The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-21
FOR THE FARxr,

Fort Worth Register. ;, I.
OF cotton brought only 4 cs, no I'm
what Will be the probah Ssn's per
average crop bale? 'e Price ,
Denison Herald. Take
i,,, .a prices for hogs ana '0 sa !
up your mind that Won ~, s1,, tSsa
caught without them again W.. VII nsv
Victoria Advocate; sor,,0,.
crop In Victoria county thi sa UNI .
seed will be shipped an, year ant
three cars of seed were shina lay
Cameron Herald: An ,ar r'u N, N.
watermelons brought abou, tin y
which is much better than s s,vv tnis
either for the square or roun aa's, n !
Denison Herald; aray.oo co,,s 10y = :.
ing such watermelons this sss aay Y
mas never raised before. ma s ,hA
only supplying the home n,a a saes 4
are going North and findins ,s 10y, 0uI
the leading cities there, w6sss s' ~, y
a good price, and the melOn ., Wy
that he has double dlscountsa a ,a,sef
Ing 100 per cent. So''oal
Nacogdoches Phone: The ".c,r,.
shipped In here and sold cbsar
well for horse trading. but they y. "
found good for anything elss I,s
raise and handle good stoct
ago Mr.. Ollie Campbell Of n ~
to w. N. Bailey OF this cltv y.
span Of horses. The horses a..
old. were raised by Mr.. Campb.,s :.
for $40. pDeh az
An exchange says: A M,..o,,,
has found that by planting on,.,
potatoes In the same field n ~
rows the onions become AZ s,,aa
they bring tears to the ewes az ~. =
In such vast volumes, that the ront.
vines are kept moist and Biz cron
in srsSe of the drouth. The sauna
has a scheme for raising custard
crossing the egg plant with ~
weed.
Johnson County Review.
printer recently tried his hand Il
ing, but couldn't make things vo,t
and is now back at the casa. n
wrong font team-a mule and hors
this wouldn't justify. He said ths
fired him after he had "piedp M
four columns" of potatoes, He
his limited experience by asking thu
er's wife If she wanted the hens AZ
or solid.
Brennan Press: DR.. Joseph Ross
formed Press reporter this moruiul
most of the hill cotton is in a vel
way, and unless soon visited BY rat
crop will fall way below the ayerss1
present the plants have thrown
fruit with the exception OF the grown
and a top crop is the only hope
farmer for an averass yield. The
rains of two weeks ago beat the d
very hard and blowing has been dlti
Karnes County News: Prospect
crops of all kinds certainly were
better than they are now In this 81
The corn and cane are made alrcad
the yield per acre of both Is pm
as heavy as were ever grown in this
try, while the acreage is much larger,
Gotten crop. while not so far rdy
is entirely free from insect ,avlls
kind and Is growing fruitful :spidly.
there is but one cloud vi
horizon, and that is the prospctiv
price of cotton.
Slidell Courier: The heaviest n
yield Of wheat taking the field on
just been reported from 7. s. Atch
place, one mile south Of Town.
Bros. finished threshing the crop
nesday and Sam Moore says that
1853 acres they measured up $3.50
of wheat, an average OF little over
ty-five bushels to the acre. Som
lions of the field yielded as high As
nine bushels to the kcre, MI Az
has good quality of land and y
that he knows how to cultivate II
Terrell Index: On the farm o.
Dees, five miles from Terrell, la
growing, today, on the edge Of
watermelon vine Na'1
never been cultivated on which tne
sixteen melons, none of which WI
less than twenty pounds. IN aaa'
this, which would be considered
fair yield for a single vine, nYe ~
ready been pulled and eaten, anu y
weighed at least 20 pounds eacn.
any State in the Union or tny ' .,
Texas desires to go UP against W
ord and heat us raising watermelon
must, before they can be consas
show that they az
melon business. If things Keep y
manner the melon vines WI fs .s
Johnson grass and become I''
corn and cotton crops.
bridgeport anner-Herald; pom !.
wear paid the raisers In LAM. mn,
s42. so per acre average, some ~ ?.
more. A half bale OF s'tton u
would bring to the farmer, Va! IA AZ
On the average 100 days Is si .an
plant, cultivate and market III, d IL |,
days. Your board at 80 per n NV.
,ultivating and marketlne ! I sh
ION will be s45. Your board M
nrjce per month while nulIl s, \.
=, rketing a CROP OF potatoes WI v !
You market your potatoes ss,v 4
II the year when money y ~, ~ 70
% YOU. Your judgment may ~ a !
8 the most profitable. You n len b
., 'n otatoes nor all cotton--dlv'iA Y