Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-05
FACTS AND FIGURES.
Some Interesting Information OF What
One County In Northwest Texas is
Doing.
Let the Farmers in the Efete North and East
Read and Ponder and Come to Texas
and See.
Vernon Guard.

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per acre.
Professor S. W. Turner of the south
part of the county threshed this season
1850 bushels of wheat, 1850 bushels of
oats, his wheat making an average yield
of twenty bushels per acre and his oats
sixty-fve
Mr.. G. F. Thomlinson, living eight
miles east of Vernon, had this year
twenty five acres of wheat that made an
average yield of twenty-five bushels per
acre and twenty-three of oats that
average sixty-five bushels per acre.
Capt. c.. S. Mellett, living six miles
southeast of Vernon, threshed this sea-
son from fifty acres 1885 bushels of
wheat, an average yield of a little over
twenty-fouT bushels per acre. and from
seventy-three acres OF oats he threshed
4244 bushels, an average yield of frac-1
ton over fifty-eight bushels per acre.
Messrs. Macarthur Bros, living six
miles southeast of Vernon, made this
year $50 bushels of wheat from twenty
five acres, an average of thirty bushels
per acre, and from thirty-tive acres of
oats they threshed 1850 bushels, an
average yield of fifty-five bushels per
acre. Their corn, milIet, sorghum and
other crops were proportionately good.
Ex-Sheriff g. T. Douglas, living six
miles south of Vernon, reports an aver
age yield of twenty bushels of wheat, fifty
bushels of oats and twenty-five bushels
of corn per acre, with heavy crops of
sorghum and millet. He had twenty
acres of wheat, thirty-five of oats, ten of
corn and a large acreage of millet and
sorghum.
DR.. r. W. Cushman, living in the
south part of the county, reports his
small grain yield last year as follows:
From forty-f1ve acres planted in wheat
he threshed 1871 bushels, about nineteen
bushels per acre, and from ten acres of
oats he threshed 474. One of his tenants,
Mr.. K. r. Wamack, had in twenty
seven acres of wheat which averaged
twenty-one bushels per acre.
Mr.. W. A. Taylor, living two miles
north of Vernon, from forty acres of
wheat threshed this season 1000 bushels,
an average yield of twenty-five bushels
per acre, and from fifty acres of oats he
threshed 1000 bushels, an average yields
of eighty bushels per acre. His other
crops, consisting of corn, millet and sor-
ghum, were very fine.
Mr.. j. E. Spears, living about seven
miles northwest of Vernon, threshed last
season from sixty-two acres $40 bushels
of wheat, an average yield of nearly SIX
teen bushels per acre; from thirtytwo
acres of oats he made 100 bushels, an
average of fifty-five bushels per acre,
and from Jwenty-siX acres of corn he
gathered 1000 bushels, an average yield
of forty bushels per acre.
Messrs. Brock Bros. living in the
A.
miles from Vernon, threshed this season
1860 bushels of wheat and 1770 bushels of
oats, the wheat making an average yield
of twenty EIGHT bushels and the oats sew
entY bushels per acre. Their other crops
were correspondingly good.
County Commissioner John Miller, liv-
ing near Doans, fifteen miles north of
Vernon, from a field of fifty acres of
wheat last season threshed 1923 bushels
of wheat, an average yield of q fraction
over thirty bushels per acre, and from
nine acres of oats he threshed eighty-five
bushels per acre. Mr.. Miller's other
crops were cOrrespondingly good.
Mr.. L. J. HensIey, living in the north
part of the county, near Doans, operated
a threshing machine the past fall, and
threshed 2S, 200 bushels of grain in this
county. He reports the oat crops
threshed by him to have ranged from
forty-five TO eighty bushels per acre,
while wheat made an average of about
twenty-five bushels per acre.
Mr.. j. P. King, living six miles north
east from Vernon, had in thirty acres of
oats this year, from which he threshed
2400 bushels, an average yield of eighty
bushels. Mr.. King came to Wilbarger
county from Virginia few years ago a
poor boy, and by industry he is now the
pOssessor of q magnificent farm of $40
acres, has substantial bank account,
and owes no man dollar.
Mr.. R. S. Golden and his son-in-law,
Mr.. Wiley johnson, living six miles east
of Vernon, report an average yield of
wheat on their farm for last year of
twenty-one bushels per acre, and an
average yield of sixty-two bushels of
oats per acre. They also had in last
year seventeen acres of corn-fifteen of
sod land and two of old land. They
gathered and measured this corn, and
report an average yield of forty five
bushels per acre on the new land and
f1fty-seven bushels per acre on the old |
land They sold over twelve hundred |
dollars worth of grain, besides they |
have lots more for sale and quantities
left for home consumption.
Mr.. A. T. Boyer, living seven miles |
east of Vernon, threshed last season
from fortY-six acres 977 bushels of |
wheat, an average yield of twenty-one |
bushels per acre, and from 134 acres of |
oats he threshed 1904 bushels, an aver |
age sleld of fifty-six bushels per acre.
He had in thirty-five acres of corn on |
sod land or new ground, which made |
an average of thifty-five bushels per |
acre. He also had one and one-half |
acres in sweet potatoes. which yielded |
him 40 bushels. Mr.. Boyer made all |
this with his own labor with the excep- !
ton of the assistance of one hired man |
for three months
F. NJ. Duckworth, two miles west of |
town, from twenty-six acres sowed in !
wheat threshed 500 bushels IAN average. efS
about nineteen bushels per acre; and
from nine acres planted in oats he |
threshed 600 bushels, or about sixtF-six |
bushels per acre.
H. j. Stanley. formerly in the mercal- /
tile business at Harold, fifteen miles eaS
Of Vernon, bought section of GAO acres
Of the Houston and Texas Central rail-s
road land, one mile south of Harrolss
paying therefor So per acre, one-iftn T