Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-22
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHEr .

Vegetation is fully six weeks later in
making show at Mobeetie than last wear.
While this is not beneficial 20 the stock IN
,erests, it will probably make the fruit crop
the heaviest known.
San Antonio Light: The cotton crop of
1890 Will aggregate over eight million bales
Texas furnished ouo-fourth Of the whole
Her proportion in 1891 will be even greater
Texas has no rival near the throne to-day
Is cotton state In ten years she VIII be
the leading corn growing state, and II. an
other quarter of y century she will lead IN
iron, wheat. cotton, corn, oats. beef and
pork.
Vernon Guard: The wheat crop last
year was scarcely a half crop on the aver
age. This year the acreage is doubled. The
Weld also promises to be double what II
was last year Say the crop last year was
10000 bushels. and this is pretty correct
figure. the same acreage this year with
double the Weld, and with the present
pros poets this IS q conservative estimate
would De 10000 900 bushels. Double this
acreage. and we have 2,00O,OU0 bushels Is
the weld Of wheat in this county, and the
Weld in oats will be half that or more.
The Gilmer Mirror predicts that large
acreage will be planted in corn and ribbon
cane this year, and about the usual acreage
will be planted IN cotton.
Callahan county farmers are well up with
their work corn planting is through with
and cotton planting is now in order
The yield of wheat in Wilbarger. Wichita.
Hardeman, Greer and Childress counties
is estimated at 100000 bushels this year.
There is at least 100 per cent more land in
cultivation this year in Hall county than
there was last year, but still there are thou
sands of acres Of tine land that has never
been touched with plow.
,.oi,, oil Iowa Dar.l-
was very opportune, and will prove of
great benefit to the growing crops, which
were just nearing the point where moisture
was needed.
The Grapevine section has been visited
by fine rains. The ground is full of water,
and now sunshine is needed 10 make crops
grow. Much cotton has been planted and
some OF IL is up and growing nicely.
The broad acres of the Pecos valley are
fast being turned under and cultivated. The
yield of crops never fails 10 Yield splendid
results to the farmer.
There will be plenty of fruit this year in
Montague county.
GLEN ROSE. April lS.-A fine rain COM
menced last evening and continued through
out the night and at intervals to-day, i'll all
fine rain. Crop prospects were never
more promising. The greater part OF the
corn is worked over. The stand is very
good. The acreage is larger than last year.
The cotton crop IS about planted and some
is chopped. The acreage is at least 10 per
cent greater than Il year ago. Oats and
wheat We're never more promising.
HAMILTON. April l9-Crops are simply
immense. We have never needed rain that
we did not get.
SANGER, April Cove are on the verge
of another washout II has been raining
for severa! days and still continues.
BoSHAM. April 20-It has been raining
almost necessarily here for the last three
days and is still raining. The streans,
are all out of their banks and the watst
is still rising. 1t is feared that the bridges
across Bots d Arc Will be washed avg
Roads are almost impossible.
FISHER, April s19-The most rain fAl
during seven and half hours Yesterday
that has fallen in the same length of time
since June, ISIS. Six and one-fourth.
inches within eight hours. How is that
for wetness? Two years ago Z. ID. Stran4
raised over forty bushels of wheatsIaer
acre i'll the Clear Fork valley, and a4lase
year al this time the prospects are equally
good. One more rain at d favorable time
inSureS an immense yield of wheat and oats
here.
HASKELL, April 2l.-Our entire county
has been thoroughly baptised this week.
The rain began last Tuesday, the l4th, and
it has been pouring almost constantly ever
since. The earth is thoroughly saturated
Our farmers, stock men, as well as bySSs
ness men. wear an exuberant smile. Grass
is growing ana cattle are getting fat. Crops
of all kinds are looking finely. Wheat es-
pecially is good. and it is now believed that
the yield will not be less than twenty-five.
to thirty bushels per acre.
BENJAMIN, April live have had gen
eral, good rain over the county. The wheat
crops are simply magnificent, and now have
all the moisture that will be necessary to
make an abundant harvest. Our farmers
are blowing corn.