Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-15
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Kaufman county. A bale to the acre Is
what nearly every one is counting on
The corn crop in Jack county is not
so short as reported. Some OF the corn
is as good as any in the state.
The quantity of hay harvested IN Huut
county this season is charger than usual'
but the quality is pronounced by eA-
perienced farmers as being unusually
good.
Rain is badly needed in parts OF Shelby
county but the cotton is good and will
yield largely.
The cotton crop in Hunt county Is very
encouraging, ard with rain the crop VIII
be immense. Corn is somewhat short.
Good rains have fallen in Rusk county,
and the cotton crop will be larger tnSn
last year if the worms do not attack u.
The sweet potatoe crop IN the Northern
part of the state will not be very large
this season. The dry weather did the
mischief.
Brown county has had partial showers
in every section and the crop prospects
are good.
Mills county will have q heavy yield of
cotton.
CARRoLLToN. Aug. 13.-The weather
is warm and dry. Cotton picking mas
begun. The yield will fall short OF
what was expected in consequences Oh the
long continued drouth. We will make
only half crop of corn.
| PLANO, Aug. l3.-Plano received her
| first bale of new cotton yesterday. II
was raised by T. ]. Goats and sold to Il.
| H Crawford for eleven and one-elghth
cents. 1t weighed 450 pounds. Mr..
| Coats received SIS premium.
| GALVESTON, Aug. 1.-THE weekly
weather aud crop bulletin of the Texas
weather service was issued this evening
for the week ending August IA. 1t re-
| ports temperature, precipitation anu
| crop prospects as follows: Temperature
| during the past seven days has oeeh
| above normal. Sunshine has been about
the average for this season of the year
| Precipitation has been deficient. Only
| one section reports any worthy OF men,
ton; Huntsville had 3.06 inches. East
of the 9Sth meridian the cotton crop Is
good, and weather has affected tavor-
ably, except in few localities Where
drouth has done some damage. west OF
this the crop has been seriously injured
bv drouth, although good rains in the
next ten DAYS would be of great oenent,
and would increase the yield.
NORTH TRXAs.
Dallas-Temperatur maximum, "a;
minimum, IA.
Pilot Point-Cotton Is suffering lor
rain. Grass is drying up.
Mesquite-More rain is needed. Pick
ing has commenced. The first bale was
received on the 18th inst.
Graham-Cotton is good in some To-
calities, but in others it needs rain.
Decatur-Cotton is needing rain.
WEST TEXAS.
Weatherford-Wit q good rain in the
next week the cotton crop will be gooG
} otherwise short. Temperature, maxi
mum, 100; minimum, rs.
r Lam pasas-Cotton doing pretty vel
t but will fall short of previous prospects
i SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Cuero-Temperature, maximum, 100
( minimum, 81.
l Luliug-Te maximum, 1O2
minimum, 20.
s San Antonio-Tbe weather has affecte'
/ the crops fayorably. Temperature
, maximum, 90; minimum, II.
= New Braunfels-Cotton picking ha
Y commenced. The army worm Is appear
u ing in all sections.
Fredericksburg-All crops are suffer
Ing from uTOulu. LhtS SObbOA WYNN -
4 benefited by rain.
d CENTRAL TEXAS.
Waco-Cotton is doing well and pros
poets for a good crop are fine. Temper
AZURE, maximum, SO; minimum, IS.
Palestine-All crops are doing well
Temperature, maximum, 90; minimum
20.
g Brenham-CottoD is being marketed
the rate of fifty bales daily. Tempera
IT ture, maximum, 81; minimum, 70.
Corsicana-Cotton is in fair condition
- Picking has commenced. The first bal
10 was marketed on the Sth. Tempsra
d ture, maxium, 100; minimum, 81.
:. Bolton - Temperature. maximum
"a 100; minimum, 70.
acknowledgements maximum
"A "a; minimum, p.
- Painter - Cotton is good, neve
i, promised better,
~ College Station-Cotton, corn an
grass are suffering from drouth.
TempleA Worms are at work in son
fields. Cotton will be early. The pro-
~ poets are excellent.
u. Round Rock-Cotton will make thre
ng fourths of full crop.
81 COAST REGION.
ur Columbia - Temperature, maximum
Il 90; minimum, y.
rs Houston-There has been suffice
he rain. Crops are doing well. Temper
ry ture, maximum, So; minimum, 81.
ug Corpus Christl-The crops need rain q.
EAST TEXAS.
Tyler-Temperature maximum,
ell minimum, 6S.
ed Longview--Cotton is doing pretty W
but more rain is needed. TemperatuT
u maximum, 80; minimum, 70.
to TROY, Aug. 14.-Trcy received b
h. first bale of cotton yesterday. 1t W
mis- raised by B. F. Turner and bought
he McGlassen s. Co., they paying twel
II and one-half cents.
al DENTON, Aug. 1.-THE prospect
nd rain at present writing is good, and
oh was never needed worse in this sectio
raj NACoNA, Aug. H.-Nacona receiy
les her first two bales of cotton to-day, @
re- from B. 1. t. from Dan Voc
which weighed 495 pounds a
sold for thirteen cents. 1t v
bought by T a. Laforce. P
MUM and all amounted to ST5. The oil
was brought in from Red river, of
Grayson farm, by Isaac Gordon q
VI, veIphed 375 mounds 1t was bought