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

lttlc or no grass yet The line rain viii
infusc new life into all vegetation
koSsc, The farmers are well UP with
thier blowing. Tho outlook Is rather gloomy
as there has not been sufficient rain The
acreage Of corn will exceed last year he
~ 10 per cent The supply of old corn Is
very short. comparatively little In the com
" Tho price has ranged ttom I5c to ,Gc
per huShel. The wheat crop is short an Is
not looking we'll due 70 the dry aud cold
weather Iiowecr. think farmers Will lot
it stand oat sowing is all over. The
acreage Is about the same MS last season.
The stand IS not good, about thrcefourths
planted are MP.
LIVE OAK COUNTY.
Oakylrc. The farmers OF this county so
faras having their lands prepared for crop.
ping arc well advanced with their work.
Early light rains la January enabled them
to do this. but on account OF lack OF ruius
during the spring there has hccn SLOW prog.
rcSs In nlantiug. There has been but utttr
cotton planted and the present outlook Tor
cotton crop is not nattcrmG There has
not been sufficient rain so far 10 enable
farmers to work TO best advantage and
without rain soon all classes OF crops will
crease In acreage of corn over last wear and
what has been planted Is not doing well,
hut moro from severely high winds whip.
ping II 10 death and covering ii up than
from lack Of rain. There Is practically me-
corn IN the cribs IN this county, most OF
tho farmers even having from the mer-
chants at the prevailing price OF s. 10
I.agarto.A good rain fcll here, doing
much good, MS the top OF the ground was
getting very dry, The farmers are wcil M
with their planting. Corn has hetu planted
and nearly all up, good stand is report
ed The acreage has been slightly Increased
over last year. There was no corn raised in
this section last year Ia amount TO any
thing, SO what corn the farmers used they
had TO pay about 81 per hushcl for Cotton
Is now being planted aud Viii come up
soon The acreage L. more than last ycnr,
MS farmers hope for better crop year all
around. as IT Is seldom We have two f2il'
ures IN succession. some VIII try melons
this season Mr. Henry Beall Will plant
about fifteen acres Forage crop Will bc
cut short this year. owing TO the scarcity
of and high price of seed The general
prospects for crops at present are very
good and farmers are well M with their
work.
ILANo COUNTY.
Llano.-FarmerS and stockmcn are iuhl
lant over the rain which tpll here this
week. The rain was sufficient Co. make
stock water Farmers are busy plan INK
corn. large acreage VIII he planted seed
corn has sold as high as St75 per bushcL
LUBBOCK COUNTY.
lubbock. Farmers are pretty well up
with their blowing, but are having. to Quit
now. ms the ground Is getting too drv. Tn
acreage In corn Is g,adulllr he ng in
creased on the plains Farmers who few
years ago planted two or three acres for
roasting cars, are now plantln. 81 TO 80
acres. and in time they will be raising coru
and oats.
MADISON COUNTY
Heunessy acreage In corn as com.
Pared with last year is about eqnHi Nearly
all the corn has been planted There a
scant store Of corn in the barns now ana
good demand for it. II has been selling for
~ cents. but now 1t Is bringing ST. Not
many have planted oats. The acreage Is
llatf tn a ID
look well a good rain fell here on the
evening nf the 18th The corn already
planted will come up, AMI there viii be suf-
nclent stock water
Madisonviile.-Th acreage of cou as
compared with last wear VIII bc about the
same. About threefoutths ~ tine crp IS
now planted. but little coming up There
Is plenty of old corn in the cribs To surply
the county until crops are laid by. The
prevailing price has been - cents per
bushe. The oat crop will be short Of that
There has been plenty OF ran "c 'ntiy.
however, and prospects for good crop are
promising.
MARION COUNTY.
Jcnerson.--rho farmers are very back
ward with their blowing. fully ten days
time to truck farming, most of which b.
planted There Is quite large organization
Of them They have recently found OUT
Nhcy can hay etwo crops year in this see
ton, as well as IN the west All IN" rain
needed and an abundance ~ wafer for ult
purposes There win he move corn plautrd
IN this section this year than last; very ne
tie Of it is IN the ground vet Very lttlc old
corn in the cribs. Corn is high. bringing 50
to 20 cents per bushe No wheat planted
here The ont crop Is about an average.
corn ana plant cotton. We never have a
failure In crops.
MASON COUNTY.
Mason.-A light rain. Farmers are busy
planting corp, some corn Is already up
There is fair season IN the ground, but
rain would be an advantage About tho
same acreage of corn Is planted this yeAr
as last year There is hardly any old corn
to SIS here all this winter. There Is
hardly any wheat raised in this county;
very little oats
MAVERICK COUNTY.
Eagle PaSs.-'rhis Is altogether stock
county. There has never been more than
year. and then only for II patch of corn OF
sorghum for ranch use This yetr owing
10 drouth, which Stlll CONTINUES, not an acre
has been sown or planted IN the county.
At this iunCture 800 acres Of irrgablo land
have heen cleared ana plowed lust below
Eagle Pass. plant 80 pump water from
the Rio Grande Is iusi about ready FOR
work. and It IS expected the whole area
will be wHtuccd next week. Sowing has
begun. oats. wheat barley. corn Egy9
tiHn cotton. sugar cane. pears aud peach
Results viii be reported 10 Tho Post.
McCULLOCH COUNTY
Brady-Corn planting is about over.
Good season in the ground 10 brHg y no.
Wheat aud OATS in good condition aud thu
acreage is over that Of last wear. Much
new land will he put In cotton AMI old land
planted to corn, mllCt and sorghum. The
acreage In corn Will be larger than last
year. Farmers all hopeful for season
that will make n 81 good year No cause Tor
complaint vet No Old com left over more
than to mako the coming crop. The ruling
price this winter has brep Si1j ana SIZE
per bushel. 80 insect pests vet heavy
rain. nsnring inc staud Of corn. Oats
and wheat greatly benefited as well as els
terms and stock pools. Everybody happy
McLENNAN COUNTY.
West. Farmers are up with their work
aud the ground is IN excellent shape, con
sidcrng the protracted druuth. Light show
rr this morning and appearance for rain
good. There is fully 10 Dcr cent increase ia
corn acreage as compared with last year.
and there Is great scarcity OF the cereal
in cribs, the prevailing price belug 81 a
bushel Wheat and oats are needing rain,
but ln the event OF pests making appear
ance this aercnge will go In corn aud other
fee9stuffs. The high price of I'll kinds oi
stock food makes It imperative to provide
grain and forage. Cotton acreage will be
greatly reduced In this section for reason
given above,
McGregor. Farmers are fully up with
thplr nioyfnu Corn Dlantlng is about done