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

| ram VIII be needed In about ten days Av-
erage yield per acre, one-half bale. Plenty
OF SEED. Three per cent replanted on ac-
count.' Of frost and cold weather.
BRAzoRIA COUNTY.
Angleton-Cotton acreage increased 400
per cent. About 500 acres OF new land
put in this year. About So per cent of
crop planted and SO per cent of this is up
Planting began March TO- thirty days ear
Her than usual. and VIII be completed by
| May /. Rain will BE- needed in about ten
days. Crop injured by frost and cold and
50 per cent replanted. Average yield three
| iuurths OF n bale per acre. Cold nights
have retarded growth OF plant.
fearland-Cotton acreage increased so
per cent, About 1000 acres of new land
put in this season. About 10 per cent of
the crop planted and 80 per cent up. Plant
ing began April / and will be completed by
May /. Rain will be needed in about ten
days. Average yield per acre three-fourths
of Il bale. Gin badly needed at this place.
as IT is nine miles to ene nearest one.
Alvin-Cotton acreage increased 100 per
cent over last year. 200 per cent over 1894
and 1850 About 800 acres new land put in
80 per cent of the crop planted and is up.
Planting began March 10, ten days earlier
than usual. and will be completed by May
| 10. Rain will be needed in about ten DAYS
Average yield one-h half bale per acre Crop
injured by cold and rs per cent replanted.
| Sandy point--Cotton acreage increased
20 per cent as compared with 1895 and 1896
and about 40 per cent compared with 1894.
About 1900 acres of new land put into
% and win ha f,nishad IN about ton dnvs
Ninetv nor cont Of thc cron ,lan,ca onI
! ahout an nor con, or ,bis &C. wn GO,
injured by frost and cold weather and
is nov, ,codinr, ,.,in Aho,, h.n AZ ,to
seed had TO be replanted. Average yield
one balo per acre. Dry winds and cold
nreventad sc.'i iron, snrnmsin' Won,
| hacl,y,ora s,,ri,,,,
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~ "Nhl CooNli
ADMINISTRATION acreage about the same
as last year decreased 10 per cent com
pared with 1879. Planting began March ~.
about fifteen DAYS earlier than usual and Is
now finished and 80 per cent of the crop is
up' Ram VIII be needed ia about ten days
average Yield per acre one-third TO one
nan bale. the crop looks reasonably Well,
considering cool weather and nights.
IaS4or Gin-Cotton acreage increased -
per cent over last year About l2oo acres
new land broken. About 10 per cent OF the
crop is planted anu oV per cent up, rant
inE petah 'a war, l. zen Gays carrier 1nan
j Rain VIII he needed in about fifteen days
! Crop injured bv cold weather. Average
Weld per acre one-thlrd bale The pros
nee, is good for general crop
| Marble EallS-lucrplSp cotton
acreage of last vear about \ ner cent and
niantin,, win no connIetna Nv NAV 10
, Tinotv nor cent NJ tho seed ,e N, the rrouna
and ga ,ar cont nj mis- 10 now above 1round
About 10 nor cont of tho enrlv nIantinr
mad IN y, ronlanted Rnin win NOT he
. naeaod for ,bir,y davs Avcrogn yicld half
hoIo
2 -, ,,o...,,, ..,..... ,.,o,,, - 40.
uo,i ~ g.. 80 10
end nav, ocnt orar $50, Ahn,, I9oo acres
an'. iei c..'t o,rI ~ NpVue a-oV "oa
ne" ia''u pu' III tii,S sVai. 1is"'s Pv W,
to-. ,r1n t,,r,, 10 s,a ,,ilI hs emisbod Ia,
W.. Dad, ni,i ,,o ,,fo5a ,' ,i,n,t t,.e,,.
~ days AVERAGE ylelr per acre one ,Iu
T OF oale' ABOUT ~ per cVu' oi soeu ~
= piahtcu' ,-.. ,..-..i
sunny Lane COTTON acreage lhCIeaseu
i 10 per cent over last year, 10 per cent over
1893 and iH9+. ABOUT zVo acres new iahu
put IN Flantlng began Mar,h TO- ten ga!
earlier THAN usual. and VIII be hnlsheo
e by May 10. seventy per cent OF crol
liahtca ana ~ per ecu. W., ivan" VIII y,
heeaeu IN ap'ut nl tni.s u ns ,,io Tsr
: nor ,r'' cont M If cron renIanted.
pt,N,p CoI-NTy
Di-f.'
Leon Springs-Cotton acreage increased
3 per cent over last year Planting besaI
ArrlS'i0. ten days later IMAM usual ahe
VIII be competed ny May l. Aoout ~ pe'
!. cent OF the crop piihteu 10 up' -N'"e'
yield per acre one-haii pale, r
Van Raub-cotton acreage lncreaseu
per cent. About hity acres new ram
broken for cotton. Planting began ma't gu
10 ana IS now Gon.pe da - Hnnrosn vialS
needed in about thirly nays A'''"e0 S'e''
r per acre one haii pa'e' o,ort tho same
WeIn"re ,N6m, p0n " scras new land put in
as usual Apou' ~ Az !" a,,o,,t ,,rn dnye
1 Planting began Ma''n - aNou' ~ 1,ish6i
earlier man uSual anu ,eiu - h No" neadnd in
e ana IS an up. nam ,, n' onc-third oG IN.
. about twenty IaEs a nnon' yie,d ner acre
II o,n-balf n hale
one m"' tnto nh,' The cotton acreage ha,
f been increased about 10 per cent compare
= with last year and 1894 and 1895. Large
, number Of acres of new land put In TINS
!, ,ear Ahnut 90 per cent OF the crop IL
y plantod and about 10 per cent of this i:
> No. Planting began March l. about toT
:, DAYS later than usual, and will be corn
plctod by May To- Rain VIII be needed II
n about thirty days Average yleiI per a ,,,,,
1. one half bale. Cotton mat rs up io'N' "'''