The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16

shows an increase of 300 per cent; acreage
| OF barley, compared with last year, shows
| an increase Of SO per cent Late rains, with
| crops certainty. The condition for This
season of the year could not be improved.
HAMILTON.
HAMILTON, April 5.-Acreage OF wheat IN
| Hamilton county, compared with last year,
| shows an increase of 10 per cent; acreage OF
| corn, compared with last year, shows an
| increase of % per cent; acreage of oats,
| compared with last year, shows an increase
| Of 80 per cent. Crops backward two weeks.
| Soil in good condition. No lack Of rain.
| Spring fully opened. Wheat extra
HARRISON.
| MARSHALL, April 5.-Acreage of
! corn compared with last year shows same
| acreage Of oats compared with last year
| shows increase of about % per cent. About
| all corn planted and in good condition.
| Fruit crop will be good on account Of some
| being killed.
HENDERSON.
ATHENS, April 5.-Acreage Of wheat IN
| Henderson county compared with last
| year shows about the same; acreage OF
corn compared with last year shows an
! increase Of about so per cent; acreage OF
oats compared with last year shows in
crease of 33I per cent; acreage Of
barley compared with last year shows very
little sown. Crops are backward on ac-
count OF late spring. Corn is all planted
and now coming up. The farmers are well
up with their work and il good spirits.
Land is in fine condition.
HASKELL,
HASKELL, April Acreage Of wheat in
Haskell county compared with last year
shows an increase of 40 per cent; acreage Of
corn compared with last year shows an in
crease Of 80 per cent; acreage Of oats COM
pered with last year shows an increase OF
20 per cent; acreage OF barley compared
with last year shows about same. Condi-
ton of crops good Wheat and oats are
very fine. Corn is coming up and present
prospects for crops all around very latter
ing. Good rains recently.
HILL COUNTY
ITAsCA, 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 year shows in
crease of Is per cent; acreage of oats COM
pared with last year shows increase OF 10
per cent. Crops late; ground in fine con-
dition.
HILLsBoRo, April 6.-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 Is per cent; acreage Of oats CON-
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per cent; acreage of barley compared with
last year shows increase Of 10 per cent.
Condition of crops first class, and old Hill
bids fair no make an enormous crop;
farmers are all up with work.
HALE.
PLAISvIEw, April 12.-Acreage Of wheat
in Hale county compared with last year
shows increase of 500 per cent; acreage of
corn compared with last year shows increase
Of 10 per cent; acreage OF oats compared
with last year shows increase of 30 per
cent. Crops are looking splendid and this
year will show more produce raised in Hale
county than in four previous years.
HUNT.
FLOYD. April 5.-Acreage of wheat in this
part of county compared with last year
shows decrease of p 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 decrease of 70
per cent. Oats look fine, with prospect for
fair yield. Corn has been very slow about
coming up, with bad stand.
WOLFE CITY, April S.-Acreage of wheat
in north Hunt county compared with last
year shows the same as last year, very
light crop; acreage of corn compared with
last year shows increase of 93M per cent;
acreage of oats compared with last year
shows increase of 81; per cent. Crops arc
in fine condition, and about ten days IN ad-
vance of last year. Stand of corn is poor
on account OF cold, wet weather. Cotton
will be about the same as last year.
JOHNSON.
ALvARADo, April 5-Acreage of wheat in
this part Of county shows increase per cent
acreage of corn compared with last
year shows increase of per cent; acreage
of oats compared with last year shows
same; condition OF wheat and oats fair.
BURLEsoN, 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 year shows in
crease of % per cent; acreage of oats COM
pared with last year shows increase of 10
per cent. Condition of crops never better as
to wheat oats and corn. There will be
large acreage OF cotton. Farmers are gen.
orally up with their work
JACE.
JAcKsBoRo, April 5-Acreage of wheat
in Jack 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 CT oats COM
pGred with last year shows increase of 10
per cent; acreage Of barley compared with
last year shows nominal. Wheat crop 50 per
cent better than for years. Corn coming
up. Farmers well up with their work.
Farms look like gardens, being SO nicely
cultivated.
JONES.
Arson, April 5.-Acreage OF wheat in
Jones county compared with last year shows
increase OF 80 per cent; acreage OF corn COM
pared with last year shows increase of 20
per cent; acreage of oats compared with
last year shows increase of 10 per cent
Crops are looking very fine and farmers are
very much encouraged at the outlook for
good crops.
BENJAMIN, April 5-Acreage of wheat in
Knox county compared with last year
shows an increase Of 200 per cent; acreage
of corn compared with last year shows an
increase of 100 per cent; acreage of oats
compared with last year shows az increase
of 200 per cent; acreage of barley compared
with last year shows an increase of 100 per
cent. The prospect at this time is as fine
as can be. Corn is coming up nicely. Good
stand OF oats.
KAUFMAN.
TERRELL, April 5.-Acreage of wheat in
Kaufman county compared with last year
shows increase of 20 per cent; acreage of
corn compared with last year shows in
crease of % per cent; acreage of oats COM
pared with last year shows IN increase of
10 per cent; acreage Of barley compared
with last year shows about same. Condi-
ton of crops very fine: farmers are gener-
ally up with their work; lands being put in
cultivation.
PARIS April 5-Acreage Of wheat in La