The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
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gresscd favoruhly, but had to he rcplaiicd
In places owing to bad stands. Although
seed Is not plentiful there Is sufficient for
ICplHntlng, should N become necessary.
The fear of holl wceyi Is not as great as
heretofore. hui farmers cultiyating hottom
lands show considerable apprehension As
"ttou has been planted carly, tt Is thought
The crop VIII have better chance Of max
lug thnu last year, aS much OF HE crop
last year was planted after The. continuous
houNy rains, aud young cotton fell an easy
prey to wcevil. Tho acreage win hc hhnut
the same as during the years 1899 nnd 1000
aud ~ yet no apprehension Is tclt as to
scarcity of labor There Is very littlc cot
ion now being held, is most has been mar
bcted during the last two weeks only
eomr few individuals. are holding a few
bales and II Is doubtful il 100 bales could
be found IN this whole ncighhorhood. THIS
report embraces Wnrrrnton. RO8not Oldcu-
burg, Walhalla and Round Top.
Schulcnburg. Most Of the cotton has
been planted IN this section, but a great
many are rcplantug; some have rcplantcd
the second time, The stand vs. very had
The cold northcr of the llth and 18th dam
aged cotton a great deal. II Is thought
That most ot the cotton that was up at the
time VIII have 10 be rcpanted. Acreage Is
about the same as in iSAa and 1900 Labor
+ rlcnhfnl. Seed IL getting very scarce.
" rcplAuting Is necessary from the late
The farmers are very npprehenslvc OF the
bon weevil There Is about ! per cent OF
present np,,, crop heinz held, hut those holding
too much rain OF late for cotton
Carminc Cotton up; looks bad and bad
ly torn M From the lowands reports
come In that most of the cotton planted IN
tho bottom Is Ia he planted over; estimated
about ope-thlrd Of the acreage, Uplands
that were not exposed to the high Winds
are doing fairly well and soon will come
forth II warm weather should nreyGT FOR
the next week, Some cation has been
worked ont before the last cold snap aud
looks very bad. Planters fearing of having
to replant Il. The extreme cold continuous
weather y quite drawback on this year's
crop aud cotton especially, causing It to
come, M Irregular and win have bad
stand. Warm weather Is much needed II
ms years cotton crop shall 20 something
like promising In tho future, Plenty OF
moisture Ia the ground at present
Muldoon Farmers are progressing well
with cotton planting Acreage IN cotton
VIII be about the same as 1900 aud about
. per cent increase over 1900 More cotton
would he planted but labor Is very Source
IL rcnlAnting becomes necessary II will he
very difficult for farmers 10 obtain seed
There Is much measiness about holl weryii
About one hundred bales OF the present
crop are being held,
Carmine. Farmers are progressing we'll
planting cotton; about an done. Acrcagc
VIII he - per cent less than two years
ago, or last year. Labor is scarce aud crops
may get foul II too much wet weather
should prevail, ~ is NOW the ease Seed
e scarce and none on baud. if replautlng
should be found necessary. Farmers ali
Tear that the SO much dreaded boil wecyil
VIII take the crop again About one-eighth
OF last years cotton Is held by producers
for higher prices No cotton ON hand i'm
yards or on platforms.
i.edhetter Farmers In this locality haze
planted most OF their cotton, hut owing'to
me uroWh many roport very poor stands
The late cool spell Killed Il lot OF cotton
In the lowlands, The boil weevll has re,
manned In the fields since last year. farm.
crs report finding them thick on cotton thar
hns come up. II farmers have to rpplant
cotton seed will be hard 20 get The cot.
Ton acreage Is the same as last year ana
about II per cent larger than IN iSilD About
crop Is being held.
In Grange Tho farmers I'm This loealitv
are very much behind with cotton planting,
some oI them have replanted as many AZ
three times, and the norther of the l7tA
ana 18TH instant 50 damaged the young col
TON that the Farmers are plowing K under
ana replanting Some Kind of Insect life
whether or not IL Is the boil weevil can
pc; now be Determined, Ia those localities
here the farmers have had to replnnt sew
eral times, seed for that purpose Is becoun.
ing scarce. Most Of the negroes who left
this county last fall TO pick cotton have
drIted back, so that there Will be no
scarcity OF that class OF laborers In this
,fayetteyllle.- Nearly all OF the cotton is
planted. A good deal had 10 DO reniamicd'
The acreage Is perhaps 4 little less than
4 was IN 1900 and 1880, There is no scare.
ity Of labor, II any more replanting hns
20 be done hereafter seed Will be scarce
hol Neeyll with us again this season, /;
devastated tar crop here the last season.
An insect which some farmers claim Ia no
the boil weevil Is now DESTROYING the vouns
cotton stalk In q few places. About one,
third OF an average crop was made here