The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

vigorously. ana Il wcevll eau he destroyed
outlook for a crop Is bright. This com
boil weeril destroying machines.
Senly. --Acreagc In cotton crop about same
as last year. Only. small portion bad e
planted: have very good stand Of the pcr.
ton that IL up; some hol wecyn reported
10 the country. bnt have done little dam.
In better condition than the previous year.
BANDERA COUNTY.
Bandera.-l, is stll very dry, no nsip as
HAS been an increase OF acreage over last
year Of about 10 per cent IL the cotton
crcp: abont half the land has been planted.
but not one-half OF that has come MP,
owing to the dry weather, and the farm
ers say they viii not plant any more M.
~ / rains. That pert:on which has com
M has about two-thirds Of a stand. The
general outlook for cotton crop Is very
poor,
BAsTRop COUNTY.
| ElGln. THE Increase in the acreage OF
cotton Is probably 10 per cent The crop
| Is practically all planted. hut little If any
having been replanted. and is all NJ 70 a
Z geod stand. Lice have damaged tho growth
slightly aud thousands OF boil weevl are
In the country; the farmers nre badly
scared and merchants likewise: desperate
effort will be made to destroy the wcevil
Eimiuate the hOll weevil and the prospect
for cotton crop WAS never better " ms
good as now. The dry. season has given
farmers chance u cultivate their crops TO
tho very best advantage and tho recent
rains have kept them growing
Rasirop. Tho acreage from last year Is
ahont the same. some replantinr had TO
( he done ON account of drouth. but very
little: all planting and replantng is now
done and the stand attained by what Is up
Is good. the hnll wcevil Is tho only pest
now at work. and few lice, since the tine
rain the general outlook for good crop
is splendid II the boll weevil can he
.h slssn IN -
! Mcpade. y Tho cotton crop is all planted !;
I stands are generally good aud present con-
diton very hue; there is probably about )
/ per cent Increase In acreage. hui the holi
! wecyi has already appeared In great mum.
befs and unless the farmers succeed in
destroying them the outlook for crop Is
Paige. The acreage In this vicinity com.
! pared with last wear Is about same: some
fcplanting was necessary. due 10 bad stauds
| caused by cool, backward spring. No fur.
Their renlanting necessary All up 10 hne
stand. Hnil destroyed several crops Eve
miles south Of here on the sth Instant,
ncccsSitAting repluntlng. but same has been
done and One stands procured The boil
/ weevN have appeared In almost every field
! IN great numbers. Merchants. farmers, In
/ fact every one feels somewhat blue over
4 the future outlook for cotton crop Farm.
! efs are preparing 10 make vigorous war
BEE COUNTY.
! Skldmore the acreage here In cotton Ia
! about . per cent greater than last year,
! when 25o0 bales we're guned here Plant
Ing was generally early aud good stands
! were secured. Crop has been chopped
out and afterwards plowed. Plants are
| putting on squares aud some blooms, only
! few boil weevils have been seen and
/ little damage Is anprehended. ms they have
not troubled us for two years ON nc-
! count OF drouths coming on those who did
! not plant early had 10 replant but all Is
! now up Lice have been troublesome on
early cotton, but not sufficient numbers
to Kill the plant
BELL COUNTY.
Salado.--Cottcn In good condition. II as
| much MS was Intended has been planted,
( there is an Increased acreage OF about .
per cent. About Is per cent of the land
hfeScrYcd for 'otton to plant yet
Beton,- The increase Of acreage In cot
/ ton over last year Is about lu per cent.
In many fields the stand Is excellent aud
| some has been chopped out. In some the
stand not so good and some late planted
! hns not YET come up on account of Try
weather. The plan, IS looking healthy and
strong and with season a good crop VIII
be made.
Rogers There Is In this section an in
| crease In the aclonee reserved to he pnnt.
with last year. seventy iiye per cent of the
crop has been repanted on account OF cold
weather Incident TO late, backward
spring. and In some instances want of suf
itcent moisture TO bring the plant through
after partial termination; 20 per cent OF
the crop Is yet TO be planted, Including
ti,at IL zip has ahnut iwo.tnIrds OF stand
the other has good stand No insect hu
damaged the crop thus far, except the
holl weevll, which have appeared Ia some
localities In considerable numbers, ana
make the farmers very apprehensive as "a
the future Of the crop. barring these ex.
eratey good The land generally is IN
good tilth, and clear Of weeds and grass.
as the farmers have had ample time dur.
their land.
Temnlc.-Thc cotton crop In this section
Is about all planted, though there Is some
that has just been put In the ground with
the recent rains. Considerable Ut this
was from replanting necessary ON account
OF so little rain In the early planting time.
OF the cotton that Is up there IL good
stand aud particularly east Of Temple II
looking spenddly. II Is chopped and
worked out clean and very little foul
cotton planted will lie a fourth greater than
last year IN account Of the reduction Ia
grain The recent rains have been of
great benefit To both cotton and corn but
there has NOT been enough rainfall as yet
h"wrNtr; prospects Tor good cotton crop
section rs 70 acreage is about the same a.
last year. There has been some little re.
planting done on account Of dry weather
The farmers are all done planting aud have
verge good stand and ~ this time thu
cotton looks we'll. Nothing In the WAY
Of Insects seem TO be bothering It. and
! Il J. -lnFFNI
the PROJECT Is rather hattering as the
ground Is In very high state OF cutt
walton
Holland There Is about per cent more
cotton planted this yenr than last There
has been no repAnting to amount TO any
thing. There arc only few ncres Il
plant vet owing to dry weather The
stand Is nearly perfect and will lie when
II rains. No pest. as yet The outlook foi
good crop never was better than at pres
ont This Vicinity is beginning to need
rain.
troy. The increase Of the cotton crop thi.
year over last Is about 10 per cent But
good; al planted aud MP aud being chopped
out There has been 10 report as vet al
any Kind Of insects The recent rains have
put moisture In the ground In most place,
near This point 10 give good growth 10 cot
ton and corn. Cotton however, Is some
what later this year than last. caused from
lack 81 moisture ana cool weather when
planted. The farmers are somewhat m
easy about the boil weevil later on from
the fact that they did great damage Il
the crop here last season.
BoSQUE COUNTY.
Morgan The acreage planted and to bt
planted in cotton 10 this section will be AZ
least is per cent greater than last year
On account OF late heavy rains with hal
In some portions OF the district a consid
erable part Of the cotton will have 10 hs
replanted and with the cotton still un
planted will make some 25 per cent OF tbs
crop yet 10 he planted The stapC