Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-22
CROPS IN TEXAS.
rho weather BaiIe;in fer the Weak
Ended YasieFtay-Vsry Lids
RsEn has Fallen.
Extracts from Reporte-rho Crops have AL
Bssn FeyorEbIy Affsoted-rhe Pro
grsss of Cotton Picking,
anecisl e the Gazette,

Special to the Gazette,
GALVESTON, Tex, Oct. 20.-Followln,
Is the weather ard crop bulletir, No. Z
for the week ending Saturday, Octobe
20, 1888:
TEMPERATURES.
Another week Of wtrm and dryer TEN
perature has improved late cotton. Eros
has not occurred in any part OF the stat
and ihe temperature average has beef
slightly above seasonal normal. Tn
mean temperature for the las. seven day
was 73', which Is so higher than tn
average Of the last week. At this wyitipl
there exists in states to the north an are;
Of high barometer whose slopes sr,
streaming southwark with cold air, which
as it oyerspresds Texas, will lower tht
temperature materially; but in Colorado
New Mexico and Wyoming, q rising TEN
perature is noticed, snd it is likely tbs
Texas will soon feel its iLf1ence and
thus etc,pe frost, excspt, perhaps, il
some CT the extreme northern and west.
ern counties.
RAINFALL AND SUNSHINE.
Observers with few exceptions report
splendid weather from crops Of
All kinds. The sUnsniny DAY:
ID the warm westher of the past week
nsve been fsvorsble for the opening Ct
cotton, and pickers have not been inter
ferediswith By iuclemeut weather. Rsiu
Is .Hssaed in the grain growing districts
.gHsre fell seeding is low III progress
Except inches st Galveston, no rain TO
speak of has fsIlen in Texas during the
past week. The following named plsceg
report precipitation in Inches end hun-
dredths: Houston, oil; Huntsville, OF;
OF; Palestine, ~.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
O.car Swsr z, Aus;iL-Tne weather
durirg the past week hiss been unusually
warm snd very favorable to the cotton
crop.
j G. Sloan, 'Breuhsm-Pis1ters ere
we'll up with picking. TIE top crop in
the northeast part OF Gne County ID doing
better than WAS expected.
P. q CalverD, tenant on Captain
Clsy's Brsz1s bottom plantation, above
exhibited rare stalk Of
cotton. II was between and feet long
md had abou. sixty DOLLS Of cotton on It.
This represented Only the top crop OF
cotton sitter 1000 pounds to the acre had
been picked from the body Of the stalk.
E, a. S.erling, Baltor-Picking is pro-
crossing rapidly. The yield will Ds
srge il we do not hsFe trost Eor rain.
William Spa.ler. Blrnet-T6e weather
or the past seven days has been very
lie, and sll growing crops have been very
.vorsbly al -c!ed. Cotton continues to
,ome in we'll.
J. P. Berry, Cedar HiIl-Ths weather
Turing the last seven dsJs hiss been all
hat could be desired for tho late crop.
?9psiderhble wheat has been soEp this
seek, and Tears ere enterlaiued that II
viii not do well In coLss aence II dry
7es!her.
VI. Il. Hamilton, Corsicsns-Rain is
'erg hard and dry, and there is poor pros
,ect for fall seeding. We2thef is favora.
de for cotton.
T. C. Osborne, RI. D., CIeburne-The
ate cotton Is doing well, opening iaely
md still forming. Picking is three weeks
ate, but the favorable weather holds on
md farmers ere rejoicing stthe prospects.
7. 3 Erode, CVlumpus-Cotton ID still
making very satisfactory progress and
picking is pushed along to advantage this
pretty westher.
J. S. Rogers, Columbis-No rain has
alien here and vary little during the past
I On b. Portions Of the county report
hat Until the last week there hss been
so much rain. Some plantations have
making sugar.
q. D. Donald, Deca1ur-Tne weather Is
very pleasant and favorable for gathering
he crops. Farmers are busy aud happy.
W. s. Baxter, Hsnderson-Co.ton is
beng picked rapidly. There is fsir
staple aad il Is clean. The yield Is lees
than the estimate Of September |.
Gaorge Buckingham, Huatsvllle-The
weather this wsek has been rs favorable
as il could be for cotton.
a. Hutchisor, Houstop-The conditions
are all that could be wished. The westher
'or gathering is being extremely pro-
pitious:
E T. Page Ipgersol-Tbe weather is
warmer. There are no indications OF
/: ost. Fally two-.hirds of the cotton
crop is gathered.
G. W. Krech, Lo2gyiew-Rsln Is needed.
Crops are doing only fairly well. Cotton
to come in freely. There have
been warm days and nights the past few
dsys.
Joseph Gotham, Is Grange-The
Gather for the last week has been very
favorable to cotton picking and we have
every prospect Of making fair crop
aouid the frost not intervene.
Sl.s G. Lackney, Mesquite-The
weather is favorable for the cotton crop.
The pisrt is doing well and opening rsp-
Idly.
Paul Wipprocht, New B.supfels-There
vas no rain during the week. For all
zipds of crops the weather is very favor.
.ble.
John McGlove, San Antonio-The
weather is dry aud warm. Picking is
ivaorably. Receipts are
tghJ.
W. S. Schmidt, Vic'oria--FArmers are
delighted with this weather, which en-
,bles them to handle their crops. Fall
prospects are file. !. -,
". q. Eodoer, Waco-The weather has
Infected the crop favorabiy.
ILL PARKER COUNTY JUBILANr.