Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-08
TEXAS COTTON CROP.
ADDITIONAL PROM ruE FIELDS
4 OVER THE STATE.
Majority Of Reports show that tho Con,
dltion Is Exceedingly Good with
Fine Prospects for Heavy
Yield Field. Cisaa.

win last year Is % per cent. Che crop "a
Larry hay g9nditon a Feodi nnest f9r years.
rain-an extra one. Fine rains OF late.
I SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY.
SAN Augustine. The acreage planted In
,gatton this year Is about the same aa
I'D rood condition. Win bright prospects.
.OuF corn crop needs rain, but the dry
Ihelr crops and where people havs
worked crops are clean.
PAMELA COUNTY.
Carthage The acreage planted in cot
ton ia this vicinity this year as cont
Crop is late, but is clean. with good
stand. though needing rain.
BLANCo COUNTY.
Blanco.z-.The condition OF tho cotton
crop In Blanco county, counting last
years crop at 100. IS about as follows;
Acreage. llQi season In ground. lso. con-
aitisn o. plants as 70 srowth. etc. not
weather for the last thirty days Oats,
aeIeage same as last year; condition g
last year; condition p per cent better.
BOWIE COUNTY.
Dekalb, Corn erops are better. now
thRn for years aud in better nN. No In
crease IN cotton Sesrease; but 1tght H.,
the recent cold and frost Have had dry
ceol spring and farmers are we'll up with
CAMP COUNTY.
Leeshung There is probably an Ia
crease IN cotton acreage OF about per
cert The crop is AZ lease two, weeks
slye rains The young plants are now
dying also, caused from the cool nights
Tor the past three weeks. aud farmers
have not finished ohoppny their cotton
yet, though crops generally are In good
COLLIN COUNTY.
Farmersville. From inquiries from
those IN position TO know. / Ind that the
Increase In the acreage Of cotton is about
per cent over last year, and the present
condition Of the crop Is all that could be
coMAL COUNTY.
New Braunfels.-Tho timely rains We
clear weather have brought growing
crops up 70 standard OF perfection 10
crop is assured as yesterdays rain came
tassoi Cotton stands wen, fau Of squares
ana blossoms. The plant Is Htniky aud
rot overly high. Acreage Of cotton about
2 per cent Increase while acreage Of corn
Is about the same oats-A Emall erop'
Fruit, grapes ard berries a total failure,
caused probably by late frosts with dry
COOKE COUNTY.
valley View.-Crop prospects are very
fine here at preseut Eyeryth look
Ing well. Acreage OF cotton is Increased
at least % per ceat.
hNAaAA AOANlAs
Ben Franklin. The present condition Of
the cotton crop Is better than Il was AZ
THIS time last year. 1Nc farmers are
Vel up with their work. Tnere is a
good stand and the plant Is In a healthy
condition. There IS probably about
lper cent more planted this year than
the planters in regard TO the present corn
FANNIN COUNTY.
Trenton, Cotton acreage about the
700 Lac ..N .fuHsV
yePS good es ' raSss S Ss 10 Win t6ef
work. Wheat will Yield about ~ bush
els per acre and looks ans. Oats look
Is small but looks thrifty. Other crops
look very promising,
HOOD COUNTY.
Granbury. aud cotton in aplondld
and cotton little late. Acreage In cora
about saiae as lsst year ana ia tsgtion
b harvested. Oats NOT good and needing
rain. Small lntreane IN acreage,
HARRISON COUNTY
Halville. Cotton In excellent conditions
twelve days late. Corn In good condi-
ton, acreage same as last year. about
ten days lats- oats IN good condition.
acreage 10 per cent Increase, ten days
KNOX COUNTY.
odttda aoreaEt Rs Ssa a'Ff Se aS
faii prevented farmers planning their
wheat, hence Increase In cotton acreage.
crops have not been worked yet. Cot
ton looks wen NJ present.
KENDALL COUNTY.
Bocrne-Cqtton same acreage az last
year; very fine stand, but the cold nights
we have had has retarded Its growth
somewhat. Corn; Same acreage, now
u certain crop aud WIN be more Than an
oats already made; extra nnc crppi will
lbe . pei. cent above the average.
crop and made Hay all kinds: Prairie
hay, sorghum, etc, very large crop
lGsrdens; Abundance Of vegetables ev-
PECAN crop. Too early to decide, All
small grain VIII be cut by the middle OF
'"' LANPAsAs COUNTY.
Lampasas crops In this section in
nne condition Prospects very nattering.
Small Increase in acreage OF cotton
MORRIS COUNTY.
Belden-The condition Of cotton y
ion or fifteen days late and somewhat
niured by the cold weather OF week
OF two ago, It is now growing on ngor,--
their work. chopping and nrst blowing
H nearly competed. The acreage N
not up with last years, probably per
cent 'M MuLLEH COUNTY.
Tilden-A heavy rain fen over .ne'
Northeastern pOftiona OF this county last
ntahf, which viii insure good crop Of
rorn Cotton II hrly wen advanced. The
acreage this year Is Al least double that
McuILocH COUNTY
urady-The cotton crop IN McCulloch'
county ls a little later than last year,
owing 10 cool and dry weather and the
srre,ixs il about the same AZ last
vear Prospects lust now arc better than
at This time last year .
NEWTON COUNTY. b
uteakW ood-There IS 10 per cent in-i
crease Ia the acreage OF cotton " ms
iaeaIify' heretofore there was but little
rotton planted In this locality. Cotton j.
~ sfoi condition but about ten days late
~ a,oouut OF the weather IN the spring.
al lie same time believe II Il fully ~
lar advanced as usual az this date. A..
NE n l. worked out Nicely and grow
Ing. IL Is raining some now and We an
fflfipate good rains. which VIII improve
he crop Corn crop Eood, only late, bet
II season holds out We think there VIII
be more than an average crop made. OATS
~ rood "a the land viii make mem We
are Informed that The crop throughout
me county ia good except SONS q ne
Hack land, which could not DO planted
oving TO the wet norther IN the spring,
but I viii not voueh for anything only
IN 'nis ' REb RIVER COUNTY /,
Annona-The condition Of crops at
present, both corn and cotton. IS bef-i
Ter than for the last eight years. There q
Z. I suppose. a slight Increase In acre