Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-15
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

The first sowing of wheat in this county
| iSSp and looking well, something never
| known. before Carson County Chron-
I~>yhe cotton. in the E. R. johnson neigh
borhsaS looks3s if it will yield bale to the
| acre BfeGasetridge Texan.
In every direction around Alvin the work
of setting out pears, Strawberries and
flowers is going on. Hundreds of acres will
be set out in pears this fall and winter, and
the area in Strawberries will be doubled
| and trebled.-[Alvin Sun.
Preparations are being made for a large
acreage of wheaU.-ISaD Saba News.
MIR. eagle reports portions OF his field
that will yield a full bale of cotton to the
acre. The entire crop will average three
fourths of bale to the acre.-TTexas
Wells Herald.
Col. 7. ]. Robinson brought us a beet this
week that caps the climax on beets. 1t
measured sixteen inches around and seven
teen inches in length.-[Colorado Clipper.
HARTLEY. HARTLEY COUNTY, Tex, Oct.
6.-F'all wheat is looking splendid. A goodly
number of acres planted early, are perfect
stand. and now about three inches high.
Better prospects could not be found any,
where. The farmers are all busy blowing
and planting more wheat.
PLAINyIEw, HALE COUNTY, Oct. A.
Another fine rain visited this country yes
terday. This puts the ground in excellent
condition for sowing wheat, which crop
will be planted extensively on the plains
this fall.
The Gainesville Signal says Mr. B. F.
Blount had four acres of orange cane which
made l25 gallons of molaSSeS per acre.
Fall planting of wheat is on in Swisher
county. a very large acreage will be sown
nv Ollr farmers -ITulla Gazattp
j. p. Slaughter has twenty acres of cot
ton just south of town that will probably
make a pale to the acre. Van Alstyne
News.
The first frost of the season showed up
Wednesday morning. There was not
enough to kill vegetation, but there was
plenty to DE seen and felt sherman Cou-
rier.
Since the rain grass is growing nicely
and some of the pastures south of Hutto
look as green as a wheat field in the spring.
four Church Helper.
There was big frost Wednesday morn
ing. This, the farmers say, is a benefit to
the cotton crop, for it helps the bolls to
open, and what it kills would not have
made anything anyway.-[Gainesvill Hes
perian.
Mr.. ]. G. Weaver of the Lone Lin
neignborhood, in Kaufman county tells rs
that his corn crop this year ..NeIL..L uI.y
bushels per acre and that w. c. Crossman,
w. j. Spencer and others around him will
average from fifty to fifty-five bushels per
acre. Capt R. G7Gillespie and j. c. Starnes
makes apoAt the same report for Pleas
ant Groye-[ F'orney Tribune.
AEreat many farmers have planted
Ybeat, and most of it is up and growing
Sfcely.-[Garland News.
Our farmers are now blowing, and there
will be considerable wheat sown in Castro
county Dimmitt Signal.
Some of the wheat fields near the city
look quite green and beautiful. Il NIckin-
ney Examiner.
Farmers have turned their attention to
gathering corn, though more than three
fourths of the crop is yet in the field.
-[Hillsboro Reflector.
The biggest rain of the season fell last
Friday. The grass is growing rapidly,
wreathlng the stockmen's faces in smiles
and the prospects for a top crop of cotton
are excellent Karnes County News.
Thomas Holmes, son of Rev. D. T.
Holmes, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church here, has farmed ever since he has
been in this county, single-handed, has paid
his land rent and cleared $500 a year
lSanta Anna News.
John T. Pope has about 100 acres in cult
walton, mostly new land, has done all his
work himself, says he has cleared this year
$1,000 Santa Anna News.
Considerable small grain is being sown,
and on some farms is already up Blanca
News.
Cotton picking is about over in Washing
ton county. but there are quantities of it
held for better prices Brennan Banner.
a large amount of Wilbarger wheat is
being sent into upper Panhandle for seed.
Robt. Housseis raised on his farm this
year, 800 bushels of wheat from $50 acres
of sod land. He wants to put in 600 acres
for next year, providing they can plow it; if
not, spring wheat will be tried Vernon
Texan.
The Bowie Cross Timbers says the cotton
of that section is turning out much better
than was expected. Farmers say they will
have one-third more cotton than they antici-
pated.