Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-21
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

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The quantity of hay harvested in Hunt
county this season is nollareer than usual,
but the quality is pronounced by ex-
perienced farmers as beng unusually
good.
Rain is badly needed in parts OF Shelby
county, but the cotton is good and will
yield largely
The cotton crop in Hunt county is very
encouraging, and with rain the crop will
be immense. Corn is somewhat short.
Good rains have fallen in Rusk county
and the cotton crop will be larger than
last year il the worms do not attack it.
The sweet potatoe crop IN the Northern
part of the state will not be very large
this season. The dry weather did the
mischief.
Brown county has had partial showers
In every section and the crop prospects
are good.
Mills county will have heavy yield of
cotton.
The rains of the past week in Conan
che have been very irregular, and cot
ton in some localities Will be short.
Cotton crops were never better in Polk
than this year.
The general outlook for good crop OF
corn and cotton around Preston, Grayson
county, was never better.
The cotton crop within q radius of
three or four miles of Stephenyille
Is beginning to need rain. The Bosuue
has less water in it at present than at
any period since the drouth.
Gardens have been planted in Faunin
county since the rain and are doing fine
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The corn crop in Coryell county is fine.
Cotton has stopped growing on account
of the lack OF rain.
Some farmers in johnson county are
complaining of blight on the cotton
which INJURIES il greatly and causes the
leaves to turn yellow.
Good rains have fallen in Hale county
during the past week which has helped
matters greatly.
The rain last week at Waxahachie
made farmers jubllant over the pros
poets.
The cotton crop around Lullng will fall
short of last years yield.
Cotton and corn in Hill county are out
somewhat short by the drouth.
Corn is very light in Bell county, but
cotton prospects are excellent.
Rockwell county has flattering pros
poets. Fine reports come in from every
section.
Cotton is beginning to roll in at
lively rate all over the state and
the bale is being fast forgotten.
Hin county cotton is good hut rain is
needed.
Crops around Deport are said to be
fine.
Crops in Hall county are short but as
good as could be expected since it was
all new ground.
The cotton crop around Marshall will
be the largest for years.
Cotton in the vicinity of Terrell is suf-
fering for rain, but the smallest crop
will be half bale to the acre.
The corn crop of Palo Pinto Is very
good this year. Cotton will be short on
account Of the drouth.
Crops Of Upshaw county have been cut |
short by the dry weather, both corn and |
cotton.
Cotton prospects in Falls county are
very bright. The crop Is made in the |
Brazos bottoms.
The cotton around Taylor is opening
very fast and prospects are fine for
large yield.
Corn in Wise county will not average
more than fifteen bushels to the acre.
Cotton is hurt by the drouth.
Fine rains in Bell county have bright
ened prospects considerably. The boil
worms are at work.
The cotton crop in Hunt county is bet
ter than has been known in years.
The present dry weather has diminished
county. The acreage is much larger
than last year.
The fall crop of vegetables is putting
N It's appearance in Anderson county,
and 1t is turning out nicely.
One of Shelby couuty's enterprIsing
farmers has three acres of worm proof
cotton. 1t has very few leaves, but is
heavily loaded with bolls.
The crops of Burleson county have
@een cut short by the drouth. Heavy
mowers have fallen recently.
nam Is Dauly neeoed IN ReQ River |
county, and crops are short.
Cotton is excellent in Austin county,
Jul corn Is not so good. The cane crop
reported in fine condition.
Recent rains and fine crops is the re-
'oFt from Williamson county.
The cotton worm has made its appear
NICE in Falls county in sufficient num-
eFs to seriously threaten the crop.
Comanche county wants more rain for |
he cotton crop. Corn is made.
The crop outlook of Hunt county con-
lnues fine up to date. Boil worms have /
ppeared.
Cass county crops are short on account !
the drouth. {
A bale to the acre is the prospect in =
'enton county. Some sections will not
ONE up to that mark.
There is fine prospects for large cot- !
% crop in Rockwell county this fall.
reports from some portions of johnson t
ounty are 10 the effect that the cotton
rop Will be very light, while in other q
ortions of the county a large yield is a
Spected.
The prospect for large cotton crop is
III promising. Fannin, without some :,
'Hous disaster, will have more than an r
'eFage crop this YEAR