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

NNiv ''tu VIII ne planted thnn last wear tho
snoti crop aud high prices being iald nnw
has evidently taught the farmers lesson
HtnSt 81 our farmers however have enough
corn 10 pull through on some little cot.
3 ,on II uelng planted Oats look we'll IS,
last year. Fruit trees arc insf heeinnine
!" ,ioom and doubtless this viii be a hne
frpit year In Southeast Texas
KARNES COUNTY
Rungem. Flowing In this section is all
lone The outlook for good crops * fair.
" good, II has been dry hero rcccntiV
hut NOT vet to tho extent or rrsn,ti,,,, IN
any special damage II Is bclirved a third
.uoit corn Is plantcd here than was last
iegr; ana II Is all in the ground There
j. very little old corn In tho crlhs and ware
houses. The price OF corn during tbr Win
Ter has been from a. cents tn St az ner
puNutl' 40 oats Ia amount To unything
ar K , eyer soWycd n This section
hentdN.-l.armlrE In this county IS hot
Yer advanced aud in better shane than in
mas been Tor three or fopr wears al tbis
time OF year. Breaking lands nbSnt ait
Se otn ABOUT three fourths planted.
Ihcre VIII he - per cent decrease Ina cane
gtop on account 81 high priced seed About
" ncr cent Increase IN corn acreage cot
tpH Hu4ul same rs last year. Oats arc
DONG nicely Rain Is needed now stock
water ana grass very scarce
KAUFMAN COUNTY.
Kaufmnn.-'rhc crops arc going "a ba vcry
much diversified in tbts Ss''TTt ~ W W
ny Planning truck patches Of two and thre,
Growers nseocintjop w '"N ''"ON
kaufman Tho farmers AFRO a., Vim, ,h,t,
p!nWinE' The outlook Is very blue: there
mas been very littlc rain Tho acreage in
S ol Is greatly increased over last year:
old corn In cribs or N.nrchn,.o ~ * - 10
EahluE price for corn during the winter has
49, :" 'tntS 10 Sl0 per huShcl. The
30 good as M this I'm. iast v,up - W. W.
pests have not roappcarcd Sbonld thc
1t under and plant ratto iar ann WI turmm
spring oats have been planted, tho acreage
"buut lhe same rs last year The condi
t'9n OF crops now up. very good
IeIrelL-F9rmers have been waiting In
Ff"ii,!e gNsSS, Tor rain before blowing Very
to o' fF"g a,, otherwise has been made Tn
~ lhat date splendid rain frll aud overv-
ming mas changed. About the same acre
GHo III corn and cotton will be planted as
ii 'and 'tar Ihere has been no old com on
thahu 20 amount To ANYTHING and corn has
neen bought ut from 60 cents to s1.59 per
uuSIe! dgring the winter Wheat cron Is
LOSING SNORT hut present rain brings II up.
botbnr T. IT,, r uPth up enough for the hugs 10
~ uel II WNeh, though they have appeared
&c oar crop compares fnvurablv with tbr
Whit crop, which has been s,t hack bv
upF weather
KENDALL COUNTY
Boermc ON March III his comfy was
Nisl.td ny a half inch rainfall, tue best In
ttuUut e'suL months. owing TO the great
"-Wu'n iuhtis nave not begun planting
DVtI ana can not say what the dcreaE"
WI" ~. compared with last year rherc Is
Nv CORN ~ tilhS or warehouses, The pre-
y "I",N price lor corn during the winter
H4ns ne II per bushel. On acc3El. Of The
uIouuh lhG acreage OF wheat and oats is
very slnRll' no pests have appeared, but
lnS eoEuIlon OF tine crop is very poor and
rulras soon gels sufficient rain viii have
I'm w P''"'u "Hu'I 10 nuke room Tor cut
KERR CDf.Xry
E,,,il, M ,.t
sa1.tin' az aiming outlook IN tnlS
~ nv, Wf NViS nucH improved ny
I'M, fo,.,naru IHihIaIl THIS morning.
5Io,.ir," l, H",v "puuI uhlsheu thelr
barn, 'e' OFt WI! rev nave planted
futG al uVEim painting ON the
fhey inv G 6 VIII peGIh now mat
theSo LIN - am ~ Is cAlmed thdt
ia a,r, "'' I've ~ increase Gi 90 per cent
rni',ed s,,,, 90 W." ttuP icit: Inc price has
.nr,SS - J H. v IT," -; lhe wheat pros
ff,n,,,,f,, "'srOulHsinE' IhG llsht rain n
81 IL Nh Tg,uI9nt w srHln up and much
400 ~ NJ ,p' t"ch Oh moisture the acre
- ~ ",o"t ,nr s'lhle as laSt season No
if,'n III, Hppe"tGu W. YET IT tue wheat
HUP i"''s .nr IanI VIII he planted III co.
' NJ W.. lu'HSc, ne farmers seem 10 he
=, ,''u. ~" s!uWiS WIN lheir oal crop aud
'N' sI"'" Wuicu Is up Is not doing well.
LAMAR COUNTY.
Pnris.-Fnrmers renort tho corditto, -
the crops about the same ms I9sf vnar "t