Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-16
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

! Ine cotton and corn crops IN Colorado
county are fOurishing, and everythin,
l>po1nts to heavy yield.
The crops Of Wharton county are needing
rain.
The peach and berry crop in Rains county
can't be surpassed.
Peaches and blackberries are marketed
at Iowa Park daily, and the crop proves Il
be the finest and largest for many years.
Heavy rains on the San Saba river put i.
beyond fording last week.
tine rain fell at Amarillo on Tuesday
evening. Barley, wheat and oats are now
an assured crop in Potter county.
From present indications the pecan cror
OF the Medina valley will be the largest
yield ever known.
Green corn, watermelons, vegetables,
berries and fruits are becoming plentiful in
the Castroville market. ~
The watermelon crop of Walker county is
in very promising condition and will
| probably be moving inside of the next ten
| days.
The rain of last week was worth thous-
ands of dollars to Montgomery county, but
/ still more is needed to meet the require
| ments of the crops.
| Peaches have been selling on the
| streets Of Hico this week at 30 cents a
bucket.
New peaches are plentiful on the market
at Weatherford and large shipments Of
fruit and vegetables are being daily made
to the west.
Wheat in Wichita county is turning out
immense, and the yield will eclipse that of
any previous year.
The rains last week were of great benefit
TO the cotton and corn of Fannin county.
m To- hot
being harvested to any extent.
Large quantities of peaches are being
shipped daily from Whitesboro to northern
markets.
The late rains did no damage to the grain
crop of Wise county, and those who have
been out to see say they never saw shocks
so thick on the ground
Ellis county has been blessed with
abundant rains within the past two weeks
Peaches are coming into Dodd City
rapidly and the quality is excellent in fact
there are scarcely any faulty ones among
them.
The first carload of oats was shipped
from Hillsboro Wednesday The oats were
raised on the poor-farm.
New hay is being hauled into Itasca
which seems to be of excellent quality. and
IS one OF the resources of Hill county.
Watermelons and muskmelons are be-
coming plentiful in the market at Corpus
Christi. Garden truck generally is coming
in freely
The wheat crop of Collin county is better
than for years, and oats will make more
than an average yield.
Good rains have fallen all over Jones
county, and crops are growing rapidly.
Ripe peaches are being brought into Gle |
farmers fb., inn, no
fruit crop is splendid this year.
Harvest of Montague county is now in !
full blast, and farmers report the wheat |
crop the finest for many year past.
QuANAH, HARDEMAN COUNTY, TEX, June |
l3.-We have endeayored to obtain a full |
report from various portions of the county |
as to the extent of damages sustained by |
the farmers to their crops on account of the |
late heavy rains and hig water, and find |
that the loss has been greatly over-rated |
and that in Hardenan county the crops will |
average at least two-thirds of what they |
were estimated before the rain Of course |
in some cases farmers will lose heavily and |
some few will lose all. but the majority will |
harvest full crop, the only loss being on
ow land which was flooded. In the Chilli
;othe neighborhood the rain seemed to be
heavier, accompanied by considerable hail,
which did more damage to crops than in any
,ther portion of the county The following
armers in that neighborhood are reported
IS the heaviest losers from hail and water: |
). L. Harris, John. Shields, Robert billiard,
W. ID. Wear, J. H. Doster, Frank Moffett,
Jal killebrew, T. F. Reed, H. A. Pierce,
Toe A johnson and R. c. Stone. Some of
hese gentlemen claim that they win lose
heir entire crop, while the majority will
MY lose portion. In the Quanah neigh
,orhood very little damage was sustained,
aklng into consideration the immense |
creaee in crops, and the farmers ale again
It work and the majority will have their
Wheat in the shock by the first of the week.
Plainview, Hale county.-The Central
'lains country has had a very heavy rain,
nd the basins are all full of water. On !
Wednesday afternoon and night four inches
rain fell and during the whole time of
he storm probably the total depth was |
light inches. Considerable hail fell in this |
ounty, and some farmers lost their oats /
nd garden stuff. As general thing, how
yer, there was not much damage DONE |
II. George Z. Valade reports that wheat
I his neighbohood was injured from to 10 &,
er cent. Nh. S P. Strong's wheat was not
urt at all. The wheat crop all over the !,
ounty will be good this season, and it is !
simated that the yield will be from fifteen
} twenty bushels per acre. This, however,
pes not indicate the character and strength
the soil, as the land used is to a great ex-
mt sod, and in other instances has been |
cavity cropped with sorghum, which will /
feet the deepest and richest soil.
HLLsBoRo, HILL COUNTY, June 15-The :
cal freight brought cotton from Denison
ere to-day to be compressed. Cotton still =
'ntlnues TO come in enough to justify the +
impress to run two days each week
JOSHUA, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEX, June e
Rain is much needed. Corn has com I
enced to suffer. Cotton will not suffer | I