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


% a. NJ on' , vioeks, hut no serious s.u.
mo ~ NJ. ,"ohihg We'll, OATS
hIn ~ 'o ~ ol lhe corn Is plsn,ssnae q
Ing, but little corn planted up With Did
ram torn acreage Increased ~ account
| over last year. Very littIo ~ per N
and the price has been f y corn In III
for some time. Very llttla SOC to
IN this section. Whit thnr. wheat so,l
nc doing wen. Few oats ~ seems
acIeage Is some larger than M, ~.
a 49,, rt ~, ,Vass rain last night H.,
| soon. "'n pe In cloI
FAYETrE COUNTY
~ Grange. The farmers a..
with their blowing and planfi,eu wen
| season OF the year, most ~ Tor II
| through, or nearly so. VIII 'nem bed
planting. \ good rain il naaa. 'helr ID
Tor while there is enough ,nnjs. aoweyl
ground TO cause the corn In .a..rc u u
| surface OF the soil is so dry Ana uiiillate, |!
tnc nntus WIN nmil up the younr 49, ns.1
~ ' 9'I up' nc acreage Of cor,
though how much can nor NO octlu]
| Quite number of farmers a. esoettainAl
| the high price of feed smtrs aseonnt
OF corn. are planting Northerr w scaFcil
| corn, as IL natures much earhn soNn se1
| climate than the native corn "sr 10 "
| Chrmine. Farmers are weu
| with their plowlng In this seetiao a aasd
an their corn planted, some 81 NY na1
| coming up. Have not had s,maleh
20 put season in ground, Tho oi iat raj
the corn crop in acreage is shn ate Az
| ceut over last year and yery SI Ma y y
! corn left in cribs and liz seli,rAt ue q
bushel. Average price since gn,Sss..sl pa
| been about Toe per bushe os.sng ID
! planted and up and doing fairly ws,i ais a
age about the same as last ycar "" " Aer'
raised IN TINS section, The PRINCIPAL n s.s1
arc corn and cotton. 'po' eiep
| Ellinger. The farmers hera a..
with their blowing aud the outIoc, W. y
yet, although we have not mad su " seo
rain for stock there is enough ra Ilualuen
the ground for seeds to come nm 1 rs !
crease In the corn acreage nis,,.II s u
year is about 20 per cent over t Tia, !, wv
year, about no per cent Of this { ~ ~ y
planted and about 30 per cent ~ ~, 49, y
tire acreage is up. There is very l tis Nv I,
held from last year. The preynlinss y, w |
during the winter was 7sc nor r's Nh. plc'
There are very little oats planted asa &.
there are are not doing well, aaa
Warrenton The very bosteron. ~
stormy weather which has yisitsa n, ny
country since the beginning OF the ,sos X
was terminated by rain. Gardens y,
very much benehted and corn will soon II
up everywhere. This rain, al.hourh I,
great benefit, was still insufficient,
Muldoon. The farmers are well m ,sI
their blowing. The outlook for eor s n
promising. A good rain fell today Whts]
while not sufficient for all purposes hsl,,a
considerably. About 10 or Is per cent N, M
acreage Is planted in corn this yeaf mi
last. Nearly all Of II is planted snd ssl
Of it IS up. There Is not much corn n
cribs or warehouses. The prevailing MI
has been about Zoe per bushel. No MA
planted in this section and oats cnly II
small patches for pasturage.
Winchester. This section was VISITED u
very light shower, which was badly nj
ed. hut was insufficient for any purposes n
cept 10 lay the dust. A good rain Il hst}
needed here for all purposes as il il n
dry. All farm work is well advanced
this date: In fact, with a good rain, N
outlook was never better, but as It Is vi
out rain soon it was never worse Nh
corn planting is well advanced, the III
poets for good stands are very gloomy i
there Is not sufficient moisture to germInI
the seed in many instances, while Ia etal
even after sproutlng the recent high wild
caused the corn to dry out and die. TAEI
Is probably sufficient old corn In thls N
ton to supply home demand, but I'd
little for sale There was considerable N
shipped from this place to other mario
during last fall, which brought from
to soc per bushel. No whest Is grow
this section at all On account Of the N
price of seed oats very little oats ".
sowed in this section and what were Nv
the dry weather is injuring badly.
FORT BEND COUNTY.
Missouri Clty.-Corn planting Is iss|
over and all the farmers except thos, VI
contemplate planting rice are vel u
vanced with their blowing. The CON III
age this season will be m5fT--E,n dnl}
that of last year. During the wnie N
prevailing price for corn was aboai H
, per bushel. The oat crop Is Snail III
! looks well. Prospects for good crops ~
: never better at this time
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
,, Mt vernon.-Farmers have mad. NJ
progress with their blowing 10 ms ~
up to date and the outlook Is fanE W
There has been sufficient rain,-a n
4. rain having fallen yesterday. Inc tsg'f
In corn will be about the same - tSsi
, There has been very little plantea
dare or nccount of backwardness Of y I
, and scarcity OF corn. There y y.
, any old corn in the country ~ pgat
The prevailing price for corn le rs.. w \
has been 81 cents per 0ushei' Iass
/, been no wheat planted In this seeuou.
, is about the same as last yest
+ which is up is looking very Wen
: GOLIAD COUNTY
, Rorclair Farmers have abeut hsI
breaking land aud much OF the roIe Nj
y and growing nicely. The acreagss ",
= tho Same us last year. splenap II
{ was I'm the ground when tne Wv
planted and the stand is excelleni;, j. + II
I Is but little old corn In sranarles. ,,A
. yailing price has been from 81 los'~ I
. GONZALES COUNTY.
4 Harwood Farmers are wen %
: their moving. Outlook for stana y N
I Is Gathering, as had Il very. gooo rv
. terday. Corn Is all nlanted' SONY ~ u
. not good stand. There WIN nc = IA I'd
| more acreage IN corn this tnan "
r very littic in cribs: price has been ~ ,s
- to S. cents: now 90 cents 10 " s,I
A lie oats nlanted and that only i0r ~
Il and early feed,
GRAYSoN COUNTY
sherman Owing TO the cScessu's,sss II
I orablc weather conditions uuIlHs .onstt "A
A., ter months farmers In trNspn V s,s,.s
I prncticnlly through with ihel MA
Q The only drawback to this wo as ~ "A
q the excessive drnuth during tns s, Fr s,s (
[ mouths Tho corn crop 80 sn1
70 which is In the ground, VIII W ". H2
.. increised arrcore over last restt'
= Corn in cribs win easily c9f ni,,,s M
G ers mill grass comes In, hut w..
In warehouses; Tho prevailing W..
November has been Is cents U VI ~, ~ Il
>. lots u tho consumer me Ip. Isstig K
II crop is well advanced. Iae ~,
a somewhat increased over last ,ts. III
a nal planting. aud many times TN gr,lv Il
h seasons harvest. To date wy ,Ssan 4
n has not made its anpearauV' s,nnrqbi
: ShoHuid The he crop he failure Il ~ Y u
I SON tho result woad likely be va "a Vi
e the acreage being too enori@Su's. w Vrss
4, rcplant In cotton oat sowing . = E
It over. with an increased aSltI n GTS
n greatest increase in acreage ~sAa a
county is In the potato ct1r nat
/ probably treble or quhuIupe and 81 l.
e eason. Much OF the pota'o
= +scu !or Sy.".e ,,tdnight Of the " l.