Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-21
TEXAS IN TYPE
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

late as the old cotton had sloppeu g."
ing.
The grass on the prairies in Randsli
county is as green as springtlme' anu
vegetables are fine and abundant
Crops are extra good in the vicinity Oh
Center, Shelby county, and cotton Is
opening fast.
In sections of Montague county cotton
will make a bale to the acre, ana corn
sixty bushels. The sweet potato crop ID
also good.
A large acreage OF wheat will be put IN
in Grayson county since such timely rS'ns
have fallen.
More cotton is said to be matured al
rea in Smith county than was gathered
| last year.
The idea that Laredo was not farm
| ing country has been knocked by the
success of the cotton crops there THIS
year They are said to be quite heavy
ARCHER CITY, Aug. 18.-It is getting
very dry here and stock is suffering LOT
| water.
| CROCKETT, Aug. lS.-Rain has con-
tinued TO fall at intervals throughout the
county during July hld August, ana tue
outlook for good cotton crop is most
|
terday, the first in two weeks and 1t was
just in time as the ground was fast dry
ing from the hot weather and vegetation
was beginning to need rain.
CHICO, Aug. l9.-The sixty-three
DAYS drouth has at last been broken up
by a good rain. The dry weather has
injured the cotton to such an extent that
the average Will not reach one-thrd
bale per acre.
CoMANCuE, Aug. 1S.-The prospect
for rain has been very flatteriug here to-
day, but as yet we have received none
though it is thought good rains have
fallen in other portions of the county
which will benefit the late cotton crop.
LovELADY, Aug. lS.-We are now
having too much rain for the good OF the
cotton crop. In many places where the
weed is rank all the cotton crop Will
rot. Farmers in from the country to-
day report both leaf and boil worms IN
the cotton This being the case, and the
present wet weather continuing, we may
vet have the finest cotton crop we nave
had for years completely destroyed.
TERRELL, Aug. 20.-Many very large
guesses are being made about the cotton
crop, but conservative men think double
the crop last year will be small enough
estimate, while others run way ahead OF
| that amount. Wheat and oats were both
almost failures.
BARTLETT, Aug .2O.-A fine RAIN visited
this county yesterday. 1t Will prove
beneficial to young cotton.
RHoME, Aug. I9.-At this hour,
O'Clock p. m. we are having heavy
rama regular thrash mover. 1t is q
little late to do the good it might have
done, but cotton will be benefited to nc
little extent.
DENTON, Aug. 2O.-A fine ram fell
, here to-day, a sufficiency for all pur-
poses. There were also good showers IN
parts of the county yesterday, making il
all good season in the ground all over
the county as far as heard from. The
I cotton will be greatly benefited and i
is now believed that good crop OF cot
TON will be raised in this section.
g WICHITA FALLS. Aug. pa fine rail-
, visited this section to-day. Farmer
are preparing to SOW a large crop oil
! wheat this fall. The Wichita valley mil
D and elevator company commenced buy
ing wheat to-day.
LEwIsvILLE, Aug. 19.-The people o
Lewisville were made to rejoice yester
= day. A rain, such as had not faller
since May 4 came in the afternoon, con
tinuiug INTO the night. At least tw'
. inches OF rain fell to-day. The peopl
9 are engaged planting turnip seeds, beans
f corn, radlsh, etc. In fact, they ar
= gardening as in spring time. Lewisvill
# received her first bale yesterday. l
g was brought In and sold By Charlie.
>; Holt, weighed 543 pounds, and VIC
# bought by Cobb s. Bro. for 10 $40 cennt
j., pound.
. CLAUDE, Aug. 1S.-We have agai
8 been favored with fine rain that Taste
u all Saturday night and part of Sunda
morning.
y swEETwATER, Aug. 20.-There wer
showers in this county yesterda
= and last night. 1t has been fear
10 fully dry generally since May, an
it is wonderful that crops are &
:, good as they are. Farmers say that II
- Jack rabbits and prairie dogs have dam
- aged them this year even more than II
~ drouth. As dry as 1t has been we hay
"a raised about half crop OF oats an
81 wheat, some corn, and cotton will prot
in ably average half crop. In places II
a. crop is fully up to the average Yielt
The farmers In the West are talking
making an organized effort to get IL
CRi OpLIOu Tvs 49, J~~'
rabbit tax bill through the coming legi
lature. Our first bale OF cotton, raise
ID by A. P. Kelly of Fisher county, W
lg bought by Messrs. Wright & McHerr
l. Sweetwater for twelve and half cen
re per pound, and the town made up pr,
At MUM of $50 for the bale.
ut PorrsBoRo, Aug. 2O.-Mr. G.
n Reeves, our leading merchant, pu
s chased to-day the first bale of cotton +
as the season. 1t graded strict middllu
1t and sold for ten and one-quarter cent
ed Mr.. Reeves and Van Antwerp and LOU
re Miller gave the lucky planter nj
Oh bonus besides. Little Frank Combs
Preston, boy of fourteen years, ma
desperate attempt to get in first, b
MIR. Ritchie beat the boy in by an hou
les Last year this town brought 1900 bal
an and this year we will more than douh
ia, that as Reeves keeps up to Sherman
Gainesville and Denison prices and Oft
- raises them trifie.
HOLLAND, Aug. I9.-This section "
90. favored yesterday with very fine raj
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