Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-12
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

ed. Cotton Will average hoouI oue-
third of bale to the acre, and corn was
lighter than was expected.
Cotton receipts at Sherman are greatly
increased this week. 1t is opening very
rapidly.
While the cotton crop is cut off to a
considerable extent in Rusk county, still
there viii be more of the staple raised
this year than there was last.
The Greenville Banner says: There is
not much said now about going West
everybody is busy and seems TO be salts
fed. And people certainly ought to be
satisfied with the crop this year. While
it is not perhaps as great as it has been
in the past, it is very good. Corn is
good on the black land and cotton
throughout the country will make some
thing. A very large acreage has been
planted and will all make some cotton,
while many crops are considerably above
an average.
In the vicinity of Floyd, Hunt county,
cotton is said to be half opened and the
greater part of it will be in this month.
Ross, Sept lO.-This section of coun-
try is being blessed by an abundance of
rain; several fine showers have fallen
during past forty-eight hours. Grass
conf ing up finely, and range will be first
class in q short time. The cotton crop,
we are glad to say, is not nearly so poor
as the majority of farmers have feared.
They find upon picking that the yield is
much better than they anticipated, and
the crop will not fall far short of the av-
erage, and as the acreage is much larger
than that of 1889 the amount of cotton
fBn
average year.
MADIsoNvILLE, Sept. Cotton is
coming in at lively rate and business
brisk. We are still dry; no rain except
a shower now and then.
TERRELL, Sept. IA splendid rain
fell here to-day, commencing about /: 80
p. m. A very heavy rain fell north Of
Terrell.
FoRNEY, Sept. IA fine rain fel
here to-day.
HONEY GROVE, Sept. lO.-The farm
ers in this vicinity are needing cotton
pickers badly. The crop is large, and
many of those who failed in their crops in
the West can find employment here.
EMORY, Sept. II.-Crops are not so
good as reported month ago. Corn
especially is short, and cotton perhaps q
half crop.
ABILENE Sept. 1.-THE sun sbone out
this morning for the first time in three
days, during which it has rained almost
without ceasing. About seven inches
have fallen to date, which puts the soil
in excellent condition for the coming
wheat season and guarantees the success
full termination of our present crop,
which will show a most excellent yield.
WICHITA FALLS, Sept. 1l.-This Sec
ton of country has been favored with q
three days rain. The ground is thor
oughlY soaked, creeks are all running
aud water tanks full. The farmers are
happy and at work turning over the vir-
gin soil. The prospects are good for an
immense acreage to be sown in wheat
this fall. The rain has been general
throughout Northwest Texas and the
Panhandle country.
DENTON, Ten, Sept. 1.-THE fine
rains which have just fallen have been
the cause of many farmer purchasing
rye and wheat for fall sowing, a thing
not known here often. Flowing has al
ready began and wheat sowing will soon
be the order of the day. Large quanti-
ties of turnipS have been sowed for
winter feed, as stock feed will be scarce
on account of the long drouth.
GALVESTON, Sept. 1.-THE weather
and crop bulletin of the Texas state
weather service for the week ending
September IL was issued this evening.
1t gives temperature, rainfall and crop
prospects throughout the st ate as fol-
lows:
The temperature for the past seven
days has been about normal in all parts
of the state. The maximum ranged
from 81 to 100 and the minimum from
81 to ~. The rainfall has been excess
sive over the western, southw estern and
coast sections; also in some localities
over other portions of the state.
Rain has fallen during the week as fol-
lows: Dallas, .5S; Weatnerford, I.4S.
Cuero, Psi; Luling, 1926; San Antonio,
4 80; Waco, so; Huntsville, Al; Bren-
ham, 2.67; Bolton, .02; Palestine, go;
Corsicana, 81, Columbia, 5.25;' Hous-
ton, 1.85; Tyler, 20; LongYiew, AS;
Grayham, so; Castroville, 100; Bur-
net, lie; Corpus Christi, As; Venus,
As; Temple, 40; Lampasas, l.59; New
Braunfels, 5. IS; Galveston, 3.04.
The condition of the crops where these
heavy rams have fallen is varied. Pick
ing has been stopped and grades staple
has been injured. In some sections cot
ton has been badly beaten out of the
bolls. At New Bramfels potatoes and
late cotton will be benefited while early
cotton has been injured. At Temple |
picking is progressing rapidly and is one
mon earlier than last season.. At |
BRENNAN picking has been retarded and |
the cotton fields damaged. At Venus
the weather has affected crops favorably. |
At Corpus Christi picking ia progressing |
generally. at Burnett rains have in
terfered some with picking but will be |
very beneficial to late cotton and grass. |
Cotton is turning out much better than |
was expected. At Graham and Green |
vile rain has checked picking but Will |
improve the fall crops and put ground in |
good condition for blowing. Over the |
eastern parts of the central and northern |
portions rain has been sufficient to inter- |
fere with picking. The outlook has not |
been changed materially.