Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-11
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Grayson cotton is being marketed rap
idly. The crops are better than they
| promised before the rains.
In Eastland county the drouth injured
the cotton to some extent. Farmers are
busy gathering the crop.
In the vicinity of Sherman the rains
have wet the ground thoroughly, and
| some of the farmers are hard at work
breaking the ground for owing.
| The rains in iills county have started
the grass to growing nicely and stock is
doing well.
Fairly good corn was made in Kerr
county, and the recent rains have bright
ened up every thing there.
Knox cotton will yield about one-half
bale of cotton to the acre. Corn will
average about twenty-five bushels.
Hill county will yield as much cotton
in the aggregate as last year on account
of the increased acreage.
Cotton picking in Shelby county is
varied with harvesting sorghum and
akiug the syrup.
Fine rains in Haskell county have put
the ground in excellent condition for
seeding and late millet of which the crop
is large.
Crops in Fort Bend county are the
best that have been produced there for
many years.
CoMANCHE, Sept. "a good rain
fell here last night and to-day, and the
prospect is good for more.
LEXINGTON, Sept. S.-A copious rain
fell to-day, the first good season since
May.
FLOYD, Sept. Cotton has been cut
short about half by the dry weather.
We need more cotton pickers as the cot
ton is almost all opening at once. Par
ties wanting work would do well to come
here, as every farmer wants help so as
to get his cotton out before the fall rains
set in. We have not had enough rain
since July to bring up turnip seed.
KEMP, Sept. l0.-Kemp was visited by
q fine rain yesterday and to-day, the
first we have had since June II. 1t came
rather late to benefit cotton much, but
will replenish stock water, which had
gotten very scarce. Cotton is coming in
at lively rate. New corn is selling at
seventy-fi five cents bushel.
SEYMOUR, Sept. SIT began raining
at o CLOCK yesterday evening and con-
tlnued with very little intermission until
y o'clock to-day, with prospects for
moro tonight. This taken in connection
with other things makes the people of
Baylor county and Seymour happy. The
city is full of farmers purchasing imple-
ments to SOW wheat and break new land.
There Is hardly farmer who will not
double his acreage this year, besides
many new farms will be put in. Among
the new men Is s. L. Easley of Fort
Worth, who let the contract to-day to
have a section of land put in state OF
cultivation.
WICHITA FALLS, sept. 9.-This section
was visited by another heavy rain last
night, which will put the ground in fine
shape for plowlng. From all reports the
rain was a general one and extended all
over the Panhandle country.
TERRELL, Sept. l0-Mayor John L.
Terrell presided at the fire department
meeting yesterday. The hose company
especially is drilling frequently: Quite
number of new members have recently
been admitted TO the department. Sneak
thieves are still plying their avocation in
Terrell, but the raids are made on cooked
victuals. They seem to be hungry set.
VERNON, Sept. love have had
fine rain of two days duration and every
thing is refreshed.
TEMPLE, Sept. 1O.-Cotton receipts to-
day were somewhat light, caused by IN
cessant heavy rains since Saturday even
ing. Up to date 1000 bales have been
received and marketed.
RISING STAR, Sept. S.-A fine rain
fell last night and this morning. This
will do but little damage to cotton as it
fell very slowly. Cotton is nearly half
open and there will be as much ginned
here as was last year.