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

fully 25 per cent most Of Il has been plant
ed and Is sprouting. Tho supply In the
crlos Is short, though early maturing lot
age, which has been plnnted In abundance,
Is expected to meet the shortage. Inc tlme.
Is rains have been much In the fayor OF
oats, the acreage Of which has been douOlsu
and they are looking well.
Pierce Farmers have progressed very
well IN breaking land for crops, conslderlng
the dry weather we have had Tor some
time about one-thlrd Of corn crop has been
planted. rain is badly needed. win be 10
per cent Increase In acreage over last year,
about enough old corn held to run until new
crop comes in No wheat planteu mere a""
very little oats,
Louise. Flowing is well up. Have had
sufficient rain far. There is about one
third more com planted this year than lpSt'
Corn Is about all planted. There is very nt.
tie corn In cribs. The prevailing price Or
corn has been from nc TO- 81 per bushel'
There is no wheat sown In this section.
Some oats sown. n slight increase over
last year. Oats look we'll
WHEELER COUNTY.
Mobeetie. The outlook for Inc crop In
this part Of the Panhandle has not been
better Tor years. There will be large corn
crop put In this year Some Ot the FARMERS
ntc nearly through planting; the land is IN
fine condition for working: there mas uot
been much rain this wintcr which has been
n blessing to the Panhandle There viii be-
some cotton planted this spring. Not much
wheat sown last fall hut what was sowh
is looking fine There IS not much corn
IT. the crib al this time
WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
Liberty HiIl.-'rhc long drouth in this
section was completely broken by very
heavy rain and the prospects are very so2d
for plenty more Farmers have nearly all
finished planting corn. stock Is looking
fairly we'll considering the dry weather
ana scarcity Of feed
uutto. Had about one inch OF rain on
| the evening OF the llth instant. While not
Sufficient It will bring M corn. There Will
| he an Increase Of 10 per cent planted In
corn and about : per cent Increase In oats
! aud sorghum. and a decrease Of about 10
! per cont In cotton oats are all mp aud
! good deal OF corn planted. Farmers are
! well NJ with their work. No wheat plant
| cd In this section. II will 6ke more rain
! than usual TO make q crop on account Of
/ the dry condition Of the ground, having had
! no winter rains,
I Round Rock,-l'armers have all corn
| ground plowed and three fourths Of the cot
! ION ground plowed. Have had sufficient rain
! 10 bring up corn; - per cent more corn
| planted than last year, and - per cent less
! small graiu No old corn in cribs for sale:
| about enough to do farmers until new corn
! Is medc Corn sold for Soc ON an average
during the winter. Pests have not reap
WISE COUNTY
Decatur.-The farmers have progressed
rapidly with their blowing mp 10 this date.
This county was blessed with a very heavy
rain last night, the drSt Of any Importance
since last September The acreage Of corn
viii he about the same as last wear. very
little having been planted far. There
is very little old corn In the cribs; the
prevailing price has been about SIC per
bushol The wheat crop is I'm fairly good
condition. The acreage is lc1rdly large
as last year aud to date the pests have
dorc hut little damage. The cat crop is
sanller than last year and verg little OF 1t
WOOD COUNTY.
Wlpnsboro The farmers are well up with
all their work. There has been scarcity
Of rain but a good rain has fallen. There
will be 10 per cent more corn planted this
year than last, only about tiyc-Scvcnths
planted MS vet. There Is none of last years
corn crop IN the country. There was no
wheat sown last fail, The oat crop acreage
is about that ~ last year: light: is not
very important crop The spring Is about
two weeks late. There viii he 80 per cent
more truck planted in this locality this
spring thnl last
Mincola. Farmers are M With thci-
( work; some planting ard some through,
4 while others are delaying for the season 10
get further advanced. oats are coming no
! nicely and prospects for sllr crop arc
/ good. No pests as vet large acreage Is
! being planted In oats. corn and truck such
. rs potatoes, tomatoes melons and small
fruits. The cotton acreage viii he Hight
. compared To last year Very little old corn
( In cribs and warehouses, The prevailing
price throughout the winter has ranged
from Soc to 81 per bushcl However, the
majority OF farmers are hnppy and cnn-
tented
YOUNG COUNTY.
Graham. -Drouth Of ten mouths was bro
ken by Q splendid rain which seems to he
general IN this county II continues TO
shower. Farmers and stockmcn are alike
iuhilant over H. Few farmers have plant
Cd corn AMI The continued dr0uth has he
layed tho preparation of the ground The
rain Is amply sufficient and ia a few DAYS
M VIII he busy planting The acreage in
corn VIII he lnrEPr than last wear for In
many places wheat has died cf drouth and
the ground will be planted In corn. There
rs No old corn I'm cribs for sale In the conu
~ Prices for corn during the winter have
ranged from Sac 10 81 - Wheat Is badly
damaged by drouth Prevailing opinion ia
that " will not exceed half a crop Much
Of the wheat ground win he replanted in
corn and cotton No onts have been sowed