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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
EoNr nENp couNrY s2ae.

Richmond. Most of the cotton has been
planted. The acreage for cotton viii be
less than one-haf Of 1900. Labor is scarce
Has chusod many acres Ia lay ont ia {
would otherwise have been planted. Seed
IL scarce. IF rcplantlng is necessary the
Acrenge Will be much less than stated
above. Bol wocyil Is apprchendcd.
Missouri city. -farmcrs are nbont
through planting cotton The cotton acre
nge Is 30 per cent less than 1900 and lSU.
There has bccu no scarcity of labor Should
farmers have 10 rcpnnt there VIII he n
scarcity of seed. Some apprehension of
the boil weryll, All OF the present crop
has been sold.
Rosenberg Farmers arc well MP with
their work of plnnting cotton, II nearly all
being IN the ground and nhout 80 per cent
up ana doing well. The acreage viii prob
nDly be - per cent less than 1900, as many
of the renter class left this country after
the storm, aud tt has been impossible to
replace many Of them Seed are very
scarce and should 1t he necessary to re-
plant any large area II would he lmpus-
siu.c 10 procure the seed. Farmers are
not hpprchcnslvc of much trouble with the
boil wccvll rs long as II stays dry, and
only fear the rayagcs of the pest should
II rnin later In the summer continuously,
ms Id did last year.
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DENTON COUNTY On gsl

ponton.-- Cotton planting DELAYED by rain
and 9nansplcirus weather Is just being
Mlrted, ana many win not begin before
crease In toe crop would have been about
~ her cent, but If all tho farmers hold
~ tneir prescott intention OF planting ali
me acreage will be Increased from n, 70
@ Per cent or even LOG per cent. fu,iv
o enc u not half OF tho entire iii.
planted IN wheat. With Inc Same nrnvi.ior
Inns years crop wi ! exceed that of lsn,
Ky about The Same. per cent. There will
o. y scnr,lty OF labor In both planting
felt about the boil wanvu "''''N"'''n
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rnEEsroNE couNrY-2o.1 ms.

Fairfield. The cotton crop Of Frccstone
county Is being rapidly planted. About ~
or 10 per cent of cotton crop Is already
planted. and the larger portion of the crop
80 planted viii have to he rcplanted. COG
ton seed are growing scarce. but there WIN
bc plenty Of seed TO all purposes of re.
planting The cotton crop of the county
and Of every section Of the county IL con
Hldcrnbly larger than the crop of 1900. Fhe
per cent Of the Increase In crop OF 1904
over crop Of 1900 can not now be safely
estimated. but the Increase win be ma
tcriul. A considerable amount Of the cot.
ton crop of 1900 Is being held by farmers
of the county.
workman There will he decrease In
acreage Of s per cont There were indca-
tions some time ago of an increase. but
after the serious decline In cotton nearly
every Turner here went to work and plant
ed some of the land they had prepared for
cotton In corn, some of them changing az
much as 20 per cent. Planting Is progress
ing about the same ms last year Farm
labor Is scurccr this year than ever he
fore. on account of other industries. Should
scnsons prove unfavorahlc. very large
crop Of cotton could not he taken care OF.
There VIII hc plenty Of seed for rcpian'lng,
There has never been any boil wccvil here,
but farmers are very npprchcnsivc of them,
MS they were not far from here last vcnr.
About per cent Of present crop held here.
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CONCHO cOt1NTy-,l9

Paint Rock. The preparations for plant
lug cotton are wen advanced hut very iii
IL has been planted MS vet. rho ncrenrr
WIZ he about on third morn than In 1000
l6hor for planting ana working tho con
iemplated crop Is sufficient and there is
though seed In sight to replant viii If
necessary. There Is no fear Of boil wee
VII nS II has not heretofore appeared I'm
Tie county: About one-slNth Of last years
crop is stu on hand
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GoI1An cnIiNrY IN,

Rcrclair Much cotton TINT was un and
growing. VIII have TO he rcpantcd on az.
ronhi Of the late cold snap, Ahont M prr
acrcngo is about the same as last yrer
compared with 1890 the acreage is about
;, per cent greater Labor Is plentiful
Many farmers report the reappcarancc Of
me boil weeVil and II * feared Tho IN.
sect win do much damage II farmers
nave to plant over seed viii be scarce
Ihcre Is no cotton being held
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nnllnE,-Owlnc IL fonr duo IN thn nrc,.ol-
rnce ~ bugs planting has only well begun.
Inc acreage viii be IL pcr cent larger
thgn that OF 1900 and per cent greater
Inlh mat of $3.50 Labor Il scarce but
TINS II not expected 10 AFFECT tho slzc Of
ne crop. Seed Is plentiful. There ia no
alarm as to the hol wecyil About nor
cent OF the preaont crop Is being hclh
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1AsrER cn1-NrY-1soo

Kirbyvillc. Cotton most all planted ana
about onc-half up. about per cent more
being planted than 1900 or 1899 Farmers
are progressing fine until the last few DAYS
Tho farmers have plenty Of help to make
their crops. Plenty Of seed TO rcplant.
Very little cotton Is being held
Jasper-.Very little planted yet, but the
land Is being prepared. Labor Is scarce.
Almost every iaborer finding work on ran.
roads Acreage about 10 per cent less.
Plenty Of seed in the county Not 100
bales of last years crop In the county,
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COOKE cnrNTY-l1nn,

Valley View. Very llttlc cotton has hrcp
hug ia disappear. Owing TO the drsfru"s
ZION Of the grain crop by the bugs, tho
age In cotton viii he twice as large
g. lS'Fl or 1900, There Is scarcity OF
nc rage being 80 mucG urgcr thnn was
exp eted. seed tx scarce aud In demand
10 apprehension of boll wcevl go far. Very
mllIc of the prosrnf rrnn Is hnlnr hrlh
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FALLS COUNTY.-4s,llo

chiffon. Farmers are progressing nicely
Win this years cotton crop. which IS
further advanced than last year at this
time. The acreage is a llttlr larger than
last year and about equal to that Of 1900
Thcre appears 10 be no scarcity OF labor or
seed. some fears are entertained that the
holl wccyll may DO some damage IN this
section. Nearly all the present crop has
been sold
Rosebud. Tho formers Of this section
are pretty well advanced ia the planting
o. cotton, but The stand is not Mt MI sat.
lsfact0ly. Some seed has rotte1 in the
ground after sprputlng and other crops
snow that the plant has whnt * commonly
called sore shin ana the crop * whole X
MOI as Gathering as might be. There seems
10 he 10 scarcity 81 Planting seed, but
quite number arc going 10 have to plant
over As 70 hands there are sufficient
Tor the cultivation OF the present crop
save FOR choppng ne scarcity Of hands
Tor this purpose win have some effect up-
ON getting the crop worked ont before II
damages some. Farmers Hpprchcnd loss
OF not less than - per cent on account or
hon wecvls Only about , per- cent Of the
present crop Is being held. This crop Is
about the same In acreage as that ~ 1900
but viii exceed TINT of 1891 by about 10
per cent.
Reagan. The frost llilcd very near an
Of tho cotton that was m, hcucp there Is
wonderful demand for seed
Marlin There is little doubt that the
cotton ncrcngc will he somewhat reduced
from last season for several reasons. First,
the prccnt low price ~ cotton, second the
nigh price other products viii bring: thlrd,
the scarcity NJ secd and the htcncss OF
tho season. As general ridc cotton is
yet unplartod, hclug ndw about two weeks
latc, Labor Is both high and scarce and
VIII rctnrd planting. Should heavy rains
set IN during tho next ten days n viii
materially nTect the crop piuuiing. should
the first planting fan Ia como ~, it will
he almost Impossible to get seed for re
planting In time.
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HAMILTON COUNTY y, ON

Hamilton Planting Is progressing slow
~ the .wenthcr is very cool There viii
ne an increase Of about : per cent in
acreage oyor last year; perhaps little
more Very little cation has been planted
ma none Is above the ground There is
Most every one has sold
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coMANcnE- couNry-og non.

Conan he ~ Very little cotton planted.
too dr' About the Same acreage ~ lnsr
var. aud 20 per cent marc than 1880. Sur
bol wceyl. Plenty of iced In rcpIont If
uccessnry; .About 20 per cent Of last crop
H. being held.
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HASKELL COUNTY-s3O.

Haskell.-up to this time but little cot
ton has been planted in this county owing
10 cold and dry weather, though the con
templatcd acreage Is 30 per cent greater
than that Of 1900 and 100 per cent greater
than TINT Of is0. This increase Is caused
largely by the Immense emigration during
tho last two years There is a suflclcncy
OF labor 10 Justify this increase and there
Is no scarcity Of seed4 No fears are en-
tcriaincd on account of boil wecyil. Less
than = per cent Of the last crop Is being
III
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HILL CnrNrY-1nn1n

