The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-01
THE TEXAS COTTON CROP.
Belated Reports on the Conditions
Which Now Prevail ia Texas.
PLANT TOO FORWARD IN SOME SECTIONS
Too Much Rain in Victoria County.
Showers Have Fallen Every Day
for More Than a Week.

= Bnnderu, Bandera County, Texas Jul,
me cotton crop In this Comfy is Ii a
n'uilSnng condition. Tho late rains came
N uine TO save It. Farmers say that the
prospects are better than at this date iast
season; While cotton is some later than
! iast year. the fruit is heavier. Picking win
Desin about August 20. Some few bptis
VIII open before, We hnye had rain IN
abundance throughout the county.
Shlithfille, Bastrop County, Texas. July
z9.-Sotton picking has begun. but onI, on
rev farms There will probably ne about
e'thlrd more cotton raised this r,ar
throughout this section than last. The
urouth has mad very little to do Win ,hs
~, y, IN iact sufficient rains have fallen
" hctp the plant growing and fInltinr
Donahoe, Bell County, Texas, july Va
! 10 ram mere since June 4. although cotton
y peailng up well under the eifeunsta
put without rain IN the next ton DAYS fhe
/ crop VIII be considerably under the rin;d ~
last year ! believe the present cfon viii
make one-third of a bale per acre without
\ amy more rain.
Burnet Burnet County, Texas July % -.
| From interviews With different farlnsrs th.
cotton crop IN this vicinity win he 90 pcr
| cent less this year than Il was last wear
however, with plenty of rain In August A
|
| Emma Crosby County, Texas MY on
| Very little cotton planted In Crosby eo,in
| tyi the yield not quite as good as last year
| Kicking viii not begin untll late. The
| arVltn aHected tue cotton some, but several
me rains have fallen lately, which insures
/ a fair crop.
, Denton, Denton County, Texas, July 90 -
FARMERS from several sections OF the coufi.
" nave been here today and some say the
cotton prospect with present Indications h
as good as seen In many years The miami
! they say, Is very small but unusually wei
liruited, and the rains have not caused the
loss OF any bolls or squares by dropping
as many feared 1t would do. The corn
prospect, too, Is not so gloomy as many
would make Il appear. Nearly every farm.
er says ne will make enough to feed, while
herter since the rain. Much milet and
| other forage crops Will he put in, and with
economy and the green wheat fields for
pasture. no trouble Is anticipated in getting
through the winter
Dickens, Dickens County Texas. July -
The outlook for the cotton crop In this
county Is far better than ut the same date
last year. The Increase in acreage over
probable yield viii be IS per cent The
corn crop was cut short by the June drouth
but cotton was benefited. Light rains have
hecu falling in this and adjoining counties
FOR the past ten days and the prospect for
cotton was never better The cotton crop
| OF this county Is late and picking will not
| open up nelofe .SeptemDer 10.
Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas July
29.--rhe cotton crop of this section IL ma.
lterially damaged by the protracted drouth
Light rains during the past week have
made things look some better and caused
the farmers hopes to rise n notch or two
but the inadequacy of the rainfall Is no
ticeahy damaging still. Plentiful and con
! tinued rains would. It Is thought. do much
e, redeem The situation but II is not Jos
slble that rain could now repair damage
already done by drouth.
Rose Hill. Harris County, Texas, July 30
The outlook OF the cotton crop In this
vicinity Is not as promising as Il was TWO
weeks ago. The plant has shed all Its
young fruit from effects of the long drouth
and several light showers of last week
generally falling AZ noon, scnlding the plant
so 1t even shed its foliage. leaving the stalk
! bare The yield viii average one-fourtll Of
a bale TO the acre, to une-fifteenth as com
Pared with last year Picking viii begin
n ahout eight or ten days Excepting a
few light showers rain has missed this
section and the ground Is very dry.
I3uffalo, Leon County, Texas july ga
| The cCton crop in thih section Is late
Kicking VII probably begin about the mid.
large as list year; the recent rains have
helped the early cotton.
Appleby. Nacogdoches County, Texas
/ July 29.-Ample rains have faileii through
cotton. though young. in consequence Of
leinE planted over after he nail, lopkf
lhflfty and growing We'll, AMI WITH Az
gust rains and no worms a COED crop Is
promised; about 80 per cent OF the cotton
yas destroyed by the hail and had 70 he
rcplauted; now and then you see small
field Of cotton whose stalks werc left Aftps
the hail, and this has grown and punched
cut from the ground, and II presents n
beautiful sight, being perfect marvel
of frnitfrness; much cotton cut of by, the
hail could have been left and would have
been Tar better than the young plant at
present.
Alice. Nueces County. Texas, July %. =
From present indications cotton In this
locality will be complete failure cxcept
some very early, and there is but very 1t
tie Of that
San Augustine, San Augustine. County,
Texus. July 27-'rhe cotton crop Of San. Au-
gusiine county Is not quite so good as
last year; It is three weeks later than
lAsr lear; we have had good cotton rains
over all parts OF the county In the last
few days and think we will not be behind
last Years crop more than 10 per cent.
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas July
81. There Is very marked Improvement
II he eandltion Of fSot'9n, u 6s's ne sec ~
week Take the whole situation, cotton
Is In very fair shape, considering the NJ
conn9itIon a w inst wear at his time. There
Is not much alarm now among cotton peo-
PIE over the outlook. There Is Indication
onigig for rain tsa y Tia haF t5e county
Will he very fair. Reports reach here TO-
day that in some sections the cotton ls
onenIng, which Is considered not a very
good Indication, as 1t Is too early
Victoria. Victoria County, Texas, July 81:
The showery weather during the past
week has done sone injury to cotton JUST
how much II Is impossible TO determine;
picking would have been general now but
for the rains: the plant Is shedding, but
helng heavily fruited, this was TO ns eX.
nyer week that showers did not fal.
here and the indications are good for
more than anything elsr after this weather.
waller. waller County, Texas. July 80 =,
Cotton in this vicinity will yield about
onc.fourth Of a. bale 20 the acre; picking
has afrccted yield very materially In places,
white others have been favored with occa-
average crop ~ all, prospects are very
good for fair yield
wharton, wharton County, Texas. July
81 -,rhe outlook on the cotton yield mas