The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-01
ROBERTSON COUNTY.


wheelock Ten per cent increase in
acreage, including new lands. IS per cent
of 1t is planted 40 per cent is above the
ground, and is good stand; planting late
about fifteen days. Nearly all of the ear
Hest planting was damaged by cold and
had to be planted over; the implanted be-
ing late Is mostly on account of choice
CT the farmer, so as not to have the whole
crop or hand needing work at the same
time.
Hearne.--Small increase In cotton acre
age, 90 per cent of the crop is planted:
two-thirds of 1t is up, stand good; plant
ing late as compared TO last season but u
good season is in the ground and the cot
ton came up earlier than last year.
Mumford Acreage in cotton reduced 3
per cent; cotton all planted; stand of COT
ton not very good: planting two weeks
later. More corn planted here than last
year; very little new land taken in; in
creased acreage in corn will reduce cotton
acreage, with new lands included, per
cent Hail damaged a small section of
cotton that was up; other portions OF the
cotton land very dry. and cotton seed will
not come up without more rain.
Calvert--originally the acreage was the
same as last year, but oats were killed
and the land planted in cotton; no new
land planted; 30 per cent has already
been planted fully so per cent of the cot
ton planted is above ground and the stand
Is good; general planting was two weeks
later than last year.
Bremond.-The Post correspondent has
Just returned from a trip overland to
Franklin and other places in the county.
ana from observation and otherwise is of
the opinion that the acreage planted in
this section. including new lands viii be
about the same as last season; about SO
per cent OF the crop proposed to be olant-
ca mas already been planted, and OF this
ABOUT ~ per cent is above the ground
ana a pretty fair stand. The planting in
this section was several DAYS late. and
the recent cold spell has set IL back sew
erai days, making the crop in all about
lhree weeks late Cotton that is not al
ready up Will not come up until II -ains
as the ground Is very loose and as dry "a
an ASH bank. heavy mist fell here sew
ersl hours Friday and Friday night. but
ula not amount to anything
rIahklln,-Acreage counting new land
put IN (which is very small per cent?,
ABOUT the same as last year: about *
per cent planted; 10 per cent is I'D. stand
very good; planting two weeks late. Far
tners an UP with work, and little in need
OF ram Corn looks much better since
the warm weather set in. Disposition NJ
a great many to diversity crops.
Frankiin.-F'rom close inquiry among
me most prominent planters the acreage
p COTTON; ineludins now lands. will be
reduced this season as compared with tne
acreage OF last season; abou; 75 per cent
~ the acreage OF cotton has been planted
up 10 GATE very little new cotton above
ground but those who have il up say that
me stand is fair. the planting in this
section is at least two weeks later than
asst season. Farmers general y. sse diver
sllylng heir crops this season in the up
Iand districts Of Robertson county
blilott--Aeresse about the same as last
ss including new land, IS per cent
planted 50 per cent above In. GROUND
planting about two weeks later. 90 secount
y continual north winds. Farmers Will
lnish planting this week stand Eood, with