Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-19
TEXAS IN TYPE.
7Fx8s CROPS AND WEATHER.

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11,1e county boasts OF hne Vegeta9tes. a
ha.t ,raiching fifty-eight pounds and a
pumps .,--7.a.hslf-pound sweet potato are
te,e ,ies Of what can be raised.
s1,--F ton crop of Grayson county keeps
ING ne IN sherman running day and night.
ia. of wheat in Hale county are green
and growing.
mo farmers in Kaufman county say they
80 = i've employment to five or six
red cotton pickers.
EIrfs "a MY rain is needed to enable
il .---,ers 10 SOW small grain and for
s,ock wafer.
r, Limestone county cotton plekerS are
= --.l. demand.
Ta--ers in Collin county say they will
as'7 OF cotton TO the acre, against
~ .1fgEths Of = bale last year.
rrs nj mill at Bolton has received up to
!.---.ra seed than during the entire sea-
.ou 4a-- gear
,-,-,--.. comfy farmers are anxious for
:. .efrr Tie intention to put in large
-. &c -fo1.6 the season favor.
me- range IN Caldwell county is injured
- 81 rain and some anxiety is felt
....rrea for the winterlng OF their
r-.. -,r4a. acreage in Dallas county this
s4.- 20 exceed that Of any previous
-- and tic farmers have more corn than
,lrg call cE.g-
NJ. c.-toa farmers in the neighborhood
,.F.rr.rs e keep four gins at active
work.
rrar cotton crop Of Shelby and adjoining
.,.,--..= was camaged by dry weather and
,s..l August md September.
Ee-la. county is proud of her prosperity,
~ las been harvested a fine crop OF
a.. =, crop Of corn, and fairly good
mo cotton. It IS said that there are
..ro grtgages in the entire county.
,..,-.,r worms are reported bad in the
.,....gs--fg part OF Hill county. between
H.. Wiley and Irene, Most oflthe crops
IA been r. lcred, but in some places 1t IS
...t-.-- have totally destroyed the late
ap.
gent Texas farmers say that wheat
.- -...sred as late as the lst of December
... g.gy heavy yield.
Farmers about Quanah are too busy plow-
.-raas Fg wheat TO come to town.
ANON -Ha vegetable marvels of Somer-
~, r5...e are beet weighing thirteen
stda aa.l ponds and d sweet potato of six
pounds
raeto.a. ra.;si'sll IN Hays county for the
ra.- five months Is nine and three-fourth
.rtGe-.
~-. r.u-rt from Castro county IS that the
-s- ey..l.- uI wheat is up and looking
cry tira Also that a number OF farmers
nave sa.y-a ...5re or less wheat since the re-
.,ar r.. .-a-t others are getting ready to
SOW
The EDITOR of the Silverton Light is
U.a-,I over turnip raised in the vicin-
f. Mat is seventeen and three-fourth
inches tl circumference and weighs three
ri oUe-aa.f pounds.
Ir .--aoaeht il viii take to the middle
u- lr,a.a3r. TO gather the cotton crop in
ttr.. county, even 1.-THE needed rain IS
CurusAuu NlITCUEIL COUNTY, Oct. IS
.o--ou Is coming in At a lively rate, much
..o,,u being marketed than was expected on
-... -. OF she dry season. The staple
asses very good, ana is bringing as high 4
,r-,s as amy on the road. Farmers
..fe pressing wheat planting with great
a,lg. and the acreage in the county this
'Il. w ne len times what ii was last year.
HrBR4Ep CITY, HUI COUNTY. Oct II
Tie water question is getting to be ser
na. .u this section. Outside of town
-nrr. Is hardly cotton gin i'll this section
nN. ala- IS hauling water from one to
y
-.s.. 'nam. Talks. wells and ciSteruS
tf.s. aare never known to be dry, are fast
...H- 81. -Tuck-watcr Is very scarce.
p-".- south OF town are going to the
>.>asn'a r.vrr with their work stock.
a-rercr of seven miles. We have had
a, u.aTr rains TO make stock water since
A-r. H.- have had light showers to keep
-rass moderately good and to make Il fair
cotton crop. The black-laud section Of the
...rr. -ruth of town that IS suffering
...-. .,r varer viii make from one-half to
-s'guI'tegS of bale of cotton per acre.
Sac price nj cotton Is also causing the
-.rm,rs To complain. The receipts OF cot
.... o. 'ass point are ahead of what they
wee .a=- year al this time.
Al2LNT. SHAKELFoRp COUNTY, Oct. IL
Nmay''F '0miug in IN abundance aud is be
.- 5'"tt br tie Albany milling company.
'1" .-arlrv Oi the mill has been increased
'.,-r.ar e>,eu', and it IS turning out 4
me grade % -four. Cotton picking IS pro
--"S> rapidly, and the crop which was
l' ro be cut short is turning out better
.-a" rAuer'ed.