Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-06
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

continues warm and dry.
Onions raised in Hale county bid fair to
rival those of Ell Paso; this season some
grown in that county measured upwards of
twenty inches in circumference, and on sod
land without irrigation or cultivation others
measured eleven and one-half inches.
In some parts of Llano county the farm
ers say that if the freeze will stay off two
weeks they will make quite respectable
top crop of cotton.
Johnson county is reported as dry and
dusty. Parties have to drive their stock
four and five miles for water Rain is
badly needed by every one except the cot
ton picker.
The Llano Gazette is fearing that the
loss of cattle in that country this winter
will be larger than usual this winter unless
stock is fed, as the grass is of little value,
owing to the continual drouth.
Reports from Amarillo are that the leaves
are green on the trees and the grass on the
prairies as green as in June.
Cattle in Hale county are reported to be
in fine shape.
Smith county still sends watermelons to
Tyler markets, and they are described as
being of good size and healthy looking.
The Gainesville Signal advises the plant
ing next year of navy beans and sorghum
as early feed for hogs.
Mr.. W. F. Evans, near Dexter, Cooke
county, has put up ten tons of stock pea
vines, grown on two and one-half acres.
Wheat in Floyd county is said to be well
enough advanced to allow the stock to be
put upon it.
Alto, Cherokee contradiction receipts
up to date, 1900 bales, exceeding shipments
for the same period last year about 800
bales.
GALVESTON, Nov. 5.-The weekly weather
and crop bulletin of the Texas state weather
service was issued tonight for the week
ending November 5. 1t gives the tempera-
ture, rainfall and crop prospects through
out Texas for the past week as follows:
The rainfall during the past seven days
has been deficient. No rain has fallen in
North Texas and over other portions of the
state there has been but slight scattered
showers. The temperature mas been in
excess of normal over the entire state. the
departure having been least along the
immediate coast. The sunshine has been
excessive.
The weather has been very favorable for
cotton picking, which has progressed rap
idly and is nearing completion in many To-
Calities, while in others cotton continues to
make. Rain would be beneficial to vegeta-
ton generally and is needed for cattle. The
weather has been generally too dry for
wheat sowing, but in few localities in the
northwestern portion of the state an in
creased acreage has been sown. No dam
age has been done by frOsts.
Extracts from reports:
Grapevine. Tarrant county.-Cotton pick
ing nearing completion. Wheat sowing
about finished; % per cent increase in acre
age. Rain needed badly.
Austin, Travis county.-Weather favor
able for cotton picking, but rain needed for
other vegetation. Temperature, maximum,
81; minimum, A. No rainfall
New Ulm, Austin county.-Temperature
maximum, 81; minimum, 81; rainfall, .03
inches.
Cuero, De Witt counly.-Rain needed for
potatoes and also for cattle. Temperature,
maximum, SIS; minimum, 50; dry.
Columbia, Brazoria county.-Tempera-
ture, maximum, Sd; minimum, 45: dry.
College Station, Brazos county.-A
shower benefited grass. Temperature,
maximum, 81; minimum, 46; rainfall, .2S
on one day.
Painter, Hood county.-Weather favor
able Tor cotton. Temperature, maximum
IS, minimum 60; rainfall none.
Graham, Young county.-Weather favor
able. Half of the farmers have finished
picking and gins are crowded. Temperature
maximum So, minimum 46; no rainfall.
Round Rock, Williamson county.-Very
little cotton is unpicked and drouth has in
jured wheat. oats, turnips, etc. The pecan
crop IS good. Halt of the late corn IS I'M
gathered. 1t is too dry for blowing.
Temperature, maximum 81, minimum 40;
rainfall none.
Fredericksburg, Gillespie county.-Cot-
ton picking and ginning is nearly finished.
Yield, one-quarter to two-thirds of a bale
per acre. Too dry for blowing. Tempera-
ture, maximum, ST; minimum, so; no rain
fall.
New Braunfels, Comal county.-Cotton
picking progressing rapidly. Grass is short
and water for stock scarce Temperature,
maximum, 50; minimum, Sd; no rainfall.
Temple. Bell county.-COtton almost all
picked. Temperature, maximum Sc; mini
mum, 30. No rainfall.
Corsicana, Navarro county.-Tempera-
ture, maximum, 50; minimum, 40. No rain
fall.
Castroville, Medina county.-Stock water
scarce and rain is needed badly. Tempera-
ture, maximum, SO; minimum, 10. No
rainfall.
Brennan, Washington couuty.-Tempera-
ture, maximum, So; minimum, As; rainfall,
loo.