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

frost aud 80 per cent replantcd. Average
yicld per acre one-thlrd to one.halt bale.
Cucro- Cotton acreage Increased 10 per
cen, over last year. About 1000 acres
OF new land put In this year Ninety
five per cent of crop planted and 30 per
cent UP. Planting began March / and will
be finished by May 10. Rain win be needed
In ten days Average yield per acre one
third to onch half bale. About 20 per cent
OF seed replanted. Cold nights have retard-
ed growth OF cotton.
DALLAS COUNTY.
Lancaster Cotton acreage about the
same as last year; 20 per cent increase over
1925 and 80 per cont over 1894 Planting
which was delayed On account OF the rains.
began April /. Ahout half OF the crop is
planted and about so per cent of this Is
up Rain will bc needed In about fourteen
DAYS, Fully IL per cent of the seed had to
no planted a second time, Average yield
per acre one half bale, Seed scarce. Need
warm weather. Cotton yellow and s'okly.
pallas--Cotton acreage Increased per
cent over last year and decreased 10 per
cent as compared with 1884 About 40 per
cent of crop planted and 40 per cent M.
Planting began April t. Ave days earlier
than usual. and will no completed by May
l. Rain will be needed in about Ave days
Average yield ono-half to two-thirds of n
bale per acre. Cotton now looks well
and planting is fast being completed
DENTON COUNTY.
rentoa-Cotton acreage Increased 10 pei
cent compared with last year 10 per cent
compared with 1895 and 90 per cent with
1884. About 5000 acres Of how land put IN
cotton Planting began April 10 and will
be finished by May | as per cent OF the
crop Is planted and about one-half OF this
is UP. Rain Will be needed In about three
weeks. One-half bale per acre average
Yield.
Lcwisvllc- cotton acreage IL about
the samo as usual very little new lana hav
ing been broken Planting bcSan April /
. and will he finished 10y May 1 Fifteen nor
cent Of the acreage planted and about 10
per cent OF the crop up. Rain viii hc need
ed in about ton DAYS Average yield per
acre half bale Plenty OF seed,
DuVAL COUNTY.
san pogo-Cotton acreage increased ~
! per cent over 1924 aud last year, and IL
about the same MS the acreage OF 1895.
| About 30 per cent Of the crop planted and
| III per cont up Planting began Fcbrupry
| 10. fifteen days earlier than usual. and VIII
! be completed In tow days, Rain WHIP br
needed in about thirty days, Average yield
per acre. onc-half bale. PLENTY of seed
From present prospects there Will he the
| largest cotton crop raised In Duval county
that was ever known.
ELLIS COUNTY.
! rehabilitation acreage decreased 10 per
cent About 200 acres of new land put into
cotton this year. Sixty per cent uf the crop
Is planted and 10 per cont OF this is ul,.
Planting began April 10, ten DAYS earlier
than usual, and Win be- finished hy Juno I.
I Rain will be need ID IN five days. Average
yield one third to one half bale pr acre.
Enough seed to plant crop one and one
/ fourth times.
Ferrs-Cotton acreage Smpared with
last year. Increased per cent 10 per cent
compared with 1885, Abou, 5000 dcrrI OF
new land put IN cotton. Fifty per cent of
tho crop planted and ~ rcr cent mp.
Planting began March 20 and will he fin
ished by May !. Rain viii be neolod In
about thirty days. Average yleld one huli
planting. owirs to cool nights, cotton not
doinE we'll.
Mountain peak-Cotton acreage about
The same ns last year. Eighty per cent u
tho crop planted aud Or per cont of thu
Ia mp Planting began April 10 Rain VIII
be needed In about twenty days An mere
usually yields three quarters Of "A bale
per aero.
Alma About 05 per cent Of the crop has
been planted ard 30 per cent Is up R3ir
needed crop Injured by frost aud cole
and some rcplRnting necessary.
Midlothian Cotton acreage same ms las
year, 30 Ia per cent increase over lSsi ans
1896 About 1000 acres OF new land broken
Planting began in March and will be com
plot.d by May T. Rain needed. Average
Yield per acre. one half bale.
Waxahachie-T is a per cent de-
crease In the cotton acreage. About o0ot
acres OF new land put In cotton: 75 pei
cont Of crop planted and Is per cent up
Planting began March 90 a few days later
) than usual. and will he nnlshed by Mny
20. Rain will ho needed In about ten days
Average WELD per acre ore-t third OF n
bale
Enuis--Thc cotton acreage rs about the
same as last year. About 1oon acres Of
now land have bcon mt into cotton. Ahou,
GO per cent Of the crop has been planned
and % per cent OF this IL NOW up. Avernpc
Weld pcr mere. one fourth bale PLANTING
began April !. Ten DAYS earlier than usual
and VIII be finished Juno J, Se'a source
EASTLANn COUNTY
Carlton-Cotton acreage increased 10 por
cent over last year and 20 per cent over
1886 Planting began April t. and win be
finished by May 10. About so per cont OF
the crop planted and 10 per cent Of this
is up. Average yield one half bale per Gcre.
Seed scarce, but enough 10 plant crop.
Cisco~Coiton acreage about the same as