Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-09
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

The second bale OF cotton was brought in
ROciidalc Tuesday.
The Il Paso country is needing rain.
Denison Herald says new corn sold at
that place Thursday at 90 cents per busheL
= splendid shower fell in Freestone
county Thursday. The cotton crop of that
section Is reported TO be very large.
\ heavy rain fell in the southern part of
Upshur county last Saturday.
The Ballinger Banner Leader says they
had four inches Of rain in two days this
week. Some hail fell also.
The Menardville Record says the cotton
crop OF that section Will average l bale 10
the acre.
The first bale of cotton was brought to
Taylor on the 18th. 1t was raised by j. L.
Morris of Milan county.
The BeeviIIe Bee says 3. 3. Wright of
Ramirena has 800 acres in cotton. He has
Just finished Il gin. Beevilie had q rain last
Sunday
Fully 500 bushels of grain was marketed
in Mckinney last Monday Mckinney
Observer.
The Brennan Banner says Col. Bode has
put up three barrels of fine grape wine from
his vineyard this season aud is not yet
through making.
The Cleburne Tribune says there were
by actual count seventy wagons loaded
with wAtermrlons on the streets of Gle
burne Monday.
The Pioneer-EXponent says cotton is be-
ginning to open on the sandy farm lands
around Comauche II. p. McCaSland has
threshed over twenty thousand bushels of
grain this season.
IA fine rain fell at Navasota Monday.
The Hamilton mills have over two thou
nd hr1s If ts-haat ON, hand
The Uvalde Reflector says cotton picking
has commenced vigorously in that section
The yield is above the averdge.
The first bale of cotton brought to Nava-
sofa came in on the LIST.
The DeLeon Free Press says Bob Walls
raised a radish which measured eighteen
inches il length. John Tate has 100 acres
III cotton.
ABILENE. TAYLOR COUNTY, Aug. s.
Messrs. Foster Bros. of this place. and
amongst the largest planters of the county,
to-day sold part of their wheat crop of
POO bushels TO w. II. Darlington, buyer
of this place, for ~ cents per bushel.
Thousands of bushels of wheat are being
marketed here daily. and the quality is eX
ceediugly fine, and excellent prices are be
ing realized.
HILLsBoRO, Hill COUNTY, Aug. S.-Hills-
baro IS rejoicing to-day over her first two
bales OF this years crop of cotton. AleSsrs.
CrOcker Il Beaver and 4 Mr.. Tinsley. all
live near Abbott, and are the first to aD-
peas The citizens now have committee
out faiSing money 10 pay the premium that
is Always given for the first bale of the
season.
.%JACKsR0Ro, JOCK COUNTY, Aug. S.-E'a-
'vorablc reports of good crops in Jack
county continue to come in. Mr.. Nuykeu-
dali is in the lead for fine wheat. lie had
six acres which welded forty-two bushels
per acre and another field OF thirtY-tive
acres which averaged thirty-seven and one
half bushels per acre. Cotton reports are
good Most sections have tine crops Sc
cured without further rains. Late fruits
are also fine.
MINEoLA. WooD County, Aug S.-We
had a very fine rain last night. Cotton,
cane and sweet potatoes were needing it.
CLrBrENE. Johnson COUNTY. Aug s.
Cleburne received her first bale of cotton
to-day.
Detroit. Red River county-The crops of
this vicinity are better than have been
known for Years. and the cotton yield will
be enormous Detroit has only about 500
inhabitants, but She IS expecting 10000
bales of cotton 10 be marketed here this
fall. as She received over 1000 last season
when the crop was short.
BAILINGER, RUNNELS COUNTY, Aug. s
Rains the last week in various parts OF the
county are worth i great deal to the cotton
crop.
SALADO. BELL COUNTY, Aug. Some
few farmers have commenced TO pick cot
ton The first bale viii soon be in. but the
Tow price makes us all feel gloomy.