Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-11
crop was 10Y ,249 bushels and valued at

ty last season was 70l7. This
season we have, as near as we can
make an approximate estimate, 1858
acres planted in wheat, or a decrease in
acreage of one-fourth or 1854 acres. The
present condition of the crop is very fine,
and promises yield of so per cent. bet
ter per acre than last season. Last sea-
son our VIII eat only averaged about from
twelve bushels to fifteen bushels per
acre. This season it viii range from
twenty bushels to thirty bushels per
acre, from present prospects-one-four
more wheat and better wheat than was
raised last season.
FANNIE COUNTY.
Bonham-The acreage of wheat in
Fannin county is about 20 per cent.
greater than last year. The present con-
dition is spleu6id-neyer better at this
season of the year. The continuous rain
is regarded as favorable to the growing
crop.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mount Vernon-There have been about
forty acres of wheat planted in this
county this season which is in very good
condition. The percentage of acreage
decrease is about 100 compared to that of
last season. Very fine wheat can be
raised III this county if farmers would
give it their attention.
GRAYsoN COUNTY.
Sherman-Twelve answers to fifteen
inquiries from different portions of Gray
son county regarding the present condi-
ton of the grain crop, show that the in
crease in the acreage of wheat sown is
fully one-third more than that Of last
year. The crop, though slightly
injured by the recent continued
rains, is in excellent condition,
and with a favorable spring will
give fully an average yield. What the
farmers call the volunteer oat crop is
much larger and more luXuriant than il
has been for several years, being already
on many farms from twelve to fifteen
inches high. This volunteer oat crop
is simply the result of blowing under the
land from which heavy crop of oats was
harvested III the summer, the shattered
oats on the ground and in the stubble
being amply sufficient for good stand,
and often Yields in this county from sixty
to 100 bushels per acre.
GREER COUNTY.
Mangum-The wheat crop of Greer
county for the season of 1887 did not eX-
ceed 500 acres, while that of 1888 viii
probable reach 5000 acres, showing a
large per cent over that of 1887. The
present prospect for wheat is very flatter-
ing. However there is not as much
wheat sown here as would have been had
there been more machinery. The crop of
1889 may be treble that of 1888.
GRIMES COUNTY.
Anderson-This county plants no wheat
and 500 acres will cover all the other
small gram such as millet and oats. Both
do well in this county and more millet
will be planted this spring than ever. We
expect to make a big crop of corn and
cotton this year.
HALL COUNTY.
Salisbury-Very little wheat was sown
in Hall county last fall, very few settlers
arriving, EARLY enough to get ground
broken for the crop. One man has
twenty acres of wheat in on new break
ing which is i'll splendid condition and
will doubtless do well. \ large acreage
is now being broken for oats and other
spring crops.
HAMILTON COUNTY.
HamiltOn-It is impossible to give the
number of acres in wheat but L am after
careful inquiry from the farmers of this
county, justified in saying that the acre
age as compared with last season is at
least 20 per cent. increase, and the out
look is very favorable, prospects fine.
HARDEMAN COUNTY.
Margaret-The wheat planted in Harde-
man county this season, from best in
formation, is 5000 acres, percentage of
increase 400.
The 1000 acres last year yielded about
an average of twenty bushels per acre
for the county
Present condition of the crop, excel
lent, with good stand and vigorous
growth.
HARRISON COUNTY.
Marshall-The wheat crop of this coun-
~ is quite small, but few persons plant
ing, and they only barely enough to make
their own bread. This year there will
not exceed l25 acres, in n flourishing
condition. The increase in acreage is
about 20 per cent. over last season.
HASKELL COUNTY.
Haskell City-The acreage of wheat
in this county this season is about 800
acres, an increase over last year of about
200 per cent. The crop is reported to be
in very fine condition and the indications
for large yield is very promising indeed.
There was scarcely any wheat sown in
this county last year, but what was
sown was good. We need a mill and gin
at this place very much and great induce
HILL COUNTY.
Hillsboro-The number of acres of land
planted in wheat this season in Hill coun-
ty is 1885.
The present condition of the cropis all
that could be desired. The percentage is !
about the same as that of last season.
The reason why there is so small an acre
age of wheat. is because we have no
Touring mills in the county, and in con-
sequence the farmer has no home market !
and it does not pay him to ship his wheat.
HOOD COUNTY.
Granbury-There is a decrease in the |
amount of wheat sown in this county as
with last year. The condition |
of the crop is splendid, and an increased /
yield promised will make the total yield |
about the same as last year. The de- |
crease is about 90 per cent. caused by |
excessive rains at sowing time.
HUNT COUNTY.
Greenville-Twenty per cent. more |
wheat was planted than III 1888. The /
condition is ten fold better than for sew /
eral years. New varieties were sown by |
many of our farmers with the view to 4
adopting the best variety for this soil Z