Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-28
TEXAS IN TYPE.

IL Is raining to-day and has been falling
Tor about three hours q slow rain. This
rain will be of great benefit to every
body and especially to the stockmen.
The cotton crop was not much injured by
the drouth and these rains insure good
crops.
WACO, Aug. 2I.-Cotton picking is
progressing nicely in this section and
bales of the fieecy staple are coming in
every day 10 increased numbers. 1t Is
selling at from ten to eleven cents. Corn
is considered short and sells for forty and
fifty cents per bushel.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Aug. 20.-There was
fiue rain here yesterday which was
greatly needed. 1t came too late for
corn, but will benefit cotton great deal,
which bids fair to be good crop. No
worms have made their appearance as
yet.
RAvENNA, Aug. 20.-There is consid-
cradle talk of boil worms in this section.
Green apples are selling in our numer-
Gus orchards at sixty cents per bushel.
DUBLIN, Aug 22.-There have been
about twenty bales of cotton brought in
so far this season and sold at good prices.
Most of the surrounding country has been
blessed with tine rains during the last few
days. which will prove of great benefit TO
the cotton crop.
CLAUDE, Aug. 22.-ThIs county has
been visited by frequent showers OF late
aud the prairies look like one immense
lawn as the grass Is short around town.
The prairies look as if they were covered
with bright Young Bermuda grass. There
is considerable building going on and the
country is settling up quite rapidly.
Crops of all kinds are in excellent con-
dition. The watermelons grown here
are equal to any grown in the state.
w lid grapes are now ripe and numerous
parties go out daily to get them for pre-
serving purposes; they are also quite
palatable. Wild plums are also quite
numerous as well as cherries. These
fruits grow along the streams.
SUNSET, Aug. 22.-This section of
country has been blessed with good rains
again this week, which insures a fine
crop of cotton. Picking has already
commenced, and several bales have been
brought here to-day, making in all ten
bales received to date We need a good
active cotton buyer here, as our mer-
chants are generally so busy selling goods
in the fall season that they cannot give
the cotton business the attention it ought
TO have. We expect there wdl be some
where about 5000 bales marketed here
this season.
CLARENDON, Aug 21.-The first crop
of wheat ever sown IN Donley county
threshed out nineteen bushels (measured)
to the acre, two miles south of Claren-
don, on the 18th inst. Very heavy rains
have been falling throughout tine Pam
handle during the last few days.
THROcKMoRToN, Aug. 23.-The rain
on Wednesday afternoon was the heHv-
lest che we have had in some time. 1t
will be sufficient 10 start the grass to
growing for fall and winter range and
make the second crop of sorghum hay
from the stubbles of the summer crops.
COLEMAN, Aug. 22.-Coleman was
visited last night with good rain which
extended all over the county. This with
the rain on the 10th. insures a good
crop of top cotton. Coleman received
her first bale of cotton this week brought
in by Robert Creaves and sold to Ross 4
Heard for eleven aud one-half cents.
We expect that cotton will begin to come
in pretty lively next week. Several
wagon loads of peaches raised in this
county was marketed on the streets this
week. The fruit is good, though not
very abundant this year. Farmers are
TO SOW rye and hard wheat and
are planting fall gardens. This insures
good grass, and altogether the outlook .
is very promising.
AMARILLO. Aug. 23.-We have had
abundant rains during the past week,
and our streets are just now drying suffi-
ciently to make walking pleasant. Many
freiGh ters have been detained in town
for several days on account of the muddy
roads, We have had good rains almost
every week since the middle of June,
while several of the counties below here
have been suffering for a refreshing
shower. Potter county has enjoyed
splendid seasons during the present year,
and the people of other sections are be-
ginning to realize that this is not the dry
county 1t has been repre-
sented to be. All crops have done
splendidly, and this section is proven to
be fine grain country.