The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-01

brignton-C. Il. Barnes: Weather dry
and everything Is suffering. The top crop
o. cotton Will not amount 70 much. The
bulk Of the crop 10 picked and the yield
10 very light. Without rain soon ths win
ter crop OF vegetables will be very late.
Altogether prospects are not fatterins.
Forestburg--J. N. Morris: The recent
rains have improved cotton some by ma
turing late bolls. There VIII be no ION
crvp. weather favorable for gathering
average. 80
Waxahachie-S. e. shellito: Cotton Is
being picked and marketed very ropidlv
crop short. but better than frst expected.
college, Station-A. M. Hldebrand: Cot
ION picking about completed on up land
PROSPECTS for top crop poor
Meridian--John Harvey: Cotton NOT nes,r
as good as was expected. Crop viii yleid
acres.
Luling-J. Carter: Prospects for top
crop very poor. Worms have done great
deal OF damage. The bulk Of the crop will
De picked by October Is. The weather has
oesn splendid for picking and this work
has tesn rushed.
Dallas-G. A. Eisenlohr: The prospects
Tor top crop of cotton are not promising,
owing to the dry weather. Cotton picking
VIII very likely continue from four to six
weeks yet, as the crop apparently now
promises better results than anticipated
three weeks ago.
Albany-N. l.. Bartholomew: Cotton
picking progressing finely. Crop will be
snort. but Increased acreage will overcome
the shortage. Top crop will be very light.
Runge-Reifert & Tips: The existing
drouth, with cool norther during the week,
has lesseined the little prospects for q
top crop. good rain Is also badly needed
for growing grass.
Cuero--J. NJ. Reuss: Weather fine for
picking cotton. Crop late No prospects
Tor top crop on account of boil weevil
Picking OF matured crop nearly finished.
| Very little coming in now.
| San Antonio-H. II. Curley: No rain
during week. Weather favorable for cot
ton picking.
| last. Crop will be nearly all gathered in
from three to four weeks. There will be
no top crop In this vicinity.
| Henry Candlin: Cool nights
and dry. warm days have made cotton ma
ture rapidly. All arc busy picking Can
not yet tell when picking will end
| Waco-W. ]. Fcss: Prospects for top
, crop depends on late fall. Plant is putting
on squares and blooms are growing nicely.
Almost too early to tell when picking will
be completed
Arthur--Richard White: Prospects are
good now for cotton plant to make new
wood and set fruit and mature before frost
as blooms that come out after about Sep
TENDER 20 never mature open bols, conss-
quently the much talked OF top crop does
net exist in the cotton fields. The crop
will be gathered by about October 20. The
yield will be about half an average crop,
or about one bale to four acres. Bales
sold up to 18th this year. 447. against 211S
last year up to same date.
Beeville-A. II. Kent: There will no,
| be large top crop. Completion OF pick
| Ing. will depend upon the season.
| Floresville-E. w. Harrington. The late
! rains have caused worms to set In, but
| dry weather now favorable. Farmers well
up with picking and cotton about all gath
| cred. Some top crop expected from younS
cotton II worms do not interfere and
frosts hold of long enough.
| Canyons. v. Writ: No cotton raised
here. Forage crops very good.
Roby-H. Foster: Rains OF last week
retarded cotton picking. There has been
but little damage to the crop.
Rhineland-J. Reisdorff: The rains Of
last week were very beneficial for fall
work, All farmers busy preparing for
sowing winter wheat. Winter wheat here
averaged from fifteen to twenty-five bush
els per acre.
Belivilie-L. l.. Prouty. Cotton ahou,
three -fourths gathered. No top crop tc
amount to anything. Worms will destroy
what there would have been. The las
rains and winds made cotton very bad tc
pick: sample not good.
Columba--J. S. Rogers. The old croT
about two-thirds marketed. Weather IA
| vorable for picking. Rains came too late
| to make much II any top crop. Crops
| about one half OF last years yield.
Teepee City-A. B. Cooper: Cotton be-
ginning to open.
Longview-G. w. Krech: Cotton about
half picked and picking will continue twc
or three weeks more. There will be M
top crop. Weather not affecting cottoF
either way. Product coming In slowly.
| Henrietta--W. N. King: Cotton croI
short owing to dry weather, but on ac'
i count CT recent rains there is fair pros
pect for top crop. Picking is Just fairl,
begun and 1t will be November | befor,
the crop will be about all gathered.
Ballinger-H. d. Pearce: No top croi
Of cotton in this section. Crop will bt
open early; probably one-fourth picked
Picking delayed on account OF scarcity
of pickers. A storm would destroy mucl
cotton. Have been nearly all over count,
In last two weeks.
Jacksonville--W. A. Caveness: Weather
favorable for picking and this work Il
we'll advanced Indications are that uplant
will yield one bale to six acres. which II
about half an average yield. Bottom lane
two to three acres to bale. which Is no
en- average yield
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