Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-16

corn from ntteeu to thlrty-flVe bushels.
Cotton is good and commencing TO open.
We are having partial rains. Some of the
farmers have started their plOws. The
acreage will be largely increased the next
season in all the crops.
BOWIE, MONTAGUE COUNTY. Aug. b.
Bowie received her first bale of cotton this
morning. The premium given was so.
The cotton was purchased by sam. Daube
& Co, and the price paid was cents. The
cotton was raised by II. G. Brown, who
lives three miles east Of our city IN add
ton to the cash premium the Cross 1imbers
will be sent 10 Mr.. Brown one year free Of
charge. This is the tirst bale this season
for Northwest Texas.
BrRLESON, JOHNSON CoUNTY.-Our crop
ESpruspects were never better. Cotton will
soon be coming in, and large yield is
looked for.
LONE OAK, Hunt COUNTY. Aug. 1.-THE
premium bale OF cotton was received today.
IT was sold to Barnes. Elliott II Co. ats
cents The town paid Il premium Of Sl7.65
for the first and 50 for the second,
SULPHUR SPRINGS. HOPKINS COUNTY
Aug. 1.-THE first bale of new cotton was
sold III this city to-day TO J. H. Brown &
Co. The price paid was 10 cents. 10 which
was added the merchants exchanges usual
premium of $50.
BLACK JACK. HOPKINS COUNTY. Aug. IL
The first bale of cotton was sold to-day in
our city by Mr.. Jim Branom TO Rash Bros
& Downing. the price being "a, CHASING
middling There was also d premium of
SO making i net about 10 cents. Mr..
BranoIn is an energetic farmer, living seven
miles north OF here ana about four miles
from Commerce.
AMARILLO, POTTER COUNTY, Aug. IL
Thirty bushels of wheat to the acre has
been raised i'll this section this year, and
barley, rye and oats in proper
ton. Several farmers have ex-
perimonted with fax this year and it
proved i grand success. Milo maize is
also favorite crop here. Our first melons
are Just row ripening and we will have
them until nearly Christmas. In fact there
were some here last Christmas. so we can
turn around and sell vegetables and melons
to the people down the road from whom we
have been buying earlier in the season.
We have not suffered for rain during the
summer.
HENDERSON, RUsK COUNTY, Aug 13.-Ihe
henderson cannefy Is now running at full
capacity every day, consuming at the rate Of
100 bushels of fruit every day. From all
quarters come glowing reports Of fine crops.
All sorts of the latest improved gin ma
chinery is being delivered, preparatory to
taking care of the vast crop. Henderson
will market 10000 bales this season.
GAIL. BORDEN COUNTY, Aug. live
had tine rain last Sunday. Grass is splen-
did. water plentiful, stock fat. Farmers
are hopeful for the future of this county.
They ali think it is going to prove one of
the best farming counties in Northwest
Texas. and there are many reasons for their
so thinking. There are about 100 sections
of state school land in the county open for
actual settlers.
PILOT POINT, DENTON COUNTY, Aug. IA.
The Pilot Point cannery sold yesterday to
the MessrS. WaplisP Platter company of
DeniSon the entire seasons output Of corn,
tomatoes and peaches at satisfactory
prices. Pilot Point is receiving
more grain the present season than
ever before in her history. and
hatIering prospects for cotton makes both
farmer ana merchant happy. Pilot
Point received her first bale of cotton to-
day, grown by j. a MOtern. near Aubrey.
1t was classed middling. and sold for SIC.
The merchants made up 4 premium of ST.,
which was paid the grower.
HILLSBoRO, Hill COUNTY, Aug. II
Cotton picking hands are being already en-
gagged TO begin work next Monday. Several
gins in the county are ready to commence
running next week. Cotton is opening fast.
The compress will begin operations Sep
TENDER !. Two wagon loads Of new
corn Were offered for sale on the streets
here to-day. This years crop is very
heavy. II is claimed that it viii not bring
over % cents at gathering time.
KEMP, KAUFMAN COUNTY, Aug. IA
good rain fell last night and farmers are
busy preparing turnip patches this morn
ing. Cotton is opening rapidly. Some have
commenced picking 1t is thought the
yield will be more than an average this
IaI
ENNIS, ELLIS Comfy. Aug. 13.-Ennis
l..,l, ,,f 20 T.
was raised by John MCGEE, who lives two
and one-half miles southeast of Ennis. The
cotton was sold 10 l. g. l.. Cert for 1905
per 100 pounds, and weighed 430 pounds.