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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
NNllrlI cnrNrN on 40

Troupe Planting n little late on account
Of heavy rains In pnSt week ~ per cent
liucrcaSc over last year; 10 per cent over
1889. Labor is very scarce; some few
farmers have abandoned part Of their
lands on acconnt of labor Seed are lit
tie scarce, hut think there will bc plenty
for oil purposes. No approximations or
boil wccvil here; per cent win cover all
hodings Of last years crop
-Nlcr. At this time very little cotton mas
been planted In this section on account of
backward spring. THIS ycnr's Increase
In acreage over last years viii he more
tuan ~ per cent. owing to the high price
of cotton last year. Large tfncts Of new
ground are being planted in cotton, Crops
Va. not suffer for want of labor. Seed are
plentiful Fully one twentieth of last
years crop has not been marketed
WnonA.- Cotton planting never was
known to be so late and backward Major
ty of farmers commenced this week, but
"Wednesday heavy rain and cold snap
age VIII be but very little greater than
That of 1900 or 1890, New lands have been
put I'm cultivation. hut old lands are not
beng worked instead Labor Is not to saw
hands as is generally the ease. There
would no doubt be n great scarcity of seed
II planting over should become necessary.
Not many farmers have cotton on hand
Merchants here hold about 30 bales
llndalc The increase in cotton land over
last year Is about 10 per cent Farmers
are well advanced Ia preparations and
- per cent more land VIII he devoted
10 cotton than IN 1870. There is some
scarcity of laborers; everybody has work
that wants II. There is no scarcity or
IL any part of the cr0p should have to
be roplanted. Thcre Is little apprehension
of insect pests About per cent of last
years crop Is still IN hands Of home mer.
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TARRANT COUNTY.-1G.loo.

Fort Worth There Is comparatively lit
Tie cotton planting as yet. The conditions
season win be an increase over 1900 or
from 10 to 30 per cent, and viii be about
the same acreage In comparison with 1900
There Is no apprehension that there viii
be scarcity OF help. There win he plenty
Of seed in case there Is necessity for re-
planting There Is no talk Of boil weeyll,
as It IS too early in the, season The old
In this part ~ the county the loss to
wheat from bugs will not. It is thought.
exceed - per cent. Corn j. being damaged
t2ongh The situation Is not considered
serious,
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NAVARRO CouNTY-e5,47 AS.

Observation-Disclosures report slight damage
TO crops by the recent cold spell. They
cain nothing has been killed, but almost
everything has been more or less injured,
Rice.-1he farmers are through planting
cotton. The acreage will compare about
the same as the 1900 and 1881 crops. La
Dor is sufficient for the planting aud chop
ping, but not for gathering. No boil wee
vii Is here so tar and is not expected
About 400 bales of the present crop Is DC.
ing held for better prices. Some claim
they viii hold until June.
Richland. Is very nearly all plant,
ed The present crop VIII be about ~
per cent greater than 1900 and about the
same as that Of 1889. The seasons have
been so favorable that present supply Of
labor is sufficient ~ cultivate the crop.
This territory has sufficiency Of seed TO
ieplant If Ii was to become necessary:
Some farmers are in great dread of poli
weevil, as they have discovered 'heh DC,
and stumps There Is hut little cotton
being held; not per cent.
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ing. As TO apprehension Of boil weev,
the farmers are divided MS rulc n nl,
seriously considered. About 5 per cent n,
present crop held back Va
Cameron. Farm work In this section js
we'll up. but all the crops are backward
Most OF the cotton will have 10 he repInnt
ed: with seed at $50 per ton this viii 10
quite an Item to take into consideration
There Is no scarcity of seed renortod
There Is plenty of time In which TO re
plant the crop. and there Il no scarcity Of
labor, but the farmers hoped TO got fhnir
crop up and out of the way before Tho
boll weevl got In his work With Inter
crops their fenrs are Increased owing 10
the presence Of the little pest in such nnin
bers. The acreage of cotton planted This
year exceeds tho acreage of last year In
proportion to the new land put in. The
same is the case In regard to the excess of
the present acreage to that of 1899 All
new land Is put In cotton. Large tracts
of new land have been put In during the
past two years so that IL is safe To saw
that the acreage of this year is several
per cent In excess of last year, and the
year before. Last years crop is practical.
~ out OF the way, as scarcely any of IL
is being held
Buckholts. The farmers of this section
have finished PLANTING cotton and tho most
OF II Is coming mp though the recent
heavS rains packed the ground and some
VIII probably rcplant as an have an abnnd
nncc OF seed. The acreage of this years
clCp will be about ethe same as that Of
1900; No one fears the boil wccvil much
as this locality Is most too far north only
2 snail portion of the present crop Is
being held.
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IN . !, the whole county will not
sf'vS'pp per cen, Over Last year ca ss snd 70
q rent esrd s What Is reputed to pe the
Fbnn a ~, has appeared In volunteer
' ss serious %Ssv pp % fnr Soss Gfs
kttraineu ~ the present or last years
NJ e bn,ns held. Recent rains have
n growing n crop good TO- m ridGs a nnl
" a sll' The cotton crop Is very, prom,
|sI INK present as , nearly an VI Week ( W S@e
|sltsd y ps now and looking wen. There Is
planted 5tsS. in rb this s,s ssefiS IS fa lR1g
Is been ~ nne will have to be planted
bt a ~ farm farmers are wei up with their
labor is is n mot a. iyaF Of nn S I bo
kzr M vesr. as very little was seen
s, ~ sSit last year. There is no old
.l ,sa' beld over, as all of 1t was marketed.
Luen ~ good season at present In the
arss for growing crops.
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RrsK CoTNTY-21 al.

