Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

| COuuIN.-COILOn crop IN Only lar
| condition on account of dry weather, but
the acreage is much larger than last season.
| Estimated yield about oue-third OF bale
per acre. Wheat crop very fair. Acreage
| double that of last season. and yield about
| fifteen bushels per acre. Corn crop fair
| Yield placed at about twenty bushels per
| acre; some increase in acreage. Dat crop
| short, acreage in excess of that last season.
| Yield about twenty bushels to the acre. On
| the whole crops in this county not quite up
| to average this season.
| Tom Green county.-Cotton crop fairly
| good. About 100 per cent increase in acre
| age over last season. Average between
| one-third and one-h alf bale per acre. CCorn
crop was injured by dry weather and is
short, but acreage double that of last year.
| Yield estimated about twelve bushels per
| acre. Wheat harvested, showing Weld of
about fifteen bushels 10 the acre. Acreage
| double that of last season. O ats harvested;
| acreage double that of last season, but dry
| weather affected il some. Yield estimated
! about twenty-five bushels per acre.
| Tyler county.-Cotton crop about 10 per
cent above the average. Acreage about
| the same as last year. Yield promises
between oue-third and one-half bale per
acre. Corn crop fair average. Estimated
| yield twenty bushels to the acre. Acreage
| about same as last season. Oats gathered
| showed yield OF about twenty bushels.
| Acreage about the same as last year.
! Upshur county.-Cottou crop better than
| for several years past. Acreage about the
| same rs last season. Yield estimated about
| one bale per acre. Corn crop good, acreage
10 per cent great than the past season.
Yield estimated at from twenty to twenty
] five bushels. Fruit in fine shape and alto
| gether crops i'll this county are better than
| they have been for five years.
| Uvalde COMMUNICATION crop in good con-
| dition. Increased acreage about - per
cont -l-tr of lac Nr,ll,g psi
| mated at three-quarterS of 4 bale to one
| bale per acre. Corn crop made, but owing
| to dry weather in June and July was cut
\ short some. Increased acreage about 70
! per cent over last year Average yield
| about twenty-five bushels to the acre. Oats
| harvested. Acreage about 30 per cent in
| crease over last season. Yield about forty
| five bushels TO the acre.
Val Verde county Cotton crop in good
| condition. Acreage about the same as last
| season. Estimated yield about three-quar-
! tiers of bale TO the acre. Corn crop good;
| acreage was about the same as last year.
| Yield about forty bushels to the acre. Dat
| crop showed yield of about fifty bushels
| per acre. Acreage about the same as last
| season.
Van Zandt COMMUNICATION condition IA
| vorable, and with prospect of oae-half bale
| to acre. Increased acreage about - per
cent over last year Corn fair. Yield
| about thirty bushels Per acre. Acreage
| about same as last season. Wheat crop
| good. Increase in acreage. Average yield
fifteen bushels TO acre. Dat crop fair
average Yield between thirty and forty
bushels per acre. Acreage about same a
| last season. Taken as ali average. the gen-
| eral crops are better this year than last
Victoria cGunty.-Cottou cropin excellent
condition. Increased acreage over last sea-
son about 10 per cent. Estimated yield
about tive-eighths of 4 bale TO the acre.
Corn fair. Increase in acreage over last
season about 10 per cent. Yield placed at
from twenty to twenty-five bushels per
acre. General crops all around average up
| better than last season.
Washington COMMUNICATION crop below
| the average. Not in very good cOndiJlou.
| Acreage about 10 per cent. over last Sea-
| son Corn good with an increase in acre
age Yield placed at thirty bushels to the
| acre. Very little oats raised in this county
| While the cotton IS not so favorable this
year as last, the corn crop is much better.
Webb county.-CottOn culture IS 4 recent
venture in this county. Last year was the
first season that any cotton was planted in
this county. The acreage this year WAS
about 100 per cent. over last year. Yield
estimated at from one-third to one-half
bale TO the acre. Corn crop has been gath
cred, and the results show about one-half
of an ordinary Yield. This is not strictly
an agricultural county, and corn has been
: y
and this is the second season on cotton
Wharton ccunTy.-CottOn crop is in good
condition and acreage about the same this
! season as last. Present condition OF corn
crop good. Yield about thirty bushels TO
the acre and acreage about the same as last
season. Very little oats raised in this
county. No wheat. Crops cultivated are
in as good condition as for several years
past.
Wichita county.-Cotton in good condi-
ton and acreage increased about 20 per
cent over last season. Estimated yield
about one-half bale 10 the acre. Corn good
with double the acreage of last season.
Average about thirty bushels to the acre.
Wheat harvested and being delivered.
Acreage this year about 200 per cent
greater than last. Average yield about
twenty bushels TO the acre. Oats fair;
weld about thirty-fve bushels Acreage
about 100 per cent increase over last year.
Crop prospects almost equal TO 1889, which
was the most prosperous crop year ever
known in this county.
Williamson COMMUNICATION crop cut
some by drouth. Acreage about the same
as last season. Yield about one-fourth bale
TO the acre. Part of the county has good
crops. but they We're poor in other local.
ties. Corn, condition fair average. Yield
about thirty bushels to the acre. Wheat
harvested. Average yield about twenty
bushels. Oats harvested; average weld
about forty DuSnelS.
Wilson county.-Cotton crop injured some
by drouth Acreage about 20 per cent more
than 1880 With late fall and prospects for
cotton would be more favorable as it stands
now the average would appear to be about
one-ffth bale TO the acre. Corn injured by
dry weather, and yield average about ten
or twelve bushels. Acreage same as 1890.
Wise county.-Cotton in good condition
and much larger acreage than last season.
Estimated yield from one-third to one-haf
bale per acre. Corn crop extra good in
some portions of the county, but the aver
age is better than for some years past. Es-
timated yield from about thirty to thirty
five bushels to the acre all round. Wheat
in fine shape. Yield estimated at about
twenty bushels with considerable increase
in acreage. Dat crop good. Acreage
larger than last season. Yield from forty
to fifty bushels. Crops on the whole are
much better than for several years past
Wood county-Cotton in fine condition.
Increased acreage over last year about 10
per cent. Yield estimated from one-half
10 two-thirds bale to acre. Corn crop good.
Acreage 10 TO Is per cent over last year.
Estimated yield per acre twenty to twenty
five bushels. Comparatively small amount
of wheat grown in this county, but the crop
resulted in a fair yield. averaging from
twelve to fifteen bushels. Dat crop very
good average. Acreage about the same as
last year Yield from thirty to thirty-tive
bushels All around crops are in much bet
ter shape than they have been for the past
five years.
Young co,7r+v-Cot+on crnn oaner