The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-21
boyop and tho icGersou County company 5

bayou and the Jefferson County company S
canal.
In the Reaumont Irrigation company ter,
ritory Mr.. CLANCY estimates that two thirds
of fun crop will be made. A full croD
he estimates a TEN sacks TO the acre, That
portion OF THIS territory south Of the South
| ern PaciHc railroad track he thinks viii
| average six sacks TO the acre ana that
north OF the road will run about seven
| sacks 10 the acre The rice In that ter
ritory is now in excellent condition II is
| heaulng very rapidly looks green and full
OF NE This estimate OF what the crop
VIII be Is based on what he estimates the
weather Will be lie audS thist
II there should come few weeks Of
| heaNy rains and the pumping plants work
successfully In other words, II thc rice re
I celNes everything needed, IL is possible that
there would he a good crop of ten sacks to
the acre average. on the other hand the
prospects aud probable crop will he about
SLY ana one,half sacks, or two-thlrds OF n
crop The Beaumont Irrigation company
mas shown remarkable effort to make the
crop as good RS possible. 1t has gone 10
enormous eNpenSe 10 repair damage 10
their pumps which threatened 70 iujure the
crop. ana I'm every way they have done all
\ uRh me power OF man TO keep water on
on the Weiss McFaddln canal In the
upper confer of he county the rice crop
Is ln perfect condition, and every stalk Of
nee planted bids fair to yield a hountiful
t'lurn' Tue canal has furnished plenty Of
water aud more. The rice is fresh, healthy
ana strong, ana nothing short Of the unex-
pectcd can iniure IT,
ON tlillibun1t BAYOU. so far MS Mr..
thaneN investigation has gone, the crop
Is total failure All the pumping plants
on the bayou have heen shut down ana
tue crops abandoned on account of salt
water, with one exception. and this IL the
farm Of Niterbo brothers, who have 1000
acres that Is heing watered by the Wiess-
Mctaddin canal by q lateral canal put In
10y the Niterbo brothers. This canal was
put I'D late and as n result they will prob.
amy make w per cent Of a crop.
Mr.. CLANCY has not been further south
than TINS, hut he Is as well yersed with
the conditions as one can be without per-
sohai investigation, aud says that the Tay-
lot baNou crop Is even worse than the
hlIlnrAndt' and all pumps have been
abandoned and nothing short Of extra
ana lhen only small portion.
The Jefferson County Irrigating company
crop has been entirely abandoned The
pumps have been shut down, the men dis.
charged and they have not the slightest
FOR the harvest
Scattered throughout the county is about
l aHDVV ACRES on q conservative estimate In
,iSe' rms IS az Sour Lake, Hampshire,
WINNIE ana other places In the county.
Nearly all ~ this rice Is watered hy wells
nhu the prospects vary In each locality,
but conservative estimate would piace
planted o'H'
+, Port Arthur Mr. clancy has heard
~, W. - eiihAliA damaged. nut that
tney VIII probable raise an ordinary crop
Much Of the rice IN this vicinity Il early
rice and could almost live from this time
on without water e'N'
speaking along this line, Mr.. CLANCY
says that much OF the rice could he saved
IN the lower part OF the county, II IL could
ne planted earlier He would have the
tsrmsrs, get the seed in the ground by
March l, and thinks that II would be sui.
helenty matnred before the salt water
comrs up In the hayous
u. On whole, Mr. Chaney's estimate OF
we entire crop Throughout the county L
tnet about - per cent OF a full crop will
be harvested ReuShJx astamAtsd. 4 fui