Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-15
WHAT THE FARMERS SAY.
The Members of the State Grange In
terviewed on the Growing Crops.
Rains Needed in Many Localitles-The Worms
at Work In Some Places-The General
indications are Good.
Special 10 the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
MCGREGoR, TEX j., Aug. 14.-Your re-
porter, in interviewing members of the
Grange as to the growing crops, has re-
! ceceived the following reports:
A. w. Buchanan, Brazos county
Both boil worms and caterpillars are in
juring cotton. We need rain. The yield
will not equal last year.
j. w Kennedy, Bastrop oounty-Have
had good rains; some boil worms. With
favorable season late cotton will make
a good yield.
Giddings, Red River county-Better
crops than since 1882; some boil worms;
corn good,
Jeff Scott, Milan county-Cotton poor;
no rain; no worms. Cotton yield will
not equal last year. 6
John r. Henry, Limestone county
Crops look well, but rain is badly needed.
The late crop is more favorable than
early and will hold its fruit better. No
wOrmts corn fine.
w. j. Autrey. Bosque county-Corn
extra good, wheat and oats light, cotton
generally good aud rains seasonable,
some boil worms. Crops are, so far,
better than last year
j. 8. Ray, Wood 'county-Corn good,
cotton very good, rain ample, some boil
worms. Cotton better than Since 1882.
Robert Torno, Fayette county-Corn
good, cotton not so good, rains season.
able. Late cotton VIII do well If worms
do not destroy it.
A. W. Kellar, Bell county-Corn
good, cottos doubtful. Early cotton has
shed very freely Late cotton depends
seq. rain, have not learned of any worms,
Some showers over the county, but no
good season in the ground.
N Statworth, Falls county-Corn
good. Small grain crop a failure. Cot
ton not so good because of excessive
rains and some caterpillars and boil
worms. Crop viii not exceed that of
last year.
j. ] Ray Erath county-Corn very
good, wheat ordinary oats fair, cotton
good Too much rain for a full crop.
Some boil worms.
J. w. Williamson, Leon county-Corn
good, cotton good, but needs ram. VIII
be equal to last year without more rain,
with good rains will be fine.
w. r. Egges, Lee county--Corn good,
cotton not so good as last year. Showers
good, but not sufficient.
w. II. Motz, Guadalupe county-Good
corn, cotton good. Partial rains. No
worms. -
M. Perryman. Tyler county-Corn
good, cotton not good, too much rain
followed by too much sdrouth, some
worms.
Thomas Hollis, Madison courty+--Corn
good cotton medium, was injured REst
3, 81
drouths; the crop will equal last year.
H. c.. Proctor, Bowie county-Corn
good; cotton promises fair at this time,
depends on future seasons; rains plenty
to this time Some boil worms and cat
erpillars. Crop will be better than last
year.
n. Boyett, Jasper oounty-Corn good;
cotton sorry, too much rain, followed by
too much drouth; no worms; rain
needed.
John Long, Cherokee county-Corn
good; oats fair; cotton looks well; good
rains; crop better than last year; some
boil worms, but condition generally
favorable.
r. b. Smell, Houston eounty-Corn
good; cotton medium; some boil worms
and caterpillars; good rains; crops will
be better than last year.
r. e. Steele, Freestone county-Cot-
ton cut short by boil worms and dry
weather; some caterpillars.
John w. Shaw, McLennan county
Cotton good but depends on seasons;
some boil worms.
w. H. Harris, Dallas county-Corn
good; cotton good; some boil worms:
rain enough to date; late cotton will do
we'll
Matt stevens, Kaufman county-Corn
good; cotton favorable; plenty of rain;
some boil worms; crop better than last
year.
wv. A. Chapman, Ellis county-Cotton
generally good: some boil worms; plenty
of rain; all oats and wheat badly dam
aged.
d. J. Mitchell, Coryell county-Corn
good, cotton poor. viii need good rains
and favorable fall to make fair yield.
Some boil worms. ~
5. s. 1amison, Burnett county Corn
good, oats badly damaged. by weather,
cotton better than lastssear. No worms,
using lamps. -
!ssT I. Harris, Llano county-oats dam
aged by bad weather, wheat fair, corn
good; cotton, with rain, will yield fair
crop and excel last year. :
II. g. Niblo, Williamson county-Corn
good. cotton good, no worms, good
showers. Prospects favorable.
w. A. Bowers, Harrison county-Cora
good: cotton good in appearance, but
badly damaged by boil worms.
7. n. Mcdonald, Grimes county-Corn
good; cotton fair on upland but poor on
iowlands. yield will exceed last year I'M
less injured, by worms.
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