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

ising because Of the drouth. About tbs
same acreage IN cats as Inst year.
siiACKELFoRD COUNTY.
Alpany.,-Ths, farmers Of this county hare
majority have ali their s sroSud a pIowes
ana sr ready for planting, II has been az
n rs%f dT Ene up e the night q the 10Th
blessed with heavy rain, which Ia 81
lnestlmable value to the country The
wths tspSs nav ,ss mostly been planted not
present season VIII bring il M and carry
\ Tor some weeks The acreage in corn
y W p over increased Iss. about y cent this
done very badly. In fact 30 per onnt ~
me whent crop was believed 70 be dead.
heT% f tSaa since ii, rain y Is BE-
70 the wheat crop from the dry norther
The acreage in wheat Is about 20 per cent
pS 9re oS .nS2 last + year No pests Says
farmers whose wheat hays f ssHe In esss
planting the, wheat land IN cotton. This
G 90 "a crop opr VIII be very light The acreage
believed by the farmers that the present
rains VIII make certainty Of the crop
cotton so far as can be ascertalned win be
20 per cent above the crop Of last year
rms lncrcnse Is due IN part TO the failure
~ the wheat crop. The outlook since the
all over tho county.
SHELBY COUNTY,
| Tenaha. Very little blowing has been
done In this locality TO date: been TO wet
About oncthird OF the corn land Moved:
| no planting except few early patche,
! Corn acreage will he little larger than
last year ihink about 10 per cent About
sold at 10 cents all winter. 30 wheat
grown mere and very little oats
Timpson -Earning generally is more
! backward than usual not very much pow.
! Ing done yet, there has been too much rnin
! 20 Date FOR plowiug. The acreage IA corn
! rs aoout inc same as last year, hut IL
! being planted little late There Is very
! little old corn through the country: tho
] prevailing price has been from So ccuts
/ TO ~ per hushe No wheat In this section
! ana less oats than usual on account OF the
! hlgh price OF seed oats. The oats that ars
/ np are In good condition. and there are n
Insects IN this part
Appcby The farmers in this county ars
getting along all right with blowing; he,',
are being planted. There Is good pros.
poet for large corn crop. There has
! heen sufficient rain IN the county. There
II being planted about - per cent mora
1 corn than last year There is not much
old corn In barns aud warehouses. Corn
! has been selling ut 81 per bushel There
Is not much wheat being planted; scci
Is very scarce, Oats are heing planted;
about the same acreage as last year.
Center Farmers have progressed very
SLOWLY with their blowing up to date
Very llttlc corn has been planted. and not
more than half the ground has heen pre-
pared Tor planting. Plenty of rain has
]
/ Iell last night. The acreage in corn Chts
! year VIII be about the same rs last year.
| very little corn now remains IN the cribs
| Of the farmer. and corn has sold from
| - cents 80 St.iu per hushcl corn is nos
/ being shipped into this country and -oll
/ for $ 10 per hushel. There Is no wheat
/ Inns hrcu made in sowing oats the acreage
/ Is 40 per cent greater than last year The
stand 10 the oat fields IS poor and the
I CAT crop is a little backward
SMITH COUNTY.
! Troupe Flowing In advance OF this time
! last spring Farmers generally have their
| land broke have had plenty OF rain to
| eeminate nll seed planted, There will he
/ 20 per cent increase In corn acreage, VITA
/ probably half already planted. There is
! hut little old corn Ia cribs; prevailing price
ed here. Oats look fairly well with 30
per cent Increase over last year Toma.
toes being transferred ~ cold frames. Tho
plant looking fairly we'll Fine prospects
ryler.-Thc ground hns been broken aud
the farmers have planted moro corn. Tho
ram or the llth was badly needed md was
suthrlent, The corn acreage Ia this vicn-
ity Is about the same as last year. There
~ great scarcity Of last years coro. und
farmers have been paying from "a cents
IN this section Oats that We're planted
last fan were killed by the freeze In De.
ccmbcr. The farmers have planted sprlR3
oats, ana the acreage is about the same
| as last year.
Iind0lc.~-Owing 10 Indictment weather
aud lack OF rain farmers are progress
ing slowly with their sprng blowing; rain
Is very much needed. The acreage in corn
VIII be Increased about 10 per cent and
the decrease IN land sowu Ia oats win he
about half what it was last year Oats
! thar are up are looking well, and planting
* over. Feed is very scarce and there
Is hut little old corn in the cribs
! Wnonn,-rhe farmers OF this community
Z ARE all well up with their plowlug. All
corn lands ready for planting aud the
planting Is under full Roadway this wccb.
Most all viii bc planted this week except
SOME last paintings aud cation land IL al
listed. More corn will he planted this year
than lasJ. as the short crop OF last year
{ aud the high price nt which II Is selling
/ 10y those who have It ro sell 81 per bushel
/ cash ct the cribs, ana hiu very little to be
/ had at that has caused farmers TO plant
more than before Shipped corn can he
| very sorry corn. Most OF the fail oats
We're killed by the freezes, and as the
| pests bnye DESTROYED spring oats heretofore
! but few farmers have sowed any oats ex-
| cept for pasturagc.
SOMERvELL COUNTY.
| Glen Rose.T'he long drouth was broken
throughout the county by several good
| showers doing much good Farmers
through blowing as far AS breaking and
| preparing lands Acreage In corn 10 per
cent greater than 1907 wheat, 10 per rent
oats. > per cent. About per cent damage
to wheat by Insects otherwise wheat doing
! WIZ 'htN ~ piaHlfh anu u lan NHhu 20
date. Corn about all planted and some IN.
No old corn on hand price about Snc during
| wluter, IL wheat fails, will put To ceru
and sorghum. Outlook more promising,
/ STARR COUNTY.
Rio Grande. The planting Of corn this
! year Is not one.hfth Of that planted lass
year. Weather bad and dry
STEPHENS COUNTY.
Breckinridge.-O 20 the almost uR-
| precedentcd drouth which has prevailed IN
| this county since last june farmers have
made but little progress IN preparing foe
| a crop This year. But little corn has been
planted SO far and mauy farmers havr
done but little blowing, There was no copi
or feed Of any consequence raised here lssr
year owing 40 grasshoppers and drouth ana
farmers have had 10 depend on buying corn
shipped here from other points. rhe pre-
y0Ilng price has been 81 for some time.
| Wheat has been badly damaged and 10
many localities entirely killed by drouth.
A good acreage was sowed in oats during
the fall. but this crop has nearly all heeu
killed by drouth, This land will all be
planted In other crops.
SUTTON COUNTY.
Bonoro.--A fine rain was general over this