Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-05
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Copious showers have fallen in Bas-
trop county and greatly revived the
crops. The prospects are good.
The Crockett Courier says that Ange-
lima has the finest prospect for cotton
crop ever known in the history OF the
county.
One farmer in the Ballinger district
will make 1000 bushels OF corn this year
on thirty acres of land.
The late rains ID Fsnnin county have
done wonderful amount of good. Corn
is helped and good cotton crop assured.
Last Fridays shower around Hallets-
vile, Lavaca county, came when the
cotton crop was on the verge of ruin. A
good cotton crop is assured II the worms
are kept under.
Wise county has been the recipient OF
several refreshing showers to the benefit
of cotton and corn.
A splendid rain has fallen in Taylor
county and benefited the cotton im-
mensely. The yield will be heavy.
The crop outlook iu Jack county is
rather discouragng. There will be
enough corn for home use, aud the cot
ton with rain would be fair.
Cotton around Arlington, Tarrant
county, Is dong exceedingly well, con-
sidering the protraoted drouth, and suf-
ffcient corn has been produced to supply
home requirements.
Good rains have fallen in showers over
Camp county, and the prospect is bet
tered considerably.
Frio county is blessed with plenty of
rain and grass and corn and cotton.
Orange City has been rejoicing in an
abundance of rain during the last
month.
The cotton crop in Rains county is bet
ter than it has been for years, the
farmers better satisfied and business Of
all kinds Is in better and thriving con-
dition.
Bell county has had good rams in Sec
tons and cotton has been benefited
thereby. An average crop will be made.
Corn is good where it was not allowed to
suffer for work, but as general thing it
will be scarce.
WACO, Aug. 4.-The cloudy weather
we are now having is making
cotton grow splendidly. The crop here
will exceed last years crop.
PLANO, Aug. 3.-The drouth continues
unbroken, and the corn Drop passes be-
you'd redemption. The cotton promises
q fair yield and no doubt with an early
rain would make an average crop. On
account of the early failure of the wheat
crop the acreage in cotton is unusually
large, as a large portion of the wheat
land was put in cotton.
TAYLOR. Aug. 4.-Last Saturday Tay-
lor received her first bale of cotton. The
bale was raised in the eastern part of the
county and weighed 542 pounds and was
bought by Womack & Sturgis for 1919
cents. There was also q special premium
given by our merchants.
The weather is dry warm.
ALvoRD, Aug. A heavy cloud
came up from the west this evening,
and at this hour, 8 p. m, a fine rain is
falling. Indications are that we will get
a good season before this rain is over.
Two carloads of watermelons are being
loaded here to-day, making nineteen
loads of melons shipped this season by
Sam Silberman, besides the amount
which has gone by express.
GAINESVILLE, Aug. IA good
shower fell here this evening and the
present indications for more rain are
very fiattering. The rain was heavier in
the northeast and eastern portions of the
county, and will be of great benefit to
the cotton crop. Corn is beyond aid,
being thoroughly ripened by the Excess
sive heat and the long drought.