Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-21
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Farmers around Grapevine, Tarrant
county. report the cotton doing well but
corn needs ram.
Volunteer oats are on the market at Yer
non and are selling at 40 cents per bushel
The fruit crop of Erath county is very
satisfactory this season.
II is thought the corn crop of Jones county
will yield from thirty TO fifty bushels per
acre.
One Of the best rains of the season fell at
Arson, Jones county, Monday evening. 1t
cane just at the right time.
Reports from Smith county show that
good rains have fallen in some sections,
but rain Is yet pretty generally needed.
A large amount of the cotton in Ellis
eounty is blooming. A light rain fell Mon
tsy which greatly refreshed the crops.
considerable new wheat has been on the
market at Waxahachie this week.
Crops around Van Alstyne, Grayson
county, have been considerably damaged
ty rain.
Grass in Lipscomb county is fine and
cattle are getting fat rapidly.
D. C. Ooley of Lipscomb county has a
large acreage Of millet which he thinks will
make three tons per acre.
Jacksonville has been shipping from ten
70 twenty-five bushels of cucumbers daily.
The Alvord cannery has packed about
three thousand bushels of beans this sea-
son besides a large amount of peas and
peaches.
Mr.. J. J.. Caylor, prominent fruit
grower Of Fsnnin county, still had some
yood sound apples that had been gathered
aad put away by him last fall, when the
INST Of this years crop was fully matured.
Crops in Cherokee county are in -four
fshing condition, the recent rains having
done much good.
The wheat crop of Eastland countyis now
IN shock.
Peaches sold on the streets at Cisco last
week at 10 cents per bushel.
Peaches are abundant in Mason now but
there viii be few late ones.
Many fruit trees in Coleman county, are
81 heavily laden. that they are actually
breaking down, especially the peach trees.
Corn ana cotton never looked better New
oats are selling rapidly in Coleman at so
cents.
The general crop prospects of Somer-
veil county We're never better. Oats and
wheat are being cut and the yield is large.
while corn is well advanced and cotton in
good condition.
ut NlIcab NiOp VI NOL4lll NphlAtS IL DClltl
han for years, and oats will make more
han an average yield.
Corn and tomatoes around Pilot Point,
being grown for the canning factory, are
doing well.
Good rains fell at Belden Thursday and
friday Of last week.
Tie oat crop in Donley county is esti-
mated at from forty to seventy-fve bushels
per acre.
Fine Irish potatoes are being sold in Lu-
ing at 50 cents per busheL.
The market at Ladonia has been crowded
with peaches the past week. \ canning
factory ought TO be paying investment in
Isnnin county.
Green corn has made its appearance in
the market at Denison.
Mai Charles B. Pearre plucked from 4
fe tree in his yard yesterday, a ne measur-
ing eight and one-halt inches in circunfer-
ence. This means about two and one-half
inches in diameter. Wonderful growth for
such fruit in this climate Waco News.
Rhomn. Wise county-The new wheat
rrop is still rolling in, and our roller mill is
humping itself turning out new -four, which
Is being taken as fast as made