The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-18

nrst Importance Second tho r,enr.u :,
euisurc after the cotton has been brouyh,
70 stand Cotton will mature tha shsr,
imp varieties. In ninety DAYS. The inn !
,ino varieties will take lis dave Wa
uo,n rex Kings improved Bohemian
anu Dixon's all early. The cotton shouia
~, 10 ~, sh 70 stand not over IA inches apart
shaua viii ana IL two stalks In a hill
snouu occur let 1t remain. Any Mamie,
,nas mas cultivated cotton on the Braso.
iahes. the kind of pillow will suggest itsel,
the hoes. 's PAM io''owine
win plenty Of pillow teams. my prefer,
ence would be, as soon as the cotton =
up suthciently, and the land dry enough
pu. IN and bar the cotton of. bar OF the
turn pillow next to the cotton not running
a '.,', enough to displace the cotton. This
Wiii ieave narrow space for the hoes Ia
CUT through, besides the wing OF the plow
VIII throw out lot OF loose dirt In tbs
middle OF the rows which will be found
OF great advantage when the plows return
to follow the hoes in drifting the cotton
which should be done with an oval solid
sweep. When this round is made. the
land Will be finely pulverized no weeds
or grass In the drill or the middle OF the
rows. The work will now be easy. Soon
as the cotton Is run round with the sween
cotton ought by that time to be or more
inches high. Take UP your turn pillow.
one that VIII not pitch the dirt too high
ana roll the dirt up against the plant with
Two burrows until the dirt meets we'll
This VIII leave the hoes scarcely any-
tmng to do. The next and last blowing
VIII ne to split the middles out with two
burrows, anyhow: II the burrows should be
wiue, put whatever 1t may take to place
the cotton plant on very high he'd M
not suffer the middles TO be split ont with
one furrow; in the latter way the beds
VIII be unequal and the bed will not he
high enough. W
The object Of this mode of planting
and culture will be plain to the observIne
cotton planter This mode of cuIture
would be rninous to early planted cotton.
at least so far as the high bed is con-
cerned Cotton planted in April or Nav
snoulu lie laid by as level as possible Plac.
nurrles or quickens maturity. Cotton will
fruit much earlier by placing and leaving
IL on bed as already prescribed When
tne plant can be forced to take on forms
rapidly the growth Will be retarded and
not run so much to weed. Leaving II
thick In the drill on rich land is desirable
and better at any season of planting
cotton VIII not sucker, or throw out large
limbs from near the ground when left
thick in the drill.
NO planter can secure big crop on the
land unless he has good stand. Thick
In the drill will result in giving smaller
stalk fruit better and quicker. when It
gets TO maturity the bottom leaves will
hre and drop and the cotton will open.
My experience Is that good, fair crop
can be raised, especially In the latitude
OF Hearne, after the 4th OF July and to the
2Oth If late fall should ensue. such as
we generally have In this part of Texas.
And we may reasonably calculate upon
having dry summer and fall.
Other crops should not be lost sight Of
Anything that will contribute to the feed
ing of man and beast should be cultivated
and given strict attention. Black-eyed
peas are healthy and nutritious, kershaws.
pumpkins turnips, rutabagas, alfalfa, June
corn. If it can be had is the best to plant
now The Brazos people must raise some
thing to subsist upon.
The object of this communication is to
help and encourage those who have been
SO terribly unfortunate in the late over
flow. Many of them are my personal
friends. This writer has struggled through
four overhows and he knows what a river
overflow means, and he is in a position
TO extend his profoundest sympathy to
The man whom the weight of this mis-
fortune falls upon. He has been CARRYING
1 great burden and the end know has not
been reached yet ! was raised upon q
'arm and | know every obstacle which con-
,ronts them. | could not be anything else
put the farmers friend.