Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-18

the new men Is s. L. Easley of Fort
Worth. who let the contract to-day to
have a section of land put in q state or
cultivation.
Ross, Sept. 10.-This section of coun-
try is being blessed by an abundance of
rain; several fine showers have fallen
during past forty-eight hours. Grass
com ing up finely, and range will be first
class in short time. The cotton crop,
we are glad to say, is not nearly SO poor
as the majority OF farmers have feared
They find upon picking that the yield ia
much better than they anticipated, and
the crop will not fall far short OF the ay-
erage, and as the acreage is much lar ger
than that of 1889 the amount of cotton
marketed will be about the same as the
average year.
ABILENE Sept. 1.-THE Gun sbone out
this morning for the first time in three
days, during which it has rained almost
without ceasing. About seven inches
have fallen to date. which puts the soil
in excellent condition for the coming
wheat season and guarantees the success
ful termination of our present crop,
which Will show most excellent yield.
WICHITA FALLS, Sept. ll.-This Sec
ton OF country has been favored with q
three days rain. The ground is thor
oughly soaked, creeks are all running
and water tanks full. The farmers are
happy and at work turning over the viz
gin soil. The prospects are good for an
immense acreage to be sown in wheat
this fall. The rain has been general
throughout Northwest Texas and the
Panhandle country.
DEa-- ana
rains which have just fallen have been
the cause of many farmer purchasing
rye and wheat for fall sowing, a thing
not known here often. Flowing has al
ready began and wheat sowing will soon
be the order of the day. Large quanti-
ties of turnips have been sowed for
winter feed, as stock feed will be scarce
on account of the long drouth.
NEVADA, Sept. 11.-FGrmers are gen.
orally in high spirits The cotton yield
is beyond expectations and selling is at
an average of nine cents. Plenty of
corn was made for home use and some
for shipment, selling at sixty cents per
bushel. Rain is much needed and water
is becoming scarce.
MARBLE FALLS, Sept. IA splendid
rain fell yesterday doing much good to
the vegetation in this section and re-
plenishing the water supply for stock.
The cotton crop is yielding much better
than was anticipated.
PANHANDLE, Sept. 10.-The manager
of the Diamond F ranch,'' four miles
east from this place, is having several
hundred acres of wheat sown. Mr.. Nc
Donald, one mile west, is breaking 400
acres OF sod for wheat. Mr.. Masters,
three miles south, sowed wheat last De-
cember that threshed out fourteen BUSH
els per acre this fall. This Is the s'gar-
den spot' for all small grain.
CISCO, Sept. 12.-Sufficient rain has
fallen TO start the mills and gins. Cot
ton is coming IL at the rate of 200 bales
day.
GAINESVILLE, Sept. 12.-The fall
watermelon crop is being marketed and
the fruit is by far the finest of the sea-
son. The cotton crop in this county is
surprising the farmers themselves in its
yield and will more than realize their
most ssnguine expectations.
WICHITA FALLS, Sept. 12.-Good
peaches by the wagon load are sold on
the streets here daily at from 81. so to So
per bushel. The soil aud climate of this
adapted to the growth of peaches. They
are of fine flavor, and the trees bear
heavily the third year.
CHILDREss, Sept. l3.-This section has
been favored with several fine rains the
past few days, and farmers never had
better weather for breaking ground and
getting ready for fall wheat sowing, and
they are taking advantage OF the oppor-
tunity. 1t is surprising to see the amount
of wheat that was raised in the Childress
country this year. From four or five to
a dozen wagon loads come to this market
every day.
TROY, Sept. Wednesday evening
we had fine rain which will enlarge the
growing cotton bolls ana make q fine sea-
son for turnips, the farmers are taking
advantage of II and sowing by the acres
as a substitute for corn. Cotton is be-
ginning to come in again since the rain,
and pickers are in demand.
SEYMOUR, Sept. live have had q
twenty four hours solid down pour and
IL is still raining. Our wheat farmers
are making dirt fly with their gang
plows.
TERRELL, Sept. 13.-The rain COM
menced falling about 3 p. m. and the
ground is now pretty wet. though not too
much SO. The streets of Terrell have
been immensely crowded with cotton
wagons and country people since early
this morning.
RHoME, Sept. l3.-The cotton crop is
being rapidly gathered, and the large
receipts at this time of year are splendid
indications of short crop. However,
our section will make as many bales as it
did last year, owing to increased acre
age. With a fair cotton crop, corn suffi-
cient for home demand, plenty of fat
hogs, and sleek horses and cattle, and
out of debt, our farmers
may be counted still in the swim.
TULIA, Sept. 13.-Fine rains continue
on the plains. The lakes are full of
water and vegetation is as green as in
spring time.
WATERFORD, Sept. H.-Nearly 1000
bales of cotton have been received to this
date, and considerable wheat and other
grain Is being daily marketed which, OF
course, stimulates business. We have
had fine rains recently and the wheat
growers are very busy sowing wheat.
brentwood. Sept. 13.-This section
has been blessed with fine rains and the
ground is in, fine nix for sowing wheat.
There is now plenty of stock water and