Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-11
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Corn is plentiful in Shelby county
around Clever Creek. Cotton is also hne
aud is being gathered fast.
The harvesters are busy in the vicinity
Of Blooming Grove. the cotton crop Is
reported to be very short.
Parker county cotton looks well. The
prospect for top crop is splendid. The
recent rains there have made the farm
ers look more cheerful.
The sherman Register says: Farmers,
generally speaking, are feeling In good
humor over the crop prospects, and cot
ton will 60 away ahead OF even their
most sauguine authorizations.
An immense cotton crop is assured in
Erath county. and the farmers and mer-
chants alike are happy.
The half crop CT apples this season
when there was a total failure OF peaches
and almost every other fruit, says the
Jefferson JimpleCute, is strong argu-
ment in favor of planting more apple
trees. The crop of apples seldom fails,
and the trees live to a good old age, even
In this climate.
The recent rain which visited FL Paso
was terrible one. Cattle had TO be re-
leased from their corrals to save them
drowning as the water came down from
The hills. Sections of the country around
In Noria lay like great lake for miles.
In the vicinity around Alvarado the
stock water is not plenty, though enough
has fallen for gardens.
The gins are overcrowded with cotton
in Erath COUNTY, which is something IN
usual 10 see at this early date.
uri,,o in ba Anualo aOpptrv
and fair crops.
Cotton is opening remarkably fast and
Polk county will ship more than ever this
year.
The yield of cotton this year in many
sections of Coryell county will not be up
to the standard, but the increased acre
age will fully make up the discrepancy.
A few weeks ago it was thought that q
full crop OF cotton would be gathered IN
Rains county, but now it is q settled fact
that only a halt crop will be made.
Bell county cotton is very good and is
being rapidly gathered.
Cotton in Lavacoa is not yielding as
well as last year.
Corn averages very low in Denton
county this year. Cotton is being mark
eted rapidly. At least half the bolls are
open.
The peach crop in Erath county was
not killed by the late cold, and the peach
trees there are loaded with fruit.
Fine rains set in around Corpus Christi
the last day of August and now gar
deners are hustling as usual preparing
for their fall crops.
Parker county cotton looks well. The
prospect for a top crop is SPLENDID. The
recent rains there have made the farmers
look more cheerful.
The sweet potato crop promises to be
the heaviest raised in Montgomery
county for many years. Cane is also
doing well, and Will render most fruit
ful yield.
The Sherman Register: Farmers tell
the Register that the cotton yield is hold
ing up pretty near TO what is considered
a full crop, and that it is altogether
likely that there will be a yield 80 per
cent. larger than last year.
All crop conditions throughout Kinney
county show improved conditions over
one week ago.
The cotton crop of Medina county is
put at one half bale to the acre.
There has been planted this year il
Runnels county about 10 200 acres in
cotton, AMI about twice that amount in
corn. Fair crops OF oats and wheat
have been harvested. Corn in many
localities is very good, Cotton was eX-
ceedinEly promising few weeks since,
but 10 the localities not visited by the
partial showers prevailing through
August, light crop may be expected,
say bale to two or four acres.
PARIS, Sept. 4.-The cotton receipts
are the largest ever known for this early
date.
HENDERSON, Sept. 3.-Cotton is COM
ing in rapidly. Already the receipts for
the month oil August exceeds that of any
previous corresponding month. The re-
ceipts last Saturday were fifty bales, and
the total up 10 date will amount TO over
900 bales. Henderson will market 10 200
bales this season
GALVESTON, Sept. 4.-The weekly
weather crop bulletin of the Texas state
weather service for the week ending
September was issued this evening. 1t
gives temperature, rainfall and crop
condition throughout the state as fol-
lows:
Tbs temperature during the past seven
days has been about normal in all parts
of the state. The rainfall has been nor
NAL in some localities, while in others
none has fallen. The weather has been
generally favorable for picking
which has been progressing rapidly.
Worms and rust are reported from few
localities but so far not much damage to
the crop has resulted from these causes.
Good rains over portions of West and
Southwest Texas have put ground in
good condition for fall blowing and will
prove Of great benefit 10 late cotton.
Following are extracts from the re-
ports:
TAYLOR, Sept. Cotton is coming in
al the rate of about $50 bales DAY and
Will average one-half bale TO the acre in
this section. The market was a little on
the decline yesterday, bringing only from
$40 10 9-l5
HENRIETTA, Sept. 5.-Wheat is COM
lag in rapidly. The mills are taking in
large quantities and paying Sl.05 per
bushel. Since the last big rain the farm
ers have commenced in earnest to put in
crops. There will be larger acreage of
wheat sown than ever before.
PANHANDLE, Sept. Frequent rains
during The past summer have kept the
grass as fresh and green as in springtime.
Mucn ground has been broken and the