Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-03
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.


Rye sown in Crosby county late last fall
is looking well, and with the wheat and
oats promises 4 good yield.
Mai. Tom Wagner, one Of the largest
land holders in Wilbarger county, is hav.
ing 5000 acres of his lands plowed for wheat
next fall.
Corn has been selling on the streets of
Grrenville for 80 cents per bushel during
the past week. q
Vegetation was never known to grow
moro rapidly in any country than 1t IS
growing at present in the country adjacent
to Cotuila.
Cotulla Ledger: A reliable stockman
just up from Duval county informs US that
he saw hundred acre farm in corn there
last week in full tasSel
Farmers Of the Brazos bottoms say that
an overflow leaves n sediment on the land
that highly fertilizes, and that they can
wen AFFORD 10 lose one crop in ten Tor the
Increase in productiveleSs that an over
now gives them succeeding years.
Marshall Mirrcr: F. N. Cockrell says he
would not be surprised if Texas this year
harvested Is, Coz, 900 bushels Of wheat, or
double the quantity that has ever been
raised in this state.
Wichita Herald: The idea has become
prevalent with some of the farmers that
heavy rains. The Herald does not believe
either is probable.
Victoria Advocate: Tho farmers in all
this section Of Texas report large in
crease in acreage in cultivation over last
year, and the CROPS are looking well.
The fruit crop of Coleman will not be as
heavy as many anticipated. The continued
frosts and freezing have chilled the fruit
buds large proportion dropped off after
the young fruit was apparently set.
Regarding the wheat crop the Vernon
Guard says: Wilbarger county will pro-
duce at least 1000. 600 bushels, and with the
quantity brought to Vernon from other
counties tributary TO her, there will be at
least 3,OD,O0O bushels Of wheat hauled here.
Reports of fine growing weather and
Furnishing crops come from Amarillo, Ian
caster and Omaha.
LUFKIN, May 2-Farming is the chief
business now in this locality, and farmers
generally behind, owing to the late spring
and heavy rains.
RoCKDALE, May Farmers are well up
with their work in this section and the sea-
son thus far is promising. Paying from 90
cents TO 81 per bushel for corn has stimu-
lated an effort To prevent its recurrence,
ana the acreage in that commodityis greatly
increased. There will be no diminution in
she acreage of cotton, as the yield in this
section did not exceed that of last year.
ITALY. May Farmers are all busily en-
gagged planting cotton and killing weeds.
VERNON, May 1.-The recent rise in
wheat has been decided sti1Gulant to bust
ness and it is coming in at d lively rate
hundreds Of farmers have been waiting for
81 per bushel, and now they can get it. are
letting il go rapidly and turning the money
loose. Tuesday seventeen teams from
Greer county came in string, all laden
with wheat. Careful men from there esti-
mate the new crop will make not less than
twenty bushels per acre.
ALBA, May The farmers of this
county are now at work with great energy.
The vast amount of rain has put them
badly behind. The Lake Fork and Sabine
rivers have been higher than ever before
GRANDyIEw, April 30-Seven hundred
and fifty bales more of Texas cotton just
leaving Graudview for the spinnerS