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

.A..nvhout Texas on the COTTON
~ the season Of 1001-2 The
~. ..oson AS a whole has been unsat-
III. and the crop Is now three weeks
-. rca,her has improved lattcrly
,,-r,srs are reported generally as
* thclr work OF planting and re-
~, I. treat deal of the latter having
.a,asred necessary by the long dronth
=, co,d. rainy spell which followed
reater part of the cotton belt AS
u the correspondents state that there
/, !, increase IN the acreage over last
L, as the farmers in many of the
III producing counties in the state have
u definitely determined as to just
s.sh land they will plant and as there
s,srcity Of seed in many counties for
..,i,g Il Is not possible to now re-
,sls Increase TO figures; as an estimate
a an unsatisfactory reports, would be
..a,fsctory. no attempt Is made to place
proposed increase at any certain
,g.,. however. to judge from the reports
mai Is proposed in the matter of
,,.ve n would appear that the proposed
,,se il large one--for TeXas-and that
the scarcity OF seed and the lateuess
M season will not deter the planters
\ attempting to raise a larger crop
n they did last year.
NJ conditions vary greatly In different
s'oas Of the State; In the Southern por-
where the storm and the boil wecSil
ia ip0
The present crop, the acreage Is about
s.re or little less than that of last
ii. But Il must be remembered that the
sal crop In this section was very much
rtr than the acreage Indicated at the
danlng of the year and that the farmers
Esa series Of misfortunes which practical.
reduced the crop
b the north central and the northern
ron Of the State thu wheat fields are
|irs plowed up and the land will be
aatA to cotton. Very little planting has
been done and much of the seed in The
fHnd will have to be replaced. The
as has done great damage to the grain
m and Is said to have attacked young
lon 10 some counties; the farmers are
Pdng back waiting for the bug to move
Intends to do so, and If it does not
|iny Of them may change their minds
Put pahting so much cotton. The largest
reas In scrcage Is proposed In tins sec
J |a but the least progress in planting mas
Ia made.
ihe cotton which is up in Southeastern
South Texas has poor stand general
sad books bad; little further north 1t
! reported MS doing well, but the same
Ftrondents state that the boil weevil
iFtady in evidence In large numbers.
r psS seems 10 have enlarged its terri
snce last year and there are fears
pressed that 1t will go even further north
pns the present crop year. Its destruc-
sness Is we'll known in South and South
y Texas, where 1t materially reduced
crop last year and the alarm at Its
fannce Is certainly not unfoundcd.
'ne correspondents are correct in their
INMATES Of the amount Of cotton of thu
SIM crop which is still held, there Is
ssaefahly more to come forward than
senerally thought for. Hardly county
reported as holding some portion OF
eop and the estimates of the amount
asa rule high.
g lsufes which are given alongside the
n 81 the county are taken from the
~ OF the census bureau on the cotton
rm Texas for 1900; they are given that
'oea Of the producing capacity of tho
IN may be formed by those who figure
e report for themselves and are tt
-ed only as a guide.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
ne counties composing the Southern
Asl planting has been nearly com
pnt there will he much replanting
a'e scarce as a rule and the acreage
aot DC largely increased over las
me boil weeyil Is already report
pe'og seen. That which is up has /
'and generally in the Southern por
Z the district but not good farthc
@uTHEASTERN DISTRICT.
district was the one which wa!
10y anected by the September storm
lefe will be a decrease in the acreag
=, year due to scarcity of bot
sul labor Planting has PROGRESSED
Inc stand Is poor for that whicl
4uu the boil weevll is expected il
n, ~ early appearance and 5eSii
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
the largest cotton growing distrlc
nate, both as to number of coun
largeproducing counties and q
essi acreage. The conditions ar
1a' mixed as the district extend
much territory. AS a rule, plantlu
y With some replanting to be done
Sa there Is not an overabundanc
In the Southern portion the bo
va damage last year and Is e.
asain this year; In the Norther
me aphis has done up the graz
feared that the cotton will be a.
Nhlle Il is etill young. The weathe
N ahproplt!ous SO far for plantin
fwa. ~
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
~, se'ease In the acreage is conten
sns. ~ me planting season is very~bael
tals district the grain crop va
Fey injured by the depreciation
49,. s'eh bug and a large part OF ID
~ VII be put into cotton II theE
seed; some counties have .
~ "a OF both seed and labor but
~ -sw Is a scarcity Of one or u
ssa, Dosh and this viii effect 4
e some extent.
III, y hEAsTERN DISTRICT.
Ahr me central. this is the cote
district Of the State. Piaptir