Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-25

| crease IN the cotton acreage Of about % pei
cent. st the very least 10 per cent more
land will be in cultivation. The condition
of farmers is very good; very few asking
for advances.
crease in the acreage of cotton Of about 10
per cent The decrease in the acreage OF
cotton viii be planted in corn and oats
Five per cent more land in cultivation. Fl
nancial condition of farmers is good.
MCKINNEY, COLLIN CoUSTI.-Decrease
in cotton acreage % per cent. Increase in
oat acreage 20 per cent. Other small grains
per cent.
MONTAGUE, MONTAGUE CoUSFI.-De-
crease in cotton acreage of about 25 per
cent Decrease in corn and oat crop 20 per
cent. Farmers are putting their time 10
stock raising. Farmers in much better con,
dition than last year.
MERIDIAN, BosQUE CoUNTY.-About :
per cent decrease in cotton acreage About
per cent more land cultivated. Farmers
only in fair condition, with few getting I'D,
vances.
NEVADA, COLLIN CoUSTH.-Decrease in
cotton acreage SS1s per cent Farmers are
dependent on their corn and oat crop.
PALo PISTo, PALo PINTO CoUNTT.-De-
crease in the acreage Of cotton 20 per cent
Increase in oats of 10 per. cent Corn in.
crease, % per cent Farmers in very favor.
able condition.
PLA1NvIEw, Hale CouSrr.-CottOn
acreage viii show a very small Increase.
$50 to 175 per cent more land in cultivation.
Condition of farmers very good.
PARIS, LAMAR CoUNTx.-Ten per cent. in.
crease in cotton acreage. Farmers are in
fair condition
PITTsBURG, CAMP Contradiction acre.
age, 20 per cent decrease. Corn and oats
proportional increase. About five per cent
more land in cultivation. Farmers getting
advances about same as last year.
PoTTsBoRo, GRAYsoN CoUNTT.-Decreasa
in cotton acreage 30 per cent. Oats taking
its place.
QUANAH, HLRDEMAN CoUSTY.-An acreage
viii be increased, cotton especially, as the
crop of last year was an experimental one
which proved a success. The financial con-
dltion of farmers is only fair. Much more
laud is being put in cultivation.
SNYDER. SCURRY CoUNTY.-The increase
in the cotton acreage is 100 per cent Oats
100 per cent Wheat ten times greater
than last year. One thousand per cent
more land in cultivation, accounted for By
the immense immigration TO this country.
Farmers are in very good financial condi.
ton.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, HOPKINS CoUNTr-
The acreage of cotton will be about the
same as last year. There will be no in
crease in the cultivation of land. Farmers
are in very good financial condition.
SAN SABA, SAN SABA CoUNTY.-Owing to
much immigration the cotton crop of this
year will be greater than that of last year.
Corn acreage will be about the same. But
few farmers are in need Of advances.
TERRELL, KAUFMAN CoUSTY.-Decrease
in cotton crop Is per cent. Corn and oats
will take its place Small increase of land
in cultivation. Farmers in very good con,
dition.
S WACO, McLENNAS CouNTY.-There will
be decrease in the cotton acreage of FROM
5 to 10 per cent. Oats and corn viii take
its place. From 2 to per cent more land
in cultivation. Condition OF farmers only
fair.
WEATHERFoRD, PARKER COUNTY This
acreage of cotton will show decrease Of
about 25 per cent. Grain and cereals will
take its place. Very little more land is be-
ing putin cultivation. Farmers are only in
a fair condition.
BRADY, McCULLocH CoUNTY.-There Is
no decrease in the acreage Of cotton in this
vicinity but an increase of at least 80 or 40
per cent. Other crops are not sacrificed on
this account but this increase is due TO the
increase of acreage of new lands put in
cultivation. So far as can be learned there
will be an increase of acreage of cotton
throughout the lcounty of about 20 per
cent. There is great deal of new land
being put in cultivation in this immediate
vicinity, and all over the county takenE as
whole the average increase will perhaps
reach 20 per cent. Farmers are in good
condition financially and very little is being
advanced to them to make crops.
THRooKMoRToN, THROCKNoRTON COUNT.
There viii be small increase in acreage
of cotton in this county. There is very lit
tie cotton planted in the county, small grain
being the principal product.