Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-07
Texas COTTON CROP.
FROM EVERY SECTION
OF THE STATE.
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| General Increase in the Acreage
Planted, Particularly in the Cot
ton Growing Counties.
Eyss WAS TIE OUTLOOK FOR HEAVY
YIELD BRIGHTER.
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Ia, cl,.a and Well Cultivated and the Plant
s..lihy and visOrOas-SO Complaint
Of lnseels-The Reports.

ia IN the reporta. which have been
,bered carefully and especially by
!, correspondents. Last season The
a. crop reports did not agree with
IN estimates, but The Posts reports
10 acreage and yield have been fully
aided by results and came nearer
Al any other to being accurate.
Fhile number OF places report the
rage as being the same as last year.
Il ne majority OF instances there Is an
r.4se and some OF the largest cotton
living counties show a great per cent
this Increase. a conservative esti-
Ne from the returns would make the
aitonal acreage in cotton this year
VI last fully 10 per cent. which, on
q 10000 acres. cuts a considerable
ure. II Is now generally known that
crop OF 1S99-9i will be between $780,
and 100000 bales and was produced
Der most unfavorab.e crop conditions,
h scarcely any top crop at all.
& 10 condition. there has never been
dine IN the history OF the State when
general outlook for heavy yield
Xs brighter. Seasonable rains have re-
buy fallen over large area OF terri
h. invgoratlng the plant.
Reports show that the fields are clean
that the plant is healthy and Wig
us Neither bugs. worms nor grass
pers have made their appearance.
unless some unforeseen accident
auli occur it is doubtful II planters
h fully harvest the enormous crop
eh will be produced.
4 gxas during the past two years has
Viewed thousand OF agricultural imml-
ms who have brought more cotton
ID under cultivation, Another induce
Wi to farmers TO plant more cotton
lie the fabulously high prices paid for
4 ID last fan, which Offset the low
&ees Of the staple.
Following are the replies from corre-
Ondents, which speak for themselves.
AUSTIN COUNTY.
fsnney-Ten per sent more cotton has
y planted this year than last. Crop |
|lnty, but II Is early enough to make /
~ n we have seasons Cotton looks |
u and IL about all worked out, but |
beginnlng 70 need rain. If We have |
|gQ0d rain In the next few days the |
n crop Will be made and cotton. with |
hunued good season. will 20 over the |
| " Of lsg2-lSj0 bales The crop. with |
~ seasons and no worms. Will reach |
M 2A0 bales
Felyiile-slight decrease in cotton acre
Il hls year. Crop about two weeks 1
+ On bottom lands the condition Is |
C9fnble, but spotted on uplands. The |
! the scarcity of chopping hands has
Fsel many planters TO abandon parts
a considerahle Innreaso hs IN carn 5rrss
y Tho cr,Sn has Nee, 1n,nessad sot,,a
|iooaltiee ~ bsva y,,J,lds liz
M within tbe neNt tsn davs carn cr S
h suffer incaleuiable loss e'SF
-, t,st.,,.
.,, N w, COUNTY
mn al Inst 1esr apous d, she s'ne
,tndid conaition, outi5oE Ia ,,onH II
can have n rnod rain in Zen tfoNa
gcld corn crop is Insured Cotton MT
nerlnb materially, but rain would be
1eicIal
that Of .ust year. Crop late. Outlook
lcoluging Not a general rain here
past six weeks. Some cotton land
Ihted In corn. Cotton looks well. con-
iomer-One per cent increase I'm cotton
Ieage. Crop late, condition not favor,
e as the weather has been too dry
! cold. Cold. drlzzliny rain June j.
ARKANSAS COUNTY.
;.,,,...t r,is.,,
.,.eh,p9rl--tlity per cent decrease IN
\ up 10 GATE but must have rain dur
fsiend ~. ~ ailu wv eaI DeioiS
owing 10 the fact tba, - ~, b,i' N.Y.
n that stable and insufficient facill-
i,ipnei an p1twTi,b ~ ths pienstins ~ aIs
ton does exceedingiv veil hero
AN-nw1es,e- s,5,,Ss,,rt
"a, ~ Di@t'SpN NOINlh.
'khart-Ten per cent Increase in cotton
essse ms year. Crop ten days early.
. Most farmers have hoed their crop
Wing ni,s siy'e' Inc crop Is c'eah anu
p t,,rr,,,,, ,.,1,,,>-.,,,,
per cent Increase In acreage
nted In cotton this year as compared
y last. Crop somewhat earlier than
year Crop never in better condi-
a. this time Of the year, a good rain
hin week or ten days will insure an
ndant yield OF corn. Farmers are well
with their work and the outlook at |
sent y very promising,
per cent more cotton
nted this year than last. Crop 4 little
iners are up With 1t Their e Work S and
ting patiently for rain, which crops
beginnlns to need. II no rain soon
p will be short.
acreage this var, Crop len days early
In eYceiisnt condItion prosnect Aat |
NJ. '
ncrcage about the saina
year "a last Cr9n earlv in GOOD
iiifon ana c,ti,ott s.ooJ I.,,,er,,t5,Iv,s,
isiy 1n, lii ,,,,t1 oni,, I'm. $50
ably "a 'N'A wa '''
Igin.Fuilv n ,,.- .o,,t ,,cro,ss T., r,t-
af.-aa1,ls 70 PEI cent l,Sie'iss ~ ~,
er condition AZ tbls fine Of me wear
2 now. Rather tate on account OF late
e. Increase OF cotton acreage is on
,lnt OF new land being put In culti-
BRAzORIA COUNTY.
otton ACREAGE snost,v an new marie
I. Most cotfan well ndyanc.d 6yr