Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-13

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| acreage of corn compared with last yeal
shows an increase of % per cent; acreage
OF oats compared with last year shows al
increase of 1873 per cent. Wheat and oats
never better for the season. Some corr
being plowed and j little forward.
SMITH COUNTY.
TYLER, April 9-Acreage of corn com
pared with last year shows increase OF II
per cent Cotton planted last year about
eighty thousand acres, shows u decrease Of
about one-Seventh per cent. Truck CroE
good; no small grain Of any consequence.
SHELBY.
CENTER. April 5-Acreage of corn com
pared with last year shows increase of /;
per cent; acreage of oats compared with
last year shows decrease of , per cent
Crops are very backward VerE little
cotton planted on account of rain and cold
STEPHENS
BRECKENRIDGE, Ten, April Acreage
Of wheat Ill Stephens county compared with
last year shows an increase of 100 per cent.
acreage OF corn compared with last year
shows an increase of 50 per cent on ac-
count of freezes last year; acreage Of bar
ley compared with last year shows an
increase of 10 per cent. Small grain highly
1iattGPing Corn coming up nicely. Some
complaint among early planters about
stands. Some cotton being planted.
SCURRY.
SNYDER, April 10-Acreage of wheat in
Scurry county compared with last year
shows increase of 800 per cent; acreage Of
corn compared with last year shows in
crease of 200 per cent; acreage Of oats com
pared with last year shows decrease OF 50
per cent. Early wheat is in boot and where
Ii had rain IS very fine. The other Is foot
ing too close to the ground Late wheat
needs rain badly rs do Ot her CROPS
TARRANr.
MANSFIELD, April Acreage Of wheat
IN this part of county compared with last
year shows increase Of 10 per cent; acreage
Of corn compared with last year shows IN
crease of 10 per cent; acreage of oats COM
pared with last year shows an
increase Of 20 per cent; acreage of barley
compared with last year shows decrease Of
20 per cent, Wheat and oat crops very fine ::
corn, good stand and cotton land in first
class condition for planting.
ALE, April 5.-Acreage of wheat in this
part of county compared with last year
shows increase of 10 per cent; acreage of
corn compared with last wear shows in
crease of 10 per cent; acreage of oats COM
pared with last year shows increase OF Is
per cent. Corn two weeks late; oats and
wheat about same; no barley. Prospects
good.
GRAPEVINE, April Acreage of wheat
in this part of county compared with last
year shows increase of 10 per cent; acreage
of corn compared with last year shows in
crease of 10 per cent: acreage of oats com
pared with last year shows increase Of %
per cent: acreage of barley compared with
last year shows increase OF . per cent.
Wheat Is in fine condition and heavy yield
is sure; oats are up and stand good; corn
all planted and not all up
SMTHEIELD, April Acreage of wheat
in this part Of county compared with last
year shows increase of 30 per cent; acreage
of corn compared with last year shows in
crease of - per cent; acreage Of cats corr
pared with last year shows decrease Of sc
per cent; acreage of barley compared with
last year shows decrease OF 80 per cent.
Crop very promising. The acreage Of all
small grain so per cent short caused by
scarcity of seed.
BEDFORD, April Acreage Of wheat in
this part of county compared with last year
shows decrease of 20 per cent; acreage OF
corn compared with last year shows in
crease of 80 per cent; acreage of oats COM
pared with last year shows decrease Of so
per cent. Farmers are well up with their
work, but there is poor stand of corn and
some Of the farmers are replanting.
TAYLOR.
ABILENE, TEX, April S-Acrease OF
wheat in Taylor county compared with last
wear shows increase of 200 per cent acreage
of corn compared with last year shows m
crease Of2O0 per cent; acreage of oats COM
pared with last year shows increase of 3S
per cent; acreage of barley compared with
last year shows increase of 200 per cent
Condition of crops, very fine; larger har-
vest certain.
MOUNT PLEASANT, TEX, April 8
Acreage OF wheat in Titus county
compared with last year shows $50
acres in county; acreage of corn com
pared with last year shows increase of -
per cent: acreage of oats compared with
last year shows same; acreage of barley
with last year shows increase of
5 per cent. Dat crop good; corn coming up
and looking fine: stand good; there will be
a decrease in acreage of cotton.
THRoCKMoRToN.
THRoCKMoRToN, April ). - Acreage of
wheat in Throckmorton county compared
with last year shows an increase of 500 per
cent; acreage of corn compared with last
year shows an increase OF 200 per cent;
acreage of oats compared with last year
shows an increase OF 500 per cent; acreage
Of barley compared with last year shows an
increase of go per cent. Prospects were
never so tattering; the county is settling
rapidly, hence the increase in acreage.
WISE.
ALvoRD. April s.-Acreage of wheat in
Wise county compared with last year shows
the same; acreage Of corn compared with
asst year shows 20 per cent increase;
acreage of oats compared with last year
shows % per cent increase Wheat and oats
looking well: late spring caused corn to be
slow coming up; good stand corn where it
S up.
WILLIAMSON.
BARTLETT. April 6.-Acreage Of corn COM
pared with last year shows increase of 20
per cent; acreage of oats compared with
asst year shows increase Of 10 per cent;
acreage of barley compared with last year
shows same. With light rain now crop
prospects would hold out beautifully. Cot
on is being rapidly planted. Corn is up.
OLD ROUND ROCK, April 5-Acreage OF
wheat in this part of county compared with
asst year shows decrease Of 10 per cent;
acreage of corn compared with last year
shows increase OF ) per cent; acreage of
,ats compared with last year shows de-
,rease Of 5 per cent: acreage Of barley COM
pared with last year shows same. Condi-
ion Of crops very good. MI
WOOD
MINEoLA, April 5.-Acreage of wheat in
his part of county compared with last year
hows increase Of 10 per cent; acreage Of
,orn compared with last year shows in