Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-17
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

county, the cotton crop is turning out
much better than was expected by any
body. The daily receipts average 200
bales.
months good weather will gather
all the cotton In Williamson county. The
gins were never SO badly crowded Us
now.
Judging from present prospects the
aggregate cotton yield in Parker county
will be immense. large amount is al
ready gathered.
CoMAScHE, Oct. IA heavy rain
fell here last night accompanied with
considerable wind, doing some damage
TO cotton.
SEYMOUR, Oct l3.-Farners are busy
sowing wheat and the ground is in splen-
did condition.
PoTTsBoRo, Oct. l4.-Holmes Willis,
a wealthy Chirkas W merchant, cotton
planter and storkman of Willis, /. T.,
and his partner, Bob Thompson, In the
mercantile business. stayed in Pottsboro
last night. Mr.. Willis sold here yester-
dav thirty EIGHT bales of cotton of his
own in one lot. A. A. Nef bought the
colt n. This is the largest sale made by
an individual this year. Nearly 1000
bales of cotton have been bought up TO
date 1t is common thing to see forty
or tifty balps on the street nj IL time.
PLEAsANToN, Oct. Ia much
needed RAIN fell here yesterday. Ths
cotton crop OF Atnscosa county will he
much larger than anticipated, averaging
from one half to three-Quarters OF bale
per acre.
RUTHERFORD, Oct. 15.--Cotton re-
ceipts were light To-day, only about 5000
ceipts up to 20 200 bales to date.
WACO, Oct. l5.-To-day has been q
gloomy one, the clouds hanging low and
Of times thick drIzzlng ram would
falf. Cotton picking nus stopped for the
week and the pickers are making their
way back to the city.
MONTAGUE, Oct l6.-Our farmers re-
port corn ind cotton 10 be much better
than was expected some weeks ago.
Some farms in this county will make
fifty bushels of corn per acre. Trade
with our merchants is good.
GALVESTON, Oct. l6.-The weekly crop
and weather bulletin of the Texas state
weather service for the week ending
October Is was issued this evening. 1t
is rs follows:
The temperature during the past seven
days has been slightly In excess OF
normal in all parts of the state. At
present the temperature is low oil over
the northwest, aud some cooler FEATHER
will probably tie experienced during the
next few days over Texa.
The precipitation hus also been slightly
in excess of normal in nil parts of the
state, not sufficient, however, to inter-
fere with cotton picking, which has pro-
grpssed rapidly.
Following are extracts from the re-
ports:
NORTH TEXAS.
Dallas-Temperature, maximum, 81;
minimum, 40; rainfall. Leo.
Mesquite-Rain has slightly delayed
picking. The crop has not been half
marketed yet. Rainfall, So.
Graham-Cotton picking is progressing
rapidly and fall crops urs good. Rain
fall, Sc.
WEST TEXAS.
Weatherford - Temperature, maxi
mum, So; minimum, 81; rainfall. 80.
Epworth-Crops are being harvested in
good shape. Rainfall, 10.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Cuero-Temperature, maximum, So;
minimum, As; rainfall, 90.
Luling-Temperature, maximum, 90i
minimum, on; FaiHlall, 30.
San ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS maxi
mum, 49,; minimum, 81; rainfall, IL.
DISQUALIFICATION picking Is pro-
crossing. The crop will average half
bale per acre. Rainfall, 100.
CENTRAL TEXAS.
Waco-Temperature, maximum, Sc;
minimum, So; 10 rain.
Huntsrile-Temperatur maximum,
SS. minimum 80. ruiufall. / &c
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS maximum
go; minimum, 81; rainfall. u.
lton-TemDernture, maximum, So;
minimum. so; rainfall, .07.
Palestine-Temperatu maximum,
Sc minimum, so; rainfall, l. As.
acknowledgements maximum,
90; minimum, so; rainfall. 200.
Round Rock-Cotton picking has been
delayed 10y the wet weather.
Buruett-Cotton continues to come In
rapidly aud farmers are buoYant. Rain
fall, ga.
Ponter-Cotton picking Is booming.
There nrs not sufficient pickers to supply
the demand. Rainfall. I.65.
College Station-Cotton has been
slightly injured and picking delayed by
the wet weather.
COAST REGION.
acknowledgements maximum,
SO; minimum, 81; rainfall, 3.5s.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS maximum 80;
minim I'm, 30; rainfall. 1921.
EAST TEXAS.
Tyler-Temperature, maximum, SC;
minimum, 81; rainfall, 80.
Longview-Temperatu maximum,
So; minimum, 4S; rainfall, 1.67.
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