Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-06
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER

Waco has made better crop OF corn
this year than last.
Cotton will on gu average In Gray
son this year produce three-fourths OF O
bale or more to the acre.
Rains have fallen in Hale and Floyd
and Crosby counties, but so far Esta-
cado has been missed.
Good rains In Erath county has bene-
fitted cotton greatly. An average corn
crop will be made.
The prospects for cotton crop In Fam
min county were never more hatterinG nj
this season OF the year. Many old Tar
mers think il will make fully tTo-thlFds
OF bale To the acre, with no unforeseen
disaster. While tue dry weather has cut
The coru crop short, many think It VIII
average in that section from thirty-fve
to forty bushels to the acre.
The recent abundant rain came just IN
the nick of time for Fro county g cotton.
She will surely now have plentiful
crop.
The late rains in Freestone county have
greatly benefited cotton which had com
menoed to suffer. The outlook now Is
very fine for big cotton crop, much
better yield than was had last year.
Cotton on the river and creek farms is
said to be very fine.
Crops are satisfactory in Crosby
county. Wheat made sixteen bushels
per acre, corn will make from twenty to
forty bushels. Sorghum, millet, milo
maize and other forage crops are ripe
and being harvested, and are full crops
and satisfactory.
The intelligence from Sherman is that
crops are looking fine for 100 miles east
OF the city.
The season just passing has been unfor-
tunate for Greer as far as concerns corn.
The crop will be light. Some farmers
will make good crops on old land, es-
pecially where due care was taken.
RUsK, Aug. A good shower of
rain fell here to-day, which was begin
ping to be needed. Showers have Wis
tied many portions of the county of
late, though in places no rain has fallen
in some time. and in such localities cot
ton is beginning to suffer. Upon the
whole, however, the prospects for
large cotton crop are the best in years.
MIDLOTHIAN, Aug. A light rain
fell here to-day, which farmers say will
crop. Water Is getting scarce, and IN
less good rain falls soon stock will SUI
fer.
ST. 10. Aug. 4.-Weather Is hot and
dry, but the cotton is suffering very little
yet. Corn has suffered severely and not
more than one-half crop will be made.
CISCO, Aug. 5.-Dur:ng the past
twenty-four hours fine showers have
fallen here, which are in time to save
the cotton crop from the ruin threatened
by protracted drouth, provided the rain
has been as general as appearances indi-
cate.
ABILENE, Aug. 5.-The heart of the
Abilenian was made to pulsate with
much JOY this morning when he was
gently awakened from his peaceful
slumbers by the welcome patter OF rain
upon the roof, which, at this writing,
still continues and promises to continue
for several hours to come. This section
was not IN particular need of rain,
although it will do good and make more
bountiful our coming fall crop, which
was never better.
MCGREGoR, Aug. 4.-The prospects
for rain are exceedingly good and the
article is much needed here.
DUBLIN, Aug. 5.-A few drops of rain
fell In town this evening, and reports
come in that a fine rain fell in various
directions within a few miles of town. 1t
will do cotton lots of good.
TERRELL, Aug. 5.-A good rain fell
for about an hour to-day. This is good,
but this section is badly in need of
more.
BAIRD, Aug. 5.-A refreshing shower
Of rain fell here this morning and indica-
tons point to more during the day.
COLORADO, Aug. ga heavy rain fell
all over this section to-day and bids fair
10 continue tonight. Farmers and
stockmen are jubilant.
HIILsBoRo, Aug. 5.-we are having a
good rain, the first that has fallen within
a month. The cotton crop is very fine,
and has not suffered for rain. The early
corn is very good.
JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 4.-MadIson
county had, as far as heard from, a fine
rain yesterday. Portions of the county
had good rains before, and in that sec
ton crops are good.
CLEBURNE, Aug. 4.-This afternoon
lbont 8 o. clock Cleburne was favored
with fine rain, which lasted about half
iu hour. This rain will redeem the cot
ION crop of johnson county.
PARIS, Aug. 5.-From Assessor Bobo's
books just completed. we obtain the fol-
lowing figures on the crop yields in La
mar county last year;
Value.