Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-14
TEXAS IN TYPE,
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

the cotton up Ill SOOd SF
being harvested.
In the vicinity of D liza ram tue re-
cent rain has refreshed everything 1he
prospects are good.
Gaineyille's first bale is some,htteen
DAYS earlier this year than the nrSt Was
last season.
The continued drouth around Sardls'
Shelby county, has injured cotton some
what. The corn will yield about an
average crop.
The Regain Herald (Falls county, says:
Sondav the farmers were talking about
the cotton crop as being complete iah-
ure. Wednesday they were wondering
where they would get hands 10 pick II
all. This is the difference little ram
makes in their estimates.
The cotton crop all over Grayson
county bids fair to be immense, ana, as
good fortune would have IT, the acreage
is much larger than it was last season.
There will be no cause for complaint
among the farmers at the crop terml-
nation.
DENIsoN, Aug. I2.-In Grayson coun-
ty the cotton is pretty hIsh' anu
though not as luXuriant as mas peen
| seen, vet it is more heavily laden Win
squares aud hollis than you Will nhu IL
| once in ten years. 1t Is Opening ou'
nicely and in some places were 10 DO
| seen evidences of the first trip OF the
pickers and in anticipation OF what Is
| coming farmers are busy everywhere
building cotton bins, gins are peinS
! overhauled and it begins TO look ike the
| cron Drospects were very bright as lar as
tins production is concerned. Corn Is
not a full crop and In places 1t Is burned
tn a crisp. but then there are green helds
in abundance yet and there Would DC
much in q good rain even at this time.
NACoGDoCHEs, Aug. Il - Ahothel
! good rain yesterday. Score one lhoto
! for Nacogdoches county. we are pre-
pairing to ship lots of corn from mere thlS
season, paying the farmers htty cents per
bushel for it, How does that compare
with nrires farther west? This county is
in the habit of making living at home,
though we do not properly appreciate the
situation until we see such failures west.
Our cotton is as fine as we ought to expect
or could reasonably hope for, and the
Town expects to handle $1,000 bales TINS
season.
MENARDvILLE, Aug. 1.-THE weather
here is dry, though partial showers nave
|
prairie fires. The corn crop Is made anC
is good. Cotton is looking well and vii
yield good crop.
LovELADY, Aug. 1l.-There has beef
another good rain to-day, the first II
about q week. This Will add TO our III
ready fine cotton crop. No worms ar
reported, but all seem to be IN dread o
| them.
COLORADO, Aug. 12.-Crops Of a.
kinds in the country are looking yer
we'll, and the many new farmers Wh
have settled with us this year are con
Z graduating themselves.
= DUBLIN, Aug. I3.-Dublin has re
ceived her first bale of cotton for TIM
season, brought IN by NJ. NJ. Henry anC
ginuel by w. c. Peoples, weighing 5O
pounds, classed good middling ana soi'
to Hooper, Harder s. Ro for 1874 cent
! with a premium of 81 by the merchants
n MINEoLA, TEX, Aug. Ia. h
r Loyd sold to s. r. Bruce s. Co. the fir
f bale of cotton ised in this county OF
= of the crop of 1890.
PILOT POINT, Aug. 13.-Cotton
opening rapidly on account of dl
Ie weather and is being marketed DAILY
The tomato crop, on which our canniI
factory has been running, IS abo
harvested and the results are extreme
unsatisfactory.
:, ALvoRD, Aug. I3.-The first bale
cotton for the season was brought IN T.
day by ]. NJ. Hamack. II was classt
middling and sold to Sam Silberman
te ten cents. A premium of S23. so W
ID | donated by the merchants. The cott
~ was shipped this evening to Neill P. A
=, derson & Co. of Fort Worth. Cotton
Us opening rapidly, three bales more a
&c known to be ready for market at dite
to ent gins near here, and are expected
ch come in tomorrow.
he SUNSET, Aug. l3.-Sunset has receiy
8, two bales of cotton this season, the fiT
s, bale coming in yesterday. The colt
e, is opening right along and it VIII not
ey long now until the gins will be kept bu
of in this section. Our merchants are ma
ing arrangements to handle a lar
amount of cotton this season.
HARTLEY, Aug. 13.--Hartley q
'o6SS vicinity was visited to-day by the M
zee glorious rain that has fallen this seasc
er precipitation being one d h
en- inches. Farmers are jubilant and {
ny preparing to break land for win
gu wheat.
~ GAINESVILLE, Aug. 13.-The first bi
air of cotton was received here yesterdt
ny 1t was purchased by the firm of Sch
Levin s. Co. for 10 go, bringing S46.;
A premium of S55 was raised and giN
to the energetic farmer as reward
his industry.
III CROCKETT, Aug. 12.-No cotton wor
led have as yet made their appearance
IN. this county. Should they not make II
Tho appearance good crop of cotton will
at made.
*. THURBER, Aug. 1--we are hav
MO some extremely hot and dry wealth
of which is doing considerable damage
yes cotton. The crop is already cut she
and few more weeks without rain '
ath cause a loss of one half.
ore SHERMAN, Aug. Fisherman g
lie bale got in last night and was exhibi
j. on the plaza to-day. 1t classed stl
middling, weighed 500 pounds,
raised by F. G. and o. Thompson, tn
Sc, miles east of the city. With the m
cot chants subscription, made up in
re- minutes, it brought twenty cents
0ue pound.
alb TYLER, TEX, Aug. 13.-Tyler's