Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-15
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Crops just humping, and it is feared By
some that there will not be sufficient room
in Hunt county to store the great crops OF
wheat. oats. corn and cotton. 10 say moth
ing Of the many other products.
Heavy rains fell at Luling last Saturday
night which insures the largest corn crop
ever grown in Caldwell county. The tanks
and water-holes were filed up and the gar
dens given 4 new start.
The farmers of Shelby county all report
a fine prospect for corn crop throughout
the county. We are truly glad that the
present prospects are so good, as our county
stands greatly in need of an abundance OF
corn this year.
The shipment OF fruit from Palestine has
commenced for this season.
Corn is looking fine about Estacado.
The heaviest rain of the season visited
Crosby county Wednesday night, leaving
the whole surface of the country shoe top
deep around EStacaGo, and, not content yet,
gave them another Thursday morning.
The indications are that the pecan crop
will be enormous this year. Pecan gather
ing proves lucrative employment for q
large number of people.
The recent heavy rains in Lipscomb
county have soaked the ground thoroughly
and the water holes are all full.
Barley is success in Childress county.
c. f. Brown has 100 acres and W. r. Stew
art has twenty-five acres that will make
seyenty-tive bushels per acre. The Pan
handle can supply the breweries of Texas
with all of the barley they can use.-ICml-
dress Index.
The continued rains will dispel the claims
of the most credulous OF this not being
farming country. The rains have been as
frequent and as copious as anyone could
ask Hale Globe.
Peaches and other delicious fruits are on
the market in Amarillo.
One Of the most magnificent rains of the
season fell Saturday at Burnett, Comanche
county. Corn is Skiing and tasselling, and
in many places will make a big yield with
out more rain.
Nice showers fell last Friday and Satur-
day evenings in Dallas county, but hardly
enough for corn. A good, soaking rain
would be quite acceptable by the farmers
east and south of Garland.
The grape crop around San Marcos is
abundant this year.
The grippe crop, which is unusually fine
in and around Laredo this season. is ripen-
ing rapidly, and soon this fruit will be on
the market in quantities.
The banana trees now fruiting in Jarvis
plaza attract the attention OF new corners
in Laredo. They present very pretty APP
pearance.
Cotton in Taylor county is nearly knee
high and still growing.
Wheat is being rapidly harvested in Ham,
ilton county aow, and the crop is excellent.
Corn is booming ahead, with the prospect
of an abundant crop, and cotton is growing
fine.
Wheat about Midlothian will make from
twenty to thirty bushels per acre.
Very heavy rains have fallen in Potter
county every day for the past week.
Barley makes fine crop in the Panhan-
die. There is one field one mile north of
the old town of Amarillo that will make at
least forty bushels to the acre.
The oats crop of Titus county is reported
to be better than for years.
The peach crop is good and hundreds of
bushels of early peaches are being shipped
to the Eastern markets.
Another light rain fell last Friday, and on
Saturday night Elatonia was visited by a
heavy rain which will greatly benefit the
crops.
WILLIS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY. June II.
Crops are good. A good rain fell south
and west of Willis yesterday, and the
farmers are happy.
Pilot Point, Denton County.-Harvest is
progressing well. Crops are doing well;
corn is silking and taSseling. Peaches are
becoming quite plentiful, and are of very
fine quality.
TULIA, SwIsHER COUNTY. June 9.-W. r.
Adams and others in the southeast part of
the county report twenty inches of rain
fallen during the three days rain last week,
and fifteen to twenty-five feet of water in
the lakes.
SHERMAN, GRAYsoN COUNTY, June 10
Another heavy rain fell here to-day and
storm threatens US tonight from the
northwest.
CLEBUENE, JOHNSON COUNTY, June II
The city of Cleburne and the surrounding
county for radius of about six miles, is
very much in need of rain. The remaining
portion of the county has had plenty of rain
and crops are looking splendid
VERNON, WILBARGER COUNTY, June If
New oats are now on the market at 40 cents
per bushel Eight loads came in from
Talmage. McHughs' threshing machine
begins threshing wheat tomorrow
GRAND PRAIRIE, DALLAS COUNTY, June
14.-Quite refreshing shower fell few
days since and crops are now in fine condi-
ton. Prospect for good all-round crop
this season is at present quite fattering
Harvesting of small grain and hay is pro-
crossing finely and all farmers are quite
busy.
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.