Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-10
TEXAS IN TYPE
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

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Cror prospects in Smith county are
x-oITip- better every day. For the past
-. dsvs corn and cotton have come out
Ss,,5srfully, and farmers are better up
VII tneir work than usual.
The crop prospect of Lamar county was
.-ar ;iuer at this season of the year.
iiS,rrrer-. almost universally, have good
Ids Of cotton and corn, and have their
' '.1ns Al, freshly worked out and growing
H.5ly oats are better than for several
ears past. 81
,.tsnn i, estimated at about II 200 acres,
,rl-b an average Of from twenty to twenty
are bushels 10 the acre.
L-agfr.ar county wheat will make from
.-aT.-.,ro thirty bushels per acre this year
fortunately there is not a very large
scra,r- The cat crop is also fine. Farm
.. st- il Will make fifty to seventy-five
tgshe.s per acre
The cotton and corn crops in Marion
.orntv have good stand and are in a healthy
.C-Iition Rain at this time would be
,.1efcal though the crops are not materi-
...y suffering.
peaches. pums, cherries and blaczberries
sra Jeruming plentiful in the Denison
raraat.
Tie wet weather for the past few days
Ia 80
,rops vii without doubt be fine in Erath
county,
TIL. Weather vas never better for the
-r9rtl. or corn and cotton and the crops
meas fur in Williamson county as one
flI.L wish Tor.
Tv.-nr Caldwell county.-Oats have been
tsrya- "a and the yield has been good. Cot
.og IS full Of squares and has commenced to
noon The grape crop viii be ripe in
~ weeks. The yield will be the largest
ever before known in this section. Fruit
,rups OF ali kinds are fully up to the
svarige this year. There has never been a
tgerurosperl for crops before throughout
iii, entire section
Cotton could not do better than it is do
ing now around Laredo
The banana trees in Laredo are already
beginning 10 bear fruit
Grapes are turning to ripen very fast,
and ia TWO weeks more this delicious fruit
vii be abundant iii the markets OF Laredo.
The rains Of Thursday and Friday We're
most welcome to the most OF the farmers
nj Bel county. A strip of territory on
Pcuocr7 creek especially was needing
moisture there having been no rain there
sine tie biz storm that washed away the
Peppers creek bridge.
New oa.s are on the market in Temple
Kealn & Co. shipped three cars this week,
he product of the farm of MIR. j. Amber
son. near Temple. The yield was 1O5 BUSH
els per acre and the price was ~ and 10
cnu,s per Oushel.-iTemple Sun.
Harvesting is in full blast around Me
GragOr now and the farmers are pleased
with the bright prospects.
Prospects in Denton county for good
crop Of corn, oats, wheat and cotton were
never better
The corn and cotton crops of Bee county
IRE as good or better than IN 1890, and re-
cen; good rains will make the corn crops.
Vegetables are abundant. One man at Bee
Vile 3 kinsell from California. has twenty
eight acres in vegetables, divided as fol.
lows; cabbage, six acres; cucumbers, four;
SuuaShes, beans and onions, two each;
Okra and beans, one each; potatoes and
musEmeIons, six; tomatoes, four acres. All
old well and shipments were made early to
Northern markets.
u-NAs, MOORE COUNTY, June Very
fl" rains visited our county to-day. Grass
IS beginning TO look fine, and Moore county
is coming 10 the front Corn, millet, sor-
ytuw and gardens are looking well. and
from present prospects our harvestS viii be
.drge on the few acres we have planted.
Our town is only two months old. We
have q fine hotel, windmill, plenty of Wa
y
lisa in our creek. Also great assortment
Of wild game. Every body remember Moore
county when they come west.
AA>GUNL GREER COUNTY, TEX, June @
Professor Fosters predictions are proving
700 true in this part of the country. June
opened with 4 storm, which has been re-
pea'ed each day with doubled strength, but
40 great damage has been done yet except
Slight damage to growing crops. Wheat is
d. Iii. h,rA hill
heard Today that several large wheat
fields along Elm river are entirely sub
merged by the overflow. The weather
uow looks settled, and if it is, nothing will
oe Damaged much except the fields above
mentioned. Harvest will begin as soon rs
j. IS dry enough for machines TO run. Our
wheat crop is very fine.
HARTLEY. HARTLEY COUNTY, Tex, June
b--lhr recent heavy rains of this section
nave continued, with short intervals of sun
shine, and it is impossible 20 predict when
il Will be over. Us there is still every in6ica-
ton Of rain to-day. The lakes are several
teet in water, and the prairies are DOGGY,
having been soaked to depth Of three
Zee
FISHER. FISHER COUNTY, June 9.-Wheat
harvest is fairly on. and the yield is going
10 be good. Oats are fair. Cotton and corn
doing nicely.
JosHUA. JOHNSON COUNTY, Tex, June g.
Good rains fell in portions of this county |
asterday, which was needed. Other sec |
lions nave been missed and are still want |
Nc rain.
MINERAL Wells, PALo PINTo COUNTY, !
June Fine rains fell all over the county /
asst week, and prospects for die coming |
crop were never so good. Oats will yield |
fully from fifty to seventy bushels per |
acre. while wheat viii make from twenty |
70 twenty-five bushels per acre. Corn and |
cotton is as fine for the season of the year |
As we could wish, and withoat another |
drop Of rain we Will make an average crop
II corn
DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, June 9.-The |
directors and stockholders of the Alliance |
milling company of this city met here with |
lie object in view of increasing the stock |
al the com pany about so. 600. The heavy |
wheat crop of the county demands increased |
facilities for handling and manufacturing |
!: into flour, etc.
AuIFoRD, Ellis County, TEXAS, June S. |
We had 4 good rain Saturday evening and |
3 good shower this morning. Crop pros
1ec-s are fine.
LAvSDAiR, KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS,
June S.-This county was blessed with !
gl.n that made glad the hearts of all and |
viii add much TO the growing crops, pros
poets good for more, and il is hoped more |
VII come sufficient to fill the tanks of |
s'ockmen. as some were having TO drive to
private tanks. Crop prospects are now |
'ery tiattering.