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Valley View The prospect for iho ,at.
ton yield is poor We have had recent
rains but no enough to put sufficient mois
tnre in the ground for tho plant. 1hc ylcIa
WI be al least - per cent below last voar
With proper fall season n will nroE,nIy
make onofourth bal per acs,. Ttrrc are
no boil worms. Cotton is beginning TO
open.
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BAsTRop COUNTY

McDado. The cotton crop was hadly
damaged by the, early. drouth and consS.
Near; but the plant Is doing remnykabiy
well since the recent rains ana II prescnt
conditions bold Tor twenty DAYS longer
there VIII be good crop.
Ptdge. The condition of the cotton t,ron
ms compared 90 last year Is hard 10 pstf
mate The black and hard land cotton Ia
not near So good, while deep sandy land is
much better Upon the whole II Is NOT
thought farmers viii make as much cotton
as last year. July rains brought renewed
growth. hut with It came boil wecVlls In
large numbers, which are swrepiug ,ycrv-
thing from the weed save the nearly grown
few days. ." 81
Elgin Present condition ana prospcets
are tully NJ 10 the average IN this VICINITY
heGCht rams have started growth Plant
dCncc ' =" WV
Bnstrop The present condition ~ M.
cotton corp IN this vicinity is GOOD. but n
IS Impossible TO make any estimate MS TO
the Yield IN comparison with that NJ last
year; The plant IS ready ~ 70 fleht for-
ward with favorable seasons hut WIN nor
stand ANYTHING but tho hest cnyironn,rpt..
solnothlhs ~ causing falling on Of the
there Is complaint OF cnterplnars and The
worm, 49, ''V
smlthyillc Thirty DAYS ago nrosnoct.
We're bright TOR large Weld Of cotton.
slnce thcn wet weather aud holl worms
nave about ruined the bottom hollis on
mack aud lowlauds cotton on high sandy
sou viii make fair Weld Mexican wogyils
nuAN naue thrr appearance and are very
numerous IN localities, There are now
whole hclas Of cotton wl'h scurceIv n blnnn,
| 20 ~ seen and from pas. experience Win
these posts cotton blnotrs I'm thn MN
ipHnt.ure VIII be scattering In this section
..oll"9 talks much larger and better stand
than 1901 There Is NOT now more eottnp
made than was made last year
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AUSTIN COUNTY.


san Felipe. The cotton plant has been
very much damaged lay the recent rains Of
the past two weeks, causing the stalk to
grow too much and Shedding great many
squares aud bolls, besides giving the
weeyils chance TO get IN thcr work The
acreage IS nhout the same ms last year hat
the yield will lie p per cent hettcr, p,o
Nlded there are no more heavy raius,
Crops IN fairly good condition. Picking
commenced In uplauds.
New Ulm.-The heavy rains lasting eight
days have caused the cotton plant "a Shed,
not only blooms and small hons, bnt even
half grown hollis Had the ram NOT come
~ all farmers would have Jared conAdera
hly better. The present prosper points
~ CROP of about 40 per cent less than
last wear. II the holl wecvil would not
have taken possession OF the crop there
would have been chance Of a good tor
crop. but there remains no chance what
ever.
Kenney cotton crop prospects In
and around kenney are dlscouraging; az
the same time II Is thought that an aver
nge cotton crop will be made. rhe cotton
full.
sealy.--The most conservative farmers
report cotton crop In very good condition
fruiting fast few more warm days and
cotton will be rolling In fast. Some few
report boil weeyils and lice, but they are
doing very, little damage. Inc probable
Weld VIII be. about 30 per cent increase,
compared with last year.
Beilpille,-The cotton crop In this vlcin.
~ has been greatly damaged by rain aud
bon weevlls within the past thirty days.
The prospect up 10 the beginning OF the
rainy spell about the last OF Jnne was very
nattering. Crops on the upland was fruit.
ing nicely and the weevils We're but little
In evidence and doing but little II any.
damage. In the bottoms ut least one-half
bale per acre was already on the stalks IN
bols. The continued rains caused most
OF the Young hollis 10 shed aud since July /
the weeyils have destroyed all squares
The Post correspondent has talked with a
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Wesson.-Cotton in this neIghborbood
VIII take about four acres to a bale Pros
poets better than last year. hut bol weeyil
turned mp again. Rains plentiful.
Bracken Cotton prospect Is not SO very
good this year; 1t depends on another good
rain in about ten or fifteen days Onc-
fourth to one-third Of bale pcr acre this
year IN this part of the country
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number Of farmers the past two DAYS and
AL agree that u viii take from four TO
slS acres OF upland 10 make hale ana
Lhree acres of bottom land TO the bale.