Heuderson.--1u consequence Of cold wet
uenther only about one-fOurth of the cot
foi, crop Is planted. The acreage will be
about the same as last season. Labor Is a
iittle scarce. hut not enough 10 materially
affert the production Of this staple Seed
Are also scarce and any failure In stands
may considerably diminish the size OF iron.
Rnfl weeyil nor feared mere Very lIttle
coffou belng held.
oyerton Very few farmers living ada
cent 10 this piece have planted any cotton
~ vet Planting viii begin In earnest
.ho,ft the nd Instant. From Information
rathered by this correspondent there viii
e., an Increased acreage over that OF last
year possibly one.third, There is n scarri-
~ ~ labor. but do not think II sufficient
n Offset the size of the crop 10 be planted.
planning has been postponed by great
many on acronut OF the scarcity Of seed.
II rcplanfing. should haze 10 he done goed
would have 10 be gotten elsewhere as
there are none 20 spare In these paris.
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rAv1np cnIlNrY-.aloo.

Abilene. throughout this section farmers
arc hpslly engaged. planting cotton. They
Seasons have been most favorable. The
acreage Will be about the same as in 1900;
there NAV be an increase over lspa. There
acient Iabor IN putting In the croD. Quan-
tfties al seed win preclude danger ~ cut
ting down the acreage In ease replanting
Is necessary. II IL Impossible 70 prcilct
Ion weeyii. on the present, crop not more
than 10 Der cent IS being held, The out.
look a! present is fine, as the recent rains
Nerkei.-From prescott outlook the cotton
crop acreage will be about the same as
lasf year. hut with the new farms opened
m since last season VIII add about 10
nor cent. Planting is somewhat backward
On account ~ cool nights Last year'l crop
WAS Tho lS-gesf in the HISTORY OF the
county b0fh In acreage ANA pr0dnctioh.
Ahont q per cent OF the crop Is yet In
tho hands Of the farmers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
SAN rArRlCIO corNry NJ,

Arkansas Pass. The farmers nrc making
sood progress planting cotton. The IN
crease IN acreage over 1900 Is slight, Init
tne increase over that o. 1879 Is consul.
eranle. There Is no scarcity Of labor aud
rs the boll wecvH has never caused troubl I
III TINS Immediate vicinity a good cotton
crop Is anticipated, Very little OF the
present crop is being held
Mnthis.-1hc GOTTEN acreage il nerhnns
~ per cent larger than that of 1900 and
~ per cent larger than the crop OF ISM.
IN most cases there is good stand and
tnv recent rains have put the land IN ex-
Sellcnl condition. There Is Somc apprc.
nehslon OF the boil wccvil though there
was lttle damage done by the pest In this
.lcIniF iuSt season and many are inclined
to hope that 1t is gone for good No
scarcity % labor has been reported as vet.
anu while farmers are very busy lust
now crops are In good condition
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
MONTAGUE CouNTy-15oe4

