Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-14
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


Cotton is short in the vicinity of Hico
! from the drouth.
| In Bosque county It will take from
| four to six acres 10 make bal of cot
| ton. Corn averages about twenty
! bushels.
The rains tn at have fallen in Camp
county have benefited the potato, turuip
aud cane crop.
The cotton crop in Comanche county
will equal that of last year and plenty of
corn has been made.
The crop in Nacogdoches will fall short
OF the expectations By 25 per cent.
The good corn crop IN the vicinity f
Marlin will make up the deficiency in the
cotton yield.
The cane crop of Polk county is I'M
edualed, and plenty of the very best
syrup will be made.
A large part of the HAYS county cotton
is late and has been benefited by the re-
cent rains.
LipscomL farmers are putting in large
quantities of rye as well as wheat for the
next crop.
Corn is very good IN Nolan county, but
the cotton is small on account of the
drouth since May 8.
The Seymour Monitor: 1t was gener-
ally supposed that the amount of cotton
planted IN Baylor county this year was
small, but this is mistake. The Moni-
tor learns that there was a good acreage
of the staple planted and that it looks
well and will yield finely. No doubt
much larger acreage will be sown next
year, which will necessitate the building
Of gins.
Fayette county cotton, with the rain,
Is putting on good full crop and a fair
yield may yet be gathered.
RUsK, Sept. I3.-It has been raining
here frequently for the past three days,
and it will greatly benefit sweet potatoes,
pasture, etc.
GAINESVILLE, Sept. ia genuine
blue nOrther struck this city yesterday
evening about dusk, aud lowered the
temperature very rapidly.
CHILDREss, Sept. 13.-This section has
been favored with several fine rains the |
past few days, and farmers never had |
better weather for breaking ground and |
getting ready for fall wheat sowing, and |
they are taking advantage of the oppor- |
tunity. 1t is surprising to see the amount |
of wheat that was raised in the Chidress |
country this year. From four OF FIVE to |
u dozen wagon loads come to this market
every day.
TROY, Sept. "wednesday evening
we had a fine rain which will enlarge the
growing cotton bolls ana make fine sea-
son for turnips, the farmers are taking
advantage OF II and sowing by the acres
as substitute for corn. Cotton is be-
ginning to come in again since tine rain,
aud pickers are in demand.
SEYMOUR, Sept. live have had q
four hours solid down pour and
il is still raining. Our wheat farmers
are making dirt fly with their gang
plows.
TERRELL, Sept. l3.-The rain com
meneed falling about 8 p. m. and the |
ground is now pretty wet, though not too |
much go. The streets of Terrell have |
been Immensely crowded with cotton |
wagons and country people since early |
this morning.
JEFFERSON, Sept. 13.-One of the |
heaviest rain and windstorms known In a
long time passed over the city last night
about IL 'clock. The rain and wind
also did much damage to the open cot
ton, by beating on. on the ground.
RHoME, Sept. l3.-The cotton crop is
being rapidly gathered, and the large
receipts at this time of year are splendid
Indications OF a short crop. However,
our section will make as many bales as it
did last year, owing to increased acre
age. With fair cotton crop, corn suffi-
nient for home demand, plenty of fat
hogs, and sleek horses and cattle, and
out of,debt, our farmers