The BRACES river overAowcd thousands M
acres OF loWlands IN the country which Will
be total loss
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Gonzales. The condition Il The wrs
crop In this county is Dad 81 Ttea
While there are some promising cropl ~
majority of them have been damaged zst
ly by boil weevls, too much rain, ahs .
the rivers by high water also, These ttl,ii
have caused the plant to shed so much %
at present little cotton is opening n
weather for the past few days has w
favorable "a cot on but the boil weevlir
doing mucH damage. The prospect rts y
that the crop Of this county VIII " ~
than that of last year.
llarwood. The Yield OF cotton IN ths ~
ton that has not been subjected q 'vsl
flow Will equal. II not exceed by WSp
per cent, the crop OF Inst year, rcIs
has generally begun. Weather al u
could he desired.
Lecsvillc. The condltlea Of tne ms
crop is decidedly better than at las W.
last year. There are some weerlls rtpe'ss
on different farms but the pests are !.
general. The cotton is putting % n
forms rapidly and good SUMNER s.g <
expected here The yield prpmlses
between one.fouTh and oue5tnlla
bale per acre many acres proauaE y
much as one bale per acre, ana , ass-
of farms averaging one'half oale ~ W. ~ I,
Many farmers fear the boll w'e,m ~
spreading over the cotton area ns,s ~, NJ
conditions do not seem 10 'H'" \
alarm.
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,PearsalL-Thc rains in May brou,s, =,
or the cotton IN. but too dry isr ! ~ \
grow until the 9th Of July, AT villa n. Z
M we haa d tnreG ana 9ne.haif inches rain; VI VI
much better than last wear NJ wv'! w
have the boil weevils. " y
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Mount Vernon. The recent r,,,. ~
damaged cotton considerably In I'M ~ W
y, until which time prospects wers 49,. ~.
Ing In the extreme for the hest eo,., Nv, y
raised In this county for manv ye,,, ~ <
conditions continue MS favorable AZ !, ~
ent, the, probable yield will be about yir
II was last year. v4s w
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blythe co!ton crop oa y Ia,
rs,n !" AZ foS e1,, condition nt and b M -
the Yield is only 20 onp p'a :, sn esIiass
the fact that cotton ia ia,ss 'u als n
Ponds upon tho frosts anS ana ana nuA
sects, aud we think Il wna,s sesssons y I
innate TO put II at one.tS,.sns ~; |,
10 tne acre, and the Weld for u ~, y 1 d,
VIII he greater than last ~, nr ,n's ssss
h lnse vars crop being damaged BY af ~
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Soil, weevils have don. ~
damage latel. on accom-, = krxt A.
n my had and unless Il Is. ~ ths ~. Z
ana ,,, dry for some length WI w ,coo.iss2 4
WI be very small. Tregano q liias IN IN \.
n LOOK the Yield will MOI bs W., me p,esss, 8
Of that OF last year, lst ssel pq =
fr,WHasa, but very little, II catr i,,.!
Mulioon. The cotton c = ~. ~
4 IN very foir shape At I rsd p TAI, r,.
a gu Ions remain favorable zen snd 4 3
~ per cent more TO the sc, WY raks i; :
lnis, however, depends on on's M thsn ise 4.
tne boil weeylls, ar,dtit r. ' ,, we ws4R,, y
Just exactly how they NH Il ,l% pps' I g
ing mas commenced and epe.lc,n f4|
keted. eA' town IA q
"a Grange. The condhior
crop has improved about Ia q he III.
INC rains IE ceased and II is n ~ pei ctnt l.
about 1000 bales will he nav nav thought n
place this year, as against 'i Sssate Il n
year. The farmers In some ~ salei =
that their cotton now has ' ). localities "a
bolls over one-half bale to ~. y y mtrS
to date. AaNe ueen tteds
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ChIldress The condition Of tho cation
crop In this county IS fairly good The
need rain within ten DAYS II is aboat ZEN
days or two w3ekS later. on an avcrare
than last wear, and Il VIII be the miiic
The Increase IN acreage Is az least ( no,
cent over last year. The probable yie,d
per acre about the same as last year
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ANNEIlNA CnnNrY

Zavaila.-The cotton crop this year mas
been very badly hurt 10y the excessive
heavy rains that have fnlen In THE por-
tion Of the county. The yield OF this year
Will not be more than Is per cent OF that
OF last year. The top crop is the only
show for cotton.
