The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-22

pounds, rho seed sold az S1l.So per ton
sold to National Cotton Seed OIL company
oI Houston.
McKnney Collm County, Texas, August
20 The hot and dry weather now prevail
lux Is causing farmers to be more hopcfii
regarding the cotton Weld. Tue bnll " rlu
has done considerable damage. bur the IN
Glcations point To- a fairly good yield not
Wihstaudns.
Denton Denton County. Texas. August
rs. The dry weather IL hurting the cotton
Aaaly uul the crop viii he stll worse
TOURED unless rain comes soon. rhc pnr
lures and creeks are needing rain also for
stock
Garden CITY. Giasscock County Texas
Angus, lSA heavy rNiutul fell here w,
rdaN accompanied by hail and wind the
winl unturued - covered wagon tur Prot
Evans, hut, fortunately, no one was In 1
Round Rock Williamson County. lvNar.
August -. The prospect for cotton con.
tmues 10 grow more gloomy; will prohahiy
make something like oneslxth Of a bah %
the acre.
Cuero, De Witt County, Texas, August ~.
IL rs getting very dry In this section the
cotton is nearly all open nnd unless it rains
soon viii not make any more.
Richmond, Fort Bend County. Texas,
August III considerable rain fell here 10
dav Not needing rain al present except
for stock aud fan vegetables.
10 the Editor Of The Post
Manor. Texas, August ISL want TO ask
n few questions, Are you a friend to the
/ cotton growers of rexasl DO YOU want
! 10 see the farmers OF this State realize
/ fair sum for their cottonf | presume
/ Your answer Will be yes to both ques-
| lions. That being your answer, why no
| you publish crop reports that In great
many Instances are incOrroctI I will take
| Travis county and your report from Austin
| Of August H. 1t states that the crop
| viii be larger than last year in this
NJ lent a "a
cussed the question with n real farmer II
! must have been one who did not make
any cotton nt all last year. If an inteln-
| gent man, one who hue been raised In the
! South, VIII 70 Into the cotton helds OF
! Travis county zone NJ the best cotton Coun-
! ties In the holn and examine frultlge and
growth he viii tell you the average is Is
| 30 80 per cent under last year. with pos
sihle exception OF few patcnrs ut twenty
or thirty acres, each In low places Hon
do grave Injustice to the hard working
farmers NJ Texas when YOU report crop
prospects as better than last veGr Manor
Is in the center Of the cotton belt ot Travis
county. Austin and your correspondent are
on the outer edge at the hest. II VIII take
from five TO six acres to each bale on the
same farms that produced from threequnr-
tiers to a bale per acre IN 1900 and one
third Ia 1901. This is the local condition.
Reports from private sources from other
| counties near Travis indicate n Ike Yield,
It seemS that the most powerful influences
| In our land are endeaVOring 20 bcnr cotton
down-the press and money. II you would
get reports from he man who raises the
cotton on ono who walks IN field every
DAY and not q "two.hits-a.etter' reporter
you would not be estimating the crop az
1900 600 halcs Tor Texas Old Travis yield
is only q drop but here isn't any doubt
hut that there are other reporters mr. cor
respondents Ike the gentleman in Austin.
why not publish the bad as well as tine
goodF why not try nnd ger facts and not
the follows idons? cap give You the
tasrp rug
plant from 2Oo 10 $40 acres Of cotton every
year I'm Travis county VINO viii testify 70
the fact hat my estimate Is nearer correct
than ans you have published from ms
| county | get my Information from men
who have made themselves comfortable by
raising cotton w. r. Allison,
(The Post Is always willing TO give space
to views of The crop. In the case referred
to- the gentleman got his Information from
farmers In town. The Post)