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

have nearly all fallen of, and over one
half of crop open and ready for picking
! Owing to hot weather many bolls Will
| open prematureIy With favorable
weather all will be gathered by Decem-
| Der /. Ellis-This month has been ia
! vorable for cotton. Picking commenced
about the Goth instant. Caldwell-The
cotton worm is eating the cotton pretty
| badly now, but there IS big crop al
ready made. Trio-Picking commenced
Small yield reported. Hill-Has fallen
! off ut least ~ points. 1t Was being
/ damaged by boil worm and threatened by
/ caterpillar, but fortunately dry weather
! prevailed, which, while it, checked
| growth of plant, stopped the ravages of
! the worm, thus proving our best friend
this time. Colorado-Crop much cur
tailed by rains III May, June and July =.
! Delta-Worms have been more destruc-
! tive here than in adjoining counties.
Fayette-Injured 80 per cent. by worms,
but if weather IS favorable for gather
ing, VIII still make 4 fair crop. Rains
Prospects improving since August 10,
and is very likely to put on the best top
crop in several years, which may possibly
make it near an average crop. Shelby
Great falling off since July; boil worm
and caterpillar very destructive Farmers
have used burning lamps, ana poisoned
with Paris green and London purple. No
worms now, but VIII soon hatch again
Grayson Probably injured % per cent.
by boil worm, but, other conditions con-
Sidered, are likely to have q crop 10 per
cent. better than last year. Grimes
Cut short by drought and is nearly all
open, but Is probably not more than 20
per cent. below the average. The weed is
above an average in size, but it has been
so dry and hot that young bolls did not
mature and are opening prema-
turely. Observation-Disclosures reduced
to so on account of drough in
portions of county, in connection with
the Tavages of boil worm and caterpil-
lar in other sections. McMullen-Dry
weather caused plant to shed its squares
badly but this will cease, now rains have
begun. Gregg-Dry weather has
caused shedding; this, in connection with
boil worm and caterpillar, has lowered
condition at least % per cent. Mata-
Weather for a month past has
been very unfavorabIe; too much rain
prevented successfully poisoning cotton
worm, which has done considerable in
jury. BexGr-Still promising; all hands
gathering the deecy staple. Weather
shOweTy. Hoods opening fast. Very
dry now; the late planting viii soon fail.
Boil worms have done some injury; can t
say how much. Red River-Damhged
by heavy rain and boil worm. On late cot
ton no middle crop, some prospect of top
crop, but owing altogether to lateness of
frost. Some report cotton doing well;
Others say it is very sorry. Rockwell
The boil worm has laid waste many fields
of cotton. 1t is difficult to approximate
p
til worms struck it about three weeks
ago. 1t cannot now make more than u
half crop unless the season is favorable
for top crop Austin-Ts hard to esti-
mate. The ravages of worms are great;
on some farms nothing but bOlls and
limbs left. Where Paris green or Lon
don purple were used the worms were
killed, but cotton has put on no growth
since the rain ceased, most of it having a
yellow, rusty appearance, and in some
instances leaves falling off. 1t is fruted
lightly. McCulloch-Nearly ruined by
drought and hot weather; no rain since
July -. MasOn-AveTage crop in every
respect; rain needed. Cass-Almost u
total failure. Average condition at 40 /
per cent. IS really too high. Hundreds
OF acres viii not make seed to plant same
land. The Doll worm more numerous
than ever before, and now the caterpll-
lar IS eating the leaves up. No rain since
August I. Our farmers are bankrupt
and labOTeTs begging for work. Frank |
lin-Cotton that was we'll worked was
fine and full Of fruit up to August l, but |
about that time the boil worms came i'll
vast numbers, and by the 18th had |
all fruit and forms. They have |
left, and cotton is filing up again. If |
frost holds off we may make some cotton. |
better than usual. |
MISUNDERSTANDING well, no worms, |
weather fine. Walker-A month ago the !
prospect was very good, but continued |
drouth and the appearance of the army
worm will probably cut it down to half |
crop. WhaTtOn-The condition (Which was
low, owing to thirty -four days rain to
July y has not improved. The boil and
leaf worm has also damaged the crop
ETath- Suffering from extremely dry
weather; cotton is shedding its fruit, and
in may places large portion of the crop is
dying. MOTris-The most gloomy pros
pect for years. Too much rain through
June and July made large stalk, and
now the boil worm has bored all the
squares and most of the bolls in some
places. Such distressing reports come i'll
It is difficult to estimate the crop
0tEpLlCllS- bg dIOubu, NulSu HAS
prevailed for seven weeks past. East
and-Is suffering from dry weather, but
S as good as last year at this date.
Early frost would be very damaging
yameron-Is doing fairly well on low
ands, but away from the river there is
hardly half q crop. Kaufman-NOt more
han half q crop can be made with the
pest weather from now on; much injured
~ worms. MaTiOn-We are now needing
ain in spite Of the continuous storms of
pTing and early summer. Medina
Good rains in August brings cotton TO the
ront again. and prospects indicate a full
,rop. Picking commenced three weeks
Igo. Crop is to be ginned and marketed
as price is fair. Waller
Worms are very destructive. Lamps
lave not proven beneficial Paris green
md London purple have been by many
pronounced effective. Notwithstanding
he use of fire, lamps and poIsons the
worms keep marching on and devasta-
ing fields, while fruItless limbs show the
lire effect of our parching sun Bowie
Present appearance 10, but the full
mount of damage by boil worms cannot
20 estimated vet 1t Is also bepinDiOo tn .