Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-27
re much better than for several years

county, and this is practically the first crop
for the county in the farming line. Corn
is said to have produced a fairly favorable
crop; increased acreage about several hun
dred per cent over last year; yield about 20
bushels to the acre. Wheat fair: yield Is
bushels on an average: increased acreage
very heavy over last season. Oats good;
increased acreage ABOUT 1000 per cent;
yield about 10 bushels to acre. Last year
there was but little farming done in this
county and the results of this season have
been very encouraging, and the wheat but
for the rust, would most probably have pro-
duced % bushels TO the acre.
Raines county.-Cotton prospects better
than for ten years past. Increased acreage
about Is per cent over last year. Estimated
yield yer acre three -fourths bale. Corn
made showing average yield about thirty
bushels, and about 20 per cent increase in
acreage. Wheat was but little sown: has
been harvested and yield was good average,
estimated at about twelve bushels 10 the
acre. Dat crop good; - per cent increase
In acreage. Yield estimated at about forty
five bushels to the acre. Crops in general
in this county better than for many pre-
ylous Years.
Red River county-Cotton crop in good
conditions 10 per cent increase in acreage
over last year. Yield estimated one-half 10
three-fourths bales to the acre. Corn crop
above the average; p per cent increase in
acreage over last season. Yield about
thirty bushels per acre. Dat crop good; 10
per cent increase in acreage over last sea
son. Average yield about thirty bushels
to the acre. On the whole crops are better
this season than since lSS2.
Robertson county.-CottOn not in good
condition, owing to dry weather and some
boll-worms and caterpiilars. Acreage COM
pared with last year shows about 10 per
cent increase. Iieid estimated at perhaps
one-third bale to the acre. Corn crop lit
tie short Acreage u per cent in excess Of
last season. Estimated yield about fifteen
bushels to the acre.
Rockwell county.-COtton in fine condl-
ton. Estimated yield. three-fourthS bale
to the acre, and per cent increase in acre
age over last year. Corn above the aver
age, and about ten per cent increase in acre
age over 1890. Estimated yield about forty
bushels to the acre. Wheat crop threShGd.
Acreage. about 80 per cent less than last
season; yield, about fifteen bushels per
acre. Oats threshed show good results.
Increased acreage about thirty-three per
cent. Yield estimated at about fifty bush
els 10 the acre. Cotton is little attended
with worms on fiat land.
Runnels county.-CottOn crop is in good
condition with an increased acreage over
last season. Estimated yield about one
half bale TO the acre. Corn crop fair,
80 per cent. increase in acreage over last
season. Estimated yield placed at twenty
Iive bushels to the acre. Wheat crop har-
vested Average yield about fifteen bush
els, 30 per cent increase in acreage over
last season. Cat crop harvested. Acreage
about the same as last season. Iield
about fifty bushels to the acre.
Rusk county.-CouditiOn of cotton good.
Acreage estimated III about the same as
last season. Yield little over oue-half
bale to the acre. Corn crop in good aver
age condition. Ten per cent. increase over
last season. Yield estimated at twenty
bushels to the acre. Oats fair average.
Acreage about the same as last year.
Yield estimated ii about twenty-five bush
els TO the acre. Crop prospects in this
county are better than for some years past.
Sabine county.-The cotton crops OF low
lands In certain localities were damaged
by overflows in July, but are now looking
well and if no worms or late drouths visit,
will yield well Acreage about same Us
last year. From present indications one
half bale 10 the acre viii be about the aver
age. Corn crop i'll good condition; ABOUT
the same as last season; average yield per
acre about twenty-five bushels. But little
oats planted this season, but on the whole
the yield was good. Crops in this section
Did fair to surDass those of the past twenty
years. The ribbon cane crop is most eN-
cellent and will exceed that of former years.
Prospect for fiue mast and farmers will
not be forced to buy meat.
Scurry conty.-COtton crop fair; acreage
about same as last year. Yield estimated
at oue-fourth bale per acre Corn cr0pa
failure; yield about six bushels per acre;
acreage about one-half less than last year.
Wheat crop fair; yield about ten bushels to
acre on average.
Shackelford county - Cotton in good
condition, with double the acreage Of last
season and a promise of about One-half
bale TO the acre Corn good in localities,
and brings the average up 20 about fifteen
bushels to the acre. Acreage same as 1890.
Wheat crop above the average, with 80 per
cent increase over last year, and yield esti-
mated at twenty to twenty-five bushels to
the acre. Dat crop good in certain local.
ties; average yield from thirty TO thirty
five bushels 10 the acre. Acreage about
the same rs last season, Crops in this
county improving each year, and Il large
amount Of new land is being cultivated,
and the outlook is good.
Shelby COMMUNICATION prospects good.
Acreage about the same as last season.
Yield promises about three-fourths of q
bale to the acre. Corn good, with yield
about twenty bushels to the acre Perhaps
little increase in acreage. Corn and cot
ton both much better than at this time last
year. Present outlook favorable.
Smith county.-The cotton and small
grain crops are looked upon as better this
season than for several years past, and the
same can be said of the fruit crop. Farms
are clean and in good shape, and prospects
good.
Starr county.-But little cotton raised in
this county, and that planted is in poor con-
dition, caused by drouth. Cotton is a small
interest here. Last year not exceeding TWO
hundred acres We're planted. and this sea-
son between seven and eight hundred acres.
Estimated yield about one-fourth bale to the
acre. Corn gathered, and results show
about one-half crop. Acreage same as last
year. The unprecedented drouth for the
past two years in this county has caused a
comparative failure in all crops here
Stephens county.-Cotton prospects fine
and increased acreage about 20 per cent
over last season. Yield estimated from
One-half TO two-thirds bale per acre. Corn
gathered. Averaged about twenty bushels
to acre; being a little short this season.
Acreage about same as last year. Wheat
crop fine. Increased acreage about 20 per
cent over last season, and average yield
about twenty-five bushels. Dat crop good
Yield about forty bushels TO acre. Acreage
about same as last year. The crops all told
better making general average than for
several years past.
Tarrant county.-Present condition of
cotton better than last season. Acreage
about the same. Estimated yield about
one-half bale per acre. Corn crop about 80
per cent better than last season, and 10 per
cent increase in acreage. Average yield es-
timated at about thirty bushels. Wheat
harvested, showing results about twenty
bushels to acre. Acreage about ten less
than last year. Oats harvested. Average
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