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

snow flNI the idiUntiH NAF ANN''e 49,
with the breaking OF land. This Is os
pecially true Of tic Central aud southern .
portions Of the state. though IN the North, /
Northeast and West there has been deiay, /
no ground being too drv for the work. The I
very iack Of rain has aided the farmers IN ,
most sections as the blowing has not been /
interfered with, The recent Fnlu was /
rrent thing but 1t is 10 he observed that /
many correspondents specifically state that
enough has nor YET fallen TO insure crops
md stock water. while others direct atten-
ZION To me fact that the high winds have
drawn much Of the moisture from the
ground In short time rendering conditions
almost as bad as they were before the rains
ihls condition. however, IS not general over
She State.
Cora planting IS progressing In several
counties IL is stated that al or mos, Of the
corn crop has bepu nut into the ground
That there rs 20 be an increased acreage I'D
corn There is no doubt though this increase
viii not be SO large as eNpecled There was
onlv about half crop made last year du
normal years Texas raises about loo""Vo
bushels slightly less rather than morei and
the scarcity OF the home product has cause
ed large amount 10 zoe Imported while the
price ms lAtl-th lt''IA' CIV
bushrl. a high price for corn iu Texas. The
recent rain demonstrated the face chat
many farmers were ho.dtug tnelr crop,
items have within the past frw days been
printed m The POST. from various points
that ,oru had been taken from the rr'p
ana marketed rs soon as tine ratu had given
,rs,rapea ti.. thcra ,,as a uUoI prospect
for "a yrop this yeor. This has caused 81
y-.,, 3D., ,bp. rrip. .,yhprpVrr il has nppl duus
hut tho facr that corn Is still commanding
i,, r,-,,,, ,,.,or,lv has. nytleDtlv stirred
VIZ "5'''
tho farmers lnlo pldNthE enough
WHEAT has not hccu dciug we'll according
e., ara. ,,,o.ro,d,nts ,rbc. tra,tu uya.s too
ti.i ,,,, ,.n..,
mN'h iof III 'n" ~ ""s W. d. """ way "'.'N
the rain came. Some OF tue Reporters o'
licre thst the rain has done mueh sooo
while others are inclined 20 think that this
brneit Is only tculDorarv and OF small avail
H. -. i. ~ rg. .,..,,
u''''SS tp''e ~ u'''N '"" 9'o"' '-'7' '''
there was almost t''" 'a''"'e OF tn'
wheat crop only about - per eehl 'I
rFop being harvested, The exact acreng'
ms rompnrnd with that Of last wear can no
no deenitelv betcrnin.d aud yonld be 4,
Wv "'"'N.''' ""
eomnafauYclH little value inaSmnro as 'h
acreage planted last wear was lnrEr anl
-ho yield small and scattered that is som
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only few miles away had practically utl
ING 10 shov for the vol,l, done ono yar
o,,,.,,.,,,,. s.,,,,, t.,, to,+ ,,,t .,
'"N'"i"N'" '''"iS ~ ''' '"'' "'' ~
pests nave SO far been reported. IN
"grccu hug" contributed largely tG las
voor,s fotlurr ana its u,r.,,i,,,..ry,,,o ia
'
great feiet 10 The WA0Ai i"ihNfn.
oats are expected 10 dc WoN now tina
thor, bas becp a .pnd rain ,gbrre ls n
,., -. - 49,.
way 'i 7't'NF "l ''' '"7' '' TUG
is not cultivated Tor sale 'ui Ethci'IlE iu
use at home on nm the uctghhorhooi. rh
stst. io,y mo-, r.,Is. ,,.Ir,t a. ,..,.,,t,e. am
80 "' i' '' ","'
farmers nut IN small 'pateRes ds 2 rll'
Sowing Is now under way.
II X uoticeable that many of tho chi
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Respondents slt'' t'l1 e"HSl"'f"olr a'te'
tion Is being paid 20 truck farming. III
columns Of the daily press OF the Sratc &
won N, 90 a., .,,,,,t..y ,,..,l,li,. b,,,, t.,.
~ - VI - eotu'''F "''"'i'' NV IVY
cnroplchng All winter the organization
truck growers associations and there
hardly n community I'm tho so,tih ar On
49,
t"at nas hVt az "sSo'i"'olh oe'otcu 70 u
cultivation Of vegetables melons and frui