Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-27

ecs CT s5e future. Tee fleness Of com
rIIL icn OF the bSst soils of the Souti
makes SoUthera ltpcs sn easy prey 10 de
VBstating rain s!oTms, washing, outlying
sometimes almost destroying whole farm
In q single season. TIE cieaG Culture re
quGted q corn tnd cotton leaves the sur
TIce exposed and increases the danger c
washing. The practice OF sowing Gov
pesse sfier toe corn has been "Eo;ked'
msy serve In some measure 70 protect hi
sell n the Latter part OF the season.
Taere WAS good sesaOn Tor cottoT
picking daring October. Picking Wal
late in commencing, tut there hns DseI
IS yet 40 killing frost, rendering possible
partial compensation ss 10 !cGgth G.
Season
LEGAL returns Of yield per acre sverR gt
tae game SIS last yeSr 81 this tine, though
the previoGe condition Of the pant SCARCE
IL warrants me expectation OF SO much
Iate ggoWtl Snd harvest oQtcCrns in D.
vsm1er and December. Oh inc first G!
November Ct last yeSr toe sVscsgss c;
Fia!d Rars TstelisIly lower t5sp the &C.
tual result OF a season oi remarkable
length Snd exceptional weather for pick.
ing snd saving the ti0er IL the best possi-
bla c22Gi.!on.
The following note1 from correspon-
deIss n Texas Indicate the condition c!
cotton during 0ctoner Ia that stste:
Texas. - Austir-TTo-thirds picked
srd his graded better than last year, but
Inuca lighter. BsxIE-But little remains
in the field. TIE top cop is failure,
wo-ush&Vilg mSde clean sweep OF it.
Fri3-The army Il orn has destroyed cotton
to grea. extent. GrsysCn-Ii frcst ia de-
ltYed 30 the 10sh CT November, the indi-
cations Sre thst we shall gain Is or 20
points And make cotton squs! to last year.
Dentor--Tke shortest crop ever known,
and will DE much shorter than reported,
un!eas the 5olls-noW seeming matured-
open. 4 great many doubt their opening,
It has been SO dry and wsIm, which does
not seeE TO advance the opening. jack
son-0Rtag 20 extensive use of poison,
the picking 10 rot yet ever, as it extends
the season from one to two months. Pan
OILS: Fail Is favorable for gathering.
Many have finished. Cotton is saved free
from Trash and dirt. Cher kse-Hss
suffered from all the disasters known TO
the pIsGl. Colliu-CEop has done sli 1t
CT t1Teec prospects Of top cop.
on the 22 killed ell late cotton. Open
irg Eio~ly. About bali gathered. Delts
The sudden faLl-of IS attributed 20
Warm weather aid frost. Excellent
Ies!Eer for picking, and 1t will be nearly
gathered By November 10. Montgomery
The grest falling OF is caused not so
much BY worms as by too much wet IN
spring, followed by protrsc:ed sid de-
struC!iye drouth. The crop ls mostly
GEtha-ed, gianed and eoid. Bee-s goGd
tsll Drop is being gathered and the plants
Sre Yet covered with bolls that may ms
tuce Il itos: does not visit us TIL the mid
die OF November, which Is often tbs case.
MoEriz-Uis been sffi c:ed Nth all the
diseases to Which cosron is snb1fct, too
wet, zoo 6ry, boil worms, leaf worms,
etc. Victoria-Stapie long and Eae
Nearly gathered. Hoo3-Westher row
IS favorable Cor sll late planted and fer
top crop. Anderson-THe great injury to
COTTON was caused by dspre0aii ms CT
army and bol worms. Burnet-The
figures Indicating yield sre perhsps too
low. II fhe weather continues mild, =
good top crop, amounting to al lesss one
third OF the nsin crop, will have 80
be added. JEsper-A great falling CT is
sused hy dry weather since June. Ar
chsr-I. Ein lake SIX sees to mike one
bale. Cccke-Hss opened very slowly,
owing TO late spring and wet fail. Prob.
a0.y one quarter CT the crop is yet in the
boil. a freeze within the last two weeks
you'd Cause il to be lest, otherwise most
Of it viii be saved. Gsuialupe-Tte crop
is better than since 1882. Gotten worms
have eaten much Of it, but some good
sized bells are. left and, II frost HOLDS Of
fifteen days, nest Of them will open
K1ufmGn-A decided Improvement siIcs
last report. Should frost hold CT for two
weeks the yield will be nearly one hall
bale. LXvscs-The season has been fav.
orsble for gathering. Fully four fifshG Of
the crop has been gathered and marketed.
Wh6rtor-The yield will not be more
han ole-hif Il last years. Wslls--
Tue Iap!tisY Of changes in cotton is WOE
ceEfui; produce compared with last ysar
nay change materially by neXi report.
Medila-The worm has clesned out most
CT the fields. Some top crop will ns
msds; the Yield without top crop) vsIies
from l25 90 500 pounds OF lint, the
average being about 1877 pounds.
Hills late, but II favorable weather
continues, nav yield very near an aver
age GOO pounds per acr.). Kerr-Has
tnrneo On. better than expe cted, IS much
Of ZEE top crop produced py August rains
IS slceGdy gecured. Lsmsr--Hss declined
several points since last report, owing to
go much late planting, and now, since the
frost. the stalks show that there are 40 |
oulIs on them. In some instances 40 |
acres will not make one bsle. Thousands
OF acres will rot without picking over ct
Sn. LeoE-Wlil be gathered in two
weeks. Weather favorable for picking |
Wssnlpgton-NearlV gathered. Ms.a-
gordr-Nct nesrly gathered, but cannot
reach LIST years crop even with the best
weather for the balance Ct the season.
mostly been gathered;
average good. BrGzos-Westber favor
able for gathering. Nacog6; caes Hive
made short crop. NJ frost, ous cotson
worms did grsks csmsse. So the late
crop 10 s failure. Lianc-Cut short oY
drought OF July end August. Subsequent
rains have produced top crop. Worms
lavs appeared, but are CT advantage to
he cotton.
The ststs sgen. says: The past month I