Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-11

| ming TO silk. But most of the corn is late,
| an was not needing rain, but especially the
wheat men with large harvests not yet
complete didn't want any rain this week
! To-day tne peaches were exhibited on the
| streets but none yet in market. Two years
ago good ripe yeaches were sold in Graham
in May. This year the crop is fine on the
hills and high lands, but generally IN val
| leys like Graham, the peaches are scatter
ing on the trees, but they may make up in
! size. Everything except cotton is two or
! three weeks late, but the ripe harvest is
/ fine and other crops promise equally well.
! Troy, BELL COUNTY, June 5-We are
! having a good shower now and prospects
| are for continuance until the ground is
| well soaked, which is needed very much,
though crops are not suffering materially.
| The acreage of wheat is small here, but
what there is is frst-clasS.
! Trenton, Fannin county-The wheat crop
which is now being harvested, notwith-
standing the recent hail storm, is very
/ line and promises a good yield. Corn
looks well and the cotton crop, though
not so large in acreage as that of last year,
is doing well.
MESQUITE, DALLAS COUNTY, June GA
/ splendid rain fell here to-day, giving the
ground good soaking Corn had begun TO
need rain, and this viii make it boom. The
| prospect is very hattering indeed, and
idFHtTS are hopeful
WICHITA FALLS, June 5.-Quite shower
of rain fell here last night and the ele-
mentS are threatening to-day. which will
retard harvesting for day or two if it
rains no more, which the people trust it
will not until harvest is over.
Garland. Dallas county-Good prospects
for corn. wheat, oats and cotton are re-
ported from all sections of our county, and
there is no doubt but the best all round
yield will be madt for years.
WYIIE, COLLIN COUNTY, June CA fine
rain fell throughout this section to-day
which will greatly benefit the crops.
Ennis, ELLIS COUNTY, June Ennis had
good rain this evening, which insures
good crop of cotton and corn. Farmers
say they are expecting the largest yield this
season they have had for several years.
DENTON. June Ga heavy rain fell here
to-day, making the quantity of rainfall for
the present abundantly sufficient
BroOkston, Lamar county-Farmers are
well up with their work and crops are in
fine condition. The prospects were never
brighter at this time of the year.
FRAZER, GREER COUNTY, June 3.-Wheat
harvest began this week and is somewhat
impeded by bad weather and a short supply
of Irvine. The amount of Irvine sold in this
county is enormous. and an estimate at the
dIIIOuuG VI "Iltdb II NtIS ldIu " lIliht, anu
guesSes run from six hundred thousand
bushels TO two million. However, the
wheat is very fine and will average at least
sixteen bushels per acre. There is a great
deal of rain falling here and fears are enter
tanned that wheat will be injured in the
SHOCK
DOans, Wilbarger county-The farmers
are ali busy cutting wheat and the binders
are seen on the move in every direction. II
Is the largest crop of wheat ever raised in
this county and will yield more to the acre.
We are having plenty of rain. Oats and
corn are doing splendid.
ALBANY, June 5.-This entire county was
visited with splendid rain this morning,
making a good season and insuring the
crops. At this writing 6 p. M, the weather
has cleared beautifully and harvesting will
begin again i'll the morning.
VERNON, June 4.-Ihe farmers here are
all nervOuSly anxious about their crops. and
the harvest has begun in earnest Great
relief is felt this morning, as the weather is
cooler and il is hoped the threatening rains
are over. The crop is estimated at twenty
bushels per acre. and one can get some idea
of the number of acres when we say that
between 600 and 200 binders have already
been taken to the fields, besides a number
of headers. Every report brought in in
creaSeS the estimate. as the heads are well q
filled and the grain very plump.
j. A. Finch, Wilbarger countys immi-
grafton agent, has returned from an East
ern tour, and is waiting the result of the
harvest, and will return to Chicago in ten
days with his pockets full of statistics of
the new crop. He says all eyes are turned
towards Texas, and that there will be a
heavy immigration to the state this fall: