THE TEXAS RICE BOOK. 47 



BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS. 



CANE AND RICE WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF COTTON. 



Angleton, Texas, December i. There will probably be 

 planted in Brazoria County next year about 8,000 acres in cane, 

 2,500 acres in corn, 2,000 acres in rice and 4,000 acres in cotton. 

 This shows a large increase in rice and cane, and, a small de- 

 crease in cotton and corn. There will be some shortage in truck 

 farming also. 



Velasco, Texas, December 8. The Post correspondent met 

 Mr. Allen Barbee from the Gulf Prairie neighborhood, who gave 

 the following information which is considered reliable. Mr. Bar- 

 bee stated that he did not think any cotton or rice would be 

 planted in his neighborhood, but that an increased acreage in 

 cane, say 75 per cent more than last season. He says the reason 

 why the people have abandoned cotton for this year is on account 

 of the boll weevil, which, lie says, can be found at this time in 

 every field that had cotton planted this year. He thinks that the 

 percentage in cane will be about 50 per cent more throughout 

 the whole county than was planted last season, and that the cot- 

 ton will be cut 50 per cent, at least. 



WHARTON COUNTY, TEXAS. 



Wharton, Texas, December 8. Wharton County as a rice 

 county is forging rapidly to the front. A few years ago a few 

 enterprising farmers near El Campo planted several acres in rice, 

 using the "craw fish flat" land, with quite imperfect irrigation. 

 They succeeded in raising first-class, thickly fruited rice, and 

 now the larger farmers will include many acres of rice on their 

 plantations watered 'by wells. Near the Embry place, not far 

 from Louise, a well was sunk about forty-five feet, which irri- 

 gates loo acres of rice. At the Kountz ranch last season, experi- 

 ments with wells were found to be highly successful. The cray- 

 fish flats, which have been heretofore regarded as only fit for 

 pasture land, which bears a close resemblance to the rice lands 

 of Louisiana, were found, when watered by wells, to produce rice 

 of the best quality. 



HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS. 



Kountz, Texas, November 30. The acreage of cane in this 

 county will not be increased. Rice probably one-third more. It 

 will not affect cotton crop, the acreage in which will be about 

 the same. 



