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

20 per cent Of the crop planted and so pei
cent up. planting began March AID WI
ton DAYS one-half bale per acre average
Yield. Cold winds and cold nights have
prevented cotton growing freely
DISQUALIFICATION acreage Increased 10 PCT
cent over last year, 50 per cent over 1879.
About 1000 acres Of new land put In: 20 pes
cent OF the crop planted and 80 per cent up.
Planting began March ! and Will be I'm =
ishcd by June !. Rain will be needed In
/, about ten DAYS. Frost injured the plant
and about 10 per cent replanted. Average
yield per acre. one-third bale. Cotton
seed scarce and II may decrease the acre
age some. Worms are eating the plant In
some localities.
GRAYsoN COUNTY.
Tioga--Cotton acreage increased 20 per
cent over 1895 and per cent over 1924.
Considerable new land broken for cotton
this year. Forty per cent of tho crop Is
planted and s per cent up. Planting began
April 1. fifteen DAYS later than usual. and
will be finished by May 10. Rain now
needed. Average yield onc-fourth bale per
acre. Plenty OF seed. Crop rather late for
this section. owing to rain and cool
weather.
GUADALUPE COUNTY.
seventy-ave per cent of the crop Is plant
ed and 80 per cent Is up. Planting VIII DO
over by May IL. 1t was necessary TO re-
plant about rs per cent and II any further
replanting Is necessary seed viii be very
scarce. as most OF the supply has been used.
Rain is needed In fifteen days. Crop Is
fifteen days late on account OF the re-
planting.
Iongview---Co,ton acreage increased
per cent over last year and 10 per cent over
1894. About 40 per cent Of crop planted
and 10 per cent UP. Planting began April
6 and will DO finished by May 10. Ram
will be needed in about thirty days. Aver
age yield per acre. one-quarter OF bale
Cotton that is up is small and lousy.
HARRIS COUNTY.
Cypress Top-Cotton acreage increased
about 20 per cent. Some new land put in
cotton this year Ninety per cent OF the
crop planted and Is per cent up. Plant
ing began in March and will be completed
after tho next rain. which Is now badly
needed.
Letitia--Cotton acreage increased . per
cent compared with last year, 10 per cent
with 1885 and per cent with lssA About
300 acres of new land put IN this year.
Planting began March 10, about fifteen
days earlier than usual and Is now nnish-
cd and 80 per cent Of the crop is up. Rain
needed Considerable repianting had TO
be done, and seed 10 scarce.
Alneda-COtton acreage Increased 200
per cent compared with last year, 1000 per
per cent compared with 1884 aud 1893.
Fully 1900 acres OF new land put In ms
year. Planting began March ! and Will
bo completed by May /, as 90 per cent OF
the crop IL planted and 10 per cent Of
thia is up Planting began twenty day8
earlier than usual. Rain Will be needed
in about thirty days. Ten per cent OF
the crop had to be repIanted. Average
yield tl,ree fo,irths baio per acre.
Cedar Bayou-Cotton acreage Increased
So per cont over last year $50 per cent
over 1895 and 20 rer cent over 1894. About
300 acres new land broken for cotton thus
season. Planting began about fltteen days
earlier than usual. on April l. ana Is about
finished Nincty-tiVc per cont Of the crop
planted and nearly all OF this is ny. Rain
viii coon he needed. About One-fourth
OF tho total acreage had to DO roplanted.
Average yield one-half bale per acre. The
cool weather has kept the cotton from com
Ing UP as quickly as It should aud much
rain has intctferei IN WORKING OUT the
crop
Crosby--Cotton acreage Increased 80 ia
per cent compared with last year. 50 per
cent compared with 1895 aud 10 por cent
compared with 1894. About bon acres OF
new land broken. Planting began February
20. twenty five days earlier than usual.
Fully 10 per ceut Of the crop has been
pidulsu anu w per NtIlt lt wy. KUN u'fu-
ed. Average yield per acre one half bale.
Seccd all gone. stand wba good until cold
nights. and some having chopped cotton
To stand. will therefore have 10 r"glnnt,
Naturalization acreage Increased 80
per cent over last ycnr. 100 per cent over
1895 and ~ per rent over 1924 Planting
began March II and is now finished and
about u per cent OF the crop r. up About
one-fourih Of The acreage had 20 be- re-.
planted. Average yield three -fourths bale
per acre crop looks fairly we'll as yet
but is needing rain.
Humbie-CottDn acreage pcr'ngci lp
per cent compared with last year, 20 per
cent compared with 1898 and 81 per cent
compared with 1894. one hundred Gr
more acres Of new land broken This year
Planting began April ], Ntte,n dnya later
than usual, and viii be finished by Aptn
80 seycnty-nvo per cent Of the crop
planted and rs now up. Rain necIod
Ay"ARe yieid three fourths balc PER pcrc
Seed plentiful
Rose Hill Cotton acreage Increased 10
per cent over last yer Fully Is per
cent OF tho crop planted and 80 per cent
now up. Planning began in March ana
VIII be be finished by April 20 Rain
badly needed Average yield one hall bale
Per acre. Frost Injured FIRST planting and
fully % per cent q " hnh 10 bo rcpinntct
Soed plentiful The ground In very dry
and Will mako the crop late,
SturNH"r cotton acreage ~ about tho
same as Last year An Of II ls planted
ten days earlier Than usual and 10 per
cent OF It is NJ. Rain is needed nov
Fifty per cent OF the nrg planting had
to bo rcplanted, Average Yield per aero
two-thirds bale
Hockey-Twen,y. per cent Increase
over lhs, year. or about the same ny 1891
Three hundred acres row land broken for
cotton. Ninety per cent Of tho crop Ia
up, though IT was necessary to rcplant
nnarly ell NJ u, In some instances twice.
Cool nights have injured the plants on tho
hlilr
WebHter-Thrcc hundred acres OF new
land has hecn put in cotton this year.
90 per cent ~ II being now planted and
II per cent UP, II was necessary to re-
plant about 20 per cent
HOUSTON COUNTY.
Grapeand-Cotton acreage this year has
been iacreasel 20 per cent comuared with
last year, 80 per cent with 1898 aud 30 Der
cent with 1884. About 200 acrss new land
put in cotton. 10 per cent OF the crop
planted and so Dpr cent nj tina un pi.rti IT,