Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-28
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

The report from Moody, McLenuan
u,,,ntv. is that cotton will make about
,hree-fourths of q bale to the acre in the
aonntry close 10 town, and in the dis
,rIc,s where there has been more rainfall
:, will not be less than a bale to the acre
In the vicinity of Huntsville the cotton
,ro,nects are the best knSwn for many
years.
The cotton crops on the black lands OF
Fannin county bespeak an abundant
yield.
The corn crop in Rockwell county will
ba light on account of the drouth in June
and July, but there will be plenty for
home use.
Blanoo county has had heavy rains but
others are needed.
ened up the cotton, cane, and potatoes.
The cotton will yield fair crop.
A fair crop of corn will be garnered IN
Greer county this year.
Cotton crops are fine in Delta county,
but the late corn was cut short by the
drouth.
This years cotton crop promises to be
the largest grown in Hopkins county for
several years.
The prospect for large cotton crop in
the county is very fiatteriug, says the
GreenvilIe Headlight. The stalk is of
good size and well frulted, and If no dis
as,er befalls it in this county it will
Weld from a half to q bale per acre.
Plenty of corn has been raised # care
fully used for home consumption, and
We predict lively times in old Hunt this
fall.
Cotton is opening very fast now around
Corscaus. The rain came almost too
late as the old cotton had stopped grow
ing.
The grass on the prairies in Randall
county is as green as spriugtime, and
vegetables are fine and abundant.
Crops are extra good in the vicinity of
Center, Shelby county, and cotton is
opening fast.
In sections of Montague county cotton
will make bale to the acre, and corn
sixty bushels. The sweet potato crop Is
also good.
A large acreage of wheat will be put in
IN GraYson county since such timely rains
have fallen.
More cotton is said to be metured al
res In Smith county than was gathered
last year.
The idea that Laredo was not farm
Ing country has been knocked by the
success of the cotton crops there this
year. They are said to be quite heavy.
A good rain fell in the Italy and Mil
ford sections of Ellis. county Sunday
evening.
The Concho country, lately DEVOTED
entirely to stock-raising, will ship about
5000 bales of cotton from San Angelo
this season. Last year only $50 bales
were shipped.
The present prospects for cotton in
Fannin county are thought to be over
rated, but at the lowest possible estimate
the yield will be equal to any crop for
several years past.
The cotton crop in the vicinity of Bee
Vile is practically made and will yield
One-balf TO one bale per acre. The acre
age tributary to that place this year is at
least 800 per cent. increase over that OF
last.
The cotton In Navarro county is going
to beat last years yield badly.
Good rains have fallen at Jefferson,
Washington and Winsboro recently.
At Bridgeport, Wise county, corn is
good and cotton was never better.
The cotton crop of Liberty county is
reported to be larger in acreage this year
than 1t has been for several years. In
some localities too much rain Is reported,
but generally the crop is very promising.
A heavy rain fell in Alvord recently
and from reports from over the county il
was g general ram over the entire conn
Is. This rain insures q bountiful cotton
crop, the largest ever known ip the his
tory Of Wise county.
1t has been raining in different Sec
tons of Bosque county, and the crop
prospects are much improved within the
past two weeks.
The cotton yield In the vicinity OF Lul-
ing will not equal that of last year, but
fair crop will be made.
Crops around San Augustine are re-
ported to be very fine.
Kaufman county cotton will make a
good yield. 1t is expected that the best
crop for several years will be gathered.
Hays county yet needs ram but cotton
is good.
Cotton in Williamson county Is not SO
good as the prospects promised. The
drouth hurt 1t some.
The recent rains IN Collin county have
insured good yield OF cotton, which is
already beginning to be marketed.
Ballinger has been visited by fine rains
and things are looking fresher.
The prospects are that Navarro county
farmers will make good cotton crops this
year.
Corn will make from fifteen to twenty
five bushels TO the acre around Sarslvo,
Ellis county. Cotton crops will not be
heavy.
Since the recent rains the prospects for
az excellent cotton crop is very fiattering
III CorYell county.
After a two weeks drouth, when the
cotton most needed it, heavy rains have
fallen in all the counties north of San
Antonio for leo miles.
Corn is lighter in Williamson county
than was expected, but cotton crops are
fine.
The drouth has ruined q great deal of
cotton In the vicinity OF Blossom Prairie,
IN Lamar county.
The cotton crop of Caldwell county 10