The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-10
jack County

unusually line. owing 10 hard winter was
backward and consequently not pastured +,
but now Is splendid. Acreage probably 20
per cent over last year.
Corn-Very backward. Az least one
month behind last rear. The stand Is not
good owing TO the cool and dry soason.
Cotton-Many farmers have not yet
planted, and there Is but little up so far.
The fencing Of the large pastures by stock
men, is materially injuring the farming
prospects OF this county.
johnson County.
CLEBuRYE, May S.-ISpecial. l--Grain OF
all classes, 25 per cent. increase on last year
Cotton ABOUT the same. Corn, wheat and
oats are doing well. Cotton not all planted,
perhaps one-third not planted. The two
thirds principally up and looking well. 1t
is now too early IN the season to give you
any positive information as to what the
crop may be,
ALvARADo, May S.-[Specel. 1.-The pres
ent prospect S for good crops in this neigh
borhocd were never better than at present,
though meager reports from some localities
are that wheat is being injured to some ex-
tent by the rust.
Oats look promising, the acreage being %
per cent better than last season. Corn is
good, with the acreage so per cent greater
than last season, while cotton is king no
more with us, the last season beingalmost an
entire.failure of this crop. The present acre
age will be 40 per cent less than last season:
Farmers generally are in good spirits, and
are well up with their work, and bright
prospects in the future. Cattle men are
jubilant and all the herds in fine condition
man County.
FoRNEY, May 3.-[Special.l 1.-The condi-
tion OF the growing crops are good. me
acreage is 90 per cent. less OF cotton than
last year; wheat about the same as last year;
10 per cent. increase in oats, and l0per cent
increase in corn. All other cereals about
the same as last year. Hogs are receiving
more attention, and are increasing proba-
bly, about per cent. Other stock are about
the same as last year. Real estate is in
creasing in value rapidly, and being pur-
chased freely at higher prices, mostly Tor
moving purposes.
EKMo, day 1.-[Special 1.-The crops are
all coed for the lateness of the season. The
acreage is about the same as last year, the
difference in favor of corn. A larger acre
of this in I'm and oats. Wheat is looking
worse than anything, though not much is
raised in the county. Stock are doing well,
few or no losses but all sold OFF, no in
crease.
Limestone County.
MExIA, May 4.-[Special. Crops in this
country are not reported to be in Halter.
ing condition. Cotton is too young yet to
report on intelligently, but it looks better
than grain. There has been probably 10
per cent. more planted this season than
one year ago. Corn is doing badly
and the corn dry and hard. We need rain
badly to secure good, crops. Oats and
wheat are thin upon the ground and do
not promise well. Stock has decreased in
number, but ranges are very good and cat
tie are doing well.
GRoEsBEEcK, May 4.-TSpecial.l lowing to
much rain and cold all crops are late ana in
bad condition. The last few days have,
however, helped them greatly. The acre
age as compared with last year is, OF cot.
ton about the same, corn twenty per cent.
increase, wheat sixty to seventy-tive per
cent. decrease, oats ten per cent. decrease.
Fruit peaches, the only kind grown to any
EXTENT injured by cold but good half crop
will be made. Of stock-cattle, some loss,
maybe five per cent. in the winter and
about twenty per cent. Sheep--heavy loss
es by inexperienced herders but net in
crease fifty per cent Horses and mules
decrease in number by reason of sales and
driving away. Prices of stock much adj
vanced, say twenty per cent. Hogs dou-
A few have corn ready TO lay by, while 9th
ers have hardly begun to cultivate. If
rains continue there will be plenty made,
but with the usual drought the supply will
be short. Wheat did poorly last year, and
others were deferred from planting, while
many were prevented by other work and
unsuitable season. Oats decrease for the
reason farmers could not prepare land In
season on account OF rain. Prospect as to
| wheat and oats not good.
The western portion of the county is inn
proving more than others, in fact, but little
! increase in land taken in elsewhere. The
growing interest is in cattle and sheep, and
| Il nf mt ~
is being enclosed for ranches. The price
of land considerably enhanced, from twenty
to thirty PER cent. within year.
Mitchell County.
COLORADO, May 5,-[Special. THE crop
and stock statistics will say increase about
as follows Cattle. so per cent; horses, 100
per cent; sheep, 200 per cent. We have
done nothing here yet at cotton growing, |
and very little in the way of crops OF any |
kind, except vegetables and vines, which
are very prolific.
Navarro County.
RICE, May ESPECIAL Acreage of
oats and wheat less than last year, |
but The yield promises to be very full. sui
ticieLt to make better turnout than last |
year, which was light. Planting began very |
late, but the farmers generally pushed
things, and the result was satisfactory. The
acreage of corn is rs per cent. greater than
last year; stand good and promises well.
About two-tnirds of the cotton is now
planted, and the ground is getting very
nard We need rain, which, If hire in a
day or two, will enable the farmers to finish,
acreage. will be greater than last year II we
have rain in time, General prospect isfair
bat seas0nable rain is needed ~ keep IL 30.
Co1sIcANA, May Sowing to the late
spring and heavy rainfall, planting was
kept back several weeks. The acreage 10
Gotten has been increased about per cent,
owing TO farmers not being able to get in an
oat crop; cotton on hith prairie lands is
lookn well. Corn is knee high in many
PLACES, the crop though is a doubtful one
this season on account OF the late planting
and heavy rains. Considerable land has
been fenced this spring, but most OF IL will
be used for pasturage. The cattle range is
growing less year by year, and the ship
ing.
woK1IIAM, May 4.-[Special. THE con-
tinued wet weather through the early
spring has thrown farmers behind. Land
breakink was seriously retarded Just at the {
time Il hould have been done, and much :
that was plowed was two wet, which
left Il ID bad condition. Oats, which were
almost failure last year, promise no bet D
Ter thisyear; and indeed the entire crop,
prospect must be said TO be, on an average, 2
behird asst year. Corn is up and good d
stluQ MS Detu ODttlueu buA IL II n uDIln
late, and much Of 1t hiss been badly put IN.
The rednt fair weather has been more c
favOrabls for the preparation Of cotton Y
land, bf We think the acreage will fall s
shori Of hst year. Many large land owners .
complain that they have been unable 10 1
let out al their land this season. This is
most likely due the fact that very few immi- u
grants sup in this section. Railroads have Il
the Wild west In all directions
and following them along their lines, en- n
migration naturally seeks the farthest .
western limits. Hence, in the wild craze o
10 "go west" WORKMAN and her sister towns ,
N the Inferior are passed by. Hence much