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

THE DALLAS WEEKLY
GOOD, Dewbeffei will he good, water
melons just planted grass good All"ll"
good. Il. 4.
mand. prices firm Saddle horses, pflces
firm, stock, prices firm, work oxen, $40 ia
400 milch cows, $50 To $50, stock cattle
SiB 60 go; horses, $40 to $50, mules, $40 "
$3.50, ponies. $50 to 10; hogs, 80 to $40
pigs, 81 to 30. Bees making honey SLOW;
Most all unbrOke lands are being ienced
for pasture
crop IL % per cent loss this year thas
last: Is two or three weeks later, ana MOI
nattering, some rust. Dat crop is iull
some later, but looks promising. Corn croI
is 10 per cent greater, and not Withstand
ing some later, IL looks promising ana
generally in good condition. Will be more
sorghum cane planted this year than last
Cotton 10 per cent less, ground generally
in good condition considering the farmers
late start, but not tar enough advanced u
spend and opinion. Stock is IN me con
dition and being looked after with more
interest than ever before regarding in
proyement of all kinds of stock. Our farm
ers are wisely looking, think, to raising
greater variety of products and to buylnt
less.
Fannin County
BoYuAM, May Especial. l-Althougt
the weather did not permit OF early SOW
ing and planting the crops never looked
better. There mas been larger acreage
planted in cotton, and more corn planted
and oats sown than last year. Inc acre
age IN wheat may be slightly reduced
The cereals seldom fail in this county, and
farmers are expecting good average yield
Grayson County.
SHERMAN, May 5.-[Special. THE acre
age of cotton in this county IS July one
third less than last year. Small grain
such as corn, oats and German mlliet, Il
taking the place, cotton being abandoned
in some localities. The percentage isaboui
ten of corn to that of cotton.
A large crop of oats is anticipated this
wear. The season, so far, has been very
favorable. A heavy rain Thursday night
accompanied by thunder storm, was just
what the farmers needed. Very lutte
wheat.
DENIsoN, May 4.-[Special I-Immedi
ately on receipt of orders your corresPoh'
dent sought out Mr. Il Il. Latta, the live
and large (though SMALL shipper OF Deni
son products. Mr. Latta, with great kind
ness, in the midst OF his rushing business
gave your correspondent the following
dots:
The crop in this section of the county
(Graysop)i is almost wholly fruits and yege-
tables; we hardly know grains, cotton OF
STOCK. We are now the garden patch OF
Texas, and have therein a source OF revenue
which exceeds, in proceeds, per acre, any
portion of the state, it being nothing unus-
ual to produce $500 worth of garden truck
&c
IN even poor year, never TAILS below 9loo
per acre.
Generally speaking the crop of 1888 will be
largely in excess of that of 1882. But to
speak by details, for 1882 and 1888, respect
ively: Apples bus hels Is, 900, %. 600; beans
bushels 10000, 1000; blackberres quarts,
sc, 900, Go, 600; cabbages, heads, 5000, TO-
OO0 grapes, pounds, 100000, 1901 900; peaches
bushels, 80, 900, 10 ,000 potatoes, both bush
els, 10000, 5000, strawberries, quarts, ~,
600, 60, 900; tomatoes. bushels, 5000, 3,OOO;
wine, gallons, 1000, 5000.
Above is given list OF what was pro-
duced within few miles OF Denison last
wear, and what is expected will be pro-
duced in same territory this year. Peas,
beets, radishes, lettuce, onions, apricots,
pi ums, damsons, ounces, pears, etc., are
not mentioned as the acreage is yet small;
vet, the Weld in these for 1888 will about
double that of 1882. The average ofbearing
trees is row about % per cent. more than 1t
was in 1882. The decrease in the peach crop
is due to our cold spring. The terrible
rain of Thursday (3) night effected no great
damage, beyond preventing gatherers from
working in the fields, and beating sand into
the berries.
Shipments began this week and will con-
tinue daily until late in the fall bringing
returns daily for the principal part of the
wear; and herein our products recall cot
ton crop. which carries ali in a lump at the
end of the summer, and leaves the market
ing town dull the bulk of the year.
So far nothing in the way OF interest has
appeared to injure the trees and plants.
Wine making is yet in its infancy, but
few growers pressing their crops. The
great need in this line is large cellar, and
until this is built the product must Iced
be small.
To sum up, general comparison be-
tween 1888 and 1882, gives result IN the Ia
vor of 1883.
Gregg County.
LoYGvIEw MAY Especial THE season
is so backward but little can be told OF corr
dition of the crops in this county. The late
heavy rain washed the hills quite badly and
some corn and cotton must be replanted
on this account and because of the over
washing in the cotton. Stand OF corn is
good and though it is small it is beqlthy,
looking. Cotton is SO small as TO give no
promise of future. Acreage Is increasing.
Harrison County.
MARSHALL, May 5.-TSpecial. From the
best information obtainable your CORES
pondent concludes that the falling OIL in the
acreage planted in cotton this year is fully
15 per cent. less than last year, and that
there has been corresponding increase IN
corn planted Our farmers and planters are
purchasing much less produce and pro-
visions this year than last
Hays County.
AUSTIN, May Especial. THE acreage
u cotton aud corn 10 much IafbeI sAah last
year, Both are promising, but need rain.
The oat crop will be light, and wheat al
most total failure. The fruit crop prom
ses well. Dewberries are plentiful, grass
ipendid and stock fat, as reported by Cap
ain Kyle.
Henderson County,
ATHENS May 4.-TSpeciall-The prospects
or an excellent crop in this county were
ever better. There has been more cotton
tainted by Is 10 20 per cent. than last year.
There has also been about like increase
n the acreage Of corn. Oats are not prom
sing, but with good rain or two they viii
improve. Wheat and rye promise only
Medium yield and little was sown. The
rinciple crops here are corn and cotton,
nd both look well. There are about the
sme number Of cattle here this year as last
nd they look finely.
Hul County.
HrIIsBoRo. MAY 4-TSpecisl.I THE crop
respect in this section is not near 80 good
: II was this time last year. The corn is
bout al up, aud some have worked theirs
yer. There is some cotton up, but there
, sill great deal 10 plant. There Is not /
1ore than one-third as much small grain |
own as last year; but what is sOwn looks
ne. The farmers are all about 10 catch up |
18th their work again. and look FOR good 4
rop vet. Some think q good rain would |
2 beneficial now, and i have no doubt u
'ould.