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

Amount OF corn. oats and wheat to be
There IS no corn IN store from last year.
Prevailing price during last winter was 81
per hnshel. The pests have not appeared 50
Richland. Farmers are well advanced
With their blowing. Moisture In plenty TO
bring up good stands OF corn, but the birds
acteagc VIII be u rer cent greater than
Corn Is selling for 81 per bushel The
~ per cont short OF last year. Some com.
plaint ~ insects II the crop falls the land
will be planted in cotton. Tho oat crop
years crop.
NEWTON COUNTY.
Newton. There has not been great deal
Of powing done In the county up to date.
The outlook is pretty fair, There has been
plenty OF rain M TO this time though II Is
getting a little dry in some places. But
little corn planted yet Acreage will be
about 10 per cent over last year. But lit
about 81 per bushel About the usual acre
age has been planted In oats.
PALo PINTO COUNTY.
Mineral wells.-The farmers tNoughcut
this county have done very little blowing
owing 10 the extreme dry weather and
planted IL Is thought that the acreage in
corn this year will he about % per cent
larger than that Of last year There Is
very little old corn In the cribs In this
county, Corn has been retailing here for
the past winter at 81 per hushel. The
wheat crop Is IN n very precarious condi-
tlon throughout palo Pinto county owing to
the dry weather aud It Is thought by the
majority of tho farmers that half OF II will
hc plowed M and planted In corn and
cats Ne pests have nppeared here this
winter IN the wheat The acreage planted
iu Wheat Is much larger than that Of any
preceding year.
PANOIA COUNTY.
Carthage. The farmers in this county Rre
iust beginning TO break their land, and have
not Vet begun 60 plant corn We have had
that we Will have fine crop yoar; the out
look ~ good now Corn Is selling Mt 81
per hlshcl and there Is barely sufficient to
supply the demand at that price. There Is
a general move an the part OF farmers to
Increase the acreage IN corn this year over
last wear. No wheat sown In this county
The acreage IN oats Is about equal 20 that
ot last year; oats are all sown and up and
doing we'll
PARKER COUNTY.
Woathcrford.-rhc viii he an Increase
of, perhaps, 10 per cent In the acreage or
corn this year over that OF the last crop
10 date, however, only about 90 per cent
Of the crop has been planted. The recent
rains have put the ground In such good
condition that all the corn viii be planted
In few days. There Is practically no old
corn In the cribs most feed being shipped
m and the price has stood at about 30 cents.
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RAINS COUNTY,
Emory The farmers have made Anc pro-
gross with their work here M 10 this time
Outlook bright now The acreage i'm bnth
corn aud cotton In this county viii exceed
THAT OF last year, Corn * being planted
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REFUGlO COUNTY.
Refugio The farmers have all nlanted
! their com 4 great portlon of NE norm
! that was planted early had 10 be nlanteI
/ oyot, OWN, To- fnllurr to yer n stand mo
! Hr-t time There has bcen nlruty or rain
! and the land is I'm due condition Tho acre
age planted i corn win bp about the same
! ns hast Ntnr. there is ma old corn bere. the
! picvaing prlcc for corn during me winter
/ wns 81 M bI,shnl and went as 6irh ne 81 ~
I in The spiipg The land Is all ready unt
/ cotton planting VIII soon pr n order Ihete
| 10 no NheNI or oats plahleo mere as 1t
| teIdNm u""S any soou
ROBERTSON COUNTY
Wheelocl The farmers have progressed
very well i'm thr prennrntion FOR this YEAR.
/ crop considering thc dry wcnthpr The out
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