The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-11
JEFFERSON couNrY RIce oRoP.
The Recent Rains Have Materially Bet
tered the Outlook.

The Recent Rains Have Materially Bet
tered the Outlook.
Beaumont, Texas August 10-Thc Beau.
mont Journal publishes the following re
port on the condition of the jefferson coun-
ty rice crop:
Some weeks ago Mr.. r. C. Clancy. a
prominent rice farmer of this county. he
gan an Investigation OF the condition OF
the rice crop throughout Jefferson county
and the Journal published statement
from him at that time when he had not
fully completed the Investigations Since
that report was made Mr. CLANCY has prac-
ticaly finished his work and finds that
complete report on the condition of the
rice crop now Is somewhat more favorable
than was the former report This is due to
the rains which have been failing with con
siderable regularity since the beginning OF
his Inspection and Is in line with the ex-
PLANTATION made at that time, to the ef,
feet that II there was plenty OF rainfall the
rice crop would be much improved.
Mr.. thaney was IN the city today and
made another comprehensive review Of the
rice sltuation for the journal. which state.
ment showing the eject of the recent rains
on the crop and an Inspection Of the con
ditlOus makes II a hit of favorable informa-
ton 10 the rice industry.
/, Since his former rcpeEt Mr. CLANCY has
been through the Taylor bayou district, the
Port Arthur country and Bilderhrandt
Speaking Of the county generally MIR
Chimney estimates that the crop VII be
mer estimate was - per cent and the in
crease is due 10 the rains which has
brought renewed life to much rice that
! was almost given up for lost and has i'm
proved that which would otherwise have
hcen slightly damaged, There Is that about
/ the condition OF the whole rice which Mr.
CLANCY says many overlook and that Is
that, while the rice appears strong and
green, the expert knows that IL VIII make
lots Of straw. but little rice. and this fact
has led many to be deceived in the posi-
billtiCs OF the rice crop.
Analyzing TIE different districts of the
county, MIR. Charey has this to say:
I'm the Beaumont Irrigation company
canal ] estimate that the crop will average
seven sacks 70 the acre, The outlook in
this district IS much improved since my
last report.
much improvement Some farms which |
would have declared total loss three
weeks ago now show some signs OF bring
| ing some rice. I would estimate that the
crop IN Taylor bayou Territory will aver.
/ age two sacks to the acre. This estimate
also applies to the Hildebrandt bayou rice.
ION the Port Arthur farms the crop VIII
average ten sacks TO the acre and the
| rice looks tine.
THE farms on the McFaddn- wIess canal
| will make an average OF thirteen sacks TO
the acre, which consider somewhat above
! the average.
1T is possible that II the crop gets
! through the September storms without
| damage and there Is q continuation Of the
] rains OF the past two weeks that the crop
! viii yet make more than an average of 33
4 per cent throughout the county. ! think
| In making these estimates that the rice
market and the farmers themselves In their
/ relation to the markets are entitled to know
] the condition Of the crop as nearly as pos
sible My inspection has been as thorough
\ as possible to make Il and my estimates
are based on what ] have seen and what |
! conditions from this time forward | can
! see that the crop may go 80 per cent, but
II would take very exceptional weather 10
] do this"