Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-16
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

The recent bad weather has done very
little damage to crops in Cass county, as
the cotton is nearly all gathered.
There is a big rush on the pecan crop,
says the Decatur Post. and it is very
good in some places. Some people
have quit picking cotton aud gone to
gathering pecans, as they can make
more money ct it.
Cotton picking is about over in Bell
county, aud the crop averages about
one-half bale to the acre.
| At Pittsburg, Camp county, up to
! Friday the number of bales stood at
1921, against 2600 to the same date last
year
! Crops nre nearly all gathered in Hop
kins county. Corn yielded fairly and
cotton was much better than was ex-
pected. The cane crop was excellent.
Cotton shipments from Victoria up to
this date for last year were 2394. This
year up to date they are 1926; an IN
crease OF nearly 1000 beles.
The crops are nearly ali housed in
Gonzales county. Corn is light on ac-
count of too much rain in the spring.
Cotton is better than first expected.
1t is simply astonishing, saws the Sey-
mour Sun, the amount of wheat that is
being marketed in Seymour from the
counties of BAYLOR, Knox. ThrockmOr
ton and Haskell couties. From one to
three cars of wheat are going cut now,
have been for several weeks and VIII
probably continue for some time, as We
learn on Investigation that there is
great deal of good wheat in the country
yet to be marketed.
a very large crop OF cotton will be
gathered this year in Red river county,
and corn enough for local demand.
MIR. w. W. Rutherford, who lives on
Alarm creek, has this season picked,
himself, six bales of cotton and gathered
$50 bushels of corn, and was in town
Tuesday, says the Stepensvi!le Empire,
complaining because the rniu forbade his
gathering seventy-fve bushels more of
corn Monday. Mr.. Rutherford says his
crop would have paid for ms ITO acres,
which he bought in the summer of 1888.
His place this year has paid about $1,000
clear profit.
The pecan crop contiguous to the Cuero
market is not as good as in former
years, says the Star, owing, no doubt,
to the practice of gatherers "thrash-
ing' the trees, which not only Injuries
their growth, but lessons the quantity of
product. In some parts of the state the I
crop is exceptionally large, especially
where the trees have il former years /
been protected, while in others it ia (
about like it is ia this county. The mast
is good.
ABILENE, Nov. 15.-Last night at an
early hour it commenced to rain again |
and continued to pour hard all night and |
this morning it still continues with no |
s ign of abatIng soon.
HAMILTON, Nov. 13.-The weather has !
been cloudy and damp for four days but |
not much rain, though as much as
needed. The acreage in wheat will not
be large. About four tifths of the cotton
crop has been gathered and will average
about one-third Of q bale to the acre.
TERRELL, Nov. 15.-The sunshine of
yesterday was only temporary affair.
Before daylight this morning the rain
began to fall and has been doing 80 all
day, with only slight intervals.
COLORADO, Nov. ia tremendous
rain fell here last night, continuing
number of hours, after which a severe
norther blew up and to-day we have
been treated to cold misty rain. Cat
tie and sheep are in too good condition
for the wet weather to effect the live
stock interests. Several herds of cattle
en- route here TO shipment were STAN
peded by the storm and are scattered to
the four winds.
CARROLLTON, Nov. live have had
rain almost every dav the past week.
The wagon roads are almost impossible.
Our free school under Professor Thomp-
son is giving entire satisfaction. The
cotton is about all picked and ginned
The young wheat crop is as fine as ever
seen this time of the year, and unless
some unforeseen accident happens an
abundant crop will be harvested.