Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-18
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

August skosapke, living west OF town,
,,d ten acres of wheat which measured
nIr thirty-fve bushels to the acre Clay
county Chieftain.
The Stafford farm now being opened up
sra miles northeast of this city will have
t1,l acres in wheat this fall. They now
lave about six hundred acres plowed.
Abilene Reporter.
ALR1yY. SHACKELFoRD COUNTY, Sept.
,-~hackelford and adjoining counties
.ogru and east of Albany were visited by
s5ai rains yesterday evening and last
fignt.
ABILENE, TAYLOR COUNTY, Sept. IA
a,. rain fell here yesterday. which will
-a,arially aid the growth of late cotton and
so tic wheat THAI has been sown.
WICHITA FALLS. WICHITA COUNTY, Sept.
I've were visited yesterday by j re-
to.,liuc shower OF rain, and again to-day
f.I. heavier rain fell. and the farmers
ill hone for more that they may be en-
.,rs 10 prepare their land for wheat.
f,.,ESToN. GALVESTON COUNTY. Sept.
i-rae weekly weather crop bulletin of
h, T.,As srg,c weather service was issued
toui-at for the week ending September Il.
+ give the temperature, rainfall ard crop
--.l.' IONS for the past week throughout
-rya5 Is follows: During the past seven
rlu4i and very unevenly distrib-
.el although but slightly be-
Ia, normal over the coast region and
ina few localities in Southwest Texas.
Tn. temperature has been generally slightly
above normal except in a few localities in
Easr Texas where it has been about the
a.;.c" or slightly below. The sunshine,
a.taoI-h excessive in 4 few localities in
r.F,l.aC parts o: the state, has been
s51.t an average. The weather has
been very favorable for cotton picking,
vl.gh has progressed very rapidly, espe-
e.al in many localities in Southwest
Teas. where the greater portion of the
tr., IS picked. there being no top crop
traaIEh the rainfall has been gener-
a.y deficient, showers have fallen in
mlEy places, insuriug better prospects
fora top crop and late cotton. The heavy
70. If wheat viii induce farmers 10 put
h largely increased acreage. Rain is
ls.ei Tor fall piowing.
Extracts from reports:
,a-U.yi!.c, Medina county-Rain too late
;a- crops. Heavy rains are needed for
sH.s wafer. Temperature. maximum, s.;
Gt.mJn. %. Rainfall. 100 OIL one day
i".icllsburg, Gillespie county.-Cot-
iua picking progressing nicely; gloomy
rr.-mort, fer winter pasturage: ground too
I.r, .or blowing. Temperature, maximum,
y minimum. -. Dry.
C.rsicIua, Navarro county. -Tempera-
l.rn maximum, ~: minimum, So; rainfall,
~ G one day.
college Slarion. Brazos county-Slight
5l,aage to cotton by high winds; temper
g'4Ic. maximum. %; minimum, 65; rain
l 81 on one day.
Temple, Bell COMMUNICATION crop half
picked: temperature, maximum, IS; min
II ..a. til; rainfall 81 on one day.
np.aG Rock. Williamson COuntv.-CottOn
sad corn are bong raridly gathered. The
l--n Weld Of wheat has induced numbers
u farmers 10 SOW enough Tor home use.
Temperatures maximum, sc: minimum, 90.
8a!.fll. - on three days.
Columbia, Brazoria coGntv.-Tempera-
..~a, maximum, 81 minimum, 60. Rain
a.. .n6 on one day.
Mesquite, Dallas connty.-Rain beneficial
20 cotton Temperature maximum, 81;
minimum, G3; rainfall, 1.5i on one day.
A"g Tim, Austin ty.-Temperature
U4siiaGlu %: minimum. to; dry.
Graham. Young COMMUNICATION crop
earlier Than last years; rain needed for fail
PowuE. Temperature, maximum, 100;
minimum, %: rainfall Is on one day.
Painter, Tom Green couuty.-Worms
haze me great damage to cotton. Tenn
l--r.-Gr maximum 100; no rainfall
NV Braunfels, Comal Couuty.-Cotton
CruU gor and picking viii soon be fin
ish"t Rainfall. II on one day.
Brennan. Washington COMMUNICATION is
h.ire picked rapidly. Rainfall 30 on three
G..-.
Corpus Christi, Nueccs county-Rain
badly distributed and insufficient for crops.
Rainfall. 60 on two days
Mt.k-., Taylor COMMUNICATION viii
average less than one-fOuth bale per acre
G -ui in localities which had local rains in
ALgus- No rainfall.
Grlpryiue Tarraut COMMUNICATION will
E .sra-- onc-third bale per acre. Stock
Wafer scarce. Rainfall, ST on two days