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

Temple, dry, hot weather of the
last fifteen or twenty days has Injured
cotton very greatly in this section. In
many places the cotton is dead and dying
outright, while it is all shedding to an
alarming degree. A conservative estimate
is a one fourth loss from the prospects OF
twenty days ago. Opinion is divided as to
the effect good rain would have on cot
ton at this time; with late fall and
good heavy rain within the next week
there might be an abundant top crop
raised but farmers generally MAINTAIN
that light rains would injure more thah
they would do good, light rains would
bring worms The acreage in this section
is somewhat reduced from last year which.
taken with the drouth. will in all prob
ability cut down the yield in bales one
/ fourth Last seasons wagon receipts we're
nearly 32 900 bales, while $4,000 bales for
this season is a conservative estimate
/ Rogers.-The cotton crop will be con-
! siderably less than last year in this sec
/ ton, partly because of SO much grain anu
partly because OF drouth.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is causing COT
/ ton to shed badly rain would help late
cotton but would iniure the frst CROWN
which has also been badly damaged by
! boil worms. The crop Will be at least one
third short and perhaps more as the root
rot is killing the plant fast.
Killeen.--!T hot, dry weather is caus-
ing cotton to lose its forms very rapidly
Prospects for good cotton crop begin
to fail about twelve days ago and now
from promise OF two-thirds of bale
per acre the most sangune expect ohly
! one-third Rain would help cotton good
deal now, especially young cotton Inc
crop in this section. from present indica-
tons will be one-fourth less this year
than last.
Belton.-Cotton has been heavily dam
aged by hot dry weather, shedding badly
and opening prematurely; the Older cot
ton is dying; the late cotton is still bloom
ing, but does not make bolls. Some dam
age has been done by insects. Where one
half bale per acre has been the usual
crop. with no further damage it will take
three acres to the BALE the decrease VIII
be one-third or more. Rain within fe"
DAYS would be very beneficial to the late
cotton.
Troy.-Cotton two weeks ago looked
promising, but now it has thrown al
squares off of early cotton and>a great deal
is dying; the late cotton has about stop
ned growing and unless it rains this week
all tho squares will be thrown off within
ten days The worst prospects for cotton
crop since the correspondent has been in
Texas for over twenty three years.
Holland-The Post correspondent has
made a thorough canvass of this section
of this county making Holland center,
for five miles east, west, north and south
the worms have done seine harm. the
extreme heat with the present drouth has
been very disastrous to the cotton of this
season. Rain would do no good now. The
farmers about agreed there would be ore
third less; extra amount OF dead cotton,
Salado-Hot weather is causing the
weed to shed nearly. all young bolls and
squares, condition following rain would
have to be very favorable to do any good
Insects are reported in sections and have
done great damage. The yield VIII be less
estimated from 90 to 30 per cent TIT
crop is very spotted, some few pieces may
make as much as one-half bale, while
others will take five or six acres to make
n bale. We feel here as though We were
in for the shortest crop In years.
: Kogers-The present drouth has cu'
, cotton very short. Farmers say IN some
/, nlaces II will take ten acres TO make a
!, bale. Present indications are that the croI
! will fall short of last year one-half IL
! this section.