Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-14
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

never In better shape and crop prospects
were never better in that section.
The crops are now growing nicely in
Nacogdoches county and the corn looks
promising.
refreshing rain fell at Lone Oak Mon
day, which was greatly appreciated,
as crops were needing rain.
The market al Cleburne is well supplied
with early peaches cherries. pluInS and the
various kinds of berries. New hay and
oats Will begin 10 come into market in q few
days. and IN week or two there VIII De
plenty of nev wheat.
Mr.. Haygood, thrifty farmer who lives
On GrOes beck. presented US with some
turnips, rais d on his farm. seventeen
inches IL circumference. Mr. Haygood
says he has one and One-half acres when
bring him a handsome sum OF money
These turnips were raised on sod land. he
also has twelve acres in corn that Is now IN
tasSeL-I Quanah Tribune
More corn than can be consumed and
more otton than can be gathered will be
made in Bee county this year
Terrell IS shipping goodly amount of
vegetables West
This years peach crop gives out good
promise and quite quantity has already
been put on the market.
The hay crop OF this season is coming in
3 per ton.
Considerable wheat has been harvested
in kaufman couHy this week and the
rep = from the crop is very encouraging.
\ light rain fell throughout kaufman
Cou ~ Saturday evening. 1t came just in
the lick Of lime. as corn was needing it. II
was not as much as was needed, but Will
accomplish much good
The fine rain that have fallen within the
past four days have put the crops around
Corsicmna IN the best of fix.
Crops on thr line of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railway between Corpus
Christi and san Antonio never looked
hea. thier. Corn ard cotton is in prime con
ditOn and the prosperous farmer is all
smiles. His pOcketbOOk viii soon be re
plenished.
The rains Of the past week have flooded
Wheeler county The ground is SJdhed
deep enough 10 insure almost al CROP.
Considerable hay is now on the market
at Bosque, being offered at S PEI ton.
Tue corn crop of Bee county is made, and
il is the largest one ever made IN the his
tory of the county.
y miniature shower fell ut Arkansas Pass
Sunday morning; but IL didn't pour down
quite long enough to do my great amount
OF good.
way into the Rockda!e market.
KorPEEI, BosQUE COUNTY, June l2.--
Eopperl was visited this afternoon with 4
vIy severe wind storm, accompanied by
hari rain and little Aail. No damage to
crops reported as yet
HAROLD, WuBARGER COUNTY, June 12.-
After the storm OF last week, which, by the
way has been greatly exaggerated, there
has come a beautiful calm which has lasted
en- he ton FFiK p1,1, flrrO
ample time to harvest their wheat. The
crop hc~e will double last yea, and from
heads which / hGve inspected il will sample
IS pretty as any wheat ever raised IN
Texas Some heads from the Beaver creek
country eight miles below here, are fully
six inches in length. The Oat crop will be
good, thu lgh the straw is short it seems 10
be half heads. Threshing will begin here
about June - and w will then be prepared
10 furnish the state with the finest milling
wheat Panhandle wheat and Panhandle
oats have come to be I very much desired
article by millers and feed dealers in the
East. as evinccd by the mail being full of
letters inquiring for samples and quotations
OF the coming crop.
HllSborO, Hill County.-Farmers are
anNiously looking for rain. Corn is need
ing IT. though can do without it ten days
longer and not suffer. Cotton is fine; oats
ana wheat are being harvested.
HIco, HAMILTON COUNTY. June 12-Crops
are fine; corn will need rain in 4 lew days.
COILINSvILLE. GRAYsoN COUNTY, June II.
The hardest rain and the most terrific
thunder storm this section has witnessed
in many 4 month occurred last night Grain
fields are laid low by the hurricane and the
floods have swollen the streams out Of their
banks. G.. =. Jones, one of our citizens.
had 4 horse killed by lightning in the |
storm.
NEVADA, COLLIN COUNTY. June 12.-The
wheat and oat crops LIN being harvested
here are very i-nc. Corn and cotton are |
very promising. Some adjacent communi |
ties have lately had ample showers, while |
CHEERS are Vet considerably dry
WICHITA FALLS, WICHITA COUNTY. Jtne |
y. The first new wheat of the season sold |
ON our streets YESTERDAY III 20 cents per |
bushcl, The Wichita Valley mill and ele- |
vatorcompluy being the purchasers.
WOLFF CITY. Hunt COUNTY, June l2-
Last night about O'Clock one of the |
heaviest rains of the season BEGAN to fall |
and for two hours il fell in torrents. The |
wind blew very hard, but no damage was
done as far rs we can learn, only the blow
In% down of oats and corn which will |
s;raighteu III 4 few days. Wheat is all
harvested. aud what little there is it is the
finest that has been raised here for years.
Corn is very fine, and large acreage has
been planted. Cotton is very fine and in
fine condition. in fact we have the best |
prospect for crops than we have ever had
SO far.
BRooDSToN, LAMAR COUNTY. June l2-
Another heavy rain fell last night. While
It was not particularly needed, it did no
harm.
toRNEY. KAUFMAN COUNTY. June 12-
More rain is needed. Two weeks longer
without II and crops will suffer.
NEW RoSToN. BOWIE COUNTY. June 70
Red river is falling here slowly. Good deal
Of damage was done
Leonard, Faunin committeeman has
neither vacant business nor dwelling
house. though some building is going on all
the time. Several large business houses.
partly brick, will be erected this summer,
among them IN opera-hoUse.
CLAIMING. HARTLEY COUNTY. Ten,
June "A good rain fell here yesterday.
and another to-day II has been raining
nearly every day for the past ten Gays. the
result being that the ground is thoroughly |
soaked. The wheat IL Hartley county is
looking splendid and 4 good harvest is
expected. There is no longer any doubt
that this county is one of the finest wheat
raising countries III America.
Leonard. Fannin county.-Since the fine
rains of last week farmers report all crops
in exec lent shape and promising L large
yield.