Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-11

rain Tell last nl2nl 10 Jay lnc uuHl' Cpol j
the air and revive vegetation. This is
our first rain since the 9Th of July, and il
came Just in time to save the grass on
the prarics from burning up. Careless
or wicked persons are constantly firing
the grass, and II had got so dry that il
burned freely, and it was with great
trouble that the fire has been kept from
sweeping over the country and destroy
ing the range Last night when the ruin
came, the fire was raging just west Of
Harold
Douley County.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
CLARENDON, Ten, Aug l. - The
weather is extremely hot and very dry.
No rain has fallen for some time. The
grass is drying up very fast. \ good
rain is needed to frcshen II up and to
cool the atmosphere. The mercury has
been ranging from 90 to l02 in the
shade for Il week past and corn is suffer
/ ing some. but the greater portion is lar
enough ahead to insure fair crop
Montague County.
Special to the Gazette,
BOWIE, TEX, Aug. l0.-Thc heat OF
yesterday from To O'Clock p. III. was
very great here, the thermometer ut the
railroad depot reaching los in the shade.
/ No rain for Bowie and vicinity yet,
I Notwithstanding heavy clouds and light
ming have been visible in the West Tor
several evenings past
Austin County.
Special 10 The Gazette.
BEIIvILLE, Ten, Aug. lO.-Ncw bales
of cotton are rolling in five to ten each
day which by the last of the month will
not fall short of one hundred Rain il
needed.
Special to the Gazette.
VERNON, Ten, Aug. l0.-The weather
is very warm and dry. Rain would settle
the dust and cool the atmosphere, other
wise we do not need IT.
NcLcnnnn County.
Special to the Gazette.
Waco, Ten, Aug. l0.-Farmers are
engaging Cotton-pickerS.
Tarrant County.
Special TO the Gazette.
EORr WORM, TN, Aug. lO-Thc
sground is getting very dry, and the farm
ers are beginning to sean the horizon
anXiously for appearances of rain.
Coryen County.
Special to the Gazette.
/ GtrEsvILLE, TEN, Aug. lO.--Raip is
needed badly, and cotton is suffering.
I Suffering for Rain.
Special 10 tho Gazette
lloUsToN, Ten, Aug. l0.-Priyatc adj
vices from Luling, Weimar, Flatona and
Schulenburg, the largest cotton shipping
points on the Sunset road, also the larg-
est in Texas, state that the staple is suf-
fering for want of rain, and that the
crop will fall considerably short of the
calculations made one month ago, and If
rain does not fall within ten DAYS the
damage will be serious. The Wcimar
dispatch states that in song places the
sqyaDes are already shedding their bols,
cTsW by the drought.
Cotton receipts to-day, the largest of
this season at any point were 1903 bales.
Fails County.
Special To the Gazette.
MARLIN, Ten, Aug. l0.-Thc weather
continues very warm and dry and cotton
Is suffering very much for rain. If il does
not rain soon the crop will be very short.
Bastrop County.
Special to the Gazette.
ELGIN, TEN, Aug. l0.--CottOn is COM
ing in slowly. The boil worm has made
lis appearance in some portions of the
county. Rain is badly needed.
Washington County
special to the Gazette.
BRENNAN, Ten, Aug. l0.-Consider-
able uncasineSs is felt by some about the
effects of the dry weather on the cotton
= crops, and others predict the biggest crop
made in the county for twenty-five wears
The weather continues dry and hot, with
: no prospect of rain.
Lampasns County.
Special TO the Gazette.
LAMrAsAs, Ten, Aug. lo.-Thc wealth
: err is still warm and dry, withno prospect
: OF rain nj present
Fort Bend County.
Special 10 the Gazette
RICHMOND, TEN, Aug l0.--Crops are
suffering for want of rain, but more col
ton Is assured than can be gathered
/ without outside help.
, Crop Report.
COTTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l0.-The returns
OF the department of agriculture make a
slight Improvement in the condition of
cotton, ON the list of August the general
) average being 9GA, a point only once ex-
ceeded IN the August returns of ten wears
past, namely in 1880 Tho o,.o,a,a H.
August 1852, was %, and only South
Carolina and Alabama have exceeded
thelr present figures. The state aver
ages are as follows: Virginia 90, North
carolina ", South Carolina g6, Georgia
/ 100, Florida 80. Alabama 81. Mis-.
slsslppi l0l, Louisiana 100, Texas Nl, Ar.
kansas ", Tennessee %. South Carolina
Louisiana and Tennessee have made no
change. Florida gained four points
~ III.