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


some corn to DO rcplanted. Oats. sorghum
sweet potatoes, are considerably increas ed,
Soou rain would prove beneficial.
Tenaha--corn acreage Increased Is per
cent Corn has suffered from cut worms
! and will soon want rain. Some rep,antiue
on account OF cut worms.
STERLING COUNTY.
Sterling City Corn acreage Increased 50
per cent. The frost bit the corn In sons
place. Principal crops are milo maize, scr-
ghum, kafir corn. ve-y few oats plautcA
and they look fine. Crop is late, but looks
we'll. Rain needed.
TITUS COUNTY
Mount Pleasant.-Corn acreage Increased
10 per cent. Corn in good condition. Some
ropianting on account cf weather. Cano
and oat prospects are fiuc.
TARRANT COUNTY.
crowlcy-Corn acreage increased 10 per
cent Crop In good condition. Some re-
planting done. Oats and wheat In good
| condition.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
Liberty Htll--Corn acreage increased 10
per cent. Crop 10 fno condition. Some
repisnting done, Wheat and oats are look
Ing hnc and quite an increase In acreage.
respects were never better for good
crop generally.
| Hu,to-Corn acreage about tho same a.
last year. Condititu not extra good. Few
had TO replant on account OF frost Oats
not extra good-snall acreage Sorghum
looking we'll. Millet In good condition.
Crop prospects. as whole. arc good
| GeorSotown-Corn acreage increased 10
per cent Fair stands Some replanting
on account Of weather. Oats. wheat and
| mllet good
Round kock-Corn acreage Increased 20
per cent Crop In very good condition.
Oats are good Large increase in acveagc.
Iayior-Corn acreage Increased Is per
cent Crop In fine condition Oats aud
sorghum have been planted In large quant-
Ties and are growing nicely
bartlctt-Corn acreage Increased 5 per
cent Crop In fair condition. Fall oats
are fine so far. Spring oats not doing 80
well.
Corn Hil--Corn acreage increased 10
per cent Crop In good condition. Oats
and mi'let in good condition. But little
wheat and prospects arc good. All pros
poets rather fattcrIng
Grangcr-Corn acreage increased per
cent. Crop In very good condition. Tho
wheat and oat crops bid fair TO Yield more
than an average crop. Rain needed to de-
veiop the grain OF both oats and wheat.
WISE COUNTY
Alvord-Cotton acreage about the same
as last yenr. About "a per cent of tho
crop planted. Planting began April Is
and VIII be completed by May l. Plant
ing bcRsn fifteen days earlier than usual,
Rain Will be needed in about twenty days.
Average yield per acre onc-h I'd bale.
Plenty of seed TO plant crop. but II It
should have TO be replantcd a second time.
would become very scarce
Aurora--Cotton acreage increased 10 per
cent over last year. IL per cont over 1896
ard 20 per cent over 1894 About 60 per
cent Of the crop planted aud 20 per cent
Is up Planting began AprlI | ten d,ys
ttat and
by May L. Rain will bc needed In about
Ten days. Average yield per acre uoe-half
bale Season 80 far Is all that could be
desired expected
ANord- Corn acreage Increased 10 per
cent over last year, Crop not mp to The
average by reason ~ cool weather and inn
perfect standS. Sorghum German miiett.
oa'S. johnson grass prospects, good Sweet
corn. beans, cabbage potatoes aud toma-
toes arc doing we'll and Of which trcro Is a
large incrcFNc in acreage.
Aurora Corn acreage about the same as
last yenr and NE crop ~ In nrst-c class
condition. Totaioes sorghum. fruits a,d
Vegetables NIL ia sr!eudld condition Wheat
crop large; oats medium. but both very lne
WHARTON COUNTY.
III Campo-Corn acreage Increased S pcr
cent. In the majority OF fields corn Is
looking we'll. Early corn rcpiante,i. This
spring has ocvn very favorable to farming
while The continued cool nights retarded
tho growth Of crops. the warm weather OF
the past week rs causing vegetation to
grow rapidly.
Spanish Camp-Corn acreage about tho
same 10 last year and the crop is in good
condition. though small Sorghum, aud
DATA looking we'll Gardens arc late aud
not doing We'll On account 81 tho cool
nights
TAFT = Corn acreage decrcaaed so per
cent Crop IN moiiun condition. having
been damaged by cold and insects Poor
stand
Wharton-Corn acreage about the same
1s lasi year Corn In average condition
Mlllet and oats arc cultivated in small
'iplds
WALKER COUNTY.
New Wnverly-corn acreage Increased 8
,er cont Portion n the acreage first
planted in corn abandoned and afieryard
'ut IN cotton, Tho ost crop unusually
arge and tho production much larger
han last year.
Pine Vslley-Corn acreage about 10 per
ont Increase over last year. Poor condi-
ther small grain planted Good rron Of
weet aud irish potatoes. The cold NIGHTS,
rost and late spring generally have pro-
nced bad effect aud prospects arc far
rom promielng.
Huntsville acreage increased 20
lone repiantins Sweet potatoes. peas and
orghum raised.
Riverside-Corn acreage Increased 2b per
ent Crop in good condition Som" re-
lanting ON account Of insects and weather.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Brenham-Corn acreage about the same
s last year, Crop In fino condition. To-
Rtoes, of which large crop 10 raised In
his county, are doing woll and some early
arieties are coming TO market. There will
q fair fruit yield, tho cold having In
ired tho crop fully % per cent
Burton-Corn acreage Increased 10 por
mt. Condition good. but crop needing
ain Oats and potatoes good. but need
TX rain.
Chappell Hill-Corn acreage about the
lme as last year. Crop In good condition,
Rough needing rain.
WILBARGER COUNTY.
Effie--Corn acreage Increased rs per
mt. Crop In good condition: good stand
I'd farmers UP with their work. Milo
aizo kaffir corn and early sorghum not
R0<od sin nd. gofne will MIA Mt over MiIlsk