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

snrbcr ahcnd with their WORK this
- nan they have been FOR three years
u 80 them are through breaking thcif
a and nearly all through planting corn.
nted this year than last. though all OF
y, have enough corn In their cribs tn
, ~ ,broueh the year. Mr.. J. 6. Mcintyre.
.,sli.to-do farmer. told The Post CORE
ndent that he had about ~, bushels
earn faf sale over what 1t will take 10
~ farm. The prevailing price for
4 Sgs been so far 10 cents, though sixty
3 ago II could have been bought for 81
* The only section of Grimes county
which there will be any oats sown Viii
Fuqua's Prairie. and farmers out there
. ali their oats sown. about 20 per cent
than last year. and claim the larkS
damaging them a great deal.
HALE COUNTY.
season is usually about
week later In this county than In ecu
Texas No crops planted yet except
ter wheat The wheat crop never was
|. than It is at this time. rho farmers
/ all their ground ready for planting
y little old corn left from last year
bugs or pests Of any kind.
4 HALL COUNTY.
snphis.-Farmcr have made hut little
SIS vet We have had no rain. Corn
nike win be about 20 per cent more
Mlast year. Considerable old corn in
vet. Wheot looks we'll No pests
9R1lant cotton IL wheat is destroyed.
WIS sowcd.
4 HAMILTON COUNTY.
.--The farmers here arc well MP
heir blowing and have their grain
hi We have had very Dry weather
excellent rain is falling todag,
body is rejoicing over n. More corn
and oats are being planted this year
lest. On account OF the shortage "
Grn crop last year most everyone has
what corn he used during the fall
inter at al average price OF about
! Is per bushcl. The rain is the heat
that could have happened for this
\ Of the state.
HARDEMAN COUNTY.
B b. Farmers, have their plowins
ell advanced considering the long
n u drouth But since early last
Il Z has been falling and the rain is
I, SO work will put on new VigOr.
nj ntlng has been very slow and very
<X planted yet Feed of all kinds has
" ie wheat No pests have attacked
rop. Where wheat has dried out
Tops will be planted. 4 large acre
Il alts will he sowed. The cotton acre
Il be increased.
HARDEN COUNTY.
4 ake.-The farmers in this part Of
NJ try have about caught up with
M sing up to date. There Is Il scare
Ia a., although the ground has a lit
uis In 1t YET. The outlook, so far
NJ mere WIZ ne ABOUT ohe-tnlFd more
ii ted than last year and the farm
III a little backward In getting corn
IA though with the good weather
tRW now having everybody Is hurry
hr planted. Not much old corn left
lhst s1nsol; ny pIGNali rs
! Z corn uuItnE tne Wlnler IN thIs
Wy u" pvSn - IKE nuSnel' ar lIlilie,FS
pa vel ~ Win o.ir'a "n,S cno2S'
vel pv,HS ~" "J 49, I IN
10 uP "'iNs III 'i"s 1o"'''
n. p,,,,.,,,,, ,,.,- ,,,,,,os.o5 ,-orr, Glow.
wv. 49, ~ ~ a., t'.7,,,,1 d,,, w,
" No bos foiIc, hort obn,,t A.,
H. -,''o,S ~ ,,.,i.tc. H., e.,,.,,,.
NEM o. ,,.oa o,,,in raiT - s,n,i,.
4. IVY ", fnr tbc t,n,c hcf1@ rbn' ~
v corn ORION o,-er Iast ye,r viii, be
~ ,er cent The creater norton Of
\, N, ed or ahout ielnr nlnnted. Thera
! ~, Y. llv no corn i'm rrlhs nt nil n
H, The farmers having bought
49, (orn fo sunniv tbcjr wants Tbere
"A \ INF raised Ina this comfy. Inc
h. M is the same as last year Tie
es,s,u for n snlendld fruit year are
Vi NJ a late frost reaches us
ETH IIknR1S C0Tr\frN
/, ~ -. ,,a .,t,-
k's Inc laIilers ol tn's S ec.Io' =,
I fgvW Wen up WIN ploM lhs, va ',',,.,i
'ntMy az proheh Iof GVVrh anu apou'
L pe,ta ~ - Jar abNu+ ~ so,,o
EIar sbout 5Ot nor Gent larger than wear
80 last Min IL Uendn1 Thn 6ign
E,nSs 80 io.t V,oe,, baya driod mt mo
tnnr8 "opsl crablv thGu.sb theTe * mois.
m eiough tor the corn now planted "a
Ermlnate I'M thut mart 10 he nIonted
Fam now on ain probnbly not sprout I'm.
I'd n rains teiy littIp old corn an hond.
H. hare, V.,Y, littIS oats sowed2on,y
III chicken pr,e,i feed ana sronJ; 10 rrnze
4 Wheat Is mar plontad In This sartion.
Fonrh thc arsn.,t of irish not1toes mas
increased ghont 10 nor conf oleT lnst venr
Aldine The SEASON IL Inte bcre hut inc
Aornd IL In ,n,J noudttton t,,,.,,, ,,,,r,l,
proeresSing ven Roinfnu satIsfortot,v.
Sore corn and notators viii -hr nIonted
tere than last par More onts tbun tIsItnl
&ere sowed abctr here last fan ANA thcy
H. In good rol,ltin,, M ,vhaot ,rro,,.u
Here StrnwbcrIes ara hcin@ ,norketod
arularlv' malt, rbofce
4 Wcbster EIlgh rain fcu on mn which
HI badly neeJd Ahout no nor conf ot
NJ blowing is dino Tho acreage nlantcd
h corn viii excSd thot of iast Tcor obopi
Il per cent. plntinr vol mn INF oyviua
II dry weather hnt few FARMERS nave +
&pod stand Of con 0nfs arc iool,in,s VOL
b. acrease viii comnore fovornhlv Win
I'M ~ iast m,t Vo'up"le i"No'"o'y WI"
4 parv--rbc fo,rer. .ro wo,l ~, win
aelr blowing andthc prospect is very good
4nin sufficient fol old land, but not enough
Rr sod breaking. There is some Increase
= the acreage Of orn, which is now nearly
planted, Thee is no old corn i'm the
LIS a ~
. eOc per bushel There is some Increase
Il the oats SOW and they arc looking
Pc
u Crosby.--The mtorlty of the farmer,
fre have all thr blowing finished some
Hme ago and Somhave planted some corn