Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-30
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

The rains of the past week insure an
enormous crop of wheat for Hall county il
he season is propitious, as blowing and
breaking is now being pushed rapidly
Ben Kelly aud G. Il. Brice left last Sat
urday niorning for Kansas City in charge of
train of cattle belonging to John Pope.
They arrived home Wednesday morning.
= Hall County Herald.
Bob Burch has laka on his place off Of
which he has cut thirty tons of hay, for
which he will realize $40 per ton Hale
county Herald.
About the best cotton picking we have
heard of is that of Robert Cherry and Jesse
Nelson. On Monday they picked 104S
pounds, the former picking 5l2 pounds and
the latter 536.-LGarland News.
SoUTHNAYD, GRAYsoN COUNTY, Sept. 2S.-
We had quite 4 nice rain Sunday which the
farmers all rejoice 20 see, us water was get
ting 10 be quite scarce article.
BIvIHs, CAss COUNTY, Sept 2S-The
rain began to fall last night about Q o'clock.
1t is still raining this morning. The creeks
and branches were all drying up and water
was getting scare in some places.
KYLE, HAYS COUNTY, Sept. ga heavy
rain fell here yesterday.
The stockmau is pleased. The recent
rains will produce ample winter pasturage
for his IBeeyille Picayune.
The pecan crop promises a very large
yield this year Coleman Voice.
Since the recent line rains the grass has
commenced to grow like spring time and
looks green and pretty. If frosts do not
come too early the stock range will be fine
for winter Karnes Reporter.
SWild cherries grow abundantly among the
mountains here. Our devil brought US
some of this delicious fruit this week
pFonnrIX f-pp+aR rich rglalitr of rn,.1i D1
can ne made of these wild cherries Kerr
vile Paper.
Mr.. A. p Mayes brought into the News
Office last Saturday an ear of corn meas
uring twelve and ! quarter inches in length.
This Is the longest ear on record Van
Alstyne News.
Mr.. Jess Pollard contem plates entering
into the culture OF waternelogs on an eX-
tensve scale next year. Thirty acres of his
Red Mud plantation will be set aside for the
cultivation of the toothsome product Es-
puela Bulletin.
GRANDyIEw, JOHNSON COUNTY, Sept. 49,
The largest rain storm and hail that has
fallen for many months struck Grandview
and vicinity last night. The farmers say
that cotton is greatly damaged and large
per cent Of the open cotton was beat into
the ground by the hail.
GRANDvIEw. JOHNSON COUNTY, Sept %
Our town exhibited itself to-day with
good proportion. Business was good IN all
lines. About 275 bales Of cotton crowded
the streets until there was hardly standing
room. The buyers took in 247 bales, which
The First national bank of Grapdview paid
for, and the remainder was stored for
higher prices. Grandview is one of the
best cotton markets in Johnson county.
About 20 per cent of the cotton crop here
seems to have been picked, and about IL or
n1Dpi-atal Tho ipanal nj
of the corn crop remains ungathered, as
the farmers time has been devoted mainly
10 saving the cotton,
DENTON, DENTON COUNTY. Sept. 29.-The
streets of the city have been crowded to-
day with cotton. About 400 bales have
been brought iii to-day. Most of it mar
keted.
HENRIETrA, CLAY COUNTY, Sept. 2S.-
This section was visited by fine rain to-
day and the indications are good Tor more.
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, Sept. &c
This has been cotton day in Terrell.
There have been nearly six hundred bales
local cotton sold on the streets. For
a while during the middle OF the day Moore
avenue was packed with wagons for four
blocks so as to make it impossible to pass.
The cotton came from surrounding counties,
as well as different parts of this county.
Cotton weighers have had to call in rein
forcements. About forty bales of damaged
cotton We're sold at auction and brought
S.G5 cents. The town is full of insurance
Rdlusters fixing up the losses in the recent
cotton fire.
DAINGERFIELD, MORRIS COUNTY. Sept.
es.-The heaviest rain known here since
1882, fell last night All bottom fields are
under water. bridges and fences washed
away and cotton badly knocked out and
damaged