Nocona. Planting is progressing very
slowly, owing to the cool weather high,
dry winds and the fear of NOT getting a
good stand. The acreage will he about
the same as last year, but perhaps a little
less than year before last, Labor is rather
scarce. Replanting will bring about
scalrcitS Of seed, and this tends to retard
prehend boil weeyil. but this insect has not
injured the cotton plant very much as com
pared TO other sections OF the state Per
held.
Montague planting is rather
backward owing to the latcness of spring
Thc acreage will not exceed that of Inst
year, Notwithstanding the fact that there
Is MUCH new land opened this season An
insect has about DESTROYED the oat crop
and the land that was put in oats will be
planted in feed crops sorghum. mllet and
kanir corn, Labor is scarcer than com
mon Farm wages have been increased
some on account of this scarcity. 1t can
not be said, however; that this scarcity viii
affect the size of the crop for this year.
Hardly onc-half Of / per cent of the 1900
cotton crop is being held. The frost Of
few days back did not materially iniure
tn the fruit CROP. as was AT first thought.
There Is, therefore. at present splendid
prospect for another large fruit cron
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FOLK COUNTY-S455.

~, orrrlgan. There is - per cent Of the cot.
ION iand broke and 80 per cent of the crop
10 no. pinnted. Thc crop viii be increased 10
PCT cent over last year aud ahohf % nrT
tehl over 1870. There Is plenty of lohor
~ MAKE the crop and gather IT, Therr
MN 't PC a shortage of seed should the first
ir"n'Lns tall to come up. There Is no fear
wy non Weevil i'm this section The
mvsVn{ crop has been sold and there Is
',Sualil none left to be marketed
,MoScow-Nery little cotton has been
painted up to date. There will be an In.
vneAsr n acreage compared with thar Of
lNm There Is Il scarcity of labor. but nor
snuiicieht To affect the crop. Plenty of
seed m case cotton has TO he repianted
~" ooi WeeNll In this part of Texas vet
,nrE iitIle cotton of the present crop il
neiug held by farmers. Farming lnrds nre
hl IN me condition; weather has been 100
V"Iu Tor cotton planting. Corn which Is M
out '' "'''' w" nv"
livingston wlut to late cool weather
ahd hltle too much rain. planting IS
ploaOly ten DAYS late. ms compared 10 the
usual tlmc. Some of that planted and up
WI nave TO be planted over. Lands gen
TIhtN wen broke and In good condition.
me acreage Will likely he Increased 10
pHr cent or more. Have heard no com
piaint of scarcity OF labor. Seed are plpn-
ttul No one seems 10 apprchend the
boll wCcvil 1t never having visited this
section There is an increased demand for
icrtlhzcr with the upland farmer. promis
lhe an increased Weld from that source
as wei ms enlarged area. Only n small
proportion Of the present crop remains
cent.
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MILLS COuNTY-is1a.

Mullen Cotton planting now in full
swing; all working; about one. fourth plant.
ed; some up. Crop about same amount MS
last year. one-third more than 1899 30
scarcity of labor TO affect the crop Plenty
had any boil wecvil in this section of the
country: no apprehension felt by the farm.
crs of that pest. About II per cent OF Iast
years crop Is yet held. About - per cent
VIII be added to the cotton acreage if the
recent rains did not materially improve tho
wheat as 1t will be plowed up and land
put In cotton
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
RrNNELs CouNTY-s09o.

BaIlinger.-Cotton planting has not yet
commenced this far west. Ii will begin
nbout MAY / and a heavy increase in acre
age Is confidently expected. consisting OF
new land being opened up. There will be
nc scarcity Of labor for raising the crop
but plckers are always scarce in this coun-
try owing 10 the fact that our winter has
been exceedingly mild and iine cattle did
mol have TO be fed. and consequently there
comfy and no fear Of a scarcity OF seed
Or, farmers fear no insect hurting the
crop as we have never had anything OF the
b.fur hold
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
MONTGOMERY COUNTY -1o.272

