The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
?. ]. WILLIS CROP REPORT
$50 Correspondents Report Yield
Will Not Exceed Last Year.
IN CONTRAST WITH BIG ESTIMATES.
Most Of the writers Only Rely ON the
Increased Acreage to Bring the
'07 Yield Up TO Last Year.

1
ton received from $50 correspondents OF
p. J. Willis & Bro. indicate that the cot
ton crop is not In the fine condition gen.
orally supposed and that the estimates OF
a great yield are highly exaggerated. Here
is what c. n. Jones. manager OF P. j..
| Willis Bro, said to Post reporter this
afternoon:
During tho last three weeks we have
busted ourselves cndeavorng to collect
reliable data relating to the present status
OF the cotton plant In that portion OF Texas
that is more directly tributary to Calves
ton by virtue OF favorable freight condition
and geographical situation as relates to
the grocery trade and the concentration Of
cotton shipments here than any other part
Of our great State.
Our Investigations have been made,
commencing as far southwest as San d.
ego. embracing Karnea county, Jackson
county, Nueces county and that belt OF ter
rltory which, by the way, is rapidly de-
veloping into a fine agricultural region.
| "Advlces from Runge are to the effect
that no good local rains or general rains
have prevailed in that vicinity. Showers
have fallen In certain localities and the
| results as far as the cotton outlook is con-
cerned amount to virtually nothing. One
OF our correspondents from Runge writes
lis: Il have been In Texas thirteen years
and the present is the shortest crop have
ever seen. We are getting on an average
all over this section about one bale to ten
| acres
"One OF the oldest and most reliable firms
located at Runge under date of the 23d
writes MS Rains have fallen only spar
ingy and in spots In our county. The sum
mer crop is the worst we have known since
We have been in business here-ten years
and in places will take twenty acres to
get bale. Our only hope Is good rains
coupled with good seasons from now on to
make some fall crop. The condition is so
per cent worse than last year and we think
our town will ship about 5000 bales. COM
pared with 5000 last season.
"Our correspondent from Edna reports
conditions In Jackson county to the effect
that rains in that section had been good
and were becoming general. The summer
crop Is reported good, with a fair prospect
OF top crop. Fields were white with the
staple, the only trouble being the scarcity
OF pfckers. Up to the 18th shipments OF
cotton from Edna amounted to 1000 bales
Our advices from Alice are TO the eff
feet that prospects are very unfavorable
for heavy fall crop; that no rain had
fallen there since the early part OF June,
except partial showers in portions Of the
county. A good liberal quantity of moist
ure would prove essential to producing
top crop.
I'VE briefly review the situation on the
line OF the Houston and Texas Central rail-
way, Our travelling salesman from that
locality, making his headquarters at Bryan
and working as high up as Corsicana and
nag f-x,, 49,. r."
as Malakoff, advises that crop conditions
are much better in all portions OF his ter
rHory than last year. The summer crop
Is very considerably in excess of what II
was last year, except at points tributary
10 karsey, Groesbeeck and Kerens Here
conditions as rule are no better than
those prevailing in 1896. On the other limo
OF the Santa Fe as we work to-wit, Tay-
lor, crop conditions are hardly as good up
to this date this year as they were at the
same date last year. With no unfavorable
conditions they may average ultimately as
gcod as those prevailing In 80, but the
most sanguine are not hopeful OF any i'm
proVement ever last year At isolated
points IN the German settlements the cat
erpillar Is making Its appearance and doing
more or less damage. In the lower Brazos
with good conditions hereafter to prevail
not more than two-thirds OF last years
crop can be realized. In some portions of
the lower Brazos country 1t Is a fact that
the drouth continued from the middle Of
March up to our recent rains which rains
III some instances were too profuse for the
good OF the crop. retarding the picking OF
open cotton and staining the same. In
Matagorda and Washington countie, the
outlook is not quite so good as II was M |
TINS time last year, but the increased acre |
age may possibly be the cause of as large
an output as was the case last season.
conditions prevailing along the line OF |
tne international and Great Northern In !!
MONTGOMERY, Trinity and Houston counties
may De- on account of increased acreage
close to what they were last year. but We |
90 not consider that there is a possihi,ity |,
OF their proving better.
under date of the 21st reliable CUSTOM 4.
ers at Eikhart advise that they have had ,
I'm rams, producing season in most
piaces In the vicinity of tho noint namod
II is thought they will helm cotton snroe
we quote the exact language OF this cor,
.espohuent: Although in some places cot
Ton was about ruined before the raj,
.ame' everything considered we think
mere VIII probably be about the same
as last year ms pace
our travelling salesman writing ms from e
PALESTINE under recent date advises tba. (,
tney nave had good rains in Leon county q
Merehants ARE now mere hopeful Of hot !
yer crop since there has been quite m In |,
crease In acreage this year. For tha, Il
single reason they are hopeful OF havinf,
rs much cotton as they raised in .es, IVES,
ana northwest Of Palestine from Nechss
we nave late advices from one OF Tho old
'st ana most reliable merchants AZ lbs,
place Answering our inquiry as n cra,,
prospects they advise in that immediata
.esuon a very good crop Of corn. much
oet,er than last year. Cotton Il not 50
suou' hust is attacking cotton that .ha
,sin otherwise would have helnod Thav
'du, however. that an Increased ACREAGE
seems s to Justify the hope that the presen,
'ieid VIII be as good as that Of last wear
a., our correspondent at Overton unae,
iate OF the cath says: Cotton crnn ahnn,
'a1ne as last year. About thirty a..
A. .s,r. our folks are picking some littIs.
inns same CORRESPONDENT under a..
!, so'n writes us: Since writing Won Wa
nnd the cotton crop is being badly in
u . by honey dew or rust
correspondents from oakwoods .av,.
nat corn and grain crops have hssn
'uccess. that cotton Is not now IA good "a
.ss anticipated a month ago. shintnsn,s
'owever. from that station are exnecasS
Ia