Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-09
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


Parker county cotton looks well. The
| prospect for top crop is SPLENDID. The
recent rains there have made the farmers
| look more cheerful.
| The sweet potato crop promises to be
the heaviest raised in Montgomery
| county for many years. Cane is also
| doing well, and Will render a most fruit
| full yield.
A report from Montgomery county
says: We are having dry weather, and
a rain would help out the cane and pota-
toes. Cotton is shedding very fast; not
withstanding we will make fair crop
this year. Worms have done no dam
| age yet here.
The dry weather in the vicinity of
| Pilot Point has been telling on the cotton
crop, especially the top crop, which 1t is
said there can be very little hopes of
securing as it is now to late for one to
mature even should a good rain be had.
Most people estimate this years crop at
not more than one-fourth of bale per
acre, but the acreage is % per cent.
greater than last year.
The Sherman Register: Farmers tell
the Register that the cotton yield is hold
ing up pretty near TO what is considered
a full crop, and that it is altogether
likely that there will be yield so per
cent. larger than last year.
All crop conditions throughout Kinney
county show improved conditions over
one week ago.
The cotton crop of Medina county is
put at one half bale to the acre.
e drouth has damaged the prospects
of late cotton in Collin county, but the
average yield will be very good
New corn is selling at forty cents a
bushel delivered in Burnet, which is
nearly double what it was last year.
The crop is somewhat reduced.
It is thought in the vicinity of Dublin
the cotton crop, although good, will be
cut shorter than expected.
Recently there was ginned and baled
for market the first bale of cotton ever
raised and ginned in Webb county. That
section expects to be d large producer of
cotton in the future.
There has been planted this year in
Runnels county about 10 200 acres in
cotton, anu about twice that amount in
corn. Fair crops of oats and wheat
have been harvested. Corn in many
localities is very good, Cotton was ex-
oeedinglT promising few weeks since,
but IN the localities not visited by the
partial showers prevailing through
August, light crop may be expected,
say bale TO two or four acres.
JEFFERSON, Sept. SIT rained heavily
here both yesterday and to-day.
TERRELL, Sept S.-Shght showers
have been falling since yesterday morn
ing, but the ground is not very wet vet.
ROANOKE, Sept. 8.-1he long drouth is
at last broken by fine rain, but the four
month s siege has damaged the crop for
this year. Work can now begin for ne xt
years crops.
TExARKANA, Sept. Sit has been
raining throughout this section continu-
ouSly for the last twenty-four hour
This will assist in the development of the
top cotton and largely increase the
already large crop.
COLORADO, Sept. S.-The first really
generally rain that this section has had
during the summer set in yesterday aft
ernoon at O'Clock, and has continued
steadily all day with prospects of more.
An immense quantity of water has fallen
and all the creeks are up. Reports from
out on the railroad say that the rain has
extended TO Toyah. It will be a great
help to grass and fall crops.
PECOs CITY, Sept. SIT has been
raining here since yesterday at intervals.
The report comes from the stone quarry !
located ten miles west of here that a |
perfect deluge fell there and washed |
down the derricks and filled up the pit.
No serious damage wac done but it Will |
retard work for several days. Grass is
putting out rapidly and the range will be |
better than 1t has been since the great |
drouth.
SHERMAN, Sept. S.-For many miles |
in every direction rain has fallen. Last |
night rain was immense.