The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-11
CROP PROSPECTS.
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The crops In the upper counties are
splendid, and the farmers happy.
BRENNAN, August THE weather
continues warm and dry, and the cot
ton needs rain, No worm Is COM
plalned of.
COLUMBUS, August 7,--FNrmers In
from The country to-day report that
the upland cotton Is suffering greatly
from the dry and hot weather, but the
valley and bottom lands are doing
well Worms are doing no material
damage. The corn corp Is moderately
good.
GIDDINus, August 7.--Weather OPP
pressivcly hot, and rain desirable. The
crops ARE suffering but little, and n
heavy yield is expected. The acreage
Of all the crops Is greater than In any
previous year. No worms of conse-
quence have NJ yet appeared,
RICHMOND, August Crop pros
poets still very good. The worms have
not yet done any damage.
VICTORIA, August THE cotton Is
opening very fast. a bale Of new crop
sold here to-day for fifteen cents, coin.
Those who have used the worm poison
arc hopeful ofmaRlng an average crop.
New corn Is offered at fifty cents per
| bushel.
Weather dry; health good.
COURTNEY, August THE planters
do not expect more than half q crop
this season on account Of the drouth,
The cotton worm has made its appear
ance and is doing great damage to the
cotton. The corn crop Is excellent.
NAvAsoTA, August THE drouth
continues and cotton in this county
is beginning to shco very badly, The
cotton worms have appeared on many
plantations in this county. The pois-
ening process does not seem to do much
good. Farmers ARE discouraged but
expect n full half crop,
ORANGE, August THE farmers In
this section feel snngline that the cot
ton crop will escape the worms this
season. This county being well adapt
cd to the growth of sea island cotton,
cane and rice, considerable of the two
latter is planted, and the prospect for
an abundant yield is quite ilattering.
Mr.. James Mckinley, an energetic
farmer, living few miles from this
place has about fifty acres of as fine
sen island cotton as ever grew in this
county.
TRINITY, August Mot one drop of
rain has fallen in this neighborhood
for three weeks. The cotton Is she'd
ding feariully, and farmers are becom-
ing discouraged. The weather contin-
ues hot and dry.
WACO, August THE crops are
needing rain. Cotton ~ shedding rap
idly, and fears re entertained that I'M
less we have rain the yield will fall
short considerably. No worms as yet.
HEMPsrEAD, August 7.-Cotton pick
Ing has commenced. First new bale
from Waller county In to-day. No rain
IN several weeks. The hot sun causes
cotton to shed considerably, and unma-
| tured bolls to open. Rain is badly
needed to insure full estimates. Clouds
are massing, and prospect is good for a
rain tomorrow.
HUNTSVILLE, August THE weather
continues very warm and dry, causing
the cotton crop to suffer materially.
On all hill crops the forms are she'd
ding. The worm has developed in
several localities, but has done no dam
age.
The crop reports from Madison and
the southern part of Leon counties are
about parallel with those ofthis county.
JEwErr, August THE weather
continues dry and hot. The cotton
| crop is suffering from the long drouth.
MARLIN August THE acreage in
cotton IS not M great 10y 0ne-thrd as
last season, and the acreage in corn is
twice as great. There will not be half
MS much cotton raised in our section
nor more than as much corn. Mr.. A,
II. Watson, one of our most enterpris-
ing farmers, made this statement,
which deem correct. No worms ap-
pretended, on account of the continued
drouth.
TROUPE, Trinity comfy, August T.
Weather very hot and dry. No dam
age to cotton az yet, though If it con-
tinues dry and hot 1t will affect it very
materially. Planters are still cheerful
and hopeful in this section. Business
looking up. The cotton worm has not
appeared as yet
PLANO, August The drouth con-
tinues. The cotton crop will be two
thirds short of what it promised six
weeks ago. The acreage in wheat will
he Increased this fall, with CORE
spending decrease in cotton, owing to
the present short crop of that staple.
JACKSONVILLE, Rusk county, August
THE drouth continues, and the
prospect for n cotton crop Is very
gloomy. Cotton has been injured
about fifty per cent, aud experienced
farmers say that rain now would cause
cotton to shed young bolls, aud injure
IL more that continuation of the
drouth.
Late corn Is also injured, hut enough
of early will be made for home con-
sumption, and some for sale.
Weather dry and hot.
M1NEoLA, August Had the shower
of ten or eleven days ago been fol-
lowed by good rain, the cotton crop
would have been large, but the heav-
ems have hardly been dimmed by the
shadow of a cloud since, and now il is
doubtful If a rain would he of much
benefit. The present prospect prom
ises about half crop.
ENNIS, August 6.--Drouth still con-
tinues, and the crops are seriously in.
jured for want of rain. They will fall
far short of what the farmers expected
two weeks ago.