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


acreage of last season; ana All OF tpo mere
age has been planted and all is UP. Ram
is needed now. Average yielo' from tnree-
quarters TO bale per acre rarlhers are
we'll up with their work. uut iaeh vi run"
is now delaying them'
PAMELA COUNTY.
car,hase-Two thousand acres OF new
,ora is Included in the 90 per cent Increase
oyer last season. All OF ii is planted and
half nj IL is up. Slight injury by the
weather.
ROBERTSON COUNTY.
,,u.... ca..or ,craa,,o Increased On nor
80, -, - al nor cont. over ,s05
esne ,sn, tS,,,i,, ON acres ~ now land
a a.'t - - Gov cotton pi,r,inr ba-
',,, ~ % Ton doys cartier than, usual.
80 s",, Iii he cor,nioted bv Nav 1 Seventy
a am Nlii po .o'n us - i,,,,oa .nd ao
nv ~, .,ts t ~, p,,n viii no mood .
"a y, u, .,,,s,,,,' aa,.s A,.ora,,o y,a,d mo-,
eu :" -" nj; hais cation Ser,, backward
a. ~, oo,,,,,, =, rair ara c,nt,nued north
Md
I+a C..,or ,orooao aoor.esed IN NOR
,o,,, pion,t,r hegan Stor,J, 10 about
L. asr,,ar ~, ms,ai and ia row
o wIt,ts 49, 81 Ill, - ,anand IA about
49,. ,..a.,s ,,,aia 49,. a,ra ono.
ha,s r,,,.a 49,, oo,, -, Tho GOOD ~.
r 40,
Mms,,,,.a -ro.,,r ,rro,,., ,,cre,saa IN
49,, Ava - -, ~, 80 ,,o,,t INN aoras
,e. - IL, we ,. "a i,,an,,,s, $50 hnrii az
NV .'.u pa a,,i in - 90 10 -, ~ -
orr, - 10 INV n rn,n i,nrsa Nv Sros, and cold
weather and . per cent of il had TO he re-
planted. Cold weather and high winds
have retarded growth of the plant Average
yield per acre one fourth bale.
Naturalization acreage Increased 10
1925 and 20 per cent over 1894 About fifty
acres now land nut in cotton this season.
Seyenty-tve per cent of the cron planted
and 20 nor cent Of tbis is nm Rain will he
needed In thirty DAYS piantiny hegan
aho,,, arrow Sars sor,,ar than ns,ai
Nah IN on, vii, .,o,, ~, e,,ah.d Eli,
~ sV, anu WI. WI, son oe .ll,sneu ru.iy
Ayerage Weld ner acre one-baIf boIa
Plenty of seed Crop Injured some NV cold
weafbar and frost
Calyert--Cotton acrs,pe ,ncraasef 10 nor
cen, ove. ,ost year ard isa5 Planting ha.
gan March % ard 4. enisbed ara ohov.
"a nav c.n, -, ,ha o,.o,' 10 49,, $500
yi,iI nor acro ona-thtr, 49, o.,,,,,, -
cool nights cotton is small and does not
look weel; slight complaint of stand.
Franklin-Cotton acreage increased Is
per cent over last year and s per cent over
1894. Planting began March /. five days
earlier than usual. and will be finished
by May |. 30 per cent of crop planted ind
20 per cent up. Average yield per acre,
three eiehths of a bale Growth retarded.
aI'l.i. WIN be he.uea IN anout Ten DAYS. IN
N''aei0iS soou i'r taiT crop
ROCKWALL COUNTY.
Rockwall-Cotton acreage comuared with
last year increased Is per cent. with 1895
90 per cent and with 1884 25 per cent. Fully
800 acres new land put In cotton Planting
began March 20 and viii be- completed by
April %. as so per cent of the crop is plant
ed ana 30 per cent of this is up Planting
zen ua!s carrier thah usual. KAN VIII be
neeaeu IN ABOUT a month ABOUT one-third
Oh the SEED rep!anted' Average yield per
acre t"o-iNths or BALE Enough seed to
pant crop ,,,,,-
oo,'r,or.S Iii, ie ,i.e, easeu ~ pc, eeh.
COW, onr,na,aa I'll Co NV, so % ~.
cont connarod ,,.tth Isai N,a,,. IN -
oart - 80, s,o,''a 10, o. n'e ov pe'
p,a,,,J,, ,a paA ~, a ,o 80 pc. eehs up
- ha, np i,i - ,cn Jays ea.,leI
nan "aaa,. a,u WIZ pe hn1sneu ny May
- sieiu per aeie one -na'i paie'
REEVES COUNTY.
Pecos-Fifteen hundred acres OF new
land represents an increase In tho acroaya
IN this part of the county of 500 per cent
over last season Planting viii be COM
pieted by May TO- but none of the crop Is
yet up. Irrigation is the method pursued
here; consequently independent OF rain.
RUSK COUNTY.
r,o,,oo, r,o.,o,, -
nov ~ ~, ,'o,'os asrease increased .
tNa aa,n, ,uI I' WIN iast year. Apout
"a , as' 70 49,, nc" tan" pue IN eot,oh. Hoout
,e' ..nt vi 'he ei1,, planteu aHo ~ per
IN - a .u,s - up iiantihg began Mpril
~, Isn Jays 'a.eI IMAM usual. ana WIN he
,bird nv w "as Az. A'erase yieiu one
'1'u VI pAie per acre' oeeu Plentiful.
RAINS COUNTY.
Emory--An increase in the acreage Of
last year OF 10 per cent so per cent Of the
crop is planted; 80 per cent is up. Rain
will be needed in ten DAYS. Five per cont
was replanted and the crop sustained some
injury from the unseasonable weather.
SHEIpy CorrNrv
~. CV'.on ac'Sase Increased ~ per
cent eou,paleu WIN WIN laSt year. ~ per cent
compared WIN 1888 ana 20 per cent COM
purea win 1874 ABOUT 1000 acres of new
anu put IN cotton TINS season; 40 per cent