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

| nlEut MUCH TtUthItluH WIS lilhlt httcr
sary by both insects and weather. Al
that was planted early had to be don'
over again. Half bale per acre Is th'
avert &c yield.
Col umerce--Acreage increased 10 per cen
over asst year, IS per cent over 1895. About
75 per cent OF crop planted and % pei
cent up. Rain will be needed In about sis
days. Planting began March 20. ten days
earlier than usual. and will be compleied
by May /. Fully 10 per cen. repian.ed
Averaga' yield per acre. half bale.
HARDIN COUNTY.
Kountze-Cot'on acreage increased %
per cent over last year. Planting began
Maron l and is completed About rs per
cont OF tho crop up. Rain VIII be needed
IN ten days. Average yield for this coun-
~ one bale per acre.
Sour Lakc-CiJtton acreage Increased
| 25 per cent compared with last year. 20
per cent with 1895 and 1894. About 800
acres now land broken for cotton Ninety
per cent OF tho crop planted and 10 per
cent up. Planting began April l. ten
| days earlier than usual and will be finish
cd about April rs. Rain will be needed
In about five days. Average yield per acre
one-iourtb bale. Plenty OF seed for plant
ing
| Nona--The acreage is about tho same az
last year. with very little new land. The
crop is planted and is all Up, but 10 needing
| rain.
HAYS COUNTY.
| Kyle--Cotton acreage as compared with
last year has been increased 10 per cent
| and Is per cent over 1884 Planting began
March 10, ten days earlier than usual and
viii be finished by May l. Eighty five per
| cent of the crop planted and nearly all
OF this is UP. Rain will be needed In ten
days Great deal OF replanting had TO
bo done. An acre usually yields three
fourtfa Of bale. Seed scarce.
San Marcos-Coiton acreage increased s
per cont ms compared with 1894 and 1895.
About 1000 acres of now land put In cotton
this year. Ninety per cent OF the crop
planted and 95 per cent Of this is up.
Planting began In February about ffteen
days earlier than usual. and will be COM
pcted by May /. Rain viii be needed IN
about twenty days. Average yield per aero
one-half bale Cool nights have retarded
growth OF the plant
| HAMILTON COUNTY.
| Hamilton Cotton acreage increased 10
per cent over last year and 1885 About
80 per cent Of crop planted aud 10 per cent
/ up. Planting began April 10 and will be
finished by May g. fifteen days later than
usual. Rain VIII be needed In ten days.
| Crop slightly injured and about Is per cent
replanted. Average yield per acre. one
third Of a bale. Weather IL s,ill cool aud
| cotton that is mp Is doing poorly.
HOOD COUNTY.
| Granbury-Cotton acreage increased 20
per cent ovor last year, rs per cent over
! 1923 and 80 pcr cent over 1874. Al least
so per cent OF the crop is planted and %
per cent up. Planting began April 10 and
Will bu lnished by May |. Average yield
Icr acre, half bale. This has been re
markably favorable weather for cotton
planting, having good seasons already IN
the ground aud in most cases well prepared
and no heavy ralna since planting.
HASKELL COUNTY.
iiaskeil-Cotton acreage increased % per
cent over hast year and 1885 and 10 per
cont over 1894. About 600 acres new hand
put IN cotton this year, 80 per cen, of
| crop planted aud per cent VIZ. Planting
began April 10, and will be finished by
May :, ten days later" than usual. Aver
age yield, one -foutth bale per acre. Rain
VIII be needcd IN ten days
HILL COUNTY.
Adjudication acreage decreased 10 per
cent Seventy Two per cent OF tho crop
pinnted and 10 per cert OF this Ia UP,
| Planting began ON April / and will DO
finished about May 10. Rain needed Aver
ago yield onc-third bale per acre. Exoes-
sve rains at planting time has made
| cotton late and has washed tho land badly,
causing n bad stand.
HOPKINS COUNTY.
| Cumby-Cotton acreage Increased 20 per
| cent over last year aud 1895. About 500
I acres new land put in. Ninety per cent OF
| crop planted ana 81 per cent up Planting
began last week IN March and Will be mn
inhed in May. Nearly half Of crop rtplant-
cd. Average yield per acre half bale
seed scarce.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Ednn-Cotton acreage compared with
last year has been Increased 90 per cent;
compared with 1888 80 per cent, and lg5
per cent compared with 1894 About 1900
0crca now land nut in cotton this season:
so per cent Of tho crop planted and is M.
Rain Will be needed In about twenty one
days Considerable roplautlng necessary.
Average yield per acre one half balc.
Ganado Cotton acreage compared with
last year increased 30 per cent. compared
With 1895 rs per cont aud 10 per cent over
1884 Fully 5000 acres Of now land planted
In cotton this season. 30 per cent OF the
crop planted and rs per cent OF this ia up
/ Planting began March IN ind VIII be COM
plcted hy May I. Average Yield per aero
ono half bale. Cold nights have retarded
growth of plant
JASPER COUNTY.
kirhyviilc- Cotton acreage increased 10
per cent over last year. Fully 7b per cent
NJ the crop planted and up Planting be-
kAu hdItu ~ ana VIII bt completed bY
May J. Crop injured slightly by cold and
frost.
Magnolia Springs-Tho cotton acreage M
compared with lnHt yenr has been Increased
10 per cent; 75 per cent OF tho crop planted
and la up Rain now needed Planting
began Much 20 md VIII he completed hy
May !. Average yield ous-thlrd balo per
acre.
Jasper Two hundred acrcs OF new lgnd
! were broken in, bui there s no increase in
acreage over last season, Ninety per cent
, OF the crop iE planted and Of ihis 90 per
| cent Is UP. Planting viii be completed
| by May !. Necessary to replant about 10
| per cent.
JOHNSON COUNTY.
| Grandyiew Cotton acreage as compared
with 1895 has been increased 10 per cent
| this season. Planting began about April
| !. and viii hc finished by May |. as 10 per
cent OF the crop is planted and 80 per
cent OF this Is up Half balc per acre is
tho average yield In this county,
Cleburne per cent increase In
acreage over 1896 10 per cent of which Is
| new land 80 per cent has boon planted