Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-10
TEXAS IN TYPE,
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Many farmers near Hondo are planting
their cotton over They planted for dry
weather and it rained
Cotton squares are plentiful On the cot.
ton farms near Cotulla; not q bad stand
this season. LaSalle county Will show up
with an average Of one bale to every acre
planted IN cotton.
The wheat crop in the North and North
west IS reported in excellent condition.
The wheat acreage in Wichita county is
estimated 10 be about fifty thousand acres.
Say il averages twenty bushels TO the acre
This would give 1000 coo bushels. or about
one-tifth of the wheat crop Of the entire
state in 1850.
# no unforeseen accident befall the
wheat crop there are many fields in Wichita
county that viii make fifty bushels to the
acre
Ten thousand bales of cotton this season
for Becville.
Greenville people are enjoying new pota-
toes and English peas from their gardens
The volunteer DAT crop in Grayson county
is large and very fine. Such crops viii be
ready to harvest IN twenty or thirty days.
Dewberries are fast ripening: the crop
this year is unusually large.
The apple crop viii be little short of an
average il the vicinity OF Belden. The
peach crop is above an average, both in
quality and quantity. Pear crop Is short.
Plumb crop IS extra large. Blackberries,
crop extra large and fine. Straw berries,
crop short.
EsTLcADo May "a fine rain fell here
yesterday. and il IS still raining Crosby
county has the brightest prospects for good
crops and fine grass that she has expert
cu"ed Tor years.
BIyINs, May Some frost here this
morning. though not enough 10 iniure yege-
tItion very much. except it Will injure cot
ton little. We are having fine weather
now. aud farmers are getting their crops i'll
fine shape. Corn is looking fire. Cotton Is
q little backward owing to oolnights. The
prospect for Il crop altogether is as good as
could be expected considering the late
spring.
HHLsBoso. May THE blackbirds are
literally destroying the oat crop in the
southern part OF Hill county.
HIco May s.-Crop prospects were
never better Seasons have been favorable.
Wheat and oat crops good. y good stand
Of corn and cotton.
WICHITA FAILS. May S.-A wonderful
wheat crop overspreads this country that IS
estimated at one million bushels. At the
lowest calculation for this county alone.
BRENNAN May s-Capt T. c. Clay of
Independence IS in the city to-day. He has
Just returned from the Brazos bottom, and
she cotton Al Allen farm had not been in
ilIed and would not have to be planted
over There are some parts OF the Brazos
bottom, however, that will have 10 be
planted over.
The oat crop OF this county IS ruined by
rust and viii amount 10 nothing.
PLAINvIEw, May S-Wheat in Hale
county is looking fine. There are about
SIX hundred acres planted. This VIII be
used for seed. Other crops are looking
very promising.
DURHAM, May Sine rains fell here
yesterday and last night. Farm prospects
are splendid.
Fisher, May 6.-Late rains of which we
have had an abundance, and more, has put
the crops in the weeds SO to speak and
farmers are ruStling as never before.
Wheat and oats, while not = very heavy
crop. are going to be above the average
generally The late rains have brought
them out very nicely, especially late wheat.
which IS again doing its best 10 impress the
planter that November is the favorable
time Tor seeding. Early wheat As usual.
because 50 far advanced before the rains
come. has headed very low, with heads
short and scattering. Oats. while not
good stand. generally are starting nicely,
and with the abundance of rain will give
fair crop with 4 big price in prospect.