The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

the farmers tel US. will be 20 por cent
larger than last year. a great many OF our
progressive farmers have an oat patch
which IS beginning 20 look well.
The farmers Of Llano county were never
more hopeful for big crops OF ali kinds
The rain OF the frs; o. The week put inc
ground in good shape. a good oat ana
wheat crop IS assured aud corn is coming
up.
New Birmingham Times: Although the
weather has been cold and disaEreeGblc the
prevailing opinion Of the horlculturGASt IS
that the crop is not injured 10 any great eX-
tent; rs far Us we are able 10 discover tue
mountain fruit blooms are not nurt Il:
all If we can pass the 2ilh and 2oth OF
this month without injury to the crop, it is
q clean hundred thousand TO Cherokee
county.
The recent SHOWS in Potter county have
put crops II the finest condition since lSo5.
The fruit crop, says the Corsicana Demo-
erat, Is reported to he damaged put very
little by he late freeze, we have been IN
formed By those who are II L position to
know.
The Gainesville Hcsperian Of wednesday
says: Inc rain yesterday waS worth thou-
sands Of dollars II oar farmers II came
Just IS they were beginning 20 need II;
Most of them weEs done sowing oats and
planting corn, and the wa.In, gentle rain
game 70 make the seed grow. So lar every
thing seems to % working IL favor Of our
people This spring
Farm pros poets are reported TO be az fine
as Were ever seen IN Navarro county. Inc
farmers are Up with their blowing aud
p..lDjIug and tue crops are III rs good shape
a. could b.. asked for. The seasons have
been prop.io oud while y has been 4 ut
u. cool. crops have been held back suiii-
ci,ut.v to make them touyh and Injured TO
tho cold sufficiently not ~ Dc killed
S0meryel county oat fields present a
fine appearance since the late rains, says
tn. Glen Rose Herald. Il has been the
experience o. the past that when the
ground Is thoroughly soaked with water IL
this time good o4L crop Is harvested inc
following summer indications are very
favorable Just now for al abundant harvest
next summer.
But very little Brown county fruit was
injured by he late cold spe.. and the pros
poet is good for an oEccllcn, crop his year.
The Uat crop. which was thought 10 be
killed was only very slightly damaged.
4 fine rain visited this section the first Of
the week, says the BllIinEcr Burner
Leader, which iuluse5 new life into our
farmer friends, ana with an occasional
shower duriag April and Nay will place
This section lar in he lead IN the way Of
small grain IS well Is al other crop cereals.
Henrietta Independent: Farmers through
oui The country now breathe sigh OF relief.
Wheat WAS not suffering because OF drouth,
buf the recent rain which has fallen on II
IS iu 100 wise superAuouS waste. Corn
and oats are given 6ouutIful start. The
general and indirect benefit IS lIcalcul2bie
Ellis county farmers are ready for cotton
planting, &ua large acreage Of that crcp
Will U0 planted this year.
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On the crop condition and prospect in Wise
county. Grass IS vel advanced for The
season; the acreage in wheat is large,
stand firm. condition frst-c.ass the acre
age in oats larger than last year, condition
favorable; about the USua! acreage IN corn,
planted early and III better condition than
ever before: larEcr crops OF potatoes,
onions. etc. planted Than ever before; fruit
damaged but little By recent frosts and
prospects good for finest crop ever grown.
The acreage for cotton IS not only larger,
but better prepared than ever before.
The report from the fruit belt TO the
a0rtu is good The Alvori Budget says:
Up to this writing the fruit crop, while
somewhat damaged by the recent cold
snaps promises TO be = heavy one. Only
small part Of the general crop was tar
Enough advanced tC suffer any damage and
ualf the fruit tho trees would put on IS bet
.er than AL of i would be should all of it
De allowed 10 remain On the trees. Unless
% meets with some accident IN the future,
which IS not probable now, the fruit crop
Of the country Immediately tributary to
AlvCrd viii DO worth many thousands Of
dollars this year. The time is already here
when our fruit crop Is Of almost. if not
quite. as much importance 20 The people Of
ibis section - ths cotton crop.
1t is probable that less cane will DO
planted IN Pamela county this season than
last, while The cotton acreage viii be in
creased Fruit is safe.
Il IS encouraging to note, says the Laredo
Times. HAT notwithstanding last year WIS
Duc Of tho dryest aud most unfavOraole
Fyer experienced IL TINS section. yet the
valley lands of the Rio Grande around
Laredo produced . half bale of cotton TO
The acre.
Kin county expects TO spread herself this
year in the yielding 9; crops If the season
continues as favorable Us now, says the
bl.ITor
TULGA March give have had q two
days ECVtheT and the weather was quite
cod. and there viii be some loss in stock,
especially small stock brought in by set
tiers i4Le IN the summer and fall There is
no damage 10 crops or fruit The cold
weather aud late start in vegetation in
tue spring caused by our high altitude will
make this plains country the best fruit
country. Oar people are generally planting
forest and fruit trees. and in afew years We
Will have the most attractive and desirable
part OF Texas.
GoIuTuwAIrc. March 2S.-Crops are in
good condition and the fruit in many parts
Of the county is not injured in the least.
Weather GEAR and warm, although We have
had several days when the norther held
f4l sway.
CLARENDON. March 27.-The weather is