Homer.--lt Us hard matter TO tell Jus,
nov the cotton Is. The weed Is fine, but
owing to the great amount OF rain lalely
cotton is shedding very much There are nc
rust or weeviis 70 hurt the cotton yet ana
the yield VIII probably be about the same
rs that of last year,
Huntington. Cotton crops In this section
are rather uncertain, the plant Is very
large and green. but the frutage is TIM
aud there is great fear mat the yield vii
be small In comparison with the size oil
the weed, There are several things n
present that could greatly mjure the cottor
hnd as yet no accurate estimate OF IN,
yield can be made. as the weather ma,
been greatly against deVelopment.
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CLAY COUNTY

Henrietta Cotton Is needing rain. Soma
or II Is very much stuntcd. rains havIng
been spotted Most OF II Is sim rrowlng
and with rain Soon Will mako a yicd don,
ne that OF last year, No hugs or pes 3
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Frclsburg. The condition OF cotton, as
compared with last year, is about the sai1is
In this community. The acreage will be
the same, but yield In some places WI,
be better and In places worse. The Doll
weevil Is doing more damage than II dla
last year. The staple grows more In weed
and fruits less than last year.
Columbus. One half of the usual crop
If cotton Ia well assured In this vicinity,
which Is considerably better than last year,
and II the boil weevils do not increase
from this time on this estimate may be
raised. In one field Of 600 acres one-lourth
OF bale per acre is open or nearly so
and some stalks In that field had blooms on
them yesterday, besides the hollis had
squares That field NJ 900 acres is the best
IN the locality nut almost every planter
expects to max" one-fourth uf nale per
acre he acreage Is decreased 30 per cent
from last year.
excessive rainfall have seriously dana god
tile cotton crop aud tho ROLL wccVll Is
! hero ana - work. which Is 4 sure iudlca.
tion that the plant will make nothing more
tean II mas on Il already or about lnatured
tha means very small crop This sta
ton will not ship any more than last sea
son. and II Is thought by many that the
yield viii be less. The prospect is dis
GIiddcn.-Cotton crop feafuly damaged
by the late rains. which mnde the cotton,
/ which was very promising, shed and now
| the holl weevi Is playing havoc with t.,
| Il IS estimated the expected Yield will he
/ diminished at least 80 per cent In this vicln.
/ ny Some planters say they will not make
much over expenses,
/ Altar.-A dry hot August and September
will insure heavy cotton crop. so far no
material damage has been done by the boil
Weevils, II can be safely estimated that
the yield for this immediate vicinity II
be as large as II was last season
Rock Island. From reports Of the FARM
ers there will be about onefourth Of n
/ crop Of cotton raised. The weed is hns,
hut the hon weevils and rainy weather
caused it to shed considerably The last
few days have been dry and hot and IS
favorable weather for cotton
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lpt this time) Is at least 25 per cent less
The boil worm has made IL. appearance 10
some extent. Il Is also shedding since the
rain,
Troy some complaint OF boil worms and
sharpshoottrs east of here. The ship
shooters on some farms have about de-
the iowlsnds has caused the bolls 20 sour
from standing water, and that part ~ the
crop VIII be destroyed. but with favorable
weather and other conditions there still
Most Of the upland cotton ls fun " forms.
but some shedding Is ciused by excessive
moisture, but with plenty Of hot snnshini
new forms Will be put on. From present
conditions cotton Is about % per cen, b L
Ter Nhan last year. Cotton Is about thre
weeks later than last season. There has
been no cotton picked here yet. have not
heard OF any boil weevils MP 70 date.
Rogers.-The crop IS very hard to est-
mate at this time on account OF heavy
rains and high water Damage IN the bot
tom lands viii not he less than thrrc-fourtns
Of the crop; upland at least q per cent.
However, the outlook IL very good asd tn
crop VIII likely be as large as last season.
Belton.-Ihe acreage In cotton Is 20 per
cont Tess than last year. The condition IL
most excellent since the recent rains. u
rs growing rapidly ana throwing on Few
squares. Except on Isolated farms. there
ufe no boil wcssls Tie prps,n, oltl- ok
IS an increase OF - per cent IN tine yirid rs
compared 20 last year Cotton "a beglnulng
70 OPEN Two bales were brought IN to-
isliuylr A nufirber -yf bright. runsl4,ar
days after the long rainy spnll and the
mud Is drying up fast. an Kinds ~ yege-
tntluu IS lust humping itself Cotton never
grew faster; old cotton IS fairly wei fruit
ed now, and young cotton bids fair to
catch up With IA. old " The BON wccyils
viii let II alone long enough We heir
some complaint Of both woevils and bon
worms. but the farmers do not seem to b.
much alarmed about the prospects.
hIilean-Ihc cotton cron iE this vicinity
is 10 good condition. and with no hiudrancc
promiscs a yield 20 per cent greater than
that Of last year
Temple Tho prospect Tor cotton crop
In this section was never moro promising.
and without some unseen cause arising 10
in years. There f. some Ink Of boil worms.
but It seems not 70 be well founded SO far.
