Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-23
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


The prospects are good for a bountiful
.rop of corn and cotton in johnson county.
The peach crop of Grayson county is SIM
by immense.
Some portions of Jack county have had
inc rains during the past week but other
PORTIONS are needing rain.
Several refreshing showers have fallen
around Atlanta, Cass county, the past week.
4 good rain fell at Canadian last Monday,
but il came near spelling the work ON the
roads, which had just been finished.
The Alvin Sun says w. H Miller of
Hitchcock sold $500 worth of strawberries
from an acre, and half of ground this
season.
HIco, HAMILTON COUNTY, June pa
fne rain fell here this morning. Reports
Indicate good rains all around. The Bosque
is higher than ii has been for twelve
months.
GRAHAM, You've COUNTY, Ten, June 10.
All matured crops. such as wheat, oats
and early corn are fine, except that in some
fields the stand of oats was not good. Yes
Jerday the first roasting ears, that is from
field corn, were sold in the Graham market.
4 number of farmers plant part of their
corn crop in an early variety that is smaller
,hdn the late varieties. but about two weeks
earlier and this year ii is very fine, while
has been swimming again this week, but
showers around Graham have been light
and weather favorable for finishing up the
CT harvest
HUTCHINS, DALLAS County. June 21.-The
FIRST car Of new oats was shipped from here
yesterday to Vicksburg. Miss. The yield
IS fully satisfactory. The bees have evil
gently done a thriving business this season
from the amount Of honey on our streets
for sale recently.
uoTEY GRoN L. FANNIN COUNTY, June
?! Considerable damage was done by last.
nights storm through this section of
country, the main force being expended
over Il tract about quarter of Il mile wide,
and most of that damage southwest of
here. As far as heard from. Marshal Gal
bsiith loses about three hundred acres of
cotton. Buck Williams nearly all of his
crop. and 40 throughout the country. There
is more or less damage from hail, wind and
lau.
MCKINNEY, collin COUNTY. June %
heavy rain fell last night. An immense
crop is now assured.
HuLsBoRo. HnL COUNTY. TEX. June
- Hillsboro, in fact, all OF HI county. IS
in smiles to-day. The cause Of such pleasant
appearances was a soaking rain last night,
aud 10 say that it came Just at the right
'Inc does not express il. as il was the first
We have had in about seven weeks
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY. June %
Another heavy rain fell last night.
FoRNEY. KAUFMAN COUNTY. June %
our farmers are rejoicing over the rain of
last night.
PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY. June 22.-This
community was blessed with 4 fine rain last
night Farmers are in town to-day feeling
good over their fine prospects for corn.
LoNGvIEw. GREGG COUNTY. June ga
splendid rainfall occurred last night and
today, which was the salvation OF corn.
which had been drying up under the dry
winds of the last few days.
WEArHEEFoEp. PARKER CoCNTY. June
22-hIr. j. L. Gofort, Il prominent farmer
from the Bear Creek country, is in the city
Hud says wheat is turning out twenty-five
bushels 10 the acre.
VERNON. NILBARGER COUNTY. June 22-
The first man to finish thrcShng his
new wheat in this county and report the
result IS Mr. j. W. Balsh. living on Turkey
creek. eight miles south of Vernon. He
had 100 acres. and it averaged eighteen
and one-half bushels per acre. He had
counted on Twelve bushels per acre The
buyers say the quality is excellent. Mr..
Balsh IS hauling il 10 the elevator. No
less han one hundred thrcshers started to-
a.