Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-01
TEXAS IN TYPE,
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

The weather IN Hays county lately has
been favorable for gathering the cotton
crop, and a great deal of it has been
gotten out.
The farmers in the vicinity of Bloom
field, Cooke county, are reported TO be
IN q more prosperous condition than last
wear on account If the increased cotton
yield.
We have in our office, says the Aurora
Chronicle, specimens of ripe peaches
taken from Pap Simmons orchard, be-
lug the second crop grown on the same
trees this season. The first crop matur-
ing in early summer, were light owing TO
late frost last spring. but the second
crop is larger. These trees. like every
thing else in this favored locality,
whether bot or cold, freeze or thaw, wet
or dry. get there all the same.
The wheat Ia Grayson county never
looked better at this season OF the year
than now. The acreage is larger than
usual.
Cotton picking in most of the localities
in Bosque county will soon be over.
In williamson county the excellent
weather is rapidly closing out the last OF
the cotton crop.
Some of the new settlers in Hale county
are taking advantage of the last rain to
Lreak land while the ground is in good
condition TO pillow.
The Liberty Vindicator has the follow
ing: The gins in this county have been
running steadily from early morn to
stnrry eve. yet have hardly made be-
ginning in getting rid OF the cotton. The
season has been fav oraOle here for pick
ing, and the staple is extra fine this
yenr. The fields we have noticed look
like Tanks of snow. A big cpop is made
here ia S year. Our old friend Deneka,
Informs us he will make nine bales from
seven acres.
The cotton crop in Navarro county is
farming OUT better than was expected. A
great deal is in the fields aud pickers are
very scarce.
CROCKETT, Oct. 30.-Once more fair
weather is upon us and the farmers are
bringing in the tieecy staple with rush.
CUEKo, Oct. 3O.-The weather is all
that could be desired, and If it continues
for couple of weeks the result Will be a
decided change for the better in the
cotton prospects.
CISCO, Oot. 81 The mild weather pre-
good growth of grass, and cattle are do
Ing finely. Cotton has also been helped
10 develop. Receipts ut this point are
unusually larLe.
SwEETwATER, Oct. 3l.-Cotton con-
tinurs TO come in nj the rate OF twenty to
thirty bales per day. Receipts are about
GOO bales. Al out three tifths of the
crop has been received. Wheat is about
all planted and up aud growing bPauti-
fully. The acreage in Nolan ana Fisher
counties, tributary to this market, is
lErgely increased over last year.
Iowa PARK. Oct 3l-A bale of cot
ton came III this week from Greer county.
There - no gin further west than Iowa
Park. The gin tere has already put out
about seventy-five bales, most of il be-
ing raised in this immediate community.
This is the first year for cotton from this
ToiEt, and there will not be fewer than
100 bales shipped. II the absence from
Town OF the ''uester' element is any in
dlrntjGu Of the amount of wheat being
planted the acreage will be enormous.
= he usiLess men are now having their
holidays.
GAINESVILLE, Oct. 3l.-Cotton re-
ceipts have been increasing for some
time a. this place, aud have been heavy
this week. A great portion OF it come
FROM the Chickasaw Nation, and its in-
lux is attributed to the grave charges of ,
short weights made against certain Ard .
more weEhers u few days since. /
TERRELL, oct. 3l.-Part of to-day
Moore avenue was so badly crowded with
cotton wagons that many buGgies and
wagons had 10 turn of the street TO 20
cast or west. Terrell is already several
hundred bales ahead of the receipts OF .
the entire cotton season last year.
BRowNwooD, Oct. 3I.-Thrte hundred .
and eighty eight bales of cotton were
marketed here yesterday.