Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-11

hloH VI LIo plduI. rory -tHO SOuAIiSS
report an increased acreage of from 10 to
400 per cent. Fifteen counties report a
decreased acreage. Five report the
acreage about the same as last year,
while three fail to state whether the
acreage is an increase or decrease. With
but two or three exceptions the condition
is uniformly reported fair 10 good.
ARCHER COUNTY.
Archer-There is planted in Archer
county this season 1900 acres of wheat
in fine condition, an increase of 442 over
last season.
ARMSTRONG COUNTY.
Washburn-Only about twenty acres
Of winter wheat were planted in this i'm
mediate vicinity, all of which is looking
nicely and promises a heavy yield. This
is the first wheat planted here, as the
man with the hoe knew nothing of these
plains before.
BAYLOR COUNTY.
SeymouT-There will be between 5000
and $500 acres of wheat sown in our
county for the season. The present con-
dition is the best for years. The percen-
tage of increase of this season IS acreage
over the last win be IS per cent.
BOSQUE COUNTY.
Meridian-It is impossible TO ascertain
the acreage ia wheat in BOsque, but it is
conceded that 40 per cent. less Of wheat
was sowed last fall than on the fall pre-
vious. Crop is unusually promising thus
far, though some fear exists that wheat
is maBing too rapid growth to resist sue
cessfuliy cold snap.
BURNETT COUNTY.
Burnet-The wheat acreage for this
county for 1899 is 5000 against $500 acres
for 1888. Prospects never better for q
heavy yield.
CALLAHAN COUNTY.
Baird-About 5000 acres were planted
in wheat in Callahan county this season
Present condition extra fine. Acreage
same as last year.
CARSON COUNTY.
Panhandle-The number OF acres put
to wheat in Carson county this season was
sown simply as an experimental test,
none having been sown heretofore. The
wheat up to this time looks well, and our
farmers are sanguine of its success. The
acreage is, wheat, twenty-five acres;
rye, forty acres.
CLAY COUNTY.
Heuretta-The acreage in wheat in
Clay county this year viii be nearly dou
bic that of last year There is a fine
stand all over the county, and it could
not well be in better condition.
CHILDRESs COUNTY.
Childress-There are $50 acres of wheat
III this county. The farmers report the
condition of the crop to be as good as they
could wish The number of acres sown
last year was thirty.
COLEMAN COUNTY.
COleman-Winfer wheat, 10 600 acres.
Stand good, condition never better.
Acreage about the same as last year.
Condition % per cent. better than last
year. There is a good season in the
ground, insuring fine crop. There will
be 1000 acres of spring wheat sOwn.
COMANCHE COUNTY.
Cemanche-FrOm the best data I can
obtain concerning the wheat crop in this
county, there is an increase in acreage of
at least 20 per cent The prospect for
the growing crop is % per cent better
than last season at this time. The num-
Der of acres planted will approximate
5000 this season.
CONCHO COUNTY.
Paint ROck-About 200 acres of land
have been planted in wheat in this county.
This Is the first ever planted here, and
the prospects so far are good. Until last
year but little attention was given to
farming, but now the farming interest is
slowly improving and more small grain
will be planted this spring than has ever
been planted in the county before.
COOKE COUNTY.
Gainesville-It is estimated that 5000
acres were planted III wheat in this
county this year. This is slight in
crease over last year. The season is bet
ter than last year to date.
CORYELL COUNTY.
Gatesville-The acreage in wheat is
about 10 per cent greater than last year
The exceedingly favorable fall and winter
has caused the crop to look in the best
condition. The hopes of our people are
at their highest for a good general crop.
DALLAS COUNTY.
Dallas-The wheat crop of Dallas coun-
ty is not an average one. either in acre
age or condition. The extraordinary
rainy weather which has prevailed the
greater part OF the winter and fall pre-
vented the necessary preparation for
large crop. From the most reliable esti-
mates the present acreage is about 81 900
acres, against 46 ,ll0 acres last year, a
decrease of about 81 per cent. The con-
dition of the crop is anything but promis-
ing, and in few sections of the county
Goes it look healthy. a continuance OF
the present weather for several weeks
will greatly improve the wheat outlook
and encourage spring trade.
DELTA COUNTY.
Cooper-The number of acres of wheat
planted in Delta county for this season is
about 1000, the same as last season.
Crop in good condition.
DENTON COUNTY.
Denton-It is apparent from a very
thorough investigation that the acreage
Of wheat in tins county this year is about
30 900 to IS 900 acres over last year, an
increase of about 80 per cent. Reports
from different parts of the county are to
the effect that prospects are at least 40
per cent. better now than at this time
last year, and if the season continues
favorable as it has been for the past few
weeks the yield will be the best for many
years. The warm rains seem to have
been exceedingly wholesome for this
crop.
EASFLAND COUNTY.
Cisco-The result of inquiries made of
farmers, miilers and other well Informed
persons about the present acreare in