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

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Very little cotton has been planted to date,
The acreage win h. larger this year than
IN laOo--at least II per cent greater and
Is no srarr,y Of i abor In Wis., i county nt
and prices paid for farm work Is higher
thnn usual, There Will be n scarcity OF
planted. The green bugs have almost to.
tally destroyed the oat crop and the wheat
is probably damaged onc-fourth. About Ia
per, cent Of the cotton crop Of 1900 Is being
Increasing rapidly and farmers arr dlyersi-
flying their crops to greater extent us the
years SO by.
wAsHlNGToN COUNTY 4STDl.
Chappell nll.--Planters In this section
are through planting cotton. In few In
stances, where old seed were used the col
ton failed to come up, and rcplantiug VIII
he necessary Imported seed have lnvaria.
bly, come up we'll The acreage planted Is
fully 70 per cent less than in 1880 or hoo.
There Is no scarcity of labor Fer the work
needed labor can always be easily secured.
Seed. both home and foreign, are absolutely
exhausted and should rcplnntmg become
necessary, our farmers would he Ia had
condition. Generally, there Is great apntr
henslon existing ms to the boil wocvil
| though all means possible for preventing
their appearance are being resowcd o.,
| ihcrc Is no cotton hcing held In this sec
ton; all has been sold There b much
complaint about the growth of young cot
ton which Is greatly retarded on account
W tnN Nolu conulton OF the cnrtn, so hattie
warm growing weather having been haG
burton. About through planting cotton.
acreage not so large as 1900; small re-
dnctioii, about the same as 1899. No scar.
seed Farmers are apprehenslvc OF boll
weevil, which has caused somc OF the
farmers TO reduce their acreage. Appar,
| ently all cotton has been sold. not 100
bales In the county,
BrehhAm, All of the cotton In this conn
" has been planted. ana ia many Instances
crs planted deep during dry weather
Heavy rains that followed the planting
heat the seed Into the ground. causing IL
TO rot Cold weather has greatly rctard.
cd the stand. More corn has been planted
man usual and the cotton acreage Ia est
mattel at per cent less than for 1900
aud 10 per cent less thnn 1890 There is
no scarcity OF labor, but seed for rcplnnt
lhg amy considerable portion Of the crop
| VIII be hard TO obtain. There Is no seed
| uNNllaplo except very small amount In
| the hands Of farmers. There is It great
| deal OF apprehension concerning the boil
| WeeNil the ravages OF which have been
guarded against by burning dead stalks
ana other vegetation and the securing OF
northern grown seed Many farmers hive
planted the trap rows advocated by Mr.
Mally. nut rcplanting win destroy these.
Cotton buyers believe that per rcnt az
ne present crop is still in the hands "
Phlllpshurg The cotton In this section
- all plantcd, but don't come m good he.
cnnse II was too cold aud the seed Of
N,
murh nave 10 he planted over, and seed
becoming scarce The acreage In cotton viii
be thls year nearly The same as last year
Ihe farmers did all they could last winter
Ia destroy the boil wecvl. and they MI
hope that they VIII make fair crop. II
ne season Is favorable. Last years crop
Is nearly all sold
Quarry The farmers here are progress
Ing extremely we'll IN planting cotton and
the q1cfeagr' compared to i90o, Is almost
There IL abundance of labor. Owing 10 the
scarcity Of cotton seed In cases or sone
they are rcplantlpg since the late few DAYS
OF cold weather. no seed to he bought IN
ms NlcihltN even at any price. 1hc furm
ers are almost confident that the boil
WeeNll ms almost disappeared In this sec
non ana prospects are very favorable for
large crops
WILLIAMSON COUNTY SO, 23r.
Bartlett Cotton planting to date has pro.
crossed fine. since the rain. Good stands
are reported. Acreage viii be increased
nhout 10 per cent over last year So far
lfcre is no complaint OF seed being short.
labor as rule has been plentiful, About
800 or 600 bales yet 10 come In, while re-
eclpts 10 date arc about 1000.
Georgetown. The farmers lu this neigh.
Dorhood have all got their cotton planted,
and some of the early ones have plants In
sight the inte rain helping II up, so that
there Is probably as much cotton planted
now as there was last year, and Slightly
more than for the year 1879. There Is
neither a scarcity Of labor nor seed, should
II be necessary TO replant. as the mills did
not succeed In buying M all the surplus
seed. some OF The farmers are apprchen-
slye Of the boil wecvl and in truth 4 Is
| some parts OF the county. hltherto entirely
fee from this pest, but as yet this is mrre
| report and rumor, All this seasons cntton
has been marketed. with the probable ex
! oeptlon Of between $50 and 1000 bales, SIN
being held fqr higher prices.
done planting cotton. The cotton crop IN
THIS section is about what II was IN 1900.
92SS a.e good deal Of Of small grain planted
enough TO hinder very much. There II
plenty OF seed, for replqnting. There IL
some apprehension OF the boil weeyil There
IS very little OF the 1900 crop being held.
We had 4 glorious rain here the ION
Small grain Is looking nne.
crop, being about two-tbirds through plant
Ing. Lands are Ia splendid shape, With
good season In tho. ground. There will be
about 10 per cent Increase In acreage over
both 1899 and 1900 crops IN case OF any
disaster so that farmers would have TO re-
plant, the country Is well supplied with
supplied with labor. 4 few boil wcevll
last season, but they DID no damage, and as
they do NOT know what "a eNpect thls sea
son. The majority OF them do not nntici-
pate any serious damage. There y ahout
I per cent OF this seasons crop still held
by farmers.
Taylor. About three.fourths OF the in.
a good deal Of II above the surface Many
have purpogcly lnterposed an Interval be-
tween successive paintings for economy OF
labor and convenience In cultivation. These
embrace principally the implanted proper.
ton The plant that has come up has suf-
fcred from the cool nights and chilly winds.
and much or II looks badly. Few, how
ever II any. will replant unless matters
become worse: IN such. nm event there Is
plenty CT seed. There Is no dread OF the
boil weeyil or any other pest, as this local
lily has been especially favored In that re-
gard. II is thought by those who have
taken pains To obtain Information that the
increase IN acreage will not exceed 10 per
cent aud that the wet fall, which prevent
ed tue usual planting OF small grain, is
more responsible for that increment than
the late high prices Of the staple. Appnr
entity there Will be no scarcity OF labor.
az the negro element Is largely In evidence.
There IS but little unmarketed cotton In
Ciranger. S-on account OF the cool weather
and the lack OF moisture In the ground
farmers have not planted more than % per
cent of the cotton crop, but the good rains
during this week put the ground In fne con
ditioH for finishing. The acreage In grain
was materially decreased and the cotton
acreage will be fully 10 per cent Increase
over the 1900 crop and slight Increase
over the 1899 crop. Labor IL plentiful ana
farmers well mp with all kinds OF work.
Should rpplantlng become necessary there
are sufficient seed In the country 10 replant
the crop SO far as seen there Is no need
~ alarm from the boil wcevii, as they have
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