Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-18
TEAS CROPS AND WEATHER

The cotton crop of Austin county, says
he Times, Is about gathered, with the
exception of u few bales in the bottom
lanis good deal OF the crop is yet
uuruarketpd. Those farmers TINT are
allie ARE holding IL for better prices.
Altogether, il has been very fair crop,
AMI il is safe to say that the total for the
county has not been less than 20 900,
bales.
Hood county farmers are nearly
through gathering their crops. The
cotton WELD is abour Twenty-Five per
cent better than expected two months
ago.
There has been marketed at Brown
gooi his year ubout 500. 600 bushels of
wheat.
The Greer County News has statistics
from keutOu and Aaron which show the
acreage OF wheat sowu Ivy seventv-three
farmers III thr fa.l OF 1889 and 1890. Lust
year there was an average of twenty
four acres TO the farmer and this year
there is an average of .ixty-eiRht acres,
ar nearly three tunes IA much.
About 100 hnles of /. ton have been
,hipned from Seymour this season. Half
Is yet TO he shipped and 200 bales will be
about the shipment of cotton from Sey-
mour. Cotton was only an experiment
in BAYLOR county this year. but from all
rrpurts this will be one Of the chief pro-
duets If Baylor county in the future.
Cotton picking is nearly over III Cooke
county, an rerort says the yield was
much in Vance of the estimates during
ih- -rason.
GALVESTON, Dee. 1.-THE Texas state
WruIh-r and crop bulletin issued to-
night for the week ending December ii
gives the temperature. rainfall and crop
conditions as follows: The temperatures
durlng the past seven days have been
about normal; light showers of rain or-
cured generally over the state on the
4;h, on which dute freezing temperature
also occurred, except In the vicinity of
the coast. Cotton picking Is about com
plrlpi. Wheat and pasturage are in fine
conf ticn. Rapid progress Is beiug made
III full plowing.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
LOnEvew-COttOn coming In slowly,
hearY frosts on the Sth. 9Th and 10Th.
Temperature. maximum, ~; minimum,
81. rainfall, IS on three days.
Nsw BrHuuiells-Cotton picking about
over; farmers busy breaking land for
50; minimum. 81; no rain.
Palestine - Temperature, may imum.
70; minimum, %; ruinfall, So on three
imys.
Houston - Temperature, maximum,
y: minimum, "a; rainfall, 90 on three
Ia,s.
College Stn,ion-Too dry and cold for
fail vegetation. Temperature, Ennyi-
"a. oiraif
one day.
yenus-Cotton picking about over;
small gruin doing well. Temperature,
maximum, 10; minimum. Is; no rain.
Corpus Christi--Very dry. Temper
AZURE, maximum, IS; minimum. 80; no
ruu.
Lnmpasas- considerable ice or the
norulng of the Sth. Temperature, max
imun 80; minimum, p; rainfall, 20
Oh one day.
Luling- Temperature, maximum. 80;
minimum, 70; no ruin
Car-canH- Temperature, maximum,
"a: minimum, %; rainfall, .35 on two
iuvs
as-Temperature, maximum, "A;
minimum, %; no rain.
Me>quite-Co;Inn nearly all picked;
yield Vt corn IS better than was expected;
10 small grain of any consequence.
Temperature. maximum, 10; minimum.
-; rqufu!l, 81 on one day.
Columbin-Thund-rs' in the west
on the 9Th. Temperature, 50; mini
mum, 81; no rain.
Brrunum-w Weather favorable. Tenn
9eraiure, maximum, 10; minimum, rs:
-aUn,ll. ~, on three DAYS.
BumrtI-FHrmrrs are generally busy
preparing for the coming crop. cotton
coming in more slowly. Temperature,
maximum, -; minimum, Soi no rain.
GITFR. Dec. 1.-THE cold wave
hch s,ruck Us last Sunday Is gone and
he weather Is again warm and pleasant.
Cotton rereip's mt HiIshoro have
amounted 10 about is. 900 bales.
The Texas Storkman and Farmer saws
hat the corn crop is likely TO prove
shorter than was supposed two months
ago.
Al the lowest estimate Navarro county
iais-s 10, 0o0 bales of cotton this season.
The TAYLOR Journal has the following
ten: Mr.. Dan Muntooth. who lives ten ,
niles above SHlaGo, has one acre OF
HF'gAhie land, und last spring he nut II
III onions. Five rounds OF seed were
H'ei- He gathered from this one acre
$500 pounds of onions, which he mar
aeIrd nj un average of cents per pound.
}. L. Elhert informs us. says the /
|naunh Chief, that lie has l20 Hcres Of
'"ir Gown whea. Oh his fine section, So. /
'"o miles from the city, that il is now |!
~ AMI look ing beautiful. He thinks /.
Hun the urestut favorable outlook that |
Ae Will surely make not less than thirty |
bushels per nrre.
In The LIT of Ch.ldress farmers whom |
'hr Index man Interviewed on the acre. !
age of wheat sow this fall, the average |
Vas about 100 acres.
The corn nnd cotton of Erath county
were very fine tbs year.
MIR Toudouze who has made large !
success OF an rXpeI imputal rainir crop i'll |
orNA7 county will plant il OLE large /
s's'e next year.
Cotton in Fnnnin county in the Por-
"r' church community is all gathered !
viii more than uu average yield.
lhe syrup yield Of Houston county this |
:tHF says the Crockett Courier, will lie |
az 600 gallons; in five years il would he |
-'s"'. 700 with u guaranty of profitable |
market.
EuGuuh Cnief. I VI Myers who Loaf