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

sons all along spring All crops In good
sunu'tion. Nest OF the farmers are up
with their work.
sunny Iane--Corn acreage same as last
49,, crop In good condition. Wheat and
oat prospects are fine.
BASTRoP COUNTY.
Elgin - Corn acreage increased 25 per
ihe melon and sorghum cane for hay crops
are doing but little on account OF cool
nights and high south winds.
McDade-Corn acreage about the same as
last year and the crop is In good condition.
Large Increase in hay and feed crop.
Paige-Corn acreage increased 20 por
cent Condition very poor; injured by cold
ana needing rain. Large acreage in oats
ana the crop is looking we'll. but needs
rain 10 Insure good crop. Average acreage
OF sugar cane and millet.
Rosanky-Corn acreage Increased 10 per
cent very sorry condition.
Bastrop-The corn acreage has been in
creased per cent and the crop Is In good
condition About 10 per cent replanted
Fine rain has Just fallen and all prospects
are flatterng.
BRAZoR1A COUNTY.
Anglcton--Corn acreage decreased 40
per cent. Fair condition Some replanting
necessary.
Pearland-Corn acreage decreased so per
cent. Looks very well. Some replanting
on account of birds eating 1t. Oats are
good. fair acreage; 10 per cent increase in
strawberry acreage. which did very WE'LL
and tho second crop promises to be equally
az good as the first crop.
Alvin-Corn acreage increased so per
cent Good condition. Some replanting
done. Large acreage in sweet potatoes
Sorghum planted.
Sandy Point--Corn acreage about the
same as last year. Crop In fair condition.
Stubble cane is coming out and plant cane
doing we'll. Gardens backward. Cabbage
and other vegetables were injured by
worms and Insects. Very few vegetables
yet Dewberries scarce on account of late
frost. Backberrics Will be more plenti
full.
BRAzoS COUNTY.
Millican-Corn acreage increased 10 per
cent Corn needs rain.
Allen Farm-Corn acreage about the
same as last year. Crop In fair condition.
Some replanting necessary.
Bryan-Corn acreage about the same as
last year In good condition. Up a good
stand; worked out and growing nicely
oats, milet. sorghum peas. etc. are large
ly planted this year and they are in good
condition and promise large yield Rain
needed.
Wellborn-- Corn acreage increased 10 per
cent. Corn Is looking we'll. aud II we could
get good season now would be fine Some
early corn killed by frost. There has been
an increase In oats and sorghum over last
year, and about the same as 1895. Some
corn was replanted after heavy frost, but
none abandoned. Oats are doing fairly
we'll, but needing rain.
BEXAR COUNTY.
Leon springs--Corn acreage about the
same as last year. Condition medium; 25
t.la cd ri Oh rAfu iris rod
by cold and frost also the fruit crop,
which is almost failure
Van Raub-Corn acreage about the same
as last year and the crop is in fair couii-
ton. Some replantlng necessary on ac-
count of frost
Wetmore-Corn acreage about the same
as last year Condition not very good.
Some repanting necessary oats not In
good condition. needing rain.
BOWIE COUNTY.
New Boston--Corn acreage about The
same rs last wear Early corn looks well,
though badly needing work All other MI
nor crops are doing as well as could be
expected Oats look fine on high land
aud on the low flat land they look sickiy.
All corn planted in February came up and
got a good stand, while that planted about
March 10 bad 10 be planted over.
BuRLESON COUNTY.
CALDWELL Corn acreage about the same
as usual Fair condition, hut cold nights
have retarded growth very much. Only a
few oats planted and they are in good con-
{ ition ard most of them are heading out.
Merle--Corn acreage increased 10 per
cent. Needing rain. Some replanting nee
essary. Cloudy; high winds
BOsQUE COUNTY.
Meridian--Corn acreage increased 10 per
cont Crop in good condition. Some re
DlnptiuR ErOgUgpt for wheat
and oats very flattering.
Kopprrl-Curn acreage about the same as !
last year, Crop injured by TOO much rain. |
Some replantine done. Wheat small acre
age, but doing finely.
BAYLOR COUNTY.
Seymour-Corn acreage decreased 80 per
cent, In good condition. Wheat, oats, rye.
barley and the whole sorghum family pros
poets were never better.
BROWN COUNTY.
Brownwood-Corn acr, age about the same
as last year Crop in good condition.
Wheat and oats are good
BEE COUNTY.
Beevile-corn go decreased 10 per
,ent. Crop in good condition.
COLORADO COUNTY.
Columbus--c oPn acreage decreased 8 per
ent Crop in very bad condition. caused
~ the cool weather and replanting. Oats
re doing well.
Eagle Lake--Corn acreage increased 10
,er cent. owing 10 the cold weather the
tands are bad Crop injured by insects.
Rock lsland-Corn acreage same as last
ear Crop in fair condition. Some re-
'lantlng necessary on account Of black
lrds.
Oakland-Corn acreage decreased 40 per
ent Condition no, flattering much OF
he crop having been damaged by grub
worms and frost Some replanting done.
sorghum. oats. millet, potatoes aud water
Melons now in cultivation and in good con-
ition Fine rain April 20,
Weimar--Corn acreage decreased 10 per
ent. Condition unfavorable Stand not
God and the early crop was badly dam.
red by frost and cold. About one-third
eplnnted Sorghum. cow peas, oats. po- ;
atoes and some barley raised. Prospects
ood. i
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
Alto--Corn acreage same as last year.
'rop in good condition. The oat crop Is ,
inc, but will soon need rain. sorghum
rop 10 just planted good acreage.
acKsonville--Acreagc Incrsased ~ per
,ert Cru in 'p'r condition oats good {
N-a,, pjrmi N oh a rn--COrn acreage in