The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-23

planted. Planting will be completed bf
May 10. Plenty Of seed II replanting should
be necessary. Have plenty OF rain; season
good. Yery little OF crop held for higher
prices less than one fourth of amount held
last year. outlook for large crop good.
Weldon.-The planters at this place nave
decreased their acreage In cotton at least
10 per cent The farmers are reasonably
well up with their work: fully three fourths
Of tho cotton crop is planted. The entire
cotton crop viii he planted by May l.
There will be but very little to replant
Planting would have been completed but
was hindered by recent rains. Have hne
season, Corn crop looking we'll
Grapeland.- The acreage tn cotton VIII
be about tho same as last year. About 90
per cent hns been planted and will be com
pletcd about May 10 to 10. should reyhnt
ing he necessary there will not be sun.
cheney Of seed Very little OF the last crop
is being held. Have had a surplus Of rain
and the soil is IN fine condition and pros
poets at present are very promising for
cotton crop.
per cent compared with last year. Amount
Of acreage planted dve-eights. All plant.
ing viii lac completed about the last or
pant over again. No rain needed The
most of tho crop that IL being held is by
the farmers. The prospects for crop this
year are fine at this place.
HUNT COUNTY.
Caddo Nils. Farmers are planting about
| the same amount Of ncres in cotton as was
| planted last year. Most everyone is through
! planting in this part Of the country. =
| good rain fell here Yesterday, which will
| raise a good crop Of cotton this year I
/ the crop fails there viii not be enough
| seed To plant over. There Is no one holding
! last years cotton. as there was very little
! 10 hold. Prospects are good lust now for
a good cotton crop this year.
| Ce.estc.-lhere VIII be a decrease Of 20
! per cent in the acreage of cotton this year,
| of which about three fourths is already
| planted. Planting will be completed by May
! II, enough seed remaining in the neghbor-
| hood for replanting all that is necessary.
| There Is an abundance of rain and n fine
! prospect so far for good crop. No cotton
being held
Wolfe city The amount Of land planted
| 10 cotton here is about the same as last
season. Three fourths of the crop has been
planted and, as a rule, the land is in fine
condition and with fair weather the CROP
will he about all planted by April 20. There
| will not he seed sufficient to replant much
of the crop: from present outlook there will
not he much replantiug. No cotton held.
Commerce There will be a decrease OF
10 per cent on cotton in this section and
more corn planted. Two-thirds of the croI
planted rest in nv Nav l. Hardly enough
seed for replanting. Plenty OF rain ont
the outlook is good. Not bale of cottor
| In the county.
nvile-Ratns this week and las
; have delayed cotton planting, which begaI
: some earlier than usual. owing to the very
favorable season prevailing ut the LIST Of th'
. month. The acreage this year will be abou
the same as last year, possibly some less
: as may be determined by the weather
2 The first planting Is mp and the stand Il
e good and he prospects are that no cNtr'
5 seed will be needed. No cotton is ben:
S held by farmers in this section, or Il n
9 all in very small quantities. Planting vii
= continue during April and possibly int
4 | May, as the soil is too wet for that at tht
time. Prospects are regarded as extra fin
for big crop this year.