The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-18
LETTERSFROM THEPE0PLE
Mr.. Howsrd's Figures Correct.

Mr.. Howsrd's Figures Correct
To the Editor Of Tho Post.
Beaumont, Texas, August i4As con
slant reader Of The Post | desire to thank
you and John Howard Tor hts frank state
ment regarding the condition of the pres
eut rice crop in Louisiana and Texas, asI
published In your columns OF the 18th In
slant.
I desire TO eay that | heartily concur In
Mr.. Howard's opinion regarding the pres
ent rice crop 10 these two states as a
whole not making over a so per cent crop
/ also desire to confirm what he says re
gardlng ten barrels being faig average
yield, counting the good, bad and ind.flcr-
eut.
However, as one that has been interested
and growing rice for the past aye years,
l deem It entirely proper 20 maze few
observations relative to the causes NJ low
G}eage !ields.
10 illustrate. / have a brother-in.law VINO
ibis year put III $50 ncrCs Of rice with eight
/ hvad Ui mules md one h!red man The iirAt
! 10 acres VIII, from present appearances,
| yield fifteen barrels per acre The other
| NIFTY acres VIII practically be n loss Hence
| MS average viii he twelve sacks instcad q
| fifteen.
The FIRST 900 acres IL all he should nave
| attempted 20 put In
| Another illustration. Canal men who are
| RN'lluh III INV uiNNlH uFNlft 10 NhFb luAl'
/ 10 water aud frequently encourage farmers
] to thk0 the risk of putting IN more than
! they can reach on account Of delay IN com
/ pletlon Of plants hence their Inability 10
water the lands IN Time cuts the average.
Another illustrations Men run after chcep
! lands simply because thoy Gro cheap
| agents are IA the land business. Land ~
| dear Rt any price where rico Is attempted
I 20 be raised without abundance OF fresh
! water. Lands are cheap NJ $50 TO 500 per
mere whore abundance OF water L. supplied.
mar 4eYf 80
tho investment ] 5penk Of selected loca-
| lions with nrst.class farmers
thousands OF acres Of land IN Tcxas nave
becn sold this year az rice land and crops
pat in With no hope Of water supply, hence
,he small average, and 90 make Mr. How
ards estimate Of 30 per cent good, we are
c0uuties, Texas. whore tho canals get their
incLh1uH!b!e supply OK water from the
Sabine and Eechos rivers and the farmers
arc rejoicing over a full crop.
No Artt-cnss farmer need bo mistaken re.
gArd'ug MS wrter supply II he makes
taorough investigation and settles on tin
canals that get their water from theBo
rivers
Allow mo to eelect tho location ana select
inc farmer and | Will guarantee an aver.
rye yleld or from twelve 20 hfteel barrels.
however. these selections would very much
Ieuucn the present acreage in rice-cven
some Of our own lands would be reduced
our lands IN hnsten reEas are rated high
priced, hut according 20 Mr.. uowardg ng
ures, they Will pay from 10 N 20 per cent
on a price Of $50 TO $40 per 1cre.
Tho great difficulty IN many Other local.
lueS 10 the large acreage OF rice lands,
compqted 70 the water aupply.
| II hr. Howard will follow On his fnir
calculations for n year Or TWO he viii nnd
mis- years enormous acreage Will be aug,
tu4nted greatly by next yCaru incrsaso-
; and inadoQuncy OF water 90 appnilng-rin.
,oss Providence comes 10 the fescuo. ana
PrCyidence rice farmer will fail. sooner
I or later.
! Loulsiana'a fine rice land IA very iorge
compared with her wnter supply aud hence
Wlll continue 20 sufer. uuiess some Eys
! teIi o. apportlontng the water could be
G arrived at, But the great difficulty con.
irontlng this plan ~ that every fellow
; Whhts az hg can yet, and hsn0e Who'll,
netEhbornoods suAsr
I heretofore NO wore not satisfied uules,
. | one mnu could clear enough IN ono soaeor
. | 70 my farm OF his own. but this pondl
\ li9n 9as changed and we must accept I'D,
!. Mr. Howard strikes tho Keynote when
@ sn{e "" ngnt Day more attention Ia
hAlsa Rifulfa, sugar cane. corn. potatoes
goW peab ana c1ntaloupes. AfaifE IA 81
pef ton In Beaumont. and four euttinga OF
"a ms crop cnh De raised In Eastern Texn,
1 nnch year an average OF at least ong tot
per acre 10 each cutting.
~ h1lse cnttie, hogs. turkeys, cbiclnns
n P@uoWls' Fulneas and happy homsn-talj
: homes. sociahlhtY. Sunday schools ana ~
u happy. N snot,