Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


ting effects of the drouth, have net been
verified, and Texas stands booked TO gin
as heavy cotton crop, at least in the
southern section of the state, as was
ever brought to the market within her
borders.
Around Charleston and Cooper, In
Delta county, great deal of the land
will average nearly bale TO the acre.
Sons of the better lands will make
full bale.
A Henrietta Chieftain reporter saw
ibis week several fine stalks of well ma
tured tobacco raised in Clay county.
Hunt county will produce about 80, 900
bales of cotton this year, worth 81 400
600.
Half a bale OF cotton per acre was
raised on Red Mud in Dickens county
this year and the farmers there shipped
thirty-two bales, which is something new
out there.
The report comes from Hickory creek
in Far 3d. in county that the cotton crop Is
Welding beyond the expectations OF the
most sanguine farmer. Corn is light with
heavy shuck.
The editor of the Knox County Senti-
mel, Mr.. Fisher, says his section is enjoy
ing a good, healthy growth IN conse-
quence of good crops and tiattering pros
poets, and ventures the opinion that the
acreage in small grain will be doubled in
Knox county the coming season.
The farmers in the vicinity of Bloom
field, Cooke county, are reported to be
in more prosperous condition than last
yeaT on account of the increased cotton
yield.
We have in our office, says the Aurora
Chronicle, specimens of ripe peaches
taken from Pap simmons orchard. be-
ing the second crop grown on the same
trpes this season. The first crop maIur-
ing in early summer, were light owing to
late frest last spring. but the second
crug is larger. These trees. like every
thing else in this favored locality
whether bot or cold, freeze or thaw, wet
or dry, get there all the same.
The wheat IN Grayson county never
looked better at this season of the year
than row. The acreage is larger than
usual.
Some of the new settlers in Hale county
are taking advantage of the last rain to
break land while the ground is in good
condition 10 piow.
The Liberty Nuaicator hus the follow
ing: The gins IN this county have been
running steadily from early morn to
starry eve, yet nave hardly made be-
ginning in getting rid of the cotton. The
season has been favoraUle here for pick
ing, and the staple is extra fine this
yeur. The fields w have noticed look
like banks of SHOW. A big cpop is made
here this year. Our old friend DeDeka,
informs us he will make nine bales from
seven acres.
The cotton crop in Navarro county is
turning out better than was expected. A
great deal is in the fields and pickers are
very scarce.
Fannin county crops are turning out
from all reports a great deal better than
was expected.
The people in Jones county are busy
gathering cotton and sowing wheat.
There Will be Il larger acreage in wheat
this year than ever before, and much
more cotton will he made than was ex-
peUted.
The COryell county cotton is yielding a
fair crop and picking is nearing close.
The wheat crop of Titus county is COM
ing up and is reported as looking fine.
The cotton crop in kaufman is some
bVAACi hlluh Neo luAlNIphhSN pOilio
since. Corn is very short.
Cisco lie headquarters for pecans. Over
GO 900 pounds have been marketed there
10 daIe. The receipts will probably
reach $50. 600 pounds this season.
A year ago, says the Garland News,
corn was selling in Garland for twenty
FIVE cents per bushel. Now it is worth
Just three times that much.
It il claimed, says the Stephenvile
Empire, that had Erath received one
more rain in July the cotton crop would
have been bigger, but it Is generally
conceded that there has been as much
made as the farming forces could
gather. The fal! has been unusually
favorable.
The Decatur Post has the following:
Crops Gre us a whole better than was
generally Anticipated month ago.
While the acreage in corn was not as
great as it usually - in this section, the
yield was better than one could have
thought it TO be before gathering. Cot
ton Is far better than was generally sup
posed II would be. 1t is nearly all open,
and would have been picked out ere this
if it had not rained so much.
A good top crop of cotton is reported
IN Wise C-uuty.
A Gibbtowu item in the Jacksboro Ga
Zette says: The last vestige of the cot
ton crop is being rapidly gathered and
marketed. The yield has been better
than was expected. With a fair average
cotton crop, corn enough for homo con-
sumption Uud plenty of hogs for pork,
any people are necessarily independent
In Eastlanu county the corn crop is
good, and though only small acreage |
was put in, there is plenty aud TO spare,
but there IL not the room for reckless
feeding that there YVES last year.
Cotton picking and sorghum cutting is
the order OF the day, says the Coleman |
Voice. Cotton is averaging about half !
bale 10 the acre. Sorghum, millet, po- !
tntoes and vegetables generally have done |
well. Wheat ana rye look welI-not 80 !
much wheat sown Us last year. More |
Oats wiz be sown during the fall aud |
Hprug. The range is fine, stock fat and |
healthy and will go through the winter
with but little iced extra of the pastures.
The Throckmorton Times has the fol-
lowing: The acreage Of wheat in this
county for next year Will he at least 500 !
per cent. greater than ever before.
When meI can raise from twenty TO
;hi-tv bushels of wheat TO the acre Is il