Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-04

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The range and live stock are not In as
good condition as usual, but there mas
been very little II any actual loss Of stock
In this county. a few lunches OF stock
have been temporarily removed from the
county. Recent rains have put grass TO
growing nicely, and many stockmen and
farmers are now sowing millet and sorgh-
nm for winter feed. A good acreage OF
wheat and rye will be sOwn In the fall,
and this also VIII serve for winter oastur-
age, so that with reasonably fair seasons
from now on the livestock interest OF
Callahan will pull through all right.
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Correspondence of the Gazette.
.EAsTLAND, TEX, Aug. 2.--As the re-
ports of the drought have appeared in the
papers giving widely conflicting reports
OF the drought ana its effects, we think
true stat ment OF the facts should be
made With no desire to exoggerate the
wants Of the country or to conceal the
true condition, we make this statement.
The present drought is without prece-
dence, both IN its extent and effects. IL
began early last fall and continue with
little intermission to within the last few
weeks. During the fall and winter the
rain was too light to bring up and sustain
small grains Of any kind, so that the small
grain crop was an entire failure. Corn
and cotton were extensively planted and
the soil contained sufficient moisture TO
bring up 8 reasonably good stand, but the
drought continued aud the farmer after
looking and hoping for rain was finally
doomed TO despair; saw his corn crop
cut off entirely and his cotton reduced
TO the smallest possible top crop. II the
cold weather stays off until late, a small
crop Of cotton will be made, but not
enough to buy the bread that will be
needed. On the crop question we may
call the present year an absolute failure,
with tine exception Of the small amount of
cotton and the sorghum and millet that
will be made by the fall rains To sum
the matter up, the farmers have made
nothing to pay their debts with, or to run
them until another crop is made The
stock interest has suffered very much,
but the recent rains are bringing out the
grass, and cattle will yet fatten before
winter. The best farmers of the country
who have a few cattle and are out of
debt, can get through by exercising the
most rigid economy. But the fleets of the
drouth fall heavily on men who have
recent y come to the country and CON
tracted debts for land and have applied
all The money they have made in payment
OF those debts a great many Of this
class will be compelled to have assistance
Or leave the country. Many families have
already gone. The collection of debts
has per force Of circumstances ceased. If
wholesale merchants win extend another
YEARS. time to their retail merchants so
that they in turn can favor their custom
ers, 1t will contribute greatly to the re
lief Of the country, The question has be-
come 50 grave that mass meetings have
been held, relief committees appointed,
with view of securing assistance for
those who need help This is, in short,
concise statement of the situation, with
nothing overdrawn. 1t will take years
for the country TO recover from the effects
of the present disaster.
RAIN IN LIMESTONE COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette
MExIA, TEX, Aug. S.-Local rains still
continue to fall nearly every day in diff
ferent sections OF this county,
The weather continues oppressively
warm.
midas COTTON CROP.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The cotton crop of
Western India is expected to be the
largest ever recorded.
GOOD RAINS AT BELLEVUE
Special to The Gazette.
BELLEVUE, TEX, Aug. 3.-Good rains
have fallen in this part of the country
lately. We have plenty of stock water,
and grass is beginni o to grow.
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WEATHERFoRD, Ten. =, Aug. "a very
fine rain fell here this evening aud our
business men are IN high spirits over the
prospects for fine cotton crop.
RAIN BELOW GRANpvIEw
specialize the Gazette.
GRANpvuEw, TEX, Aug. ga good
rain fell vesterdav Sly miles soutI,vest of
Grandyiew extending To Coyiugton and
Files Valley
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Special to the Gazette
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