Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-21
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


Good corn is assured in Milan county and
cotton prospects are the best for several years.
Cotton in Grayson county is fine. The acreage
IS the greatest ever known there.
Good rains in Nacogdoches county have set
crops on the boom. The prospects are hattering
Oats fair in Cooke county, wheat short, cotton
and corn fine.
Crops in Bee county are reported as never IN a
more promising condition.
Wheat and oats are short in Hill county, but
corn and cotton prospects are hattering'
Crops are fine in Bosuue county but the farm
ers are little behind on account OF so much
rain.
Cotton and corn in Collin county have bright
outlook.
Oats are injured by the rust and wheat is short
in Hamilton county.
The wheat crop in Parker county which was
announced to be q dead failure IS up to the
average.
Crops are looking well in Rusk county, though
the wet weather has retarded them somewhat
The corn and cotton crops about Laredo are
reported to be very hattering.
Wheat and oats are being cut in Johnson
county, and turning ont better than was e1-
pected. Corn is in (he silk and very heaVy'
The crop prospects around Tyler are very fair.
ruary freeze.
Crops are excellent in Montague county. Cot
ton is late but looks well.
Crops are looking well in Shelby county: The
past two weeks has wrought wonderful change
in the crops of that section.
CRAWFORD, TEX. June 19.-The prospect for
corn and cotton crops has never been better In
the history OF TINS county: Ihefe Is tnoLg
age in cotton this season than was ever planted
here before.
LEwIsvIILE Tex, June 20.-It is still dry
here. There can be but light crop OF corn
made now if it does not rain, Cotton IS LOOKING
well and promises good yield.
EMORY, TEX, June l9.-During this hne
weather the town is deserted, but occasionally
farmer who has caught up with his work
comes, smiling into town and makes the most
favorable reports of the crops ana prospects.
Cotton is in the bloom on several farms. deaItn
is simply splendid.
fell last night and the ground is covered with
water. Our county is in q prosperous condl-
tion and crops will do well. me only whe9I
ever planted in the county was raised by A = :.
Welter, and cut last week. 1t Will make
about twenty five bushels to the acre. Judge
Burch. saws his corn will make fifty bushels to
the acre All over the county comes in reports
likethe two gentlemen mentioned, and II Is
the opinion of all hat this section is the finest
small grain country in the state
EsTAcApo, Tex, June IS.-The heaviest rain
known for fell mere last 0lElL anu II 10
still raining. The surface lakes are all full The
value of this rain not be estimated, as TINS
insures fine crops and fat cattle, and the pros
pector will find in place OF barren waste as mas
been reported heretofore, all kinds of feeds and
farm products. This and adjoining counties are
attracting a great many settlers nov. hurry up
the Fort Worth and Albuquerque railroad.
VERNON Tex, June 2O.-There may be diff
ferent modes of baptism and they may all De ac-
cording to Hoyle for what know, but one thing
do know and that is that the Lord smiled and
gave Wilbarger and adjoining counties one OF
the finest shower baths on the evening OF the
18th inst. that the good people ever had, and to
say they are glad would be putting it way below
par. The grain is ell in the shock and Will be
fair YIELD and will be Of as good quality as ever
came from the Panhandle, aud that Is saying
"heaps.'
DoANs, Tex June IS.-We had fine rain
here to-day, which will help out the corn crop
wonderfully. Wheat cutting is about over, and
up to last year. Oats will be short. The dry
weather we have had for few weeks back Sc
riously injured them.
AMARILLO, TEX. June 19.-There has never
been period in the history OF the town and
country when the people felt half so lubiant over
the future prospects as at the present time. Am
arillo is crowded with investors, prospectors and
summer resorters, who are spending the summer
in this cool, refreshing climate, and 1t may wen
he classed as one of tine most sublime health and
summer resorts in the Northwest. The streets
are daily full of the choicest vegetables, all OF
which are raised in the Amarillo country. This
is the first year that this country has been tested
by the farmers, and the yield OF all kinds OF
small grain has equaled any portion of Texas
yet open ed up, while the prospects for corn and
other later crops are very hatterl 9.
IoyELApY TEX, June ls.-We are now hav-
ing sunshine and farmers are busy in their cot
ton fields. which were, owing to SO much rain
lately. likely to get badly In the grass. The
prospect for q corn crop is now better than any
thought it could be six weeks ago and the out
look for cotton At least an av erage'