Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-31

railroads, ana pushes aggreSSlyely to the
highest standard of civilization. 1t is rain
ing here to-day, which seems quite uni
yerSally welcome. The cotton plant at this
time is extra fine. There is anticipation of
a large yield.
MCKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY. July IS
A good rain fell here this morning.
ARLINGTON, TARRANT COUNTY, July 2S.
Cotton is in the finest possible condition.
Have had splendid rains lately. Corn is
fairly good: wheat and oats good, as to
quality and quantity.
jefferson, Marion county.-Crop pros
poets in Marion county are splendid, and
with continued favorable weather duriug
August one of the largest crops ever known
will be made.
GRAPEVINE. TARRAST COUNTY, July 90
a line rain visited this section early this
morning. II will do cotton much good
though it was not needing it.
CoLLINsvILLE. GRAYsoN COUNTY, July %.
A fine rain fell here last night, making a
season in the grown sufficient 10 insure the
full development of all growing crops. Corn
and cotton III these parts never promised
better
RoCKwALL, MILAN COUNTY, July 29.-The
increased acreage in corn will cause full
supply for home consumption, thus saving
the county many thousands of dollars as
compared with last year. The cotton yield
will not exceed that of last season, which
was barely an average one. MIR. D..
w BaIlew. living six miles north of town.
brought in the first cotton to-day, but as the
bale weighed under 400 pounds, the pre-
MUM was withheld. For two seasons
past there have been two cotton platforms
here-one under the management of town
merchants and the other under that of
members of the Alliance. Much friction
and dissatisfaction arose between the two
rival parties and their adherents, but this
promises to be obviated this season. There
has been effected an amicable consolidation,
much concessions granted, and general
good will restored.
TROY, BELL COUNTY, July give had 4
nice rain on last Friday, which came in
time TO do good to the cotton. No worms
as yet, cotton growing and fruiting and
holding fruit fine.
Mckinney, COLLIN COUNTY, July 81
Anotherra is falling to-day. The threshers
are about through with the grain, and bust
ness is looking up.
SMITHvILLE, BAsTRoP COUNTY, July IT.
The first bale of new cotton for BaStrOp
county was brought in here to-day and
bought by & j. Gresham and shipped to
William ID. Cleveland & Co, Houston.
CLAUDE, Armstrong COUNTY, July 25.-
part of the plains Our farmers are busy
threshing. Wheat and oats are turning out
well, wheat making from ten to twenty
bushels per acre on sod land; oats from
forty to fifty. Nlessrs. Segraves and Bark
ley, two of our leading farmers, say their
wheat will average twenty bushels per acre
on sod land that only had one rain after
coming up in the spring. They have in 100
acres.
SAN ANGELO, TON GREEN COUNTY, July
30.-A heavy rain of three-hours' duration
fell here this morning, which has filled all
the water holes in Tom Green and adjoining
counties. The ice factories, that twenty
four hours before had closed down on ac-
count of shortage in their water supply,
have resumed operations again.
Santo, Palo Pinto county; Abilene, Tdy-
lor county Pilot Point, Denton count" and
Iowa Park, Wichita county report copious
rains and tiourishing crops.
Mesquite, Dallas county, and Forney,
Kaufman county, report heavy rains and
fine crops.
BERTRAM, BuRNET COUNTY, July 30
Cotton will make a half bale per acre in
this section of the county.
GALVESTON, July 3O.-The Texas weather
service, in cooperation with the United
States signal service. issued its weekly
weather and crop bulletin for the week end
ing July 80. 1t gives the temperature, rain
fall and crop conditions as follows:
The rainfall during the past week, though
above normal in few localities in different
parts Of the state, has been generally def
cient and very unevenly distributed
The temperature has been about
the average except in few localities,
where it has been Slightly above normal
Sunshine has been about an average, al
though excessive in many localities. Tie
prospects for cotton continue favorable
although i'll many localities good
rain would be beneficial. Crop
prospects in Southwest Texas, where hot
dry weather had prevailed, have been ben
Gifted by rains during the week, although
jured by drouth, rain not having
fallen for month in some
localities. The boil worm has made It's ap-
pearance in few localities IN North Texas.
Extracts from reports:
College Station.-Cotton and potato crop
look well Temperature, maximum, 81 !;
minimum, Il; rainfall, Al on one day.
Temple-Cotton doing well. Tempera-
ture, maximum, %; minimum, "A; rainfall,
PC on one day
Corsicana- Temperature, maximum, IS I;
minimum, -
Arlington-Boll worm beginning to dam
age cotton considerably Temperature,
maximum, %; minimum, 20; rainfall, 20 On
two days.
Bmnett-Outlooll for crops never better
Temperature, maximum, -; minimum, "A
rainfall, 81 on one day.
F'redericksburg.-Cott looks well; need
rain. Wheat is above an average. Oats
and corn about an average. Temperature,
maximum, SO; minimum, IS; rainfall, %
on one day
New Braunfels-Temperatur maximum,
"a: minimum, 70; rainfall, . 20 on one day.
Brenham-Rain is needed. Rainfall, IL
on two days.
Duval.-Early planted cotton is shedding
its squares and bolls; rain Is needed. Tenn
perature, maximum, 90; minimum, 20; rain
fail, 1923 on three days.
Grapevine.-COtton is needing rain;
ground is becoming too hard to continue
stubble breaking. Temperature, maxi
mum, 90; minimum, rs; no rain.
Wichita F'alls-Too much rain for thresh-
ing: some danger to wheat in shock. Tenn
perature, maximum, 103; minimum, o.
rainfall, Ito on two days.
Gainesyille.-COttOn aud late corn is SUI
fering from drouth; gardens and millett are
injured by high winds. temperature,
maximum, 95; minimum, 73; rainfall, 40
on two days.
Round Rock.-Hot sun injurious to cot
ton; early cotton is shedding badly. Rain
fall, 80 on one day.