Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-29


Following Is sn epitomizsd report oil
the corn, wheat, osts and cotton
crops in mEny counties in Texas.
It embraces statements SIS to the
condition of the crops. the yield and the
.cresge compared 10 1887. It was made
/ oy the agents Of r. G. Dun & Co. il the
various counties, md nay be relied upon
! as correct:
| DELTA COUNTY.
Present condition Of corn crop excep-
/ tiCDsllY good; tbe yield will be sbou.
forty bushels. Advance in acreage over
| last wear, 10 psr cent. Wheat-CrdiD8rv
Weld about twelve bushels; acresge Is
per cent. less than las. year. Oats
| good; Weld seventy. five bushels: acre
Egg Is per cent, less than in 1887. Cot
ton-until last few Gays good, bu. worms
are taking it, and Il Is now precsrious
! there is an increase ct 10 ger cent. IL
zc.eaee.
HOPKINS COUNTY.
! Core 1ndluon good and growing
| we'll: Weld, 90 bushels; 10 per cent.
| increase in acreage. Wheat-Condition
| fine; Weld, ebout l5 bushels; screage
5bout the same. O.tg-Good; Weld 40
! bushels; 10 per cent. increase in acreage.
/ C0tgou-G. re!suY good; GONE complaint
.5ou. Worms; 10 per cent. increase.
TAYLOR COUNTY.
/ C1ru-Cnpdiuon excellent; yield 30
| bushels; % per cant increase IN acresgs.
| Wbest-Yery fine; Weld go bushels
acreage % per cent. increase. 0 sts-
Extra good; yield sd bushels; acreage
! 100 per cent. more. CottOn-FIst class ;
acreage 200 per cent. increase.
PALo PINTO.
Corn-Very good; yield so bushels
acresge % per cent mere. Wneat-GJ 500;
weld 20 bushels; tcresge 30 per cent. in
crexse. OsJs-EzrIy fair, lste good
Weld 40 bushels; acreage about the same.
CottOn-Small, but growing well; acre
xge 20 per cent. less.
HUNT COUNTY.
Corn-Go9d; Weld, 35 bushels; acreage
increased Wheat-Not much Gown ;yield,
Is or 20 bushels; acreage decreased from
lSst yesr. O.ts-Ve-y coed; yield, 80 to
40 bushels; acreage about the same.
! Cottop-Too much rein and worms hurt
ing It some; acreage about the same.
BosQUE COUNTY.
COTn-Excellent; yield, 80 bushels
acreage about the same. Wheat-G0od;
Weld, Is to 20 bushels; acreage, Is per
cent. Increase. Oats-Good; yield, 40 TO
! 80 bushels; scresge, 10 per cent. more.
! COtton-Late and has suffered from
worms, but now good stand of young
cotton; acreage, to 10 per cent. less.
CLAY COUNTY.
| Corn-G pod yield 20 bushels increased
acraage. Wheat-An cut, yield 20 to %
bushes; acreage more than ever before.
| O.ts-Fire; some cut; yield % bushels.
None raised in 1887. Cotton-But little
planted and that not good = less than in
1877.
HENDERSON COUNTY.
Corn-Good; yield 20 bushels; acreage
large Nc wnest Olts-F.ne; Yield 80
| bushels; acreage 10 psr cent. increase.
Cotton-Ordinary average - per cent.
more.
COLLIN COUNTY.
CCrn-Fair; yield 40 bushels; acreage
shout tue same. Whe&t-Bad; yield 8 TO
8 bushels; scre'ge decreased. Osts-
G0od yield 50 bushels; acreage % per
cent. leg. Cotlon-1n bad condition
and suffering from worms; acreage 10
per cent. increase.
WICHITA COUNTY.
CoIr-Fine; yield 50 bushels; acreage
IS per cent. increase. Waea,-Al har-
vested ard very fne; yield 20 bushels;
acreage 200 per cent. increase. OAts-
Splendid; yield Go bushels; acreage 80
per cent. increase. Cotton-Sn2l acre
age aud outlook discoucagiEg; acreage
about the same.
CALLAHAN COUNTY.
Corr-Flne; yield ~ Dusnels; scresge
% per cent Increase. Wheat-G 2o0;
Weld 20 bushels; acreage same. Osts-
Very hne; Yield 6U oushels; acreage 70
per cel5 Increase. Colton-Not very
good; acreage rs per cent increase.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Corn-Splendid; yield 20 bushels; acre
age 10 per cent increase. Wheat-None
OF any sequence. Oats-Good; yield
35 bushels; acreage shout the same
Cotton-Ptsnt small but LOOKS well; acre-
eye 10 per cent increase.
HILL COUNTY.
Corn-good; yield, So bushels; acreage
Increased. Whezt-scod; yield, % bush
els; acreage 20 per cent. greater Oats
fine; yield, G5 to 70 bushels; acreage
abou5 the same. Cottou-uot in coed
condition, but il everything is fSYOrable
will make large crop; acreage. 81 pei
cent. increase. ~
WISE COUNTY. ~
C3rn-splendid; weld, 25 to so BASH
els; acresee about the same. Waektz-
good; Weld. 90 10 % bushels: 5sIJl ESnsa