Mount Calm.-Thc farmers of this sec
ton are nearly through planting cotton.
Owing Ia n decrease In small graln the
acreage is some larger than in 1900 and
much moro so than In 1899 There Is snf-
tcicnt labor to handle a very large crop
The cold. wet weather viii doubtless cause
rerlanting, as some of the crop Is coming
up, and in such nm event seed will he a
great object The srasshoppcr Is the only
pest that threatens the new crop. Upward
Of 800 bales are being held here and there
Is no likelihood of II being turned loose
soon.
Hillshoro. Tho cotton crop Is practically
all planted The ground was IN nne coudi
llou. There is an Increased acreage over
ENO-about 10 per cent-hut It Is probably
not quite SO large rs the acreage FOR lSD9
There Is plenty of labor to plant and Guilt
Vatc the crop ana will no doubt be ample
TO gather Il. There Is now no uncasincss
here on account of the boil wecvll There
~ mol exceeding 1900 bales Of The present
crop now In the hands of farmers
iil'ShOrO. There is n good deal of cotton
M over the county. The frost killed sNpIe
of II In places. but the extent Of damage
l. not large. With plenty of warm weather
tho crops Will soon come out In hne shape
Abbott. 49, Farmers are geutng along splcn.
didly planting cotton, About 50 per cent
mas been planted. The acreage this year
will hc about the same as last year, and
compared with 1899 there will he de-
crease OF about IL per cent. Plenty of
labor, and sufficient seed to rcpant II nee
essary. No boil wecvii in this section
About , per cent of the present cron Is
being held. Have had good rains and
there Is plenty OF moisture to get the crnp
started of In good shape.
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Brackcn-Thc progress Of planting cotton
Is slow; about The same maybe little
more. as In 1900; also more than In lSD0
No scarcity Of labor 80 FAR Wa have nil
the seed we need In use of rcplantlns
ID not fear the boll wccyll much; farmers
not HpprchcnSive In this part ut the county.
About onc-third OF the present crop Is
held rhe cotton planting 10 behind on
account Of dry weather.
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!, vonid no about 10 per cent more, bur
ts,a" H. ,ot tj,e rnse Planting Il ut lcast
twenty DAYS later than last year. Inefs
is still nearly 10 per cent oil ias' yea
cotton crop unsold. ,a.o 70
rlanf ng their cotton on account OF pnd
weather There is about 10 per cent III
crease In acreage with that Of 600 Es"' AM un,
about the same with that OF $50 ~, h h,s
on account OF the fly OF. green pue uss
tubing the grain crop there Is sq 3o.,
many of the farmers who are pian ,anS
cotton where they had grain. ana go9 90
many OF them are buying COTTON su no,.h
To- gather the crop IL the season proves
good. There Is scarcity OF seea AZ, anu ~, ~,
thia section of the county. caused ny on1
md pIsntIrc grain. which has since neell
eaten up by the grain bug or Fly. There ',
is none Of the present crop peins nu'u
here.
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mARnEMAN COrNrY .1aa5

Quanah The season Is somewhat late In
cotton planting. Acreage will he - per
cent more than last year, There Is no
lack OF labor or seed In this section.
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FRIo COUNTY 9500.

rcnrsall There IL onc-thrd more cotton
land prepared than last year. hut owing 10
the drOuth not more than one half planted
yet. Where they have had local rains the
cotton Is looking vol Some have the old
stalks reserved, and the cotton seems to bc
doing we'll This country seems too dry
for holl wecyll AS yet, they have never
Injured cotton.
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ILNMrIIlLL cnrNrY-so.

lIcmphlll Cotton planting is very hack
ward probably small increase. Labor
is very scarce and viii no doubt lessen the
crop. No scarcity Of seed 50 far. Very
small amount Of cotton on hand; only Il
few bales In merchants hands
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just begun to plant cc.tere ~, -
l,fs cotton planted than n Linen N
one-elehth. There was yerv NY W s1
decrease In the acreage In stile, r.
Of labor last fall In gathering y, stz
the, size of the crop to snsh une tf,S
rplanting Is necessary. seed as ettsat
sced--will be. just n little s c.M 4
Is not any of the present cro a'se "a
at TINS place. We have had Y eent y
the the f fare sPslns # late ,t this time
Sumner. The cotton nian.
the same acreage as last ma YET ~
fore. Plenty of labor ana ~ we ~
No talk Of weevll. About psav u ~
crop stiIl back. Per csll1
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nArnlN CorNrY-ann.

