Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-25
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

leXllne, Ddldn county, reports ROOU
rains and flourishing crops.
Colorado. Mitchell cohnty.-Another
good shower fell here this evening, which
will be great benefit to growing crops.
SHERMAN, GRAYsoN COUNTY, July %
Jeh Hogan, prosperous farmer, brought
400 pounds of oats to this city last evening,
which weighed forty-five pounds to the
bushel, the heaviest or the average being
the world over only thirty eight pounds.
Mr.. Hogan will place some of the grain in
the Texas car exhibit and challenge the
world to equal it.
CHJLDREss, CHLDREss, COUNTY, July
23.-Crop prospects still continue very fat
tering Wheat and oats have PANIED out
immense; wheat from 20 to 30 bushels per
acre, and oats from % to los bushels per
acre. If we can only get two or three good
rains at the right times for late corn, sor
ghum, millet, sweet potatoes and other late
summer and fall crops they will
be immense. Watermelons are plenti-
full on our streets now, and are selling
quite reasonably. As the season advances
they will become quite cheap, so immense
is the crop
VERNON, WILBARGER COUNTY, July 80
The streets are crowded with wagons from
this and Greer and F'oard counties loaded
with wheat The prevailing price is 20
cents per bushel.
SwEETwATER, NOLAN COUNTY, July "a
A nice shower of rain fell over most Of this
county yesterday that cooled things up
wonderfully and will help crops good
deal We have been having isolated show
ers in this section for the past ten days, but
badly needed big general rain.
BRooKsToN, LAMAR COUNTY, July A.
A refreshing rain fell this evening While
we were not needing any rain, it did not do
crops any harm. The corn crop is an aver
age. The prospects for large cotton crop
were never any brighter than at the present
time. The hay crop is the largest put up
in years.
jacksonville, Madison county. and Dub
lin, Erath county, report fine rains and
abundant crops.
ALBANY, SHAcKELFoRD COUNTY, TEX,
July 2S-Mr B. f. Parish, a farmer of
Shackelford county, last fall sowed five
bushels of wheat on four acres of land in
the valley of Deep creek, one mile from
Hicks, a station on the Texas Central road
He recently uhreshed 173 bushels of wheat
grown on this four-acre tract-forty- three
bushels and a quarter to the acre. These
are facts within the personal knowledge
of George W. johnson, G. E. Waters and
other reputable citizens OF the Hicks neigh
borhood. The poorest crop in that vicinity
yielded twenty.three bushels per acre.
oCNCIdl &c 1fe<iOo nave pduuCu OuG
four bushels. One farm of 800 acres on
Hubbard creek, ten miles from Albany,
yielded 5000 bushels of wheat. Thresher-
men estimate that the wheat crop of Shack
elford county this season will average
twenty-eight bushels per acre. What
county in the United States can beat this
records
GALVESTON, TEX, July 23-The Texas
state weather service, in cooperation with
IL. I'll t%-A1 - ,,11 -
weekly weather and crop bulletin for the
week ending July %, tonight. It is as fol-
lows
The temperature has been about normal
except in some portions of Northern Texas,
where it has been slightly below. The rain
fall has been above the normal in
Northern Texas, about average in some To-
calities in Central Texas, while it has been
generally deficient in other portions of the
state. The sunshine, although Slightly in
excess in Southwest Texas, has
been about the average. The weather
has been favorable for the cotton
crop, and in North, Central and East Texas
prospects are very fattering, and notwith-
standing the dry weather in Southwest
good rain would be beneficial to corn in
many localities along the coast, and late corn
and other crops are badly in need Of rain.
Extracts from reports:
Arlington-Cotton is doing fine; other
crops excellent. Temperature, maximum,
81 z; minimum. 50; rainfall, 100 on one day,
Graham-Cotton prospects are splendid
Temperature, maximum, 100; minimum,
IS; rainfall. 2O5 on three days.
nesyille-Temperature, maximum. 95;
minimum, 40; rainfall, -76 on two days.
Wichita Falls.-1hreshing is progressing
nicely, and the ground is in excellent con-
dition for blowing. Temperature, maxi
mum 100, minimum IS, rainfall LOO on four
days.
Grapeyine-Ootton prospects are gener<
ally up to the average, and above, though 4
in some localities it is being damaged by
chinch bugs Temperature. maximum, 90;
minimum, 20; rainfall, .s6 on two days
Corsic2na.-Temper maximum, 100;
minimum, 20: rainfall, "a On one day
neutrality-suspicious., maximum, 1G3;
minim UNI, SO; rainfall, 2. 10 on three days
Burnet.-Prpspects for heavy cotton
crop are bright Temperature, maximum, 4
~ minimum, %; rainfall, ,06 On one day
College Station.-Co Cotton looks well. Corn
is being harvested. Temperature, maxi
mum, 30; minimum, IS; rainfall, 90 on one
day.
Mesquite-Cotto is generally promising,
and is unusually good in sandy land Tenn
perature, maximum, 162; minimum, 20;
rainfall, 40.
Corpus Christi.-Yh weather is favura-
be-
B-enham.-Rain is needOd badly. cotton
IS shedding bolls in some localities Tenn
peratuTe, maximum, o; minimum, 20; rain
fall, 90 on one dag. |
Roundrock. Hot snd the dry weafher is