Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-30
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS WEATHER AND CROPS.

Crops are looking very fine in Armstrong
county.
Mr.. F. NJ. Duclworth of Vernon will
have $50 bushels of peaches. The peach
crop of Wilbarger county will be large this
year.
The prospects are good for large crop
Of cotton and corn in Cherokee county.
The new wheat crop is being brought
In at Pilot Point, Denton county, at the
rate of $50 bushels per day. The quality is
good But little oats have been marketed
get.
The rain last Sunday was of great benefit
to the crops of Camp county. Cotton and
corn are looking fine.
Kaufman county farmers are laying by
their cotton The prospects for cotton and
corn are very good.
Mr. Berry, a Tarrant county farmer,
threshed COG bushels from twenty acres.
The crops in Wharton county are in
splendid condition, and the prospects are
that there viii be an abundant harvest.
Several good showers fell in Caldwell
county last week, but more rain is needed.
The corn and cotton crop never looked
finer in Lavacca county than now but rain
is needed in some localities.
Plano received sixteen cars of wheat
Friday.
The Moody Courier says: eve have
beans that were grown in our garden twenty
inches long. To gather beans for dinner re
quires no bucket, just throw them across
your arm as you would stovewood.'
The showers of last week have assured
the corn crop of Parker county. The cot
ton IS looking fine.
Hamilton county had a good rain Thurs
daJ, and the crops are looking fine.
MIR. A. ] Kolp of Wichita county had
13S acres Sc wheat which yielded twenty
bushels per acre. MIR. =. E. Slime
.threshed 800 bushels of wheat from thirty
acres.
Wheat in McLennan county is averaging
twenty-five bushels per acre.
The corn crop of Menard county will be
the heaviest this year ever known in that
county. Cotton is growing well and there
is fine outlook for 4 large crop.
Mr.. Charles Goldberg shipped train
load of wheat consisting of fifteen cars
from Quanah last week.
MINEoLA, WooD COUNTY, June 29-We
are this afternoon having a very fine rain,
and from appearances it is general. The
corn crop was needing rim badly =
Large quantities of fruit and berries are
now being shipped from this point.
PUTNAM, CALLAHAN COUNTY, June 90
The work of threshing is being vigorously
pushed, and as reports come in the estimate
OF the yield of the wheat crop has been
steadily raised until 1t is now certain that
the average will not be less than thirty
bushels per acre. Five cars of the new
crop were shipped from Putnam last week,
and free movement is expected in the
next few days. Light rains fell here YES
terday and to-day and the prospects for
plenty OF rain are very good at this writing
Corn Is rapidly approaching maturity and
with the present supply of moisture u good
crop is assured. Cotton is making n rapid
Growth, is fruiting well, and the condition
of the crop is the best ever known "a this
season.
AURORA, WISE COUNTY, June pa fine
rain visited us this evening. As some corn,
particularly on the black lands, had been at
tackled by cblnch bugs, this rain will prob |
ably mature the corn so rapidly that their
work will scarcely be felt by the farmers.
We are particularly prosperous. The prairie
10 our east has harvested and is threshing
a fine wheat crop Oats are extra good
Cotton is very promising. Grass abundant
Fruit of all kinds plent ful.
ATLANTA, CAsS COUNTY, June 29.-The |
heaviest rain of the season fell to-day be-
tween the hours of | a. M. and noon. 1t |
was accompanied by severe wind No |
particular damage was done so far as heard |
from.
ENNIS. ELLIS COUNTY. June 29-Ennis |
had light rainfall this evening.
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEX, June |
29.-This immediate section has had an
other very hard rain to-day. The corn is
apparently made.
Nineola, Wood county-Work is pro-
crossing finely on the artesian well.
JEwETT, LEON COUNTY, TEX, June 2S.-i
Crop prospects here are splendid at present