Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-03
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

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Considerable wheat is being brought to
the Gainesville market from the sur
rounding county, and is readily selling
at 81 and 81. IA a bushel.
The cotton crop of Kerr county is
turning out far better than the planters
expected. 1t will average nearly half
bale to the acre.
The condition OF weather being so IA
vorable many farmers around Beeville
have begun to plant fall crops of cab
bages, turnips potatoes and other veg
etables, while many have ordered straw
berry cuttings. Truck farming prom
ises to develop into q big business there
this fall.
The Harrison county cotton crop is
turning out well, and it is now believed
that there will be two-thirds of a crop
gathered in that section. Cotton re-
ceipts are little behind last year.
record on account of the rain during the
last ten DAYS.
Cotton in the vicinity of Springtown,
Parker county, is turning oct beyond the
expectations of the most sanguine. Gins
are running day and night.
An exchange reports ten-inoh rain
ldll a. lsuhlcI NtLSS COuulfy Jul ibH u
two and one-half hour storm on the 2lst
ult.
Corn is being gathered in Kaufman
county, and is yielding much better than
was at TIE first of last month expected.
Cotton pickers are badly wanted there.
JEFFERSON, Oct. Cotton Is turning
out much better than was expected,
though IN some localities the worms have
injured the top crop.
The correspondent of the Ellis County
Mirror from Bristal says; Everybody
wants cotton pickers. We will make
from ons-half 20 one and half bale TO
the acre, which we think can't be beat
IN the county, but they never beat us on
crop and we are never very far behind
with anything.
CHILoREss, Oct. 2.-Farmers are maxi
ing preparations for putting in an extern
sive area of land in wheat this fall. be-
sides building houses, fences, and max
ing other improvements to render their
homes comfortable and happy. COwmen
report cattle in fine fix. The range is
excellent, but stock water ia Il little
scarce.
TERRELL, oct. 2.-There have been
several hundred bales OF cotton marketed
to-day. Twenty-seven bales in one
group came in after o clock p. m.
PILOT POINT, Oct. "A light rain
fell last night. The farmers are rushing
TO get the cotton out before cold weather.
The yield Of the fleecy staple is larger
than many hoped for, and the good
prices so far maintained gives q cheerful
outlook TO the future. large area is
being put into wheat and rye, in order to
supply winter pasture TO stock aud make
up the deficit on account of the short
corn and hog crop. The cotton receipts
TO October l are 1875 bales.
LEwIsVILLE, Oct. 1.-The cotton crop
is turning out some better than was ex-
pected. Kealy * Hayes, Lewlsvll.e' IS
live gin men and cotton merchants, have
ginned up to October 23O bales, against
ia bales for the corresponding date last
year. There have been shipped from
Lewisville TO date 223 bales, with 1877
bales in the yard now, making q total of
Alp bales here October /. The crop will
fall short of last year. The price has
been very satisfactory, however, and
ranged from 8 TO go cents. Messrs.
Cobb & Bro. paid . go cents cash for four
bales on September 30. AS a result of
the good prices farmers are paying their
debts, and trade is pretty good.
WEATHERFoRD, Oct. Cotton Is be-
ginning TO come in al a rapid rate, local
receipts averaging from 400 to 500 bales
daily, the price o-day ranging from 9:l5
to $50. The cotton crop will be much
better here than it was thought 1t would
be. The weather is very fine for wheat
sowing and the farmers are taking ad-
vantage OF il and putting il in the ground
in hurry.
COLORADO, Oct. odd jack frost
showed down full hand here Monday
night for the first time in 1890. Fifty
bales of cotton have been received to
date. The new steam gin has been kept
busy since it started. Considerable re-
ceipts from the western counties. There
has been an abundance of rain, the
ranges are goods, farmers, stockmen
and merchants are ali happy.
GALVESTON, Oct. 1.-The Texas state
weather service issued their weekly
weather and crop bulletin to- night for
the week ending Oct. ,. The report
gives the temperature, rainfall and crop
outlook as follows:
Temperature during the past seven days
has been below normal in all parts of
the state. The maximum ranged from
81 TO 50, and the minim um from AZ to 81.
On the hrst the temperature over eastern
Texas ranged from AZ to 90.
Very little rain has fallen during the
week with the exception of o lew local
showers which, while heavy, did not ex-
tend over large territory. The follow
ing rainfHlls are reported: Dallas, SO;
Cuero, 40; Luling, pa; San Antonio,
.29; Huntsville, 40; Brennan, .Ss;
Bolton, 10; Palestine .06; Columbia,
2.s7; Tyler, 60: New Braunfels, .l3;
Fredericksburg, .45.
The weather during the past week has,
except in few localities, been favorable
for cotton picking. Cool weather was of
too short duration to result in any injury
to the crop. aud the present warm, dry
weather is very favorable. Over
~ least two-thirds of the
state the crop is turning