Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-24
CROP REPORT.
Increased Acreage OF Cotton in Nearly
Every State-Plant Doing Well?
Condition of Crop in Texas by Counties-Per-
centage OF Wheat in Texas 75-Good
Returns from Northwest
Correspondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June l9.-The crop re-
port for June has just been issued by the
agricultural department. The percentage
for wheat in Texas is stated at 70. The
following extracts from reports of COR
respondents relate to both winter and
spring wheat in Texas and Arkansas:
MISSISSIPPI.
Amite-Plant is small both of winter
and spring wheat; the rust Is so destruc-
tive to this grain that it is discouraging
to plant it. Chickasaw-In fair condi-
ton. Choctaw-Iittle wheat in county.
That received from the department was
ruined BY rust.
TEXAS.
Kaufman-Very LITTLE sown and that
was badly damaged by late freeze in the
spring. Lampasas-Near complete
failure, on account of the drought in the
winter. Jack-Badly damaged from
rust; will not make over half crop.
Reeves-A new county-only 400 acres
sown to wheat, which was destroyed by
hail. Runnels-Damaged, on account
of rust. .Wise-Failed to spread, prob
ably from too much rain. Heads short;
some rust; light straw, in fact is hardly
worth harvesting. Morrls-Too much
rain and cool nights caused some rust.
Stephens-A failure in some fields, and
some are better than last year. crop of
twenty bushels. Fisher-Shortage is
caused by lack of rain which came too
late for full crop. Baylor-Has come
out wonderfully since the rains; yield
w ha hnf
vest will begin in q daV or two. Some
rust, but has done no perceptible damage
TO winter wheat. Collin-The remain
ing crop was greatly injured by
heavy rains IN April. Haskell
Acreage largely in excess of last year,
due to increased population. Gram
crops cut off by dry weather
through winter. Denton-A failnre.
EilIzasHas improved since dry weather
set sSin, Rockwall-Nearlv a failure.
ElEsS- Almost q failure. Hunt-Consid-
epSst3y damaged by excessive rain.
ItaEque-Rust, freeze and bugs, together
etth copious rains, will make the crop
EeFy short, Johnson-Almost a failure.
short by the freeze in
MARCH and afterwards too much rain
acaused rust. Internationally 20 per
cent. was plowed up; that which remains
is!at least 80 per cent. below last year in
condition. Rust and insects were very
bad. Kerr-ACreage sown as compared
with last year was considerably larger
than indicated by 20 per cent, but much
was plOwed up on account of being killed
by frost and the land planted to cotton
and corn. The sowing of wheat hes TO
some extent been decreased on account
of natural tendency in all wheat to run
out, in, say, about twelve to fifteen
years. Another kind will have to be
substit ted. Mason-Suffered much by
late frosts; many fields plowed up and
cotton planted instead. Taylor-Late
and light on account of early drought,
though healthy at present. Coleman
Condition not so promising as last mouth,
some farmers claiming that it is badly
affected with rust, while others say that
rust has only attacked the blades and the
dry weather will prevent injury TO the
heads. Erath-Less planted in proper
ton than ever before on account of dry
fall and low price. Hamilton-Acreage
much less owing to low price. and the
want of first-class mills; then all that
sown on cotton stalk land was destroyed
by insects. What we have has the rust
badly. Hood-Ruined by rust and in
sects; not worth reaping in many fields.
Jones--Large increase in area due to in
crease in population. McLeunan-Has
not paid the expense of making and saw
ing for past two years, therefore the re-
duction IN acreage.