Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04
TEXAS CROPS.
Complaint of Excessive Rainfall from
Every Quarter of the State.
Little Actual Damage Has Been Done-SOme
Wheat is spFouting-Corn is hade-Cot-
ton Never More Promising.
Special to the Gazette.

| Special to the Gazette.
! GALVESTON, TEX, June 27,-Texas
weekly weather crop bulletin for the
week ending June 81.
Temperature = The temperature has
been about an average for this season of
the year during the past seven days.
| Cloudy weather has generally prevailed
during the week with a small amount of
sunshine each day.
Precipitation-Heavy rains have con-
tinued over portions of the state during
the week. With the exception of a few
localities from two to four inches Of rain
have fallen over the agricultural portion
of the state.
General remarks-Corn generally
looks we'll. Cotton is holding its own
pretty well, but is showing the effects
of continued cloudy weather and excess
i've rains over the greater portion of the
agricultural section of the state. The
fruit crop is also being impaired in
localities by wet weather
Extracts from reports Howe: W. NJ.
Smith-Wheat and oats are about all
harvested and unless too much rain falls
an abundant yield will be delivered.
Cotton is looking very well, but there
has been rather too much rain for the
crop. Corn looks fine and promises an
abundant yield. Heavy rain on 2lst
instant did some damage to crops.
Corsicana-E. L. Gibson. The weather
has been favorable for crops. Farmers
have harvested their oats, which are
turning out better than expected. Cotton
is being cleaned, and with few more
days of sunshine the men will be up with
their work. There is an abundant crop
of fruit and vegetables.
New Braunfels-Paul WippTecht. Cot
ton is in fine condition, but wants more
sunshine than the last week has given
Farmers expect yield of corn of from
twenty to thirty bushels per acre.
Fruit is coming in.
Waco-W. H. Godber. Continued
rain is seriously injuring the crops.
La Grange-Joseph Gotham. Too much
rain for cotton. Corn is doing well.
Longview-G. w. Krech. Cotton is
doing better than at last report, but the
weather is still too cloudy and cool.
Corn is doing well. Have had cool
spell for the past four days.
Columbia. S. Rogers. All crops
are doing well. An excess of ram is re-
ported from some sections of the county.
tide water and is still rising.
Cedar Hill. P. Berry. Rather cool
until the 22d. Cotton is improving rap
idly and will soon be in good shape Corn
is doing we'll Wheat threshing has COM
menced Weather fair.
Lampasas-Dr C. NJ. Rounsdell. Corn
promises an unprecedented yield, and
old corn is selling at lG cents per bushel.
Small grain in the shuck Is damaged by
heavy rains. Cotton is doing well.
Cleburne-P. j. Norwood. Hail has
injured the crop in some localities in this
county Corn is a very large yield.
Farmers are well up with their work
considering the rain for the past three
weeks.
GranburY-Jess Baker. Crops of every
kind are above the average. Corn and
cotton were never better. Wheat and
oats have been damaged by rust and
rain. Stock is in fine condition.
Pilot Point-W. L. Moore. Corn and
cotton look well, but too much rain for
cotton.
Graham-A. B. Grant. Wheat is a
good crop and threshes from twenty to
thirty bushels per acre. Corn is splen-
did. Cotton is doing well. Gardens and
fruit are excellent.
looks little yellow on account of too
much rain and cloudy weather. Corn
looks well. Fruit has been injured some
by the wet weather.
Colorado City,. r. Blount. Corn,
millett, sorghum, melons and fruit are
very favorable. Sheep and stock are
improving steadily.
Decatur-H. d. Donald. Small grain
has been damaged by rain. Corn looks
we'll Weeds and grass are gaining on
cotton on account of frequent rains.
Burnet-William Splitter. So much
rain prevents the cultivation of the cot
ton crop. Weeds are getting a good
start, consequently injurious to crops.
Belton-E. A. Sterling. Heavy rains
have injured wheat and oats. Cotton
has had too much rain. Weeds are
growing rapidly If the rain continues
very little cotton win be made, while
with warm, bright weather there will be
a heavy crop.
Brentwood T. Mayo Wheat is
being threshed and is turning out well
and oats are good. Cotton, corn, gar
dens, etc., are growing rapidly.
Austin-Oscar SamestZ. The hard rain
was not very favorable to the cotton
crop; still, the prospects for good crop
are the best.
San Marcos-C. w Gregory. Cotton
is fruiting finely. There has been no
great excess of rain in this section except
in spots Corn is made, and the yield
will be large.
Brenham-J. G. sloan The corn
crop is good; too much rain for cottor
Temple-M. Goodrich Jones. Nine
and sixteenth inches of rain in three
days Weeds aud cotton are neck to
neck race. The days are cloudy, damp
and aDprehensive. Cotton is deep rooted
and is holding its own; roads impossible.
Castroville-- Herman E. Hayes. Corn
will make half a crop; sells now at %
cents per bushel; good fruit crop.
Gainesville F. Ragsdale. Excess
sive precipitation has occurred at several
points near here, and in some instances
crops have been damaged by overtiows.
It is feared that grain in the shock VIII
be damaged Corn looks well. Cotton
fair.
THE RIO GRANDE.