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

The Gainesville Signal says Mr.. B. F.
Blount mad four acres of orange cane which
made 125 gallons OF molasses per acre.
A heavy frost fell Tuesday night, and
from what can te learned it was general.
Around Sherman the frost was very heavy,
and the lawns and sidewalks presented a
very winteriSh appearance before the sun
came out Sherman Register.
A fine rain fell Wednesday night and
Thursday of last week, putting the ground
in fine shape for seeding Hale County
Herald
Fall planting of wheat is on in Swisher
county. a very large acreage will be sown
by our farmers Tulla Gazette
J. p. Slaughter has twenty acres of cot
ton just south of town that will probably
make bale to the acre.-[Van Alstyne
News.
The first frost of the season showed I'D
Wednesday morning. There was not
enough TO kill vegetation, but there was
plenty 10 De seen and Sherman Cou-
rier.
Since the rain grass is growing nicely
and some OF the pastures south Of Hutto
look as green as wheat field in the spring
four Church Helper.
Cotton is turning out better in most
places IN kaufman county than was eX-
pected.
Kaufman receives from three to five hun
Gfed DaleS OF cotton per day Kaufman
Review.
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 Gainesville Hes
perian.
Mr.. j. C. Weaver of the Lone Elm
neighborhood, in kaufman county tells Us
thai his corn crop this year averaged fifty
bushels per acre and that w. c. Crossman,
w. j. Spencer and others around him will
average from fifty to tifty-fve bushels per
acre. Capt. K. c. Gillespie and j. c. StarneS
makes about the same report for Pleas
ant Grove Forney Tribune.
Ravena, Faunin county.-The cotton
crop in this section will be about onc-fourth
short
GRAHAM, YorNG COUNTY, Oct. Last
night we had light fost. IN the lowlands
where the cotton plant is rank. it will he
beneficial provided it has been heavy
enough to kill the leaves
SALADo, Bell. COUNTY. Oct 9.-The
Nsatxer is fine now, with a brisk North
sNfTd and some frost this morning, but no
damage was done as there was nothing for
il TO damage. Cotton picking Is being
not so good as it was before the rain.
HAMILTON, HAMILTON COUNTY Oct. =
Rain has been plentiful in most places for
surface purposes, though we have not had
soaking rain all over the county at one
time since last June one year ago. a num-
be- Of wells nave gone dry that never failed
before. though we cannot complain. There
is one well Oh the square, with Windmill
to hoist ;he water, that has frequently fur
nished forty barrels of water per day, and
il IS only about fifteen feet deep. The two
steam gins here are kept humming to ac-
nodate the custom. There are, for want of
cotton picl;ers, plenty of cotton patches
that nave not been touched. The cotton
crop will hr fine. There has been no dam
age by worms or excessive storms.
BAILEY, FANNIN COUNTY, Oct. S.-The
cotton report becomes more favorable every
day. a month since the farmers thought
they would not get more than Il bale 10
three acres, but now they expect one-half
tale 10 The acre. Some frost was reported
this morning.
NAvAs sofa. GRIMES COUNTY, Oct. S.-A
slight frost fell here last night, but was not
to cause damage.