Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-02
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


The latest estimates of Navarro's cot
ton crop put il at very fair yieId con-
trary to expectations. The average win
90 better than last year. Some OF the
bottoms will yield a bale TO the acre.
Corsicans expects to get 30, 600 bales' an
increase of 10, 900 over last year
The wheat crop is being planted IN the
counties of west Texas. The OLD farm
ers say that the yield will be greater next
year than in many years preVlousi they
place their predictions on the past dry
summer.
The corn crop OF Pamela county is bet
ter than that of last year, ar1 cotton Is
turning out well.
The wheat crop OF Crosby county was
not large in quality, but the Yield per
acre was good. And the corn crop Is
success, although the area was small,
the yield averaging at least twenty
bushels per acre.
Late cotton is now green and growing,
according 10 advIces from Navarro
county, and will make somewhat more
than was thought few weeks ago.
Corn is in active demand at fifty cents
per bushell at Whitney, Hill county,
which is the highest price paid for corn
since 1879. A suticiency OF corn has
been made TO answer all home demands
for the next twelve months. The heavy
raius interfered with cotton picking to
some extent.
The prize cotton crop comes from
Shelby county. Mr.. J. A. Jarrett re-
ports six bales from three acres. The
crop in general has been injured by the
rains. The cane crop is very good.
Corn In Rockwell county Will make
about twenty-five bushels per acre, but
cotton, while it will make q better crop
than was thought will DO somewhat
short Good cotton pickers are making
from 81 80 to s. per day. The cotton is
heavy with bOlls and the demand for
hands is very great.
Bosque's pecan crop will be good this
year.
Cotton in the vicinity of Bells, Gray
son county, is better than was expected.
Many pieces have already made yield
of half bale per acre. Corr is not more
than one third of an average crop, in
consequence of which farmers are anX-
Ions TO sell off surplus stock.
The majority of the Hays county
farmers are agreeably disappointed in
the cotton crop in that il is turning out
better than was expected.
Another crop of hay is assured in Dem
ton county which will make feed more
plentiful and cheaper.
The Concho Herald says that the bes
corn that went from West Texas to be
placed on exhibition at Fort Worth and
Dallas, was raised in COncho county.
Grimes county sugar cane is fine but
little over u third of q cotton crop will
be gathered.
Corn is turning out some better than
was expected in Rains county. Cotton
Till make from 600 to 1900 pounds to the
acre. The cane crop will not be AS good
as it was last year on account of the dry
Weather. The pea crop will be nearly a
failure.
The apple crop in the vicinity of
Stephensville is good and of a fine quail
ity. This is the ninth successive good
yield.
The pecan crop in Menard county is
better than for some seasons past. They
sell rapidly at five cents pound.
Goliad county has reported the prize
yield of corn so far, 2650 bushels on fifty
acres, an average of hfty-three bushels
10 the acre.
The cotton worms have done but little
damage in Limestone county, and a toll
eTab'e good cotton crop will be harvested
yet. Corn made very well, and could
be purchased plentifully at sixty 10
sixty-five cents here through the gather
ing season.
70 70
have worked some injury to the cotton,
by causing the staple to rot and prevent
ing the worms from being poisoned.
The Abilene Reporter: In this section,
known as the Abilene country, the indi-
cations are that the area sown to wheat
this fell will be fully double that of any
previous year.
The Hillsboro Reflector: The cotton
crop in this county while not as large as
that of last year, will exceed former esti-
mates, and it is now believed that the
receipts at Hillsboro will reach 20, 900
bales. This prediction Is based upon the
revised estimates of the most eX perienced
and judicious buyers.
SAN AEGELo, Sept. 22.-Pecans are
coming in and are sold at 81 per bushel.
There are over twenty cars shipped from
this point yearly, which bring into The
Concho country considerable revenue.
MARIENFELD, Sept. %. The late rains
were good for the grass and give this
county grand appearance The prairies
are as green as in spring. Several of our
farmers are preparing TO put in their
wheat crops. With the prospect they
have now there will be good crop.
TERRELL, Sept. 26.-Mr. c. NJ. Disel
is raising a good crop of rice on his farm
Shout one mile north of Terrell.
CLAUDE, Sept. 25.-Farmers are all
busy putting in wheat and the acreage
will be large. The county in parts has
been having numerous raj Of late.
RAYNoR, Sept. 26.-Fine rains have
fallen during the past month aud the
range is as good as the stockmen could
ask it, and they have their forces busily
engaged in the fall rouud-ups.
FoRNEY, Sept. 27.-The. weather has
faired of and the farmers are gathering
their cotton in rush. We tn nix ours is
the most prosperous precinct in Kaufman
county. Our farmers are paying up
their debts faster than ever known be-
fore and are going to have lots Of money
left.