Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-25
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Grapes are beginning to appear on the
market in Laredo.
A fine rain fell at Center, Shelby county
Sunday
| A light rain fell at Cleburne Monday
The corn crop of johnson county will be
very large. Wheat and oats are selling
low, and farmers who can do so will wait
for an advance.
Rain is very much needed in some por
tons of Austin county
RCorsicana had refreshing rain Sunday
night.
The Jefferson Jimplecute says George F.
Kelly brought in white onion weighing
one and quarter pounds.
A heavy rain fell in Tyler Monday morn.
ing accompanied by wind and electricity.
No serious damage was done. The rain
was fine thing for the corn.
The first load of new wheat was mar
keted at Seymour, Baylor county, on the
18th at 20 cenrs.
CLAwsoN, June give were visited by
nice rain last night.
Midlothian, Ellis cOunty.-The first two
cars of grain left this place Monday, one
for Vicksburg, Miss, and one for Biz
minsham, Ala. Both wheat and oats are
making a splendid turnout. Owing to the
late rains our corn crop is an assured fact.
Cotton is rather late but looking fine.
Worms have done some little but no
serious damage Harvesting is done and
tn hum Of the thresher is heard through
the land.
MANGUM, GREER COUNTY, June 2l.-The
heavy rains have ceased and the wheat
crop is now In the shock in very good shape,
and good yield. Very few crops We're
damaged at all, though few were entirely
ruined by hail. Reports have gone out of
heavy damage to property and some loss of
life in Greer county by the floods, but the
reports were greatly exaggerated. The
damage to property is very slight, and only
three persons were drowned. These were
on Turkey creek in South Greer Our
mails being water-bound it has been i'm
possible for your correspondent to report.
HAMILTON, HAMILTON COUNTY, June 3d.
This morning a rain began falling and
lasted one hour and half, putting good
season in the ground. The principal part
of the county had rain. Where this rain
fell insures good corn. A good crop of oats
and wheat have been harvested in fine con-
dition. Bear creek four miles west of here
was past fording at o'clock a. N. The
Leon, six miles north of this, is rising.
KEMP, KAUFMAN COUNTY, June 23-Three
inches or more of rain fell this morning,
making glad the hearts of many Tt insures
Fruit is ripening and the crop is moderately
good. The blackberry crop was never
better.
GLEN ROSE, SoMERvELL COUNTY, June 90
This morning we had the finest rain we
have had for six months. Tie farmers con-
slider the corn crop assured. Threshing is
in full blast, and the oat and wheat crops
are measuring fully up to all expectations.
Cotton is well advanced for the season, and
is in fine condition. The GAZETTE CORE
spondent has been on run to Stephenville.
thirty five miles west, per road to-day, and
finds to-day's rain extended throughout this
entire scope. Crops We're never better.
Corn is especially forward, but cotton back
ward and some grass. Fruit, peaches,
pears, grapes and plums promise an extra
ordinary yield.
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEX, June
2S.--We are having another good rain this
evening.
CARRoLLToN, DALLAS COUNTY, TEX, June
22.-Wheat threshing has been temporarily
suspended in consequence of rain last Sun
day night. So far the yield is from twenty
five to thirty bushels per acre. The oat
crop IS the best for many years. Corn and
cotton have suffered some for rain.