Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-16
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

| throughout South Texas.
Farmers in the neighborhood of Green
vile are anxious to get cotton pickerS, as
the crop is going to waste.
Hunt county had light frosts several
mornings last week. Potato vines and low
land cotton were nipped, but no serious
harm was done.
There has been light frost in Cooke
county, but tender vegetation is as yet un-
injured.
In Kerr county there has been ten-days
rain which, while it has interrupted cotton
picking, was much needed for the stock.
Cattle are suffering because of short grass
and Scant water supply.
The section of coudtry around Bonham is
suffering from a drouth of liz days. Sew
eral gins have shut down on account of the
scarcity of water, and it is said that one
third the water now used is hauled six
miles.
In King county rains during the past
week have enabled the farmers to put in q
large wheat crop. The wheat acreage will
be greater than any previous year.
Rains in Floyd county have been abund-
ant and general.
The largest cotton crop ever raised 10
Cooke county is not more than half gath
cred. The crop has exceeded all expecta-
lions, and the farmers were never so busy
In gathering 1t.
TRENTON, FANSIN COUNTY, Oct l3.-Up
to date there have been only 600 bales Of
cotton marketed here, owing to the fact
that our buyers have not been paving as
much for it by 3 to = cent.
Foard county farmers are busily engaged
in blowing and seeding, and the increased
acreage will probably ue fully 25 per cent
over that of last year.
QUANAH, HARDEMAN COUNTY, Oct IA
Cotton is looking finely, and will begin
coming in this week upon the starting up of
the new ginning plant.
Iowa PARK, WICHITA COUNTY, Oct. IL
The blowing for wheat has progressed
slowly on account of dry weather, but still
good deal OF wheat has been sown, and
some fields are looking green.
Taylor, Williamson CONTRADICTION is
coming in 400 bales day, yet number of
farmers are holding for better prices.
GALVESTON, Oct. To- - The weekly
weather and crop bulletin of the Texas
state weather service was issued this even
ing for the week ending October -. 1t
reports the temperature, rainfall and crop
condition as follows:
The rainfall during the last seven GAYS
has been generally deficient, no rain having
fallen except a few scattered showers over
the coast region, Central and Southwest
Texas.
The temperature has been considerably
below the average over the entire state.
Sunshine has been excessive. The weather
has been favorable for cotton picking, which
has progressed rapidly and is nearing COM
pletion on many farms.
Light frostS have occurred in many To-
calltles, but no damage has been done TO
cotton except slight injury in a few ex-
posed places. The aggregate yield of cot
ton will be below that of last season.
Wheat sowing is progressing in North
west Texas, but is delayed in many localities
by insufficient rain.
Extracts from reports:
Corpus Christi, Nueces county.-Weather
favorable for crops
Graham, Young COMMUNICATION nearly
gil open too dry for blowing; no damage
minimum -. Dry.
Round Rock, Williamson COMMUNICATIONS
picking finished on many farms; crop prob
ably damaged by frost. Turnips and pota-
toes doing well. Temperature, maximum
81 minimum 30. Dry
Austin, Travis COMMUNICATION about all |
light top crop in some sectionss3
temperature, maximum, 81; minimum, a. |
Dry.
College Station, BraZos countyNTbH1
small amount of unpicked cotton isshOf6g |
harvested rapidly; temperature, maxflhum,.
IS: MINIMUM, 10 Dry. |
Corsicana, Navarro county.-Tempera-
ture, maximum, so; minimum, s. Dry.
Temple, Bell county.-Top crop showing |
up well; rain needed. Temperature maxi |
mum, 81; minimum, AZ. Dry
New ulm, Austin county -Temperature,
maximum, IS; minimum, A. Dry.
Fredericksburg, Gillespie county.-Very |
little cotton unpicked "a light frost has pro
badly damaged the top crop; temperature, |
maximum. 20; minimum, 46; rainfall 30 on |
two days.
Wichita Falls, Wichita county.-Rain
needed for fall blowing; temperature, \
maximum, So; minimum, 40. Dry
New Braunfels, Comal COMMUNICATION
picking progressing rapidly; crop short;
maximum, rs; minimum, AZ.
Dry.
Columbia, Brazoria county.-The coolest
weather since 1862; temperature, maximum, l
II; minimum, Al. Dry.
Grapevine, Tarrant county-Light frost
in exposed places; no top crop, due to
irouth; wheat sowing in progress; tenn
perature, maximum, 30: minimum, A. Drs~f