Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-15
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

| Rains county cotton prospects are
| Frightening the more cotton there lie
! picked. Several farmers have gathered
more already than they thought they
would get ut first.
Cotton in sertIons Of Fannin county
| will make double the first estimate. Late
| rains have greatly retarded picking.
! Cotton pickers are in great demand in
| the neighLOrhood OF Mckinney. The
| fields are white with open cotton, as
much of il has not been picked over for
| the first time.
The Gainesville Hesperian says that the
cotton crop is fully twice as large in
| Cooke county as IT was first thought to he
| by the ma oiity of the farmers.
The cotton crop in this county, says
the Granlury Graphic, is turning out u
much better yield than expected few
| weeks ago. Many farmers who estimated
on quarter of Il bale per acre find they
will easily gather half bale, aud some
Us high as 1000 pou nds per acre.
Almost every one in Lnmpasas county
is agreeabiy surprised in their cotton
crop, as it Is producing more than was
expect ed OF it.
The cry for more cotton pickers comes
In from every section. One hundred
more cotton pickers could now find profit
able employment in Rockwall county.
Good pickers make from 81. so to So
day.
Corn in Greer county this year returns
from ten to forty bushels, potatoes are
very fine and some cotton will make 800
pounds per acre,
From all points comes the report says
the Waco News, that the pecan crop Of
the present season is the heaviest for
many years. This is very important. 1t
means big shipments of this delightful
fruit from Texas the world over.
NEVADA, Oct. ia heavy wind and
rain storm occurred last nigh; ut 10
o. CLOCK. Cotton fields were white, and
considerable damage must be the result.
1t Is clear and cool to-day.
MILFORD, Oct. 1--we hal heavy
blow here last night at 1920 o. clock,
followed by u hard rain. The Methodist
church WIS blown down and almost de-
molishrd. No other damage so far
heard from.
GILMER, Oct. l3.-Last night about IL
O'CLOCK heavy wind, rain and hail
storm pnssed over Upsher county aud did
some damage.
HAMILTON, Oct. 13.-The cotton crop
is better than was expected ana the
price hollis good. The farmers viii have
plenty of barau, AMI nearly all will be
well fixed for the season. The land is i'll
good condition for sowing wheat.
RICHARDSON, Oct. ia heavy rain
an wind storm pissed over this town
and vicinity last night about 10 o. CLOCK,
doing considerable damage to the cotton
IN the field, aud blew down u smoke
house, buggy shed and some other out
buildings.
TROY. Oct. l3.-Cotton picking is at
standStill now. We had heavy ram
last night accompanied by a hard wind.
The farmers will make more cotton than
they first expected. Several families
have lately moved into this community
from Temple.
COMMERCE, Oct. 13.-Quite a storm
visited our city last night about IL
O'Clock. Several awnings and gables
were blown down. NJ. w. Horn y new
business house, just receiving the roof,
was completely demolished. So, too,
WIS DR.. Hundley's old storehouse badly
wrecked, besides many outbuildings were
blown down and otherwise damaged.
SALADo, Oct. l4.-For the last ten
days the weather has been very unfa-
vOrabie for gathering the cotton crop.
There has been but little picked, but the
town Is full of people, aud trade has
been excellent. The early cotton il
nearly all gathered and sold ut tolerable
fair prices. The corn crop Is almost all
in the field yet, and Is commanding q
better price than 1t has for several years.
WICHITA FALLS, Oct. 13.-The Wich-
ito Falls country was aga in visited by
heavy rain yesterday and last night.
The range is in fine condition, and what
few cattle remain in this country are in
splendid shape. Wheat sown last week
Is up, and the green fields present a
beautiful appearance. This section of
country never has appeared so prosper
Gus and the outlook SO encouraging as it
does to-day.
Bolton, Oct. l4.-Cotton receipts to
date are ~ ,406 bales. A out half Of the
crop has been murketel. The weather Is
fine and the cotton still opening.
TAYLOR, Oct. 1.-THE receipts of
local market to date are 1900 bales, and
compressed Mt this place $500 bales. The
late ram has delayed picking.