Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-28

Comanche county has been visited by
timely rains and the chances for an ex-
cellent cotton crop Is good.
The average cotton crop In Hunt
county will be about tLree-fourths of a
bale TO the acre.
Shelby county cotton is doing finely
under the rain regime.
Both corn and cotton in Gonzales
county have suffered from the drouth.
and the yield will be much less than was
promised month ago.
In Ellis county farmers begin to fear
wet weather.
The cotton crop of Red River county
promises TO be the largest for several
years.
Heavy rains have fallen throughout
Wise county this week. and the prospect
for big crop of cotton is pretty good
yet.
The rains in Young county have filed
Inc tanks for stock aud started q fresh
growth of fall grass, which insure fat
cattle.
New corn is beginning to come in and
Is very fine.
ESOA WHICH uHF6 III
many portions of the state puts the
ground in condition to pillow, and farm
ers are beginning to turn land for
another crop.
Cotton is fine in Austin county; corn
IN some places Is good, but generally
poor; ribbon cane Is good where it has
been worked.
Rains throughout the Panhandle coun-
try have placed crops aud herds in ex-
cellent condition.
Cotton is opening up finely in the VII
cinity of Sherman and everything begins
to give evidence of an early and lasting
crop.
Rockwell county shows an average
corn crop and an extra cotton.
The Amarillo Northwest OF the 23d
says in defence of that country: Another
fine rain Saturday night. To the man
that said 1t never rained in the Pauhan-
die, look at this: A rain April Is, con-
tinued till May 5; May 20, fair rain;
June Z, 20 and 20. good rains; July /, 2,
8, 9, p, %, 26, 81, good rains; August
aud 5, good rains; August IA, light
rain; August l6, big rain.
The cotton crop in the western part OF
the county the Colorado Clipper states
was looking we'll before the rain, and
will now do wonders in the way of yield.
NEVADA, Aug. 23.-The cotton crop
here is now generally estimated at from
one-half TO. three fourths of bale to the
acre. Several bales have already been
marketed.
TERRELL. Aug. ls.-Terrell has been
visited by the much needed rain, but not
suf cient to meet the demands. Satur-
day u small rain fell and yesterday we
were visited by splendid shower. The
rain did not extend very far.
CLEBURNE, Aug. l8.-Our city was
visited with considerable rain and wind
this afternoon. During the storm light
ming struck B. F. Smith residence in
West Cleburne, tearing some few
shingles from the roof. The damage
was small.
MESQUITE, Aug. IA fine rain fell
here to-day nearly two hours. About
three inches of rain fell, which will do
much good TO late cotton and revive the
grass and cool the atmosphere. During
the rain lightning struck the residence of
August Tasch, damaging 9 brick flue and
tearing off lot OF shingles. All the fam
lily were more or less stunned by the
shock, but none were injured. One little
girl had one ear considerably burned. II
was indeed narrow escape.
MARQUEE, Aug. ia big rain fell
here this evening, which was badly
needed.
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 1S.-After a
drouth of two weeks. when the cotton
most needed it, heavy rains fell last
night in all of the country north of San
Antonio for 100 miles. In the neighbour
hood of Kerrville, eighty miles north, it
was particularly heavy. and all through
Kimble, Kendall, Gillespie, Mason and
San Saba counties. The farmers esti-
mate that at least a half bale to the acre
and more is secured.
CROCKETT, Aug. IS Rain has con-
tinued TO fall at intervals throughout the
during July and August, and the
outlook for good cotton crop is most
A heavy rain fell here yes
terday, the first in two weeks and it was
just in time as the ground was fast dry
ing from the hot weather and vegetation
ives beginning to need rain.
LovELADY, Aug. 1S.-We are now
having too much rain for the good of the
COTTON crop. III 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
yet have the finest cotton crop we have
had for years completely destroyed.
BARTLETT, Aug pa fine ram visited
this county yesterday. 1t will prove
beneficial to young cotton.
RHoME, Aug. l9.-At this hour, 2
D 'clock p. m, we are having a heavy
rama regular thrash mover 1t is a
little ls.slto do the good 1t might have
done, but cotton will be benefited to no
little extent.
DENTON, Aug. 2O.-A fine RAIN fell
here to-day, a sufficiency for all pur-
poses. There were also good showers in
parts OF the county yesterday, making in
all a good season in the ground all over
The county as far as heard from. The
cotton will be greatly benefited and it
10 now believed that good crop OF cot
ton will be raised in this section.
WICHITA FALLS. Aug. 20.-A fine rain
visited this section to-day. Farmers
are preparing to SOW large crop OF
wheat this fall. The Wichita valley mill
and elevator company commenced buy