Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-23
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

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| Far lers in Jones county are said to be
| Qpeping new land and preparing for the
Wggest crop on record.
Large quantities of wheat are being
shipped from Miami by the farmers OF the
Panhandle
The corn and cotton crops in Titus county
are nearly gathered.
The continued drouth in Callahan county
threatens to prevent any sowing of wheat.
In Cooke county the farmers are reported
as improving the good weather in sowing
| their crops.
| VERNON, WILBARGER COUNTY, TEX, Oct.
20.-The first bale Of cotton ever ginned in
Wilbarger county was ginned here yester-
day by Jones & Cobb. The cotton is of a
superior quality, and was raised by G. w.
Davis on Beaver creek. 1t is estimated
| sAa5sENi lbarger county will produce this
1f.Ffar 100 bales.
Lubbock, Lubbock county-There is be-
ing considerable wheat sowed in this
county, and the ground is in fine condition,
IS we have had fine rains lately.
Albany, Shackelford county.-Cotton is
coming in rapidly.
Della Plain, Floyd cornty.-Wheat SOW
ing is the order of the day. Parties from
wheat.
BoSHAM, FAENIN COUNTY, Oct. 2l.-Be-
tween twelve and fifteen thousand bales of
cotton have been marketed here up to date
The yards are full of cotton. which is being
held on account of the decline in prices.
The compress has been busy all the week.
We noticed during our recent trip
through Fannin county that almost every
farm we passed had plows. hoes, reapers
aud self binders left lying and standing in
the fields where they were last used, eG-
posed to the weather, roiing and rusting
away, the consequence of which negligence
will require another outlay of money to buy
new tools and implements next year, Or
cause farmers to pay ont considerable
money for repairs when they wish to use
them again. a if-binder, which costs
from 500 to $500, left out in the field to take
all kinds of weather will not be in very
good condition By the time next harvest
comes around. Thousands of dollars are
! lost to the farmers of this county and all
over the state by this iuexcusabe negli-
gence.
Emory, RAINS COUNTY. Oct. 21.-Farmers
are busy picking cotton. Owing to the low
price of tlat article, farmers are piling it
up in the yard and holding for better prices.
The people in this county are paying up ac
counts promptly
GALVESTON. Oct 22.-T'he weekly weather
crop bulletin of the Texas state weather
fervice was issued tonight for the week
ending October %
The bulletin gives the temperature, rain
fall and crop conditions throughout the
state as follows:
The rainfall during the past seven days
has been generally deficient, no rain having
fallen except 4 few scattered showers. The
normal rainfall for the week ranges from
about an inch and a quarter along the coast
to third of an inch in Northwestern pOr-
tonS of the state
The temperature during the past seven
days has been about normal in few iocaii
ties along the coast. In other portions OF
the state il has been generally above nor
mai
Sunshine has been excessive over the
entire state.
The weather has continued unusually
favorable for cotton-picliing. No frOsts
have occurred so far TO injure the plant in
any part of the state.
Many reports indicate a heavier yield
than has been previously estimated. The
mild, open weather has given late cotton
and the top crop, which We're SO unfavOr
ably affected by the weather during the
latter part of August and the first days of
September, time to mature, and it is now
beginning TO open. With continued favor
able weather in Texas, such as often occurs,
the crop will be heavier than any estimate
since the middle of August, as the cotton
crop has been known to continue making in
many parts of the state until the last Of
December and picking to extend into Ianu-
airy, and fields have been found white as
late as February.
More rain is needed in the northwestern
portion of the state for blowing and wheat
sowing: however, wheat sowing is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Extracts from reports. Hood
county-Cotton opening rapidly, weather
favorable for cotton picking; temperature,
maximum, SIS; minimum, 45; dry.
Graham, Young county Cotton about
one-half bale to the acre. Nearly all picked.
Temperature, maximum, 81; minimum, 81;
dry.
New Ulm, Austin county.-Temperatur
maximum, 95; minimum, 40. Rainfall 20
on one day.
Columbia, Brazoria county.-Tempera-
ture, maximum, So; minimum, a. Rain
fall, 80 on one day.
Round Rock, Williamson county.-The
weather has checked late-sown seeds of all
kinds. Cotton picking is drawing to
close. Too dry for plowing. Late-sow
seeds need rain. Temperature, maximum,
81: minimum, ~. Dry.
Mesquite, Dallas county.-Weather very
beneficial to cotton, causing the top crop to
mature and open very rapidly. Average
yield about 40 of 4 bale per acre. Temper
ature, maximum Sc; minimum, &c; no rain.
College Station, Brazos county.-Fall gar
dens and winter oats suffering from drouth.
Temperature, maximum, IS; minimum, "A;
dry.
Grapevine, Tarrant county-No top
crop, but cotton crop equals last year.
Wheat sowing progressing. Temperature,
maximum, 50; minimum, so. No rain.
Temple, Bell county.-Rain badly needed.
Temperature, maximum, 81 minimum, A;
dry.
Corpus Christi, Nueces county-Weather
favorable. Temperature, maximum, ST.
minimum. IS: dry
New Braunfels, Comal county-Rain
needed for pasturage. Temperature, maxi
mum, 81; minimum, 81; dry.
Austin, Travis county.-Weather favora-
bic for farm work. Temperature, maxi
mum, S4; minimum, SO.
Corsicana, Navarro county.-Tempera-
turc. maximum, 81; minimum, A dry.
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
Rev. S. l.. McAmis, pastor of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church at Green
Vile was nraSepte0 nv his naOpie m, Fri