The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-16
sown. A large increase in fruits and vines.

| this part OF county compared with las
| year shows increase of % per cent; acreage
| of corn compared with last year shows in.
| crease of 80 per cent; acreage OF oats com
| pared with last year shows increase Of iC
| per cent; acreage of barley compared with
| last year shows decrease of per cent
| Wheat and oats were never better. Corn
some complaint about stands.
| SAINT 10, April 5.-Acreage Of wheat IL
| this part OF county compared with last yeal
| shows increase of % per cent; acreage OF
corn compared with last year shows an in
| crease of 10 per cent; acreage of oats com
| pared with last year shows increase Of z
! per cent. All small grain promises the
| finest yield for years. Comparatively little
corn planted yet. Just enough rain. We
need warm, growing weather.
SUNSET, April 6.-Acreage OF wheat II
| this part OF county compared with last yeal
| shows increase of 5 per cent; acreage OF
| corn compared with last year shows In
| crease of 10 per cent; acreage of oats com
| pared with last year shows increase OF
per cent. Corn coming up, some early
| planting being to replant. Fruit crop
| promising.
MORRIS
| DAISGERFIELD, April 6.--Acreaee OF corn
| compared with last year shows increase Of
! l2Ls per cent; acreage OF oats compared
| with last year shows increase of 20 per
cent. Spring very late Crops are very
small, but look healthy and fine.
MARION
JEFFERSON, April Acreage of corn
compared with last year shows 20 per cent
increase; acreage OF oats compared with
last year shows 10 per cent increase
acreage OF barley compared with last year
shows 10 per cent increase. 0Crops well ad-
vanced corn all planted and many farmers
are planting cotton.
MIDLAND, April Acreage of corn COM
pared with last year shows increase of 20
per cent. Sorghum is about the only crop.
The acreage is large. Prospects most fat
tering.
COLORADO, April Acreage of wheat in
Mitchell county compared with last year
shows an increase OF 100 per cent: acreage
of corn compared with last year shows an
increase Of 800 per cent; acreage of oats com
pared with last year shows an increase of
200 per cent. Winter crops are in good con-
dition. Fruit was damaged by late frost.
Very large increase in cotton acreage.
MENARD.
MEANWHILE, April 6-Acreage Of
wheat in Menard county compared with
last year shows increase of - per cent;
acreage of corn compared with last year
shows increase OF 40 per cent; acreage Of
oats compared with last year shows de-
crease of 20 per cent; acreage Of barley
compared with last year shows decrease of
Is per cent. All small grain promises fair.
Corn that Is up, somewhat frosted.
MADISON
JACKSONVILLE, April 5.-Acreage of corn
compared with last year shows an increase
OF 10 per cent; acreage of oats compared
with last year shows an increase of 50 per
cent. Crops are two weeks late, otherwise
very favorable.
PARKER
WEATHERFoRD, April Acreage of
wheat in Parker county, compared with
last year, shows a decrease OF 40 per cent;
acreage OF corn, compared with last year,
shows an increase of IS TO 80 per cent acre
age of oats, compared with last year. shows
increase of 10 20 per cent; acreage Of
barley, compared with last year, shows
very little sown. The prospects for all
classes of farm, vineyard aud orchard
products were never SO bright at this sea-
son IS at this time. The farmers are all up
with their work.
BECkvILLE, April Acreage of corn in
Pamela county, compared with last year,
shows an increase of % per cent: acreage of
oats, compared with last year, shows Il de-
crease of 35 per cent. Wheat and barley
are not raised in this county Ground is in
Preparations are making for heavy plant
ing of cotton.
EMORY, April Acreage of wheat in
Rains county, compared with last year,
shows an increase Of 20 per cent; acreage Of
corn, compared with last year, shows an in
crease OF 20 per cent; acreage of oats, com
pared with last year, shows an increase Of
per cent Crops just in, but land III fair
condition.
ROBERTSON.
CALVERT, April! 5.-Acreage of corn
compared with last year shows increase of
90 per cent; acreage Of oats compared with
last year shows increase Of 20 per cent.
Thirty days late. Corn planted, but not up.
Dry and cold weather the cause.
FRANKLIN, April 6.-Acreagc of corn
compared with last year shows increase of
10 per cent: acreage Of oats compared with
acreage OF barley compared with last year
shows increase of 3 per cent. Prospects
excellent Work well up. Rain needed.
MIAMI April 5,-Acreage Of wheat in
Roberts county compared with last year
shows increase of 50 per cent; acreage of
corn compared with last year shows in
crease Of 20 per cent; acreage OF oats COM
pared with last year shows increase of 50
cent. 1ue prospect lUr POOu crops Is dS
good as could be asked for. We challenge
the state for better prospects for wheat.
RUsK.
HENDERSON, April 5.-Acreage of corn
compared with last year shows increase of
10 per cent; Acreage of oats compared with
last year shows increase of 10 per cent.
Crop prospects so far are gloomy. The con-
tinued bad weather has retarded farm work
No cotton planted yet.
TUNNELS.
BALLINGER, April 5.-Acreage of wheat
in Runnels county compared with last year
shows increase Of 100 per cent; acreage of
corn compared with last year shows in
crease of l25 per cent; acreage Of oats COM
pared with last year shows increase of 135
Crops are good throughout, and prospects
are favorable.
soMERvELL.
GLEN ROSE, April 5.-Acreage of wheat
in Someryeu county compared with last
year shows decrease of so per cent;
acreage of corn compared with last year
shows an increase Of 20 per cent; acreage
of oats compared with last year shows an
increase of 33H per cent. Wheat and oats
never better for the season. Some corn
being plowed and a little forward.
SMITH COUNTY.
TYLER, April 9.-Acreage OF corn COM
pared with last year shows increase of 10
per cent. Cotton planted last year about
eighty thousand acres, shows decrease Of
about one-seveDth per cent. Truck crop
good no small grain of any consequence.
SHELBY.
CENTER. April Acreage of corn COM
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