathsr 4,
49,, nv m,ns w NC ,,a. i,n,rej and
snr,a rerio-ttns, wss necossarv. The later
nianiin, is inI,,, ni,,i, pain needed
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VI i-HNNf>" NNo.i
Bruceville-Cotton acreage increasei ny
per cent over last year and 1879. ABOUT
100 acres new land put In cotton this year
Planting began April and VIII DO hhlsued
by July /. About % per cent OF crop
planted and 10 per cent OF TINS up ram
VIII be needed in few days average
yield per acre one-thlrd bale SEED scarce
anu VIII oelay planting. crop lu!u'eu D!
ffost ana cold.
Naco-Colton acreage 'hcreaseu 10 per
cent as compared with last year ana ~
per cent as compared win $50 ana 20
per cent as compared with 1894 ABOUT
eooo acres new land put In ihls season W
per CEN % tne crop p'an,vu LII, a,'u '' n pe
Ton da,s oariiar ,ba,, nsroi and viii
he co,nnicted hv Nav i average weld,
ne-hnIf haIo MAJ. nero n, account of cold
niyhtY cotto, a., rnt ,ro,yinr on ranldlv
but n lie singularlv ,rae from, insects, Tho
nrosnacts ,vera ,oyor ha,ter
yast.-cnt,n, aoraoaa ,ncro,se1 IN p.r
cont as COMPARED with last year; Il per
cont os con,rnrad ,i,h ,ser pIan,,ny he
g,n In Wnrch ,,d Yin hn con,nlotsd nv
Nn, &C., i r'tu %'', H., 10 trcS, PA cold
-, I,fP ' ~ 80 - NJ.
,onn go 49, -, 20 ,d w., ,his 49, 20
nor o,, 30 .o,, ~ hNS on rs o,,, 40,
crsNford Az Shomt e, r" c.nt incr.aso ' IN
raw oru-Aoout per csnl increase III
tuN 'OJNAIi ADput SN' htItS W new
lanp put H. 9lNty per Yen. ol elup p'a ..',
anu ~ per cent up f'ahtlhs began April
~, u ueon nays carrier th"h usual anu
VIII Do hhlsh.d by May TO- average yieiu
per acre one-tourth bale.
MeHregor-About per cent increase IN
acreage; lo0O acres new land put III cot
ton. Planting began March %, and Will
be finished by May 20. About 40 per
cent of the crop Is planted. and 20 per
cent Of this is up; planting five days earlier
than usual; rain Will be needed In four
teen days Average Yield per acre, one
on,r" ua,u Sl'p S Gnn, .m!uts "" a. per
euns 's cl,.t 49, pt"Nt1. A'i VIC
o''P' Nn"pp'He ~ "'u'' ~ many"
MASON COUNTY.
High Prairle-Cotton acreage increased
% per cent over last year. 20 per cent
over 1895 and 80 IL per cent over 1884.
About 10 per cent of the crop planted and
10 per cent up. Planting began March
90. ten days earlier than usual, and will
be finished by May 10. Rain will be need
ed in about ten days. Crop injured by
cool nights and cold weather, and 10 per
cent replanled' Growth has been very
much retarded. Average yield per acre
one ihird pale
fontotoc-- Acreage ab&t the same as
last year, ~ per cent over lsSo ABOUT
Z9o acres new !ans' put IN fianhhs be-
gan Maren J., h,teea Neys carrier IMAM
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