The recent heavy rains ala some little
damage In tac bottoms but this IS not to
( be compared 10 the good done. There Is
probable one.thlrd increase over last years
( crop.
! Holand.-Thc cotton prospect at pres
{ ent is very good. The oldest cotton was in
+ iurel hy the long dry weather: IL had
about quit growing what hollis were then
{ on H. are nov opening ibis part of the
crop is being picked and rured, The plant
is now preparing fOr top crop. The young
est cotton is growing very nicely and bids
fair for tine Weld. B1l worms are mt
work ga all ages NJ the crop: may prove
disastrous The present outlook shows the
cotton could shed half OF its fruit and make
hHlf Il bale to the acre. Two new bales
ana one today. Each sold AT So cents.
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deal better in this county thls year than
last. little complaint of boll wecvli The
showers for the asst two weeks have great
~ benefited the cotton IN this section, and
We will have fairly good crop,
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Santa Anna,-Th cotton crop IN ~,
SECTION In good shape II there shoaiS
DC no mishan OF army Of boil weevils 49,
hs We should double last wears rrnn an
may he triple Il We have A frw bnn
worms working now, but not much damogs
Coleman TN 10 date there hos -.
plenty ~ rain for cotton. and IL rs IN AZ
condition, II " nrohahle that the MN, NY nS
OF bales produced will double last year,I
crop The erasshoppers were vcry AZ
StrNetiYe, last season. but have done NJ
harm this year. This will account It" .
large extent for the difference In the vis,S
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Robert Ice Cotton Is hne There win
be perhaps 10 per cent more raised in ill.,
worms, and hollis beginning to oror "''on
some farms, 'peH On
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BuRNET COUNTY
cALDwELL cnrNTY.

Dale The Yield from the matured cot
ton Of this yiclnlty Will lie 10 per cent
stu fruiting and. II great damage is not
done by the boil weevlls (which Is now
threatening the young boNsl the total yield
Feutress The cotton croa Is hard 20
figure on AT this time. Have Just had ralu
Iud can forecast the bcucht ut this um",
put think the prospect at least as 60 ID as
Recdvlle.--Cotton late and very small
we can not compare with last year. one
month from now We may be able to tell
Lullng. The cotton crop In this section
y looking we'll Fine rains the past ten
days, and there Is Monty of moisture In
the ground, and the plant Is growing finely
ana putting on forms very fast On the
river and creek bottoms much damage has
neen done by high water but much of the
damage VIII be Offset hv the great goo
~ other places.t The boil wecyil has mad
rs appearance on many farms, and they
are dUlng great damage but they are ing
Fought, and to a large 'xtcut their raw
ises VIII be cut short, The same trouble
lNSt year, hut they appeared much earlier
ana completely DESTROYED the first crop.
,ileE are not so general, and they are much
l1ter ms than last wear, hence we do NOT
expect as great damage from them to the
present crop AS compared with last wear
me present prospect Is good for an lncraaS
In the Weld Of between Is to p per ccut
over last year
Lockhart. The condition Of the cotton
crop IN this section except upon oyernowc /
lands, IS much improved since the recent
rims Ihe cotton destroyed by the food
III inc lowiands will fully compensate for
lhe increased acreage this ycul over last
Ihe r1VagcS Of the boil wecyil arc rppid'y
extending and many farms nre so lufes. d
by the pest that the crop will he REDUCED
20 almost nothing on the uplnnds tho
crop mas put on n second growth. anil
where not Injured by the weevtl Wi m Ike
a iair Yield. II is now The opinion Of ex-
about the same as last wear
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Pendle'onville The cotton crop In this
n os.nh Is very iatc ana has been dam.
The rain has caused Il u grow very fs.t
ana the yield. TO compare with last year
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Ennis Cotton Is in fine condition and
rapidly putting forth squares. Fear was
felt for a few days that worms would
greatly injure the crop, but the extreme
hot weather Of the past few days has
caused the worm work to stop Ii Is gen.
emily estimated that cotton will average
Il bale to the acre throughout this section.
Picking will begin this month.
WeXahachie.A wonderful improvement
has been made in the condition Of cotton In
Ellis county since last report was made.
