Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-05
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


gather between one-half and three
quarters of a bale to the acre.
Fine rains have fallen at Fredericks-
burg; half a crop of cotton will be gath
cred, while corn will yield over an aver
age crop.
| The cotton worm is proving very de-
structive in portions of Coryell county.
Some fields are reported as entirely de-
| stroyed.
The recent rain which visited Ell Paso
| was terrible one. Cattle had to be re-
| leased from their corrals to save them
| drowning as the water came down from
the hills. Sections of the country around
La Noria lay like great lake for miles.
Corn is short, hay scarce and cotton
| will make about half q bale to the acre in
parts of Ellis county.
Good rains have fallen in Hill county,
and cotton will yield over half crop.
| Corn Is good, and will make forty BUSH
| els to the acre, on the average.
Water is plenteous in Hunt county
now, since the rains. Cotton is opening
and being gathered rapidly.
The vicinity of Hillsboro is blessed with
cotton crop above the average. Corn
forty to sixty bushels to the acre, but the
| acreage planted was small.
PARIS, Sept. 4.-The cotton receipts
are the largest ever known for this early
date.
TROY, Sept. 4.-Cotton Is coming in
very fast now. No rain yet, and from
present indications the fieecy staple will
soon be gathered in this portion of the
state, as even a rain now would have but
little effect IN the yield.
HENDERSON, Sept. 3.-Cottou is COM
ing in rapidly. Already the receipts for
the month oil August exceeds that of any
previous corresponding month. The re-
ceipts last Saturday were fifty bales, and
the total up to date will amount TO over
500 bales. Henderson will market 10, 900
bales this season.
GALVESTON, Sept. 4.-The weekly
weather crop bulletin of the Texas state
weather service for the week ending
September was issued this evening. 1t
gives temperature, rainfall and crop
condition throughout the state as fol-
lows:
The temperature during the past seven
days has been about normal in all parts
of the state. The rainfall has been nor
NAL in some localities, while in others
none has fallen. The weather has been
generally favorable for picking
which has been progressing rapidly.
Worms and rust are reported from few
localities but so far not much damage to
the crop has resulted from these causes.
Good rains over portions of West and
Southwest Texas have put ground in
good condition for fall blowing and will
prove of great benefit TO late cotton.
Following are extracts from the re-
ports:
NORTH TEXAS.
Dallas-Temperature maximum, "a;
minimum, 70; no rain.
Mesquite-Hot days and cool nights.
Cotton is being marketed rapidly.
Graham-Cotton is fair in some locali-
ties and very light in others. Picking
progressing well.
Fort Worth-Temperature maximum,
SO; minimum, 81; rainfall, ga.
WEST TEXAS.
Weatherford-Cotton is opening and
being marketed rapidly. Temperature,
maximum, 90; minimum, "a; no rain.
Panter-Worms are still on hand, but
have not injured cotton.
Brownwood-More ram is still needed
for cotton and fall blowing.
Lampasas-Recent rains have put the
ground in good condition for fall plow-
ing.
Menardville - There are about $50
acres in cotton along the irrigating
bitches IN this county which it is believed
will make one bale per acre.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Cuero-Temperature maximum, &c;
minimum, 5S; rainfall, 40.
minimum, sc; rainfall, 2.40.
San Antonio-The recent rains have
been of great benefit. Temperature,
maximum, SC; minimum, GS; rainfall,
81.
Fredericksburg-The recent rainfalIs
will be of great benefit. Cotton picking
is progressing nicely.
New Braunfels-The recent rains have |
been of good benefit to grass, potatoes !
and late cotton.
CENTRAL TEXAS.
Waco-Temperature, maximum, 90; |
minimum, Ga; no rain.
acknowledgements maximum, |
90; minimum, "a; no rain.
Brenham-The Weather is favorable. |
Temperature, maximum, 80; minimum, |
67; rainfall, 1.3S.
Belton-Temperature maximum, 90; !
minimum, 81; rainfall, 10.
Palestiue-The weather is favorable. |
Temperature, maximum, 95; minimum, !
81; rainfall, .0S.
Corsicana- Temperature, maximum, !
Z; minimum, &C.; no rain.
Venus-Rust is injuring cotton. Pick
ing is lively.
Round Rook-Cotton picking is BOOM
ing.
Temple-Corn will average about |
thirty bushels per acre. Worms are do
ing damage to cotton in some localities.
Nights are cool.
College Station-Worms are dong little
damage. Picking is progressing nicely. |
COAST REGION.
acknowledgements maximum,
IS; minimum, GA; no rain.
Houston-The weather is favorable.
maximum, &c; minimum,
Ga; rainfall, 30.
Corpus Christl-Cotton is suffering in /
some sections from drouth, in others the
rain has been sufficient.
EAST TEXAS.
Tyler THE weather Is favorable
Cotton is rushing to market. Tempera-
ture, maximum, 81; minimum, 60; no
rain.