Conroc.In this county the outlook for
The next cotton crop is not very hattering
In the first place there has been a great
scarcity of seed; then the first planting
i3ilcd In many instances to Sprout. aud
much of that that has come up looks very
p@le and Is not growing at all we'll on aC-
count of the recent cool weather and rains.
More cotton. however. than was planted
last year. as well as in 1899. will he grown
this year, II conditions will he favorable
from now on. There is scarcity of labor
N many communities and many fear that
the boil weevil will come again, unless the
late summer months are very dry. Very
little of the 1900 crop Is being held by the
farmers, but some merchants are still hold
Ing on in the hope that he market Will yet
binD them some profits on their holdings.
Willis The farmers in this locality are
all about through planting their cotton
crop for the present year, but reports
come from every direction that the cotton
is not coming up well and most likely they
Will have to plant over in order to get n
good stand. The cotton crop of the pres
ent year Is some smaller than last on ,ac-
count of grave fears of the boil weevil;
also smaller than the crop of 1899 There
seems to he sufficient labor to work all
crops planted here, but there is a great
scarcity of cotton seed and especially If
rcplanting becomes necessary, which 10
will in most cases. There Is scarcely any
of the 1900 cotton crop being held by the
farmers.
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MADISON couNTY-11, so6.

Iv.asopyille. The cotton In this section
.tnmt half planted and n great portion
Al il m. but owing to Il slight frost
\, nlrht a considerable amount of this
\ nave TO be replauted. At least 50
i ,ent Of the crop will he planted with
no next week The acreage will be
,,t The same as that Of 1900 and 1899.
E,,s viii be plenty of labor to cultivate
eyon planted, and there are plenty
sesd 10 plant the crop, or To replant
IA II he necessary. The farmers, how
w are very apprehcnslye of the boil
IsrIl Practically all of the present crop
II len marketed.
RispaesS. The season Is late in this see
~ Abont one half of the cotton crop
IN been planted and on the 18th was COM
n m nicely. The rain storm on mat dos
M tbe severe cold north wind which blew
trJously for thirty-SlN hours after the
IN has killed the tender plant, and now
kNantng will be necessary In most farms.
IN will be very scarce, as so many sold
n n surplus seed. The acreage will he
E,Atiy In excess Of that of 1900, If no
LrApr drawback to planting appears, but
|HInot he as great Ms in 1879. The scarci-
IN labor will certainly affect the acre.
Il put in cotton. Many s~.mers fear the
El veeyll as 1t was in Crimes county and
he southern part of this county last
NJ About per cent of the present crop
sill held by the farmers,
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MOTLEY CouNrY.-1oo.

Misunderstanding to the cold backward
spring very little cotton has been planted
1900 and will be about per cent increase
over the year 1899. Farmers believe in
diversity Of crops and no one crop is very
extensively cultivated. There will be no
scarcity of seed in case repantng Is ne
cessary, nor no apprehension OF boil weevil
All of our present crop has been sold.
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soMrRynL1 conNrY.-1411.

Glen Rose--How farmers are progressing
with plenty OF cotton planting Land ali
prepared, but little cotton planted. Crop
may he larger owing To poor wheat nro-
misc, caused by excessive drouth Of Feb
ruaty md March. Plenty of labor mud
much new land has hecn prepared for farm.
ing during past winter. Plenty OF seed
mold for Ell necnssarN nnrpnses
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STEPHENS coUNTY-3s75.

Breckinrldge Very little cotton planted
yet on account Of cool backward spring
II is hard 10 estimate AZ present what the
comparative acreage VIII be IN this county
this year There Is no scarcity Of labor
Plenty If seed for roplanting in case IL
should be necessary. Boil wcevil has never
done any damage In this section. Very
little Of the present crop Is being held.
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NJ EnF's erop. ~ apprehcnsIon y noll ucr.
PANnLA cnI,Nrv ,nm.-

h,' ,a,iunngc The farmers In this county arc
u tn ro,. about planting cotton. not over
lnc cotton acreage for this vear Will az
y, ia .nat OF 1900 by perhaps Is per reai.
i, iurger acreage than ever before I'm the
Dor hsro o. tue county; The scarcity OF Ia
irct the. size at the crop. and thcs,,
t f,g OF seed to repant II necessary. ma
Vii iTnipners are not apprchenslve Of boli wcs.
co,tor "uS q small portion OF lust year's
a hcavN rain fell over tho sonn,p on ~
co otfc inns having retarded tic planting If
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,1ANn co1fNrY-212I.

