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

Smith county cotton has been badly In
| Jured by the recent heavy rains In GER
tain sections.
Very heavy rains have fallen in the
| vicinity of Crockett, and it was feared
| shat the streams would overflow and
| damage the cotton.
Bell county farmers are asking fifty
cents bushel for their coru in the field.
The cotton crop of Hunt county is
turning out far better than was thought
month ago. 1t will be fully an aver
age crop. according TO reports of farm
ers. Many farms will yield hree-fourths
of bale to the acre in some sections,
while an occasional crop will make bale
TO the acre. Pckers are in great demand
all over the county and good prices are
being paid.
PoTTsBORo, Oct. S.-Already over 500
bales of cotton have been purchased in
this town. At this time last year the re-
ceipts were about fifty bales. We expect
to buy 250O bales or MORE and the prices
have equaled those of the surrounding
cities.
CoMANcHE, Oct. 9.-Heavy rains have
been falling here since yesterday, and it
is feared cotton will be injured if it
should continue.
LovELADY, Oct. 9.-After two weeks
of sunshine we have had a perfect deluge
of rain. In the language of an old time
Texan it was regular old-fashoned
ground soaker. This will put q quietus
on the cotton picking for a few days and
will also badly damage the staple.
Knowing ones say we will have fair
crop of acorns which will be of great help
n fu NIn . 4
crop has proven to be very short one.
GALVESTON, Oct. 9.-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin of the Texas
state weather service was issued this
evening for the week ending October 8.
1t reports temperature, rainfall and
crop conditions for the past week
throughout thu state as follows:
The temperature averaged about nor
nal. During the first half of the week
it was considerably below, while during
the latter part it has been above. Light
frosts are reported from some localities
of North Texas which, while not doing
much damage, nipped the tops OF the
cotton.
Heavy rains fell over Eastern and
Northern Texas on the evening of the
9Th and the morning of the 9Th, but as
they were of short duration very little
damage resulted. The weather at pres
ent Is generally clear with but slight in
dicatioGs for rain in the coast region.
Except in a few localities picking has
progressed rapidly during the week. In
few localities late cotton is ruined by
worms. Otherwise the crop stands about
the same as at the last report. Follow
ing are extracts from the reports:
NORTHERN TEXAS.
Dallas-Temperature, maximum, So;
minimum, 5S; anful, 1.09.
Graham-Cotton picking and wheat
sowing well advanced. Some worms are
working on the cotton. Rainfall, l.59.
Standardization is turning out bet
ter than was expected. The worms are
damaging wheat to some extent.
Mesquite-Frosts are reported from
some sections north of here during the
recent cool spell, which was very cool
here for the season; but We had no frosts.
Rainfall, SO.
WEST TEXAS.
Weatherford - Temperature, maxi
mum, IS; minimum, 81; rainfall, 60.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Cuero-Temperature, maximum, Sc;
minimum, AZ; rainfall, Is.
Luling-Temperature maximum, 90;
MINIMUM, Oh; rainIGll, none.
San acknowledgements maximum,
80; minimum, So; rainfall, "A.
edercksburg-Cutton picking is pro-
crossing nicely and with favorable
weather will be completed In three
weeks. The crop will average two
thirds of bale per acre.
CENTRAL TEXAS.
Brenham-The weather has affected
fa Ter
mum, 90; minimum, IS; rainfall, .3S.
College Staticn-The cotton crop is
ruined by worms. Rainfall, .6S.
Palestine-The weather is favorable.
Temperature, maximum, IS; minimum,
56; rainfall, 4. SO.
Corsican a-Temperature, maximum,
81, minimum, As; rainfall, 8. 80.
Burnet-The weather is favorable and
cotton continues to come in rapidly.
Rainfall, sos.
& Venus-The recent rain washed out
considerable cotton. Otherwise the crop
has been affected favorably. Rainfall,
1.01.
COAST REGION.
acknowledgements maximum,
SO; minimum, 50; rainfall, So.
Houston-The weather has been gener-
ally favorable. Temperature, maxi
mum, 81; minimum, 46; rainfall, 81.
Corpus Christi-The weather has been
beneficial to the crops. Temperature,
maximum, IS; minimum, Sc; rainfall,
&c.
EAST TEXAS.
Tyler-TemperatuIe, maximum, Sc;
minimum, "a; rainfall, $50.
Longview-TempeIa AZURE, maximum,
.9ae)E5n UNI, So; rainfall, 2. 60.
RICHMOND, Oct. 9.-We have had
big rain to-day. the first for more than
two weeks. Cotton picking is progress
ing rapidly and pickers are in great de-
mand.