Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
VOL. XIV. NO. 300.


| raised in this county Last year there
were 9,,009 acres planted in cotton and
! about 46,OOO acres III corn, and TINS year
| there is some increase in acreage of both.
| Fisher COMMUNICATION crop in good
! shape with increased acreage of about 700
! per cent over last season, and yield
| timated from present outlook of One-b2sf
] bale per acre. Corn moderate. Had good
| prospects in that line. but want OF RAIN
| about the middle OF June caused some fail
| ures. though local rains brought up tne
| average in part. Acreage this year, about
/ ~ per cent increase over last. Wheat be-
ING rapidly threShed; acreage this year,
/ about - per cent increase over last year.
Average yield placed al about twelve or
fifteen bushels per acre Oats averaged
about thirty-tive bushels per acre, with an
/ increased acreage OF about fifty pei cent
I over last season. Taken altogether. crops
I compare very favoraby with last ear.
Franklin cuunty.-COttOn in good COndi-
! ton, ana acreage about the same as last
season. Estimated yield about one-half
bale 10 the acre. Corn good. acreage about
the same as last year. Estimated yield
twenty TO twenty-five bushels TO acre.
Very little wheat planted in this county
this year. Dat crop in good average condi-
/ ton, with about 10 per cent Increase II
| acreage On the whole. crops in this county
are looked upon as better than for several
years past.
Goliad couuty.-Rccent rains have mate
rally Uettered the prospect for cotton. IL
creased acreage about 80 per cent oyer last
year. y dry spell IN the early part OF the
season cut the crop 4 little. Corn, OWING
20 dry weather at a critical period, was cUG
short a little. but the average yield is es
timated at about twenty bushels per acre,
with a decreased acreage of about 20 per
cent from last year. Oats We're injured
some by dry weather, and the yield placed
At about twenty bushels per acre. More
inc - rpr
line, has been done this year than in the
past and crops are clean, and the recent
RAIN makes the outlook more favorable,
though in some localities the cotton had
shed some of its squares. No worms of
any consequence reported.
Gonzales county.-COttons has, shed some
of its bolls on account of drouth: estimated
yield from one-quarter 10 one-third of Z
bale to the acre: increased acreage. about
10 per cent over last season. Corn crop
made, and showed 4 very fair yield in val
ley lands, but not SO good on the uplandS of
the county. which brings down the average
yield TO from fifteen TO twenty bushels 10
the acre; acreage, n slight increase over
last year. Very little oats planted, prOba-
bly, not two hundred acres i'll the county.
Taken a. together, however, this might ba
termed an of year in this county, owing 10
lack of rain. Potatoes and other early gar
den crops are frSt-rate. Lay crop fine,
likewise sugar and milet. and there Is 4
chance, with rain in the next few days, for
an increase in the cotton.
Gregg COMMUNICATION crop fine and in
excellent condition. with acreage fully up
to last year, and the Weld estimated at
about a bale to the acre Corn crop excel
lent, and some increase in acreage; yield,
about thirty five bushels. Very little wheat
grown in this county. Dat crop, only Il
small acreage but yield good. Farmers
throughout the county quote the crops in
excellent condition. Corn and oats made,
and we never had a better prospect for cot
ton.
Grimes county.-Cotton crop fair aver
age. Acreage about , per cent less than
last year. Yield estimated at from one
third to two-ffths of a bale per acre. Corn
in good shape, with an increased acreage
over last year, and as a rule more coru
planted this year than last, and produced :
much better crop. Some worms have made
an appearance in cotton, but the average
crop is perhaps slightly less than last sen
son.
Hall county-Cotton crop in good condi-
ton. but only light plant, perhaps about
two hundred acres in the county None
planted last year. Estimated yield about
one-half bale to the acre. Corn crop good
average, with about 200 per cent increase
in acreage. Wheat crop good. Planted last
year about one thousand acres in the county,
and this year about seven thousand acres.
Oats crop good, with about 500 per cent in
crease III acreage. IleIu dOOuJ thirty 10
forty bushels TO the acre. On the wholo
crops this year are much better than any
previous season
Hamilton county. - Cotton prospects
favorable for 4 little over the average yield,
and an increase of about 20 per cent over
last season. Estimated yield about one-half
bale per acre. Corn crop good; acreage,
about the same as last year. yield, about
thirty bushels per acre. Wheat about all
garnered; acreage, about the same as last
season; yield. average about fifteen bushels.
Dat crop good and yields about fifty bushels
to acre with some increase in acreage. The
crops generally much better than last sea-
son.
Hardin cOunty.-Cotton, good acreage
about the same as last season, and yield es-
tlmated at about one-half to ee-quarterS
of bale per acre. Corn crop better than
average; acreage increase and yield esti-
mated at about twenty-five to thirty bushels
per acre. No oats or wheat grown III the
county.
Haskell COMMUNICATION prospects good
with increased acreage about 30 per cent
over last year. Yield estimated at about
One-third bale to the acre. Corn crop eX-
cellent. Acreage 20 per cent increase over
last season and yield placed at about twenty
five to thirty bushels. Wheat harvested
and most of it threshed. Increased acre
age about 100 per cent, and large part OF
the increase is on land nevel. worked here
tOfore, but the average yield In the county
is about fifteen bushels. Some of the Old
land produced as high as thirty-hve oUsE-
els. Oats good average with an increased
acreage Of about 100 per cent. Yield placed
at thirty-fVe bushels TO the acreage. This
is considered 4 good crop year all round in
this county. Farmers in some localities
pastured their small grain too much, and
the crops were damaged about 20 per cent
by rabbits and prairie dogs, but these ami
mails are being rapidly eXterminated.
Hays COMMUNICATION crop below average.
but acreage greater than last year. ESti-
mated yield from one-tnird 10 One-half bale.
Corn good. Acreage greater than last year
and yield placed at thirty bushels to tha
acre. Dat crop good, and increased acreage
Yield placed at fifty bushels. There viii
be considerable increase in corn and oats
this year over last, but less cotton.
Hill cOunty.-Cotton in good condition,
with considerable increase in acreage. Es-
timated WELD from half TO three-fourths
of a bale per acre. Corn crop good with
about tine same acreage as last year. EST
mated yield thirty to twenty-five bushels
per acre. Wheat crop fine. Acreage much
greater than last season, and estimated
yield eighteen to twenty bushels as an ay-
erage. Dat crop good with an increased
acreage and yield estimated from fifty TO
sixty bushels per acre.
Hopkins cOunty.-Cotton in good condi-
ton. Increased acreage ABOUT 10 per cent
over last year. Estimated yield from one
third TO ohe-half a hale tn acre Corn