Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-02
TEXAS WEATHER AND CROPS.


county.
Mr.. F. NJ. Duckworth of Vernon will
nave $50 bushels of peaches. The peach
crop of Wilbarger county will be large this
gear.
The prospects are good for large crop
VI Gotten and corn in Cherokee county.
The new wheat crop is being brought
IN at Pilot Point, Denton county, at the
rate of $50 bushels per day. The quality is
good. But little oats have been marketed
ret.
The rain last Sunday was of great benefit
20 the crops of Camp county. Cotton and
7orn are looking fine.
Tauf1nan county farmers are laying by
DER cotton. The prospects for cotton and
corn are very good.
Mr. Berry, a Tarrant county farmer,
threshed COS bushels from twenty acres.
The crops in Wharton county are in
Eplendid condition, ana the prospects are
hat there will be an abundant harvest.
Plano received sixteen cars of wheat
Friday.
The Moody Courier says: eve have
beans that were crown in our garden twenty
inches long. 70 gather beans for dinner re-
suires no bucket, just throw them across
four arm as you would Stovewood."
The showers Of last week have assured
The corn crop of Parker county. The cot
on is looking tine.
Hamilton county had good rain Thurs
iay, and the crops are looking fine.
Nh. A. ]. Kolp OF Wichita county had
rs : res Of wheat which yielded twenty
bushels per acre. MIR. J. Z. Stine
hreshed 800 bushels Of wheat from thirty
scres.
Wheat in McLennan county is averaging
twenty-five bushels per acre.
The corn crop of Menard county viii be
ne heaviest this year ever known i'll that
county. Cotton is growing well and there
5 a fine outlook for large crop.
Mr.. Charles Goldberg shipped 4 train
,oad of wheat consisting OF fifteen cars
from Quanah last week.
MrNEoLA, WOOD COUNT, juno 29.-We
ere this afternoon having a very fine rain,
and from appearances IL is general The
corn crop was needing rain badly.
Large quantities OF fruit and berries are
now being shipped from this point.
PUTNAM, CALLAHAN COUNTY, June 90
The work of thrcshing IS being vigorously
pushed, and as reports come in the estimate
Of the yield Of the wheat crop has been
steadily raised until 1t is now certain that
the average will not be less than thirty
bushels per acre. Five cars of the new
LiOp were Sill ,'Dtu lItIl UiIdLl 4dSl week,
and q free movement IS expected in the
next few days. Light rains fell here YES
terday and to-day and the prospects for
plenty OF rain are very good at this writing.
Corn is rapidly approaching maturity and
with the present supply Of moisture = good
crop is assured. Cotton is making Il rapid
Growth, is fruiting well, and the condition
Of the crop is the best ever known al this
season.
AF-ngpa INretr TFr-pa frn
rain visited US this evening. As some corn,
particularly on the blacl, lands. had been at
tackled by chinch bugs, this rain will prob
ably mature the corn so rapidly that their
work will scarcely be felt by the farmers.
We are particularly prosperous. The prairie
10 our east has harvested and Is threshing
Il fine wheat crop. Oats are extra good.
Cotton is very promising. Grass abundant.
Fruit of all kinds plentiful.
JEwETT, LEON COUNTY, Tex. June 2S-
Crop prospects here are splendid at present.
The first trainload of wheat was shipped
from Gaines vile Saturday. 1t consisted of
twelve cars, and carried over 700 bushels.
The plum crop of Blanco county is quite
large.
The rain which sell Monday in Grayson
county WAS much needed by both corn and
cotton, and ike most OF the rains this sea-
son, came just when it was needed.
The rain in Bee county did & great deal
OF good. Waterrelons and grapes are
plentiful and are sold daily in the streets at
Beevillc.
A good rain is needed 10 Medina county
The Sinner Courier says, Master Her
man Bass br 'UGht to this Office a raGish
weighing eight pounds. 1t measured
eightee.. inches in circumference aud TWEEN
ty-five inches in length
-,
thirty bushels of wheat 10 the acre this
year.
Last Tuesday Mr. Hograth Of Brazoria
had on exhibition ard for sale seventeen
mammoth cabbage heads, three OF which
exactly filled Il -four barrel. They were
raised by Col. Jere Warren. on his plauta-
ton few miles above tnwn.-TQuintana
Times.
Another rain would assure the corn crop
OF Eaiues county. The cotton is also very
promising.
Hampstead had heavy storm last Thurs
day which did some damage, although
The rain was OF much benefit to the crop.
Harvest Is just beginning in Potter
county, the first wheat being cut Tuesday.
". 2. Pearson, who lives on the line of
sections in dispute between Potter and
Randall counties, says his flax crop will
average twenty bushels 10 the acre. He
viii also nave fine peanut crop.
Johnson county had q good rain Friday,
which was heaviest II the southern part OF
the county.
TEREELL. kAUrNtN COUNTY, June 80
There will be more sruit this year than ex-
pected, but blackberries are short The
canning factory IS running ike 4 freight
train down grade. Several persons have
put up samples Of snail grain. grasses,
fruit, etc, for the county fair association.
SPRINGTowN, PAGsER COUNTY, June So
One OF the heaviest rams that ever fell /
here wet the earth to-day, beginning about
1880 a. II. and lasting until p. III. Some
Of the streets were almost imlassable on |
horseback on account Of the water Some |
damage /" crops and gardens from washes. |
On the compass OF this rain corn viii need /,
no more showers 10 mako one Of Texas /
good crops.
SoUTuMAYD. GRNYsoN COUNTY. June 80 |
Recent heavy rains have assured 4 heavy |
weld of corn. IhreShiug about half done /
Wheat is making fifteen bushels. and sell /
ing at 80 cents. Sample good. Cotton was |
clean before the rains, ami Is growing, fast.
No injury by worms 50 far.
GILMER. UPsHUR County, June 80
Good ans have fallen within the last ten I
days, which assures 4 firsJ-class corn crop,
Crops of all kinds We're never better AT this .
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