Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-30

cess OF rain. U3rtcm,n: A f4Iic2 : 4
On account Of distance from market
! EenterscE: represented the >ceraoe g
wCaC wi be pIsHted compArgd WITH les
| YeAr. Excessive ana CONTIGUOUS rams
nave retarded both p!srlDg sni iat
working, 60 80 rEr cent. e VIVA Wa Il
| tenGed Is lot p.cn;cc. Mel Gpza: Toe
yet; good CCH berg replGa'ed.
KArues: Growth and planning rt,@.dec
By cold, wet sp-ing; several fields haG
TO be replsnled. Tue web worm Is a.
ready Working. Mason: Backward, O.
account q 100 much CGh rain WssE-
iug.Cn: Constant rainy weather for i've
weeks; hence crop more or less N grass
and weeds. L can sUn be brought
out with dry weather. Wharton:
Too much rhiI; | jured uy grass,
srd cool uigI,s early il May brought on
lice, yet crop will be nesriI up 10 lsst
year, Il we hsve dry aeGthcr il Juaa.
Mon sgomerY: Outlook al2Cuy, owing
10 excessive ram. Mech Gas been
abandoned, EArmyl5 Try rHS OILY - save
tle 55S. growing or elevated spots.
ErGjE: DYs plY-hve per cent. moTs Was
planned tdar lssg year, but paC5iUg rams
3nd numerous worms hive destroyed 50
mUCl mat IN Ct 10 i've plsGlIpgs have
resulted; hcrCe prospects poor. Faa
I'D EGCe.Sivs r&!n5 EGve caus G late
p-aH.!I g aH& rtp.shtigG; Ae-ce CuItrn in
gtss9, ana Ire prysp-ct poor one.
K Idal.: TOO much l&ia Gli Iou cold.
Franklin: GG0 weeks Iete Un account q
cold, wsl spring. Travis: Backward,
caused By 100 much 1854; someYuat
damaged by insects, neCessitalirg re-
planting il some instances. The westner
IS nov setled. and crest charge Is *
pected. Red RIVER: A heavy rain the
9Th did damage, taking the soil with the
seeds Of cotton and Washing up fences;
farmers, though gloomy, are going 10
work with will to reCtify matters If
possible Hopkins: Drowned, scalded,
rusted, and badly II the grass. B0sQue:
Neatly s month late, que to cold, wet
weather. consequent failure Ct
stands and frequent necessity
of planting over. There is
still time enough, however, 10 make s
full crop. Coleman: Outlook discour-
sg'ng; fret plsrting came up poorly, and
that ruplanted is doing no better. What
is up is being deyoured by worms. Free
stone: Not al planted, owing to contin-
ued rains. That planted is injured py
rain and IN some instances hoil. Hidalgo:
Very little planted, due to failure last
Yesr; sane cause, nsmely, too much rain,
sad worms gut rae present crop in poor
coldii9n. JScksoE: Two weeks late
ana attacked by lice to some extent,
which is urUsual. Worms have made
their eppsarhcce everywhere, and in such
numbers SIS will require vigorous
"Paris green" campaign. Llano: Not
doing well; too much rain. hlccgdoches;
Altogether too much rain ana grass for
cotton. San Augustjne; Terribly In the
grass, owing 10 too much rain; nctwitn-
standing, the plant looks healthy AID
strong.
ARKANSAS.
Cross: Gotten is rot doing well;
about the same as last yeor. Lafayette:
Is generally planted snd cropping is
about done. The crop is ten days or TWO
weeks late, owing 20 cool nights and
rather too much rain. Nswson: Late,
owing to unus laIIY cool weather, bat the !
prospect for Z good crop is fittering. |
Calhoun: Very late, oTirg TO backward |
spring. Miller: The recent cold, damp |
weather has hsd tendency to check its |
growth, but good stand has been gen.
orally obtained and the plant locks we'll |
Plantations on Red river bottom have |
suffered from overflow, thousands CT |
acres being entirely swept aWsy. Many |
acres are being repIanted, but with what |
results time mus determine. Howard: |
Retarded by cool weather. johnson: |
Weather too wet snd cool. JEFFERSON: |
Quite backward, owing tc late spring, |
and cutworms have in some cases re-
dpced stand considerably. Cfsw,0rd: A |
little late, but heslthy. The crop sut |
fered during the frs. half Of May from
cold and cutwo!ms. Greek bottoms |
were flooded and considerable dsmsga4
doae about the II h. Some pieces haV8f
been replsn!ed in corn FrHnklfM
Small and rot doing well, ewing 10 |
backward spring. Mt more than Be-
per cent. is chopped out, much hayia
been replanted. Randolph: Plau!i1&t
larded by dr0uth early in MSy, On! noS8kS-
son is f'v1rSble. st. Francis: Stands |
good. NzvAda: Growth strong aud |
healthy; most farmers are through crop |
ping. Stone: Lste owning to extremely !
dry May. Prospects Frightening since
recent rains. Lee: St0ld perfect; crop |
clean and in fine cond lion. Faulkner:
Impaired as 10 s stand By cut-Worms sod |
rccl x a.te- Pope: A slight decline !