Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-09
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Some of the wheat fields near the city
look quite green and beautiful Mckinney
Examiner.
The Corsicana Courier Observer says the
cotton crop of that section is much better
than was expected a month ago. Farmers
lave made good use of the open weather
Tor gathering the crops.
The three days rain last week wet the
ground here by actual measurement thirty
s:x inches This is sufficient, old Texans
saw in 4 country ike this, TO produce forty
bushels of wheat to the acre, without another
drop Of rain Hartley County Citizen.
BIC SPRINGS, HOWARD COUNTY, TEX,
or. G.-Several heavy rains have fallen
ABOUT four inches of rainfall since Sep
,cnber 80
Colinsville, Grayson County. - One
Kindred bales were the probable re-
,.D,s Of our cotton market to-day.
\ tght frost fell here last night, doing
. mage 10 cotton and other crops on the
andS.
HARTLEY MOTLEY COUNTY, Oct THE
following data obtained at the signal SER
..a station here will correct some of the
erroneous statements that we have high,
,.rv country where il never rains and moth
Ing can be grown. The rainfall for the
rast five months, or since the lst of May,
- registered by the government, is 1910
.-hcS. with q maximum rainfall for any
,.r month Of 4 46 inches. No record of
-.riug rains or last winters snow was kept
g. the present observer took charge of this
alton May !. Settlers coming to
Hartley low are very much surprised TO
-ar our wheat crops looking so green and
PROMISING and many old farmers say they
never SAW better prospects anywhere.
LoNGyIEw, GREGG COUNTY Oct. S-The
first frost Of the season fell last night, but
was uul heavy enough to kill cotton or other
Vegetables.
HI. ,roRo, Hin COUNTY, Oct S.-Cot-
ton receipts to date: 1891, S479; $780, 1921;
gain ~
GALVESTON. Oct S.-The weekly crop
bulletin Of the Texas state weather service
..s issued this evening for the week end
r- October :. 1t gives the temperature,
rainfall and crop condition as follows: s'he
rainfall. for the past seven DAYS has been de-
r,lrul over Southwest Texas and in 3 few
localities only in other portions of the state
has Il been about normal. The temperature
'ar past week was deficient. Over the rest
r- the state sunshine has been about nor
u. Temperature has been deficient over
'..o.-."r state. Sunshine has been about
l.,II- although deficient during the be-
siuiug OF the week.
There has been very little change in the
general condition of cotton since last report
ilueetaliOns and prospects continue favor
.aa for fair top crop in most sections.
s though rain is needed in some localities
..r weather has been generally favorable
o cotton. The temperature has not been
ffirlon'lv low 10 IuJlire cotton, and with Il
"a-lluIuce uf favorable weather, prospects
d.. promising.
Fall sowing in the North to-day is pro-
E.czsug rapidly, aad prospects are for q
..ry" wheat crop.
On .u average the first killing frost in
F,EJs occurs over North Texas between
October II ana November !, over the cen
~. portion between November / and No
,...Dor ID. and over the coast region and
Southwest Texas about December l. No
b, lrosts.haye been reported IN any part
a.. Texas up 10 the present date.
extracts from reports:
Graham, Young ounty.-Cotton opening
.' .al picking well advanced; too dry for
-.4. ''l- r4lH is needed Tor fall blowing
Grapevine, Iarrant county.-Whedt SOW
t'- progressing rapidly; rainfall, 1.2S on
Mesquite, Dallas COMMUNICATION pros
nne's improved II per cent since August;
r..'..4., p on two days.
lly-. Travis county.-Wcathcr too wet
!r cotton; grass greatly improved; rain
L.. ."JUA four days.
AH-uu, Travis county.-Stock water
rr'. rainfall. % on three days.
fal.'r. Hood COluty.-Cottun greatly in
i..". 1E on4 worms over small extent OF
..uHfgE
Temple Bell county-A soaking rain
-"..t benefit cotton; stock water scarce :
g.. .t..... - 1u one day.
lu4rr.chS burg. Gillespie County.-CCt-
Ton picking retarded by wet weather and
...E y hands: rainfall, l.07 on six days
Naw Rrauufe.S, Comal county. eaIher
".. favorable FOR all vegetation; rainfall,
-i>an i've days.
b-n.an, Washington county.-Weather
hrrr.. 20! 70 top crop; temperature, maxi
aE" 'l minimum Is, rainfall none.
t.gr.raaa. Navarro county. -Tempera-
'.;e, I4Nimum 90 minimum 40, rainfall %
owe day.
G,.tuu. Bell county-Tcmperature maxi
= % H2, minimum 4? rainfall CO on one
Columbia, Brazoria county-Tempera-
t.-a 81 Nimum $, minimum JG, rainfall 0J
%. .ue day.
Cs~ro Dewitt Temperature,
N.m-m s. minimum 90 rainfall ~ on
Tyler. Smith county-Temperatur max
.. - minimum 40 rainfall none