Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-11
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


The rains of the last two weeks have beer
| OF much benefit TO this country, and put
ploughing for fall and winter crops in COCO
fix EStaca1o TeXian Press.
CoLLrNsvILLE, Carson COUNTY. Sept.
! 1O.-The corn crop about Collinsyil!e is
large, but farmers Will hold q great deal OF
ii for spring sale.
GALVESTON, Sept. 1O.-The weekly
weather and crop reports of the Texas
state weather service was issued this even
ing Tor the week ending September 10. II
gives the temperature precipitation and crop
condition throughout the state as follows
During the last seven days scattering
showers have fallen in North, Central and
Southwest Texas, but the rainfall has been
generally deficient, the deficiency beir :
more marked along the coast than in other
portions of the state. The temperature has
been generally below the normal. The sun
shine has been excessive except in q few
localities in North Texas. where it has been
about the average.
The cotton crop is further advanced than
at the corresponding time last year. The
boil worm has been steadily disappearing
aud very little damage is being done ut
present, but cotton anu vegetation generally
are suffering from drouth in many local.
ties. III localities where rain has fallen
prospects for late cotton and a top-crop are
promising. As a whole, the outlook is
about the same as the last report.
Extracts from report.
College Station, Brazos county-Rain
beneficial TO pastures. Temperature, maxi
mum, 81; minimum, 81. Rainfall, 1O4 on
one day.
Corpus Christi, Nueces county.-Crops
suffering from drouth; worms bad No
rainfall.
Corsicana, Navarro county Weather IA
vorable for cotton. Temperature. maxi
mum. 81; minimum, 50; rainfall, l.20 on one
day.
Columbus, Brazoria county.-Tempera-
ture, maximum, %; minimum, IS. Dry.
Longview, Gregg county.-Cotton pros
poets poor, about one-third yield, no top or
late yield. Rainfall, .01 on one day.
New Braunfels, Comal county.-Cattle-
men are becoming uneasy about winter
pasturage for stock. Temperature, maxi
mum, 81; minimum, SO. Dry.
Gainesville, Cooke county.-Rainfall, AS
on one day.
Round Rock, Limestone COMMUNICATION
crop half picked. Cotton and grass suffer-
ing from drouth Prospects unfavorable
for sweet potatoes and fall gardening
Temperature, maximum, 90; minimum, so;
dry
Graham, Young county-Late cotton is
shedding forms. Rainfall unevenly dis
tributed. Temperature, maximum, 90;
minimum. -. Rainfall, 80 on one day.
burg, Gillespie county-Cotton
picking progressing rapidly. The crop will
probably not exceed one third bale per acre
Temperature, maximum, SO; minimum, Sc.
80 on one day.
New Ulm, Austin couuty-Temperatur
"a; minimum 81; rainfall SO on
two days.
Grapevine, Tarrant contradiction will
probably average from one third to one
quarter bale per acre. Temperature, max
imum, SO; minimum 81; rainfall .OS on one
day.
Mesquite, Dallas COMMUNICATION contin-
ues to. come in rapidly. Insects doing but
little damage. Temperature, maximum, IS;
minimum, 81; rainfall, L36 on three days.
Temple, Bell COMMUNICATION crop % per
cent. hort of last year, due to worms and
irouth. Temperature. maximum, 50; min
mum, 50. No rainfall.
Arlington, Tarrant, county-Cotton max
ing a good top crop. No mora worms.
Temperature maximum, 81; minimum. A.;
rainfall, l.30 on two days.