The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-19
Are Well Under Way With Their Flowing and Corn
Planting in South and Central Texas
An Increased Acreage Being Planted ConWheat Not Doing
Well but the Recent Rain Benefited the CropOats Expected
to Do WeIl-Truck Farming Receiving Much Attention.

ist now we may raise a good small grain
cTop,
ing and nearly done planting corn. The
small rain Yesterday evening insurCs them
n good stand. There Will be one.third more
corn planted this wear. Old corn Is scarce,
not more than 1000 bushels for sale and
demand for 1t at home at So cents per
| bushel. Wheat doing well, no pests
acreage about same as last year. FAN oats
bad stand; spring oats most all MP to 4
| good stand; acreage some greater this year
Salado.--A tine rain has put heart into
! the farmers again and farm work VIII go
| on with vim as soon as 1t dries of lit
! lie. The greater part Of the corn Is plant
! ed; the acreage Is about II per cont more
! than last year. oats about the same
! while there Is large increase IN tue
/ wheat crop. Where wheat has not been
| uverpastured IT looks very we'll No com
1 plant here of insects. The prospect now
/ Is for less acreage In cotton than last
year Farmers are we'll up with their
work.
BoSQUE COUNTY.
Morgan.-1he farmers in this section are
well W with their plowing, and are half
through planting corn. The acreage VIII
be about same as last year, The amount
Of old corn In the cribs is comparatively
small. aud Northern corn IS being shipped
In and sold at ~ Gems. The acreage suWu
In wheat is fully II per cent increase
over last season hut the condition is very
| poor and If the rain had waited two weeks
: longer would have been an entire failure,
but With good seasons from now on, may
+ been doubled over last year and the fine
season In the ground will give that grain
Z fine start.
Mcrldlau-Most all corn land has been
4 broken and most of the corn crop planted,
but ground In bad condition, us there has
been no rain until March ! l, and the pillow
- | ed land Is very cloddy. II is estimated mat
I, | more land is TO be put Ia corn this year
? than lasi by ~ per cent In many places
= rue wheat died out, ana much Of this land
u will be divided between cotton aud corn.
y There Is barely enough old corn In the
u county TO make a crop on; In fact, much
" corn has been shipped in that sold at from
: soc to 81 per bushel. oats have been
$ planted 10 some extent but ii has been too
y dry to germinate the grain aud the out
u come Is vet to he determined. No pests
p Kopperl. The farmers are we'll up with
IS their blowing, Corn about half planted.
4, The crop Of corn aud cotton will he divided
e. about as last crop. There Is great scarcity
x Of old corn here. There have been three
4, cars Of corn shipped in 10 supply this short
)t age. The price ranged from ~ to 90 cent.
* per hushel. The wheat crop and oats lool
81 badly.
y BOWIE COUNTY.
n Tc1arkana.-Up to date rlowing has bee,
lI hampercd throughout this section one.thir,
ii below the mark Of last season the caus
being due ia drouth and high winds 1n
lis acreage used I'm corn this season Is abOu
II at par with last year, but planting is muc
w. more la arrears, Corn has marketed IL
~ c0liy at 6jc per bushels the year around
&c There has been no exporting. There Is Il
err old corn now ON hand among the farmers
,n The wheat crop Is behind that OF last sea
III son, but M pests have appeared. IN
nv acreage Is unchanged. oats have Sunrrr
ll 1 couespOndiugy from dry weather, the sew
.o ing being made in ample time, bat III
, seed refuses 70 sprout.
Mt BRAZORIA COUNTY.
Quintuna Nearly all farming land ha
been broken up. Coru acreage is abou
If. double that OF last year Farmers hay
n about finished planting corn and the outloo
w. Is very favorable 60 farmers. prcyaum
o." price for corn during winter was zoe pr
III huShcl NJ cribs, Nearly An farmers hay
"nouugh corn to run them until the neN
81, crop comes in.
ny about same ms last year, more attentio
Ii being given 10 cane and rico than eve
cr before, Farming Is very backward for thl
Sc section. There wuS hut little fall aud vii
ter powing, with scarcely any rain durin
winter months, and the long prevailiug hig
- winds have stopped spring blowing, ptt
:" vented ii finish of planting and dried OF
,,' moisture 10 that extent that what Is In In
'ie ground Will not come up unless winds sro
, and rain comes. Little or No corn for sale
Va ruling price has been from T5c to ST. q
Ills and rice have largely disturbed ordnar
ed farming, while extended cane Cultyatio
nm has quite taken the place of cotton.
as Alvin, \ splendid rain fell thronghot
at this section. Farmers are q little bacl
mi ward in getting their lands ready for cor
ID on account of the dry weather. but since
I'd good season is now In the ground by las
IA. ulEhA 8 falu lDc WpTh OF gettlng the Efolp
in prepared and corn planted WA he pushe
'at with all possible haste. The corn acreae
ats Will be largely increased over last year,
'rs well as other feed stun, as farmers realis
Of that they have got to do something TO a.
down the heavy feed bills The prcvailiu
mr. price ot corn This winter has been tro
~ Doc to 81 per bushel.
he BRAZOS COUNTY.
'se Wcilborn Land nearly all broken. Cor
,ar about al planted ana coming up, The GU
IfhHNHt
Ms evening when the droutb was partial
'd' broken by nice rain, not enough. howove
,e 10 put stock water The acreage put
ne corn and feed Stuns this year wln excee
~ that OF last year by about p per cen
~ There Is no real scarcity of corn, neither
E there any surplus. The price mas average
me- zoe per bushel There is general te
"N dency to plant more corn, feed sufts, pot
.th toes and truck patches and less cotton.
mi Bryan. The farmers Of Brazos county q
nj pretty we'll M with their plowlng. \
,ar the land is broken except u little IN d!he
nv emit localities whore II has been too dry
,ry plow, The country has not had anythiI
lts like enough rain, the ground Is stun 81
lie and in many places there Is no stock wate
M Portions OF the country had fair ra
lst Monday, enough to bring up corn and tnli
breaking cotton land. There viii be
Of per cent more corn planted this year thi
ws last and nearly all Of II is In the groul
ent ana coming up nicely. A majority OF q
snt farmers have enough old corn on hand
m finish this crop. No wheat planted in IN
-
he than last year ana the fan crop is u
Tue ST is not doing well ON account OF q
per dry weather.
but College Staton--Plowing Is remarkah
I'VE we'll advanced up TO this date aud the col
no crop has been generally planted and
ere coming up slowly. A rainfall of a I'M
on yesterday insures good stand Of corn al
ave Will prepare land for early cotton plantln
asst which Will he very favorable to a large %
ma ton acreage The oat crop has been
Nerely injured In the stand by the whit
ms freezes and the spring has been unfavOrAt
the for securing stand OF spring seeded oai
Tor 40 that little or no spring oats have be
fts planted in this section, Corn has sold I
'mH Us much as p0c per hnshcl from the fRrI
me during the past thirty DAYS, few lar
zen, BRACES valley planters have a portion
10 their surplus corn crop on hand. hut. gent
last ally speaking the eoru OF this section h
I'm already reached the market. There Is
~ very general disposition 10 feed aifal
The hay and reduce the cost OF the grain r.
I rs throughout this section whore alfalfa
IN grNwn so successfully. No wheat
lais grown In this region
EAR, Allenfarm.- Farming interests are furth
p Is advanced than ever before at this time
nall the year. Cora tasst all up 70 . stand q