Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-03
WEATHER AND CROPS.
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KAUFMAN, TEN, Aug. Crops of
all kinds are splendid The corn crop is
ms good rs this county ever produced:
wheat and oatsslrc splendid wheat aver
aging from eighteen to twenty-five bush
els, and oats from sixty to eighty bushels
The cotton crops are all clear of grass
and weeds The prospects are that an
immense yield will be gathered, though
we are beginning To need rain.
RockwaIi County.
special TO the Gazette.
RocEwAIf, TEN, Aug. The weather
continues extremely hot and dry, rain is
needed badly, and early cotton il begin
ming to fail some rhrcSbing is progress
ing slowly. Wheat and oats are turning
out finely, wheat from twenty to thirty
bushels, and oats about Scyeuty-hvc
bushels.
Callahan County.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
PUTNAM, TN, Aug. ! Putnam was
surprised to-day by quito refreshing
shower Crops were never better In
Callahan county.
Rusk County.
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OvERroN, TIN, Aug. The crops in |
this section of the county are immense.
Rain is needed Some farmers com
plain OF rust in cotton. Fodder pulling
has commenced.
Erath County.
special to the Gazette.
DUBLIN, Ten, Aug. Crop prospects
were never better here. Some rain would
benefit us, hut nothing il suffering severe /
ly yet.
The weather is very warm. The thcr-
momcter registered rs high as los last
week.
GraysOn County.
Special to the Gazette.
PorrSDoRo, TIN, Aug. 1.-The wealth. |
cr here still continues dry and hot The
thermometer to-day registered los In the
hadc,
clay County.
Special TO the Gazette
BELLEVUE, Ten, Aug. The weather
Is still dry with cool winds from the
north.
Denton County.
special TO the Gazette,
PlLor PoINr, Ten, Aug. "a farmer
named Moore, living II few miles east of
the city, was Frustrated with hca, few |
days since while engaged about tIresh- |
or, and died in Il few hours,
Refreshing showers have passed within |
a short distance of this locality, north and
east Vegetation here is suffering severe
ly Tor rain. The cotton crop. which il
already very light, will suffer greater in
Jury unless rain comes soon
Ellis County.
special to the Gazette.
MIDLOTHIAN, TN, Aug. 9.-onr
heated term was broken this afternoon
by heavy rain, which lasted FULLY one
hour. With the rain fell considorob,c
matt though as the stones were small i,
VIII do little or no damage To the rrnyr.
ing crops The rain was very much
nceueu ana Will he OF much benefit. par.
ucularly to the cotton crop.
Tarrnnt County.
Special To the Gazette
ARLINGTON, Tn Aug. Eve bad K,
l'sht shower this evening, not enough,
however, to do any good. Rain is badly
meSuedi crops have begun to suffer.
~ "N'' ANU oulN are coming In fast and
the price holds up well.
Wise County.
special To the Gazette.
ALNoRh, TIN, Aug. I've are stlu
having hot, dry weather, The crops are
needing rain badly.
Cherokee County.
special 10 the Gazette.
WSN' TEN, Aug. 2.-Yrster,lay and
to-day were the hottest OF the season
MeLennan,
special TO the Gazette.
MoIfNN.,N, TIN, AUG. ;. -Tb. or.,,
business TO date is shown in the follow.
ing figures; Wheat shipment. and
hahdied by local mills. ST, 100 bnsbrls'
. and stock on hand. l5S 800
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