Village Mills Farmers making good
progress planting cotton In this section;
acreage for cotton small; only 100 to 225
bales raised, more will be planted this
year than In 1880 and 400.
Sour Lake Farmers are generally late
painting on account of wet spring The
acreage VIII he about 80 per cent more
than that of 1900 aud about 100 per &c. e
over 1879. There Will be enough seed IN
case OF replanting, No apprehension -rre
OF the boil wecvll. The boil wccyil has
not made its appearance in this county
yet, There Is stil about one-fourth of the
last crop being held. No scarcity OF labor
to auect the size of the crop.
Olivc.-1hc planting of cotton Is prog
ressing very nicely. II viii he lit; lie
later than usual on account of the back
ward spring we are having throughout
East Texas. The acreage viii very likclv
be less than ever before, as truck farming
is taking the place of cotton. Heavy ship.
mentS OF vegetables are leaving daily for
Beaumont, Houston and Northern clues
Labor is ordinarily scarce
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IIarcton. 81 Planting Is going on slowlyi
the acreage will he smaller than last year
and 1899. SIZED are scarce and so Is labor.
held
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mn WITT corrNry on a,o

-
Norktown.-Cotton is MI planted Tbcra
WI increase of 20 per cent over inc
acreage Of 1900 and 10 per cent oyer lSop
No scarcity II labor SO far nnd farmers
have plenty of seed 10 rcplant IL nee"ssn,,r
considerable uneasincss Il felt ON nccnun :
OIL OIL 9Sii Meevii' rs they are very plentiful
on Tue farlns. Not over | per cent ~ the
present crop II being held prcsent o,t
,opk very good barring boil wccyil uave
nag plenty OF rain for present needs.
,lsu,in. -EarIners are little backward In
praniiinH cotton this spring on account Of
p prM ls dry weather. about 90 per cent
~, vn Isnnteu' About per cent more coi.
~ ~ Piaht I'LL IN THIS section or the county
,ian In 1900 and about - per conf morc
nun 10 1870. Labor seems 10 he snfacIcnt
a,or Wy demand there Is not an over
ANA 81 ram. Cotton seed Is very scarce
uhu snoniu replantinG he necessary thcro
would not be- enough In the country 20 -,
pIEnt tbe crop. Farmers arc some,ybat az ~
p pnt ss nHo or Doll weevii this year. but
~ " mnch so as they have been for M
iast Two years. Not moro than 4 na tne
OF tue present crop being held M This tin,o
ioakun.,S otion planting Is we'll undec
increase In the acreage as comnarad N ,,g,.,t
the nrecedlng year. Some annrnb w. MIN H
are felt thai the boil weeyli viii annens
" they have as, ~ ar so2e parts Of the conn
iihhyyorabie weather however. II Is he,innoh
'"a' good cotton crop will be made w
EAsrLAND coUNrY.-,5e1t a
Cqrhon--The farmers have d..
piRntlng cotton ana the acreage win Ia I'm IN.
eIeAsei about 10 per cent over last Gnnn
b sa ~ WIN Inr TINT 81 1892 the Increase viii
plentiful and enough TO supply fhe nrosong,
nem9nd, ana cotton seed Is and viii -
p pIenty ~ mere as most an farmers kcpf
MID . II sea % feed and tho winter being
they have to plant over ana thc farn,e,s
49, NJ Hpprenenuing any danger OF boll
efeotls ny Nal Nila y, o. drouth. as we are
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GoNzALEs corNrY -ll.1a1.

Gonzales, About so por cent OF the cat.
ton crop Is planted aud at least half OF
mat Is up and doing fairly weu The
acreage VIII be about i per rcut greater
than that of 1891 and 1000. There h.
enough seed In the county for all ueccs
Sai% purposes. Labor Is sufficient also.
Boil weeyll are found on Young cotton
aud on volunteer cotton also. Some farm.
erS, fear thcm, while others think they
VIII not he plentiful enough 10 do great
damagc Eighteen thousand, eight hundred
ana lhlrty bales of cotton have been tr-
ceiNed here this seHsou and only 1850 hairs
are lcft In the yards. There Will he abouf
800 bales received vet from farmers
Wleldcr. Farmers have nearly an I'm.
ishcd planting cotton, hut the stand Is
almost universally had aud many arc now
painting over and nearly all having to rn.
plant mora or less The acreage In this
section Will he about the same rs last wear
gul about per cent less than In ism
Labor Is plentiful but fcedstuns arc "a
Scarce and high thar many farmers aro
not able to buy Il and their teams ma
poor now, and the consequence will he
mat the crops Will be badly cultivated ana
some viii doubtless he lost, Seed are very
scarce and In consequence many farms
viii he cultivated with poor stands ami
some not cultivated at alt The hoil Wee
vi are here now In large numbers ana
already on the young cotton and many %
the best farmers think tho COTTON crop viii
he completely destroyed by them. nnd NH
ARE very apnrehenslYc. Practically npne
OF the old crop is being held.
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LACK cnIrNTY.-31T2.

