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

] udis eVV Ncrto VI ueW ituu put III COttOu,
Planting began March and Is about fin.
ished; 30 per cent OF the crop Is up. Rain
| now needed About u per cent OF the cot
ton had to be planted a second time. Seed
plentiful. Average Yield. e-halt balc
| per acre.
Ellinger-Cotton acreage increased 6 pcr
cent over last year. Planting began In
] February and is now finished. and 10 per
| cent Of the crop is up. Crop injured by cold
and rain, and 40 per cent repantcd. Az
GRACE yield rer acre. hplt bale Plant
! ing fifteen days later than usual General
rain lately.
| Warrenton-Co ecreagc same as last
| year, Planting began March 20 and IL fin
| ished. and SO per cent of the crop is Zip.
| Planting about fifteen days later than
usual Rain needed. Average yield per
aero. ono-third bale. Cotton has been
/ very badly injured by very dry weather,
cold winds and very cool nights The crop
In this section never looked worse, Many
have planted three times and much Will
have to be- repantcd.
FORT BEND COUNTY.
Richmoud-Cotton acreage increased 10
per cent. 800 acres now land put In cot
ton. Planting began in February and will
he completed by May 10; 90 per cent OF
the crop planted and Is per cent up Rain
| will be needed In about ton days. Twn-
thirds of tho crop replanted Average yield
| three fourths of bale per acre. Seed very
| Roscnberp'-C,otion acro,se ,ncre,.oa IN
nor con, cn,nnaro5 LIN in,r -. ,on ,ss
cent compared with 1895, and lao per cent
compared with 1891, About a500 acres new
land put in cotton this year: IS per cent
pionI,rc 49,, Nah " ON ou ,,, Vo". W.
49, H., 49,, -, LII, W.. W I'm
., 49,, So i",,.i, -, Nv u0, ~, ~.
,s ''' ,u,u' ,o iii On .ne pot.oh
Missouri Ciiy-Cotton acreage Increased
~ l'l 'Sn' wv 'as' yV"'' ,S p'i ..l. oso VIZ
100 "nn 'V i''I V,nt "Ne' - hpout WV
H,,,. ut" ,u'u pu. ~ ."n MN, uosan
a,'1 ~, I9' t',%5 ,.I or ."a' ua -,
w., c,o,, G W., i,a,, ,,'a SO & ,,,i,,raa
, =" w., Nna' NV, , ,o Wv .u.u intuivu
Wy tlosl "'.i So'u anu ~ yer Veut rep,ar,uu.
raj, r,,,,,,, , ,,,,. ~, -, 40
n n COTTON nor ooihs wei' 700 eooi an"
Wy
fREESloNb COUNTY,
Workman Cotton acreage Increased .S
per cen, over 1895 and about 10 per cont
over 1924. About 400 acres new land put
In cotton. "a per cent q! crop planted and
about 3h per ccut up Planting began April
I and will be finished about May 90 A
light rain would be beneficial. Average
Weld o-half to ono bale per acre The
cotton prospects at prcRcnt arc more nruiI-
isiug than they have been At this season in
I'VE years past
Fairfield Acreage iucrcascd 10 per cent
over last year. 10 per cent over 1895 and
81 per cont over 1901 About d. nov cept
OF The crop planted ANA 10 ncr cent up.
Planting began very carly and win be rin-
lshod hy June l. Average yield per acre,
one thiru bale, Rain nocded. Some re-
p'9i''"b necessary uh account % "oS' "uu
'''''
FALLS COUNTY.
Lott-Cotton acreage Increased 10 per
cent over 1895 aud - per cent over 1894.
About 1900 acres of new land put In cot
ton this year; 10 per cent Of the crop
planted ana 10 per cent of II up. Plant
Ing hogau March IA und Will be Finished
by May 10. Rain will he needed h., about
twenty days. About 30 per cent OF tho
crop planted a second time Average yield
two-nfths OF a halo per acre
Roscbul. Five hundred acres Of new land
Is included IN tho IL per cent In acreage
over last wear. and Of this 50 per cent has
becp planted and the regt viii be by Mny
Il twenty ave pcr cent of TIN, planted
IN now nm Rain needed In dltcen days.