The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-26
ROBERTSON COUNTY.

Hearne.--The dry weather Is CAUSING
| cotton to shed; rain would produce new
growth and give fair prospect for TOT
crop; not as much damage done by insects
as last season. On account of overflow
the yield will be SO 1S per cent less thar
last year. Where not affected by overflow
the cotton crops are better.
Bremond.-The plant itself looks fine
out no fruit on 1t; the weather and inject:
nave stripped the stalks OF almost all the
iruit. 1t might be that a good season
VIII reach II and make top crop, but
that is very slight chance. This infor.
nation is gathered from some OF our best
planters, who are perfectly reliable and
can be taken as correct as near as can BIZ
got. The most of them say the crop will
fall short so per cent from last year.
Wheelock.--The drouth has caused cot
ton to throw off nearly all forms of the
early cotton and checked the growth OF
young cotton. A rain would have a good
effect on all young cotton and continued
seasons would probably make a top crop on
early planting, provided there is a late
frost. The best information l can gather
from farmers, there will be about one hall
as many bales raised as last year. The
flood destroyed q good deal of the crop in
the creek bottoms and all early cotton
threw off oil of its forms from scalding,
was so full of sap.
Elliott.-Dry, hot weather very damaging
TO growing cotton. To few small crops
rain would be beneficial; otherwise rain
would do more harm than good. In some
instances boil worms and sharpshooters
have damaged cotton Very materially.
Last season GOO bales of cotton were gnned
at this place; will do we'll TO gin 400 this
season. Several farmers inform The Post
nav IL. th,,A a. =.
vicinity Is so per cent short of last year;
from my own knowledge of crop fair es-
innate of the crop is one-thrd short of
last seasons crop. Showers fell last week,
doing more har1i than good by causing
young forms to fall off.
Calvert.-The dry hot weather has
caused the cotton to shed off. 1t has de-
Perforated in productiyeness at least one
third. good rain will prevent further
shedding and possibly make top crop.
The boil worms have done great damage
and have practically stripped the cotton
of bolls. The sharpshooters have also
damaged the crops The caterpillar flies
are reported very numerous in the Brazos
bottom. Calvert received $4,000 bales of
cotton last season; 1t is estimated that this
years crop will be from so to 40 per cent
less. In other words. the minimum esti-
mate is in round numbers, 5000 bales,
while the maximum is $4,000 bales. The
cotton is putting on again and II the in
sects do not reappear this section will
doubtless make the number of bales some
where between the figures above indicated.
Mumford.-What cotton left by overflow
has been badly damaged by dry, hot
weather Rain may be beneficial. Cotton
seriously damaged by boil worm and cater
pillar. Not over 20 per cent of crop
of both corn and cotton will be made in this
precinct. Last year 5000 bales, this year
1000. Cotton that shielded its fruitage by
water standing on same, that came out
green owing to water not remaining but a
few hours on it, has no forms or squares
on it as yet, owing to ravages OF boil
worm. This may make some cotton yet
if favored by rains and not further injured
by boil worm and caterpillar