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

Cotton picking is neariT over IN Cooke
county, and report says the yield was
much in advance Of the estimates during
the season.
The last rain is said to have done con-
siderable damage to the co ton in Shelby
cobnty. There is a good deal OF the crop
yet in the field.
We have received from Mr.. Charles
Weber, says the Victoria Advocate, two
stalks of sugar cane that cap the climax.
The Houston Post has challenged pro-
ducers for stalk OF cane superior to q
specimen it has received, having eigh-
teen joints. One of the stalks we have
from Mr.. Weber has twenty joints, and
the other twenty-five. Who can beat
them? They are products of our Guada-
lupe bottoms, and were grown within
q lille of this city. Many more such
stalks are growing in fields adjacent to
this city, and there are thousands of
acres within radius of ten miles OF
which Victoria is the center, which will
produce just as good ribbon cane.
Wilson county cotton is not so heavy
as last year crop. Sweet potatoes aud
sorghum have yielded very well.
FAIRFIELD, Dec. Eve are having q
very cold spell OF weather. The earth
has been frozen for two days. The sun
is shining brightly to-day and We wood
buyers hope the weather will soon mod
crate.
TERRELL, Dec. LIN some localities
the cotton crop is pretty well gathered,
but In others fields are pretty well loaded
with the staple.
GALVESTON, Dee. 1.-THE Texas state
hnl lott
night for the week ending December II
gives the temperature, rainfall and crop
conditions rs follows: The temperatures
during the past seven days have been
about normal: light showers of rain oc-
Cured generally over the state on the
9th, on which date freezing temperature
also occurred, except in the vicinity of
the coast. Cotton picking is about COM
pleted. Wheat and pasturage are in fine
condition. Rapid progress is being made
in fall blowing.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
Longview-Cotton coming in slowly,
heavy frosts On the 9Th, 9th and 10th.
Temperature, maximum, -; minimum,
81; rainfall, 3.1S on three days.
New Standardization picking about
over; farmers busy breaking land for
next crop. Temperature, maximum,
so; minimum, 80; no rain.
Palestine - Temperature, NAY imum,
80; minimum, 90; rainfall, .sS on three
days.
Houston Temperature, maximum,
70; minimum, "a; rainfall, 60 on three
days.
College Statiou-Too dry and cold for
fall vegetation. Temperature, maxi
mum, 80; minimum, "a; rainfall, rs on
one day.
Venus-Cotton picking about over;
small grain doing we'll. Temperature,
maximum, 70; minimum, Is; no rain.
Corpus Christi-Very dry. Temper
ature, maximum, 7S; minimum, So; no
rain.
Lampasas-Considera ice on the
morning of the Sth. Temporal urs, max
imun, 80; minimum, %; rainfall, 20
on one day.
Lu!ing-Temperature, maximum, so;
minimum, %; no rain
acknowledgements maximum,
90: minimum, %; rainfall, .S5 on two
days.
Dallas-Temperature maximum, "A;
minimum, %; no rain.
Administration nearly all picked;
yield of corn is better than was expected;
no small grain of any consequence.
Temeprature, maximum, IS: minimum,
%; rainfall, 80 on one day.
Columb ia-Thuuderstorm in the west
on the 9th. Temperature, 50; mini
mum, 81; no rain.
Brenham-Weather favorable. Tenn
perature, maximum. 70; minimum, %;
rainfall, 76, on three days.
Burnett-Farmers are generally busy
preparing for the coming crop, cotton
coming in more slowly. Temperature,
maximum, -; minimum, 80; no rain.
GILMER. Dec. 1.-THE cold wave
which struck US last Sunday Is gone and
the weather Is again warm aud pleasant.