The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-08
THE CROPS.

The Galveston News of Saturday last
has dispatches relating to the present
condition of the crops from various
portions of the state. We copy the
following:
BRYAN, July 3l.-Crops are splendid.
No worms have appeared yet.
MARLIN, July 3l.-Crops are good,
and there are no worms in our section.
HEMPsTEAD, July 3l.-Cotton-pick-
| ing commences next week. No dam
age by worms.
CALVERT, July 3l.--Crop prospects
were never better, and farmers antici-
pate larger yield than last year.
| There are no worms in this vicinity.
GIDDINGs, July 3l-Crop prospects
continue very promising, and there Is
no fear at present of worms. The i'll
crease in the cotton acreage over last
| year is ten per cent.
| NAyAsoTA, July 3l.-Cotton is doing
fine. Very few worms have appeared.
and there Is no damage from them.
No rain tor several days. The health
of this place Is very good.
MINEoLA, July 81. The rain Of Tues.
day was of great benefit TO this section,
and will made the corn but its en-
| tent was not sufficient to cover the
whole area affected by drol,th.
TEHrACANA, July 3l.-The crops are
sorry in this section. Scarcely enough
corn will he raised for home consump-
ton. The acreage of cotton is about
ohe-quarter less than last year.
JEwETr, July 3l-Weather very hot.
No rain, and cotton crops suffering
very much from the want of ii. IN
less we have rain within the next ten
DAYS, the crops will be shortened one
half.
LoNovIEw, July 3l.-Cottcn is doing
fine since the heavy rain We heh last
Wednesday morning. No sign Of The
cotton worm yet, and some of our far
mers say they will raise bale to the
acre.
COLUMBUS, July 3l.-Crop prospects
still continue good, though worms have
appeared on many plantations. Plck-
ing il going steadily on the staple,
Within fifteen days shipments will
commence regularly.
MCKINNEY, July 3l.-No change for
the better in crop prospects No ram
vet. Late corn much injured, though
the average yield of corn in the county
will be about forty busheis 10 the acre.
Cotton will not be much injured IL
rain falls soon.
RICHMOND, July 3l.-The weather Is
dfy aud warm, and the crop propects
sill very good. Cotton picking will
cGmmencr ip earnest on Monday. III
il thought the caterpillar viii do little
or no damage, il the weather CONTINUES
dry ten days longeE
SHERMAN. July Sl.-The crop pros
pect is about the same as last report.
Corn and cation are suffering severely
from the Want of rain. There is "a con-
siderable increase in the acreage plant
ed this season. a. compared with last
year,
TYLER, July Slime rain during
fhe week. which makes the prospect for
heavy crops very fattering. No APP
pearance Of the cotton wcrm yet. gy-
Ter still continues to ship fron Two to
three hundred boxes of fruit daily.
ENNIS. July 3l.-The crops are
needing rain very badly. The cotton
i shedding its squares and bOiisi in
of the dry weather, and
tlle so crop is injured considerably:
The fruit crOp - moderately good
throughout this section.
BRExHAM, Jelly 3i.-cFops are good
all over our cOi.nty. Cotton worms
have not yet made their appearance,
nor are they likely to harm the crop
while dry, bot weather continues.