The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19

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corn In the county. as the crop last year
was very short. Nearly all the farmers
viii have to buy corn with which TO make
their crops. There is pcrceptihe move
uient toward fruit and truck growing.
TOM GREEN COUNTY.
San Diego. Until March IL prospects
were indeed gloomy, h,tt The magnificent
rain has completely met6morphosed condl-
bons. Farmers are well UP with blowing
mud outlook generally now very promising.
Acreage In corn abopt the same MS last
year, with crop well in gtoun'i. No grent
amount OF old corn on hand and prevailing
price has been about nJc for the winter.
Wheat not promising aud little if any in
crease In acreage, but no pests Presum'
ably a largely Increased acreage In forage
and other crops Tll follow yesterday
TRAVIS COUNTY.
McDade. The drouth continues and some
land can not be prepared for planting uhtll
II rains again, but much has already been
prepared aud the corn crop Is nearly ~
planted. The probabilities are that the
stand will he very bad unless II rains right
soon. Corn is very scarce and Is selling AT
81 per bushcl The farmers are aroused as
20 the Importance OF increasing the acreage
VI corn and other feed SUITS So far an
mail grain crops are a failure, owing 10
fhe drouth, but there will be some oats
Austln.-The farmers Of Travis county
have finished their plowing, and this Is the
FIRST time for many years that the breaking
up Of the ground was not iuterfcrcd Win
the rain. The corn crop for the year. pro-
viding It Is not destroyed by drouth. viii
he one-third larger than last yoAr. as the
planting for this season was much greater.
During the winter corn sold for SIC and 95c
per busbe when contracted for by the
wagon load; More oats have been put ~
gives promise Of being light
TYLER COUNTY
f'nlmpsnpi Corn plnnting hpiug nuSheu
with a vim and the acreage will nearly
double that of last year. owing TO last
seasons short crop, there is very little corn
In cribs, Most OF our farmers are buying
corn, for which they pay 81 per bushcl.
The acreage In oats Is small, compared
With that of last year. The farmers Mt.
tribute this shortage 10 the high price OF
81 per hushel for seed oats, There is being
only about per cent of the acreage plant
cd IN cotton that there was last year. 4
heavy rain fell last night which was much
needed to bring mp corn and garden seed.
Byatt.-The farmers have about finished
preparing ground for corn planting and
some corn has been planted. Corn has
been held nt 81 per bushel all winter. Very
nttie left In county. Dat crop acreage Will
he about same as last year
Warren. The farmers In tliIs section Of
the county are progressing with their work.
fine rain which has just fa..en viii en-
able them to finish corn planting acreage
VIII he 10 per cent larger than last year
Old corn very scarce and finds rendy sale
an 49,. - ~ ."''''i' 49,
about Il per cent greater than last year.
VAN zANDT COUNTY.
canton The dronth has materially luter-
ferod with corn planting, Nearly all the
farmers were ready 10 plant and are wait
ing Tor tho rain. The acreage is about the
same rs II was last year Very few have
any cd corn on hand: The prlco pnid FOR
corn RANGES from 30 cents cash % y - on
time. But little wheat has been planted
and the most Of that was knlei BY the
freeze IN December. The oats acreage is
smaller man last year, Fear " the green
bugs which totally destroyed The CROP last
wear caused this reduction. Have heard no
complaints Of hugs rnis year; what oats
We're pianteo have not donc well owing %
Wy ".t,usL
VICTORIA COUNTY.
Nictorla.On March II tho outlook for
farming interests iii this county Is excen.
tlonaily good; there Is a splendid season in
the ground, due to the unusually wet and
cold winter; planting is just about over
and the next two weeks win tell the tale"
as TO the stand secured, there was enough
rain here today TO sprout corn and cotton.
ma II seemed TO be general over the coun-
~ Ile acreage in orr viii he In the
last wear. ar nearly every farmer win plant
little more corn than he aid lsst veor
Corn brought IS to s. cents In in he shnck
on the streets Of Victoria duriu. the pa st
winter though comparatively lttc wa
ouered nos farmers having only enough
''r'F mem unul grass became plentif IL
NAl4hl.k COZ MY.
uunts-rle -rls y,r,r,. ~ ALL $50
-yith tbejr ntcvri-- ,nl ou 49, III!
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corn scteae. yrtii b sbc,,, ,n '-,,r -, =,
rreass ove- i7sI ,cgr pot ~ 49, ~
bAen nlaptsd srd H. .,,,i,,,, ,,, o.. m.
a,cJ Una Gy,i,- ~, fii,Sr w - VIZ
Iaet Won, our {,r7,,, nv 49, ,'' , ~ vi
orrp far tbcir ,vr ,,so .i1' t,r,.,r,. ~ ~ W.
r,ravqilir.- -,rta, 20 - ~ 49, a., - "a, ts
Senta no. tryboI 2rb - ~. Nv !,
,yiu he 7b.nt ~ rast 80 ,t ~ ~ ~ va ),
-ocd stand Iu,orc 49, y, w W., a. !,
dc1e for ~ cdt,.r SO, 49, ~. -
farmers ,svo .boir lanA f., - W. t ~, ~
nisn,ine 49, ." STU S"'pe ;"
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LLhh GUAM
RrookShirc--fh favmers OF this sectio
bsve completed bronkipr and prepari 4
their land There has not been suhicen
rain and the ground s. becoming very drY
unless there Is rain soon much Of the cor
planted viii not come up most Of the Gro
nas been plaBted acreage about 10 per Ger
greater than last season Very little o,
corn is on hand. most farmers have bee
nuying az - cents To 81 per hGshel. Abor
ne same acreage in oats as last season nm
he greater part of the crop is M and doin
moderately well Alfalfa doing well an
WIZ proper season large Yield is 81
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