Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-12
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

TEXAS CROPS AMI wa AAAA''
Tho heaviest rains that have fallen Tor
o,,o t,ms at CANYON City visited tuht
section last week. The earth is THOR
ourbly wetted and crops and range were
never finer.
The outlook for a good cotton crop
o-ound Mineral Wells is not very Halter
ing.
The recent ra ms have put new lie IN
the crops of Bastrop county. Inc eot'on
crops look promising.
sbackleford county had heavy rains
last week.
Tho boIl worms and caterpillars are
doing considerable damage in parts OF
Ill conntv Cotton is maturing rapidly.
The cotton OF Medina county
greatly benefited by last week ram
| Picking is becoming quite Reneal'
A good shower fell IN parts OF Navarro
county on the Sth. The corn and cottoh
were revived.
Good showers and fine crops are the re-
MORT from Collin county. the boil worms
are at work some.
The cotton crop is doing well in the VI
cinity of Dublin, and the splehoiu lHln9
of the past week insure conlInueu
growth and an abundant crop.
Grapbury and its section has been VS.
tied by fine rains, and the COTTON orop -
redeemed.
In Delta county there will be heavy
crop of potatoes and turuip5. the grass
is fresh and stock water plentiful
RrcKHoRS, Aug. lO.-The recent rains
/, iii. ss,.,ion nave revived the hopes OF
farmers, and crops are looking wen just
now.
Tarrant county's first bale of cotton
,,.as irnnght onto the square last night
nj about 6 80 O'Clock. 1t was ralseu on
Cant Butler's farm by ID. NJ Dale. II
was so late that few bidders were present
aud the cotton will be sold this morning.
, SrrpHESyIILE, Aug. 9.-Weather dry
, and hot. Some good rains around, pu'
| scarcely any here. Cotton Is suffering
. CLAUDE, Aug. l0.-We have had
splendid ram here ana everything !
= bright and green. The weather
, pleasant and cool.
FoRNEY, Aug. n.-Forney received
and ginned Kaufman county hrst Oai'
of cotton. 1t was sold to the Forhe1
co-operative association ut eleven ceut
q pound.
MESQUITE, Aug. 11.-Mesquite re-
ceived its first bale OF cotton to-day.
was raised by Taylor Huse and ginne'
= bv Kimbrough. 1t weighed 43o pouhus
Kimbrough bought 1t, paying lO14c.
premium of so was given Mr.. huse D!
the merchants of the town.
/ S,LADo. Aug. 11.-The dry weathe
Is vet continues and the cotton in ali IN
= dry districts has stopped growing. II
throwing off and the crop Will Dc yer
y short, some are more fortunate anu III
- cotton Is doing lerable well yet but IN
showers have been very partial, ana IN
10 sun is extremely hot. The old cotton
:: onenin5 fast and much picking will b
u done this week. The gins will soon u
running III full blast.
PILOT POINT, Aug. live are haVin
drv hot weather. No rain mas raileh
eight weeks, except a light shower tW
weeks ago. 1t has rained all around us
so far passing us by in the distribution
water.
To-day Pilot Point received her mr.
bale of cotton. 1t was brought in by MI
W. F. Wilson, who lives two milf
north of Pilot Point. Another bale fro
south of town arrived half an hour late
and two other bales shortly after. )
Pilot Point has the distinction of rece'
ing four bales to-day The first SOLD Il
l0I6 cents. , and the owner received =
premium.
MIDLOTHIAN, Aug. 10.-Farmers ST
: cotton is needing rain badly, and unle
& il comes within the next few days, u
crop will be cut short one-half.
MARIENFELD, Aug. 10. - The Ia
showers have made breach in the r
cent drouth This is usually our q
. season, but of late it is just the revere
rs Husbandmen are reaping rich reward
- S. P. Glasscock will sell 500 worth
lis vatermelons from three-fourths of
no acre, besides supplying his neighbors al
ne family literally. The land cost him "
- dollars per acre.
'se M Motsic, a German, who came he
'es from a wine producing district. b
~ planted vineyard by putting in cuttin
~ from California. Some of the cuttin
ou were planted in the spring of 1889 a
oN this year they have borne some very Il
Q" fruit. The raisin grapes bore equal
IT. those raised in California in size q
.pe quality. This settles the question
rip raising grapes in Martin county. Re
u P. A. Peters, who has been raising
,us black Spanish wine grape. is now trea
ing ooo 1o.ad sersra, ocres of ora,
III and vines last wear. They are now do
&c well. Quite number of farmers hf
GIL turned their attention to the vinegar
seeing in it bright feature. They p
fer a paving vineyard rather than a
\. farm and no pay.
LEwIsvILLE, Aug. lit is still VI
dry here aud the crops will be light.
PARIS, Aug. l1.-Oscar Anderson
Lake Creek, Delta county, reached
the at shutdown with the first bale of I
a.r cotton. This morning the cotton wa;
the boil. Picking began an hour al
IRE suuup and a. o CLOCK this evening
iton on the wagon and by 1880 O'Clock
the here. The distance covered be
iser eighteen miles.
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