Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-27


as given, was made from reports of as
sistants four days ago Since then the
weather has been very urfavorable-ho
and dry--causing a great deal of shed
ding; is at least ten days late in fruiting
Jackson-Has an immense growth OF
plant; fruit scattering and stand bad
| Jeherson-Damaged fully 10 per cent
by rains during August: worms are do
ing considerable damage, some Pari:
green being used with success. Perry
Too much rain in July and August fol-
bottom land cotton but looks fine; and
some bottom lands will yield one and
one-fourth bales to acre with a favora-
bic fall. Lee-Last month was very ia
voraole; boil and army worms reported
from some sections, but are doing little
damage. St. Francis-We have a growth
of weeds and forms, which, if developed
as they should be, would justify placing
cotton at $50. Indications point to an
immense crop; but fruit and
blooms are immature. With frost de-
ferTed till October 10 and no drawbacks ,
| will make 81 maximum crop. Sa-
! line-Greatly improved since last report
! Miiler-Dry weather, boil worms, sharp
shooters and caterpillars are playing sad
| havoc. 1t is safe to estimate that the
| crop will be reduced One-fOurth; is open
| ing rapidly, and some picking being
! done Calhoun-Cotton worms appeared
about August 10. 1t is hoped only late
cotton will be damaged. The boil worm
| is also playing havoc in places; cannot
! yet estimate damage. mbia-The
| boil and army worms are doing their
work very well. They have reduced the
| average one-fourth at least. 1t is get
| ting very dry, and cotton is open
|
! generally next week. Ashley -
! Ripening fast, ana is 10 per cent.
| above an average; worms appeared two
| damage was pretty well checked; pick
ing will begin in ten days. BaXter-Late
frost will insure a good crop. Drew
Ten days of dry weather is hurting hill
cotton; low lands not yet injured; rust
and worms in places, but the latter have
done but little damage. Frauklin-A
wonderful change for the worse has
taken place IN the last two weeks; in up
lands the boil worm has appeared and is
doing great damage: in some bottom
farms on the Arkansas river the army
worm has appeared in great numbers;
the two weeks dry weather has developed
a disease causing it to shed young bolls
and foliage; this is the case on sandy or
grayelly land; it very much resembles
rust, though it is not the common
rust; we attribute the disease to
cold May and June. Nevada
Is~ off thirty points since last report;
cause, continued drouth and boil worm;
unless we have rain in ten days it will be
cut off 40 per cent. from July report.
Craighead-Have not had much rain for
past two weeks, and as it has been very
hot, cotton is shedding fruit very fast;
is fourteen days late, but has fine weed
and two weeks ago looked as though it
would make a wonderful yield; it is fear
ed expectations of that period will not be
realized. Crittenden-There is an un-'
usual diversity of opinion among farmers
in relation TO cotton prospects; it is bare
~ possible that later conditions may yet
cause a full crop. Hemp stead--Pros-
poets were very promising until the be-
ginning of this month, since which time
the leaf aud boil worm also dry weather,
have operated unfavorably; the boil
worm is more serious, some claiming
damage at 70 per cent, others from 10
to % per cent; dry weather is just now
more injurious than all the worms COM
bined; farmers are discouraged, and no
doubt make their estimates
too small. Substitution worm
d
drop of rain have greatly reduced the
prospect. COnway-The boil worm is
working destruction in southern part of
county. Howard-Hurt % per cent or
more by drought of from four to seven
weeks and by boil worm. Lonoke-Two
weeks late; stalk apt to be large; a few
army and boil worms: damage so far is
slight. Randolph-Plant of good size
and boiling we'll. Van Buren-An
abundance of rain, hence cotton has gone
greatly TO weed i'll the IOwlands: if Sep
TENDER is dry and otherwise favorable
our crop VIII be large; rust and boil
worms are reported in some localities.
White - Somewhat affected by dry
weather, but a fair crop Is assured
Faulkner-Is just now being injured very
fast by dry weather; boil worms are also
dong some damage. Montgomery-Is
being injured by the boil worm, to what
extent is not yet determined. Polk
Considerably injured by local drought,
causing it to open early.
The state agent i'll Texas says: The |!
drought that set in about the 4th of |
July has continued until now, except in |
isolated places, and the result is the !
growing crops were generally cut short !
and fell below former expectation. Corn, |
drought, will yield nearly or quite a
full crop. The average yield of wheat |
has been good. 1t was harvested before
the drought set in, and the
harvest was abundant Rye does
not appear to have been extensively
5own, but did moderately well wherever
tried. Oats were more extensively sown
than rye and the general average is some
what better. Irish potatoes did well and
a good crop was raised. Sweet potatoes
were more generally raised than the
Irish, and the average yield was slightly
better. The cotton crop while good will
fall below former expectations, owing to
the two months drought and worms APP
Dearing in many places. However, this
was not at all general, but was princi-. b
Dally confined to the low lands, and eve1
there they did not do so much damage as
was feared
The number of hogs for fattening, as
with last year, is slightly bet
er. Our farmers are paying more
attention to them than form
,rly. AS to weight and size.
hey are about the same as last year,