Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-24
TEXAS CROP ESTIMATE.
Cotton Production for 1889 90-Present
Condition of the Growing Crop,
Statistics pased on 1900 Inquiries From IA
Counties Growing CottoH-other
Products.
Special TO the Gazette.

special 10 the GaZeIJe.
GALVESTON, TEX, June 23.-Ihe
committee on information and statistics
of the Galveston cotton exchange, with
view of gathering as reliable informa-
tion as possible on the production OF the
cotton of Texas in the season of l0S9-9O
n nd on the present condition of the
growing cotton crop OF Texas, sent out
1900 enquiries and received SEQ replies,
representing IA cotton growing counties
of the state. From these replies COM
pilaIon has been made which shows the
yield of lS89-90 to be as follows: Thirty
one counties in North Texas last season,
AIS 900 bales; this season, 447 900 bales
Twenty three counties in West Texas last
season, Il6, 900; this season, l54 900.
Twenty three counties in Southwest
Texas last season, 2l9 600; this season,
277 600 Twenty-three counties on the
coast last season, AZ 900; this season,
$4,000. Twenty counties IN East Texas
last seRson, ll6 900; this season, 1885,
600. Twenty-Five counties in Central
Texas last season, 527 900; this season,
G24 600 Total yield in IA counties,
last season l ,43S, 900; this season, l.
7O4 600. This is an increase OF 26G 900
bales in the season of lSS9-90 over pre-
ceeding season, and an increase of 1853,
900 bales over the yield of lSS2-S3, which
was the greatest of any previous season.
The committee estimates of the increase
in the cotton acreage for the season of
lS9O-9l is as follows: North Texas
Thirty-ons counties, u per cent. in
crease. West Texas - Twenty three
counties, 80 per cent. increase. South
west Texas-Twentyt three counties, 30
per cent. The Coast - Twenty-Five
counties, 81 per cent. East
Texas-Twenty counties, per cent.
Central Texas-Twenty- counties,
per cent increase. one hundred and
forty-fo counties average II per cent
increase.
In making this estimate the committee
say. The returns of last seasons yield
Of cotton per acre in Texas indicate that
the acreage has not been as large as
estimated for several years. AS
basis of calculation we adopt for the
season IS9O-9l the agricultural bureaus
figures Tor lS39-90, viz. 4 304 200 acres,
and add per cent increase, making A.
GAS 600 acres for this season OF ls90-9l
Certain sections of the coast country re
pert crops earlier than an average sea-
son and last season. The remainder re-
port about eleven days later than an
average season, and fifteen days later
than last season. Taking the average of
the state, the plant is smaller than last
year al this time, but favorable weather
may soon i'm prove the prospects. EX-
treme estimates are not justified, regular
rain showers being required TO make
good crops. The condition of the cotton
stand now, as compared with
average seasons, is as follows;
North Texas, 81 counties, twelve days
later, four fair, nineteen good, eight
good to very good. West Texas, twenty
three counties, ten days later, twelve
good, six good to very good, five very
good. Southwest Texas, twenty three
counties, eleven days later. three fair,
ave fair to good, seven good, eight very
good. The coast, twenty-five counties,
three days earlier, seven fair, ten good,
FIVE very good. East Texas, twenty
counties, eight days later, two fair,
fourteen good, four good to very good.
Central Texas, twenty-five coun-
ties, twelve days later, nine
fair, six fair to good,
ten good. In the IA counties the average
is eleven days later, while the condition
Of crop in twenty-five counties Is fair,
eleven fair to good; seventy-two good,
eighteen good to very good, ana In eigh-
teen very good.
The other crops are represented as fol-
lows: The corn crop nine bad, fifty
seven fair, fifty eight good, twenty very
good. The wheat crop of North and
West Texas, thirty-one bad, fifteen fair,
ninty-eight counties raised very little.
The oat crop, thirty eight bad, seventy
six fair, eight good; twenty-five coast
counties raised very little.