Coplous rains have fallen in all parts OF
the county and the plant, which had he
come Stuntcd ON account Of the dry wealth
or, has taken on new growth and Is now
strong and vigorous. Tho plant Is well
loaded with fruit and conservative planters
bale to the acre. There IS some talk of
ravaGcs from boil worms, but no serious @.
suits are anticipated The hot sun of the
last few days has had sIlutnry effect on
the worms. Unless there is considerable
change In present prospects the crop in
Ells county this year VIII reach 10000
bales.
Terris-Thc weather in this section is
all that heart could wish good season IL
In the ground aud all growing crops are
doing well, especially cotton. The plant
IS growing nicely and fruiting heavily.
Roll worms are getting I'm their work, very
little. however The weed seems To he re-
tanning the squares very we'll The pros
poets ere good lS last year ut this time
aud should no disaster occur the Weld will
lie heavy or NJ least a good average crop.
Midlothian Cotton crop is looking het-
ter than II has Tor several years at this
period Of the year. Large healthy stock.
fruitiug nicely and very little complaint Of
worms. Some cotton In lowlnnds has been
damaged 10 or Il per cent by worms, Int
only a small acrcnge conservative csti-
mate Is that cotton is ~ per cent better
than last year or year before.
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ANNENsON CnrNrY

Neches-rhe cotton crop IS dong wei
Throughout the county. The yield VIII prob
apy he about the same as last year. NO
non WeeTil OF rust have been reported.
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nuKLEsON couNrY.

Caldwcll,-'lhe condition ~ tho cotton
crop IN this county Is precautions. The river
ana creek bottoms have heen badly over.
flowed and since the rains the holl weevils
county. Some cotton will NJ raised h.
from careful inquiry mi the--9eryrf45&
persons from MI parts ~ tho coslGtp/
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Skldmore Cotton crop suffering for rain
W., Mithoat early ana good rams not over g.
VII he made. Tho yield hero I'm moo was
<tpp bales, In the entire county II S06 bolss
ana last Year only 1900 haies. rho r,,tiook
DOW DOW tor the entire county Is for not over
uun hales, This can be changed bv elrly
and eopious rains and an otherwis, ayeraae
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Wnrrcntcm Tho condition OF the cotton
crop Is not good. This is due to boil
wceVils, lice and Of late too much rain. 1t
Is true the conditions may In some measure
change for the better but even then only
very snort crop can be expected, 1t Is
eStlmated Mt present that the yield will he
tul!y 20 per cent less than that Of last year
ana last years COTTON crop was very small.
Carminc.-1he condition Of the cotton
crop and the probable yield as compared
Win last year Will he about 10 per cent
increase: Cotton Is .Qpening rapidly and
az the farmers have Commenced gathering
The boil weeyils are doing some damage,
probably will destroy the top crop
WORCESTERSHIRE condition Of the cottcn
crop In this vicinity Is not what 1t prom
ised 70 he some time ago. The boil weevils
are DESTROYING the new growth crop On.
urely, which some time ago promised to he
Immense C"ton is putting on tre-
mendous foliage which Is having bad
effect On the open hollis hy causing them
70 rot; as they are all very nearly on the
sround From the very best information
ohlainnhle the yield will he Mt least 20 per
cent snort Now there Is quite n diver
gerce OF opinion as 70 the probable yield,
Nnflousiy estimating the crop at from one
hat TO onc-tfth bale per acre, hut The
most conservative put II at one-quarter bale
per acre wherein last wear Il was one-thlrd
bale per acre. II has not ralned here for
perature at A6
Fayetteville After the many heavy rains
nie hol weevils have again shown mp in
immense numbers Early cotton Will do
fairly well; young cotton win be almost
complete failure. The estimated yield will
prohahly be about onethird Of an average
crop, the same as two years ago The
Weld last year vas about two.ffths Of an
here ''
West Point.-The acreage In cotton is
hannut % ner cent short Of last year. The
n ns weevils are plentiful since the rains.
Inc crop will not be any better than last
year. about 80 per cent crop.
schulenburg. The cotton crop has de.
teriorated onehalf since July T. Continn.
" aus showers have caused the cotton TO shed
Ssu u 'He noll weevils to appear, ana they
No. destroyed all the squares TINT have
usen put on since the rain. n The hoIl
one.hsi, os 90 not let M there win not he
las, nsm OF the cotton made that Was wss.
tba ~. year The indications are w" NV mae ,ls
made ~ ~ Yield q cotton that has been
years. ~ 'his section for the last twenty
cr aa,,'ipser-The coalition ~ IN. 1850.
a're at present is very poor. o TSe