.,.. since the splendid rain this Sec
h ,rFceIyed last Tuesday, the farmers are
~ n,slne nicely with cotton planting.
s'ssssse this year is about the same as
7, !, 100 and 1899. There is no scar.
A. X labor nor scarcity OF cotton seed
|e,.n section sufficient to affect the size
w as .yon and farmers are not apprrhcn
lne tbe boil wecvll out of $4,000
~ ~ cotton shipped from Llano this
w, IA are being held at present.
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Tyler COUNTY 4aSi,

Hyatt About 80 per cent of crop plant.
cd crop about same as 1900 In acreage.
Labor very scarce. hence farmers Will only
plant what they can work and pick with.
ont hired help. Case was the same IN
1900. Plenty of seed In case rcplnting
should he nPcc,E ry No trouble with boil
wecvil here. ABOUT ) per cent OF the crop
of 400 Is vet unsold Have had good rains
In last few days, hut cold Is holding back
the planting,
Warren Tho farmers are backward with
cotton planting. The acreage will lac about
the same MS 1900 Labor Is plentiful.
While the late frost Of the past week VIII
affect the stand and the early planting
viii have 10 he ropantcd, but there Is
plenty of seed IN tho country To supply
The demand The boil wccvll has never
damaged the crop. All OF the present crop
is about shipped.
Colmt sueil The cotton ncrcngc' in this
vicinity viii be about the same this year
ms last few farmers are holding the
present crop for better price.
Woodville. Cotton planting is q little
backward owing to the late spring amt
rains. The acreage Is In excess of that
Of the last two years, notwithstanding
labor Is little scarce owing to the do
mand at the sawmilS and the camps This
county has not been infested with holl
wccvils for several years. consequently no
apprehension is felt as to their appear
nHcp,
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WAILER corNTY- 01Dl.

Waller.-Very well: - per cent reduction
In acreage from 1900, % per cent from
1880. DO not think scarcity Of labor viii
hive any erect on size 81 crop planted.
Seeds are scarce and II replantng should
be necessary, am afraid considerable
acreage viii be untitled. The farmers AZ
rue are apprehensive Of the wecFil.
There Is practically none OF the crop OF
1890 being held. Some Of the most pros
porous planters have expressed themselves
as having confidence ~ the present crop
year proving a good one. while the major
ity are less buoyAm The season So tar
Is regarded as favorable, except the fears
eateriainfd as 70 the return Of the weeyll
Cold weather mas Killed all young cotton
and farmers are replanting. Melon crop
damaged also by nor;hers.
Brookshlfe, FROST. with the cold wind,
has on considerable injury 10 cotton ana
tender vegetables. Crops are backward,
with yerv poor stands Of corn. Acreage de.
creased about 33 ~ per cent, owing 10 scar
CITY ~ labor. The general Impression pre-
va Is thai this section VIII escape the raw
ages OF the Toll weeNii this season. al
though we have had a very mild winter
The pest II not 80 numerous rs In past
two ssHsong.
Hampstead. The hulk Of the cotton has
D. en- planted. The cotton acreage will be
about one fourth less than 1870, About
the same ratio for 1899 The scarcity OF
labor win NOT AFFECT the crop materially
There Is scarcity Of seed 10 case Of re-
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vAN zNNnr corNrY "a. 42s.

Wills Point. The farmers OF this county
ING to unfnvorablG weather and scarcity
Of hands The cotton acrengc Of the coun.
ty will be about equal TO that of lS'n nnd
things produce this condition. first, the
extreme scarcity and high price az labor
second increase Of grain acreage In the
prAirie district There are sufficient cotton
seed I'm county for planting and " neccs,
sary to rcplant the crop. only nhont :
per cent Of past seasons crop Is estimated
10 he stlll In hands Of farmers,
Canton The cold rainy weather has dc
laycd cotton planting; very few farmers
have planted yet, There u small "
crease OF the acreage of 1899 and 1900
There l. no complaint Of lack of hands;
AS there has been but little cotton planted
M to the present time there II not much
likelihood that farmers win hs$c 10 re-
plant, though II they should have to re-
plant there seems TO he plenty OF secd. 10
apprehension OF boil weevil yet Fhere "
about 3 per cent of present crop on mana
farmers.