Jockshoro Cotton planting has hardl,
bcrnn on account Of the late spring anu
the cold weather.. There will be an n, Il, IN
crease in the acreage. Farmers are PROV IN
Ing up their wheat land ana planting u"
cotton.
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HARRIS rnIrNrY- ,s,n


soWy with cotton planting, they as a rule
waiting for warmer weather Some who
niantcd early have failed 10 get stand.
Cotton seed being very scarce, The majorit y
ave timil about planting while the cool
nights continue, The acreage will he mrg.
1r lhan 100, hut viii not be more than
w per cent of 1899 acreage. There Is plea
" OF labor here but II can not be hdG
az prices the planters can aford to pay,
anu Tor thar reason great many have
decided To reduce the acreage they had In
tended to plant. There is only Que bale OF
cotton being held here Of last years crop.
fMnltng VIII not he completed before the
middle of May, or the nrst OF JUNG. pro
pehcnsion OF the boil weevil is entertained
here
Hockey, Farmers are progressing very
SLOWLY with cotton planting aud great
many will have to rsplant, l,s the first lid.
not come up. Acreage Will. he about 10 per
cent shorter than 1900 and so per Cent
Shor er than that of 1870 There Is SUIT.
Client labor 10 work all crops SO far. There
has been great deal cot repantng corn
ana scarcity of seed Is great. Farmers are
very uneasy about the boil wccyil as they
are stu here in great numbers The crop
0i $500 has all been marketed.
Rose lllll- The farlnffs OF this section
hay sSye planted seo9t 4, per cent Of their
wteathor Of the last few days has checked
all work, Il being very disaerccahlc. Cot
ton Is very slow In coming up. The cartier
are In the ground very little above; whicn
looks had after the dry cold high aortn
Winds NJ the 10th and 18th Inst Acroa ~
compared with 1899 and 1880 hats decreased
fully - per cent, for fear OF the boil wee
vi, which played havoc with the last year 5
crop. There Is sufficient labor To work
the crop, Seed is very scarce, Most plant
ing seed have been imported from other
sections for one planting. and II this fails
Go come up and makes replantlng neccs
sary, nobody knows wnat 20 10 thou, Cor
there Is not enough seed to plant one fourth
Of the land prepared; ana then farmers ore
anprehcnsive % boil weevil, as the post
ruiuel tho entire crop Of last year whtch
makcS seed SO very scarce, They think u
Will damage the crop this year. There Is
no cotton being held from the last years
crop. rs there was only one bale to TWEEN
~ acres made.
Wchster.--Cotton planting Is progressing
favorahly, acreage 10 per cent ereater than
in 1900 and 80 per cent greater than In
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HOon CoI,NTY-1n4t

ericsson. Cotton planting progressing
slowly About the same acreage MS last
year. Plenty of seed, About 10 per cent
OF last crop being held.
GranburN, Farmers are busy, as thcy
are IN the midst Of the cotton planting:
they have fine season in the gro,ind' land
all In hnC FIX; but they arc ronscrvatiye
and are dlversifying their crops and there
VIII he only about the same acreage plant.
ed as last year. Plenty OF seed and nlentv
O. help, but L is Impossible to tell what
The boil wecvt and other causes may do
There are few bales Of cotton from last
year on hand yet, but only n few--some.
thing Ike $50 or 200 bales in Hood county.
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splendid season IL In the ground, It hay
lug ralnch recently. The farmers arc push
Ing flr planting Of cotton about onc.thlro
planted. Ny opinion Is that the acreage
viii be Increased 10 per cent on account
Of less wheat being planted last fall. Seed
that have been planted seven days are
sprouting nicely. Labor seems to bc plen-
tlful. Seed will he very scarce shonid the
farmers have to plant over. The boil weyil
have never Invested IN this section.
WaXahnehic.- farmers nrc making
SLOW progress with the planting In this
section ON account of the continued cool
weather. Some cotton Is coming, but inc
plant looks slckly, The acreage In this
section last year was much larger than In
1880. On nccount OF the destruction or
wheat and oats II Is believed the acreage
VIII be larger this year than In 1899 There
Is sufficient labor 10 handle the growing
crop. In the event Il becomes necessary
To rcplant there Is q suf1clency of surplus
seed for that purpose. A very small per
centHgc OF the present crop IL being held,
MS the product was rushcd on the market
daring the prevailing high prices.