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


viii probably he 10 per cent. less in acre
age than last year, bur what is planted
is looking very fine Some of it has been
planted late, but most of it is in very
fine condition
KNOX COUNTY.
Benjamin-Our wheat crop looks well
and is very promising. The acreage of
wheat sown this season is 100 per cent.
greater than last year, and there will be
large increase in the acreage of oats
sown over that OF last year.
LAMAR COUNTY.
Paris-Estimated number of acres of
wheat planted in Lamar county for 1889
is 500; estimated increase over 1888, 100
acres.
LAMPAsAs COUNTY.
Lampasas-Fro the best information
/ am able to obtain ] estimate the grow
ing wheat crop at $500 acres, all in fine
condition and the outlook in every way
favorable. As TO the percentage of in
crease or decrease of this season IS acre
age as compared with that of last season,
the difference is slight, perhaps n small
increase.
MARTIN COUNTY.
Marienffeld-The prospect of good
wheat crop is favorable The late winter
rains and the mild snow have made the
soil suitable for all farming purposes.
Although very small acreage of wheat
has been soWn there is enough Sown TO
prove without doubt that small grain
can be grown successfully on the Staked
Plains. Two years ago our grainaries
were full of that precious germ, but the
two years drOuth exhausted our surplus
grain. We hope to see them filled again.
M'CULLoCH COUNTY.
Brady-From the best information OBJ
tainable at present there are about 1900
acres of wheat planted in this county,
being au increase over last year of 200
acres The weather has been favorable so
far and the crop is in good growing con-
diton.
N LEHMAN COUNTY.
Waco-The number of acres in McLen-
nan county planted in wheat this season
is II 600. Last season fully - ,00G acres
were planted IL wheat, making de-
crease for this season of 80 per cent. The
cause Of the decrease was the small yield
last season and the unpropitious weather
for planting this season, together with
the prospect of another fine cotton crop.
The present wheat crop is in fine cOndi-
ton and promises to give fair yield.
MONTAGUE COUNTY.
Bowie-It is estimated that there are
abodt 5000 acres of wheat sown this year,
and prospects are better than for many
years. The weather has been as fine as
could be asked for. The acreage this
year is about 80 per cent less than the
acreage last year.
NAVARRO COUNTY.
COFSicana-The acreage of the wheat
i
smaller than it was last year, at least
third decrease. The present condi-
ton, however, of the crop Is far better
than it was at this season last year, in
fact, all the indications are that there
will be a splendid crop on what has been
planted. The acreage will not likely eX-
coed 1900 or 1000 acres.
NOLAN AND FISHER COUNTIES.
Sweetwater-The acreage is fully five
acres to one for last year and the weather
and condition Of the soil could not possibly
have been any better.
In Fisher county the acreage has in
creased in the same if not greater ratio
and the prospects are truly tlattering for
the finest crop ever raised III West Texas.
PALO INTO COUNTY.
Palo Pinto-The wheat crop of Paio
acreage is fully 90 per cent. short of the
1888 sowing owing to rains through the
fall and winter of 1888. Farmers could
not sow their land. The plant is in fine
condition and the prospect for good
yield on the land sOwn throughout the
county is very promising.
PARKER COUNTY.
WeatherfOrd-Col. J. l.. Goforth liv-
ing in the south part Of this county, one
of the largest wheat raisers in the county,
who reports for this county to the agri-
cultural department of the United States
was in the city today and stated to the
GAZETTE correspondent that ne had been
travelling over the county considerably
recently. He reports an increase in
acreage OF wheat in the county for this
season over last season at 10 per cent.
and the condition better than last
season. Col. Goforth thinks the pros
poets for n fine wheat crop are better
in this section than for years.
Preside COUNTY.
Marfa--Number of acres planted in
wheat in Preside county this season
I6 1896, condition good. This is an
increase of 1854 acres over last season.
RAINS COUNTY.
Emory-There is little or no wheat
sown in Rains county; perhaps $50 acres
viii cover the acreage.
ROCKwALL COUNTY.
Rockwall-The area sown in wheat Will
not exceed 400 acres, and is not doing as
well as the mild winter might Indicate,
owing to the excessive rains that the
lands have absorbed. The crop is % per |
cent. short compared with last year.
RUNNELLS COUNTY.
Ballinger-There have been at least |
1000 acres of wheat planted in this county !
this season, which is an increase of at !
least 80 per cent. over the amount sowed |
last year. It is III an excellent condition |
at present, and if the season from now |
until June continues favorable, the har-
vest will be abundant. Farmers are now |
rapidly moving into the country, and a
great many farms are being opened up !
this winter.
SAN SABA COUNTY.
San Saba-The wheat acreage is about |
5000 this year, by an increase of 20 to % !
per cent. over that of last year The |
condition of the crop was never better at /
this season of the year.
SCURRY COUNTY.