Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-31
COTTON PICKING RUSHED
Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin Of
the Texas Weather Service.
FROST HAS DONE LITTLE DAMAGE.
wheat Sowing Prorrcssing Well
Considering the Dry Weather.
Sugar Cane being saved.

Galveston. Texas, October as.-Unitec
States Department OF Agriculture Wealth.
or Burcau--weathcr crop bulletin Of the
Texas weather service for the week end.
ing Monday. October IS:
Tho weather during the past week was
generally favorable for cotton, except the
cool nights had n tendency to keep the
late bolls from opening freely.
Cotton picking has been rushed and 1t
IL reported from many localities that the
crop Is about all picked. some stating that
only few remnants are left In the held
> ct 10 be gathered. IL Is believed that tho
frost reported from the northern portion
OF the State on the morning OF the 18th.
VIII not damage cotton, as the top crop Is
a complete failure In most localities. nj
though little late cotton Will be gath
cred In most sections.
Wheat sowing IL progressing very well,
considering the dry weather. Rain Ia bad
ly needed for this work IN order 10 put
tho ground In good condition FOR plowing
and 10 insure n better stand OF wheat
where already aown. Some cotton land
will be sown in wheat II tho weather Is
favorable.
Some corn has bcen gathered during
the week and tho yield was good.
Sugar cane lR now being saved and tho
planters are getting ready TO work up
the crop. The drouth SIN prevails IN
HANNA F'ANNNHH Ntlh ~ t'lAfiAl rum ~ hfNN'l
for all farming interests, except for tho
gathering OF crops.
Liborty nm. October ga norther.
very cold for this time OF year. came
last night Overcoats are In use today.
Cotton IN nearly all out and sold. The
gins are running on half time.
Louise, October sa.-Lnst Sunday at
noon the temperature was pj degrees.
During the Afternoon Hight showers fell
an luY MnpAaNf
and Tuesday have been the coolest days
Of the season.
Millcan. October eo.-Cotton is about
three.fourths gathered ginnod and sold.
Several OF tho GIN houses IN this nelghbor-
hood are forced TO haul their water OF
account OF no rain for some time. Very
dry and stock water very scarce.
Cuero October 2a-Thc norther accom-.
panied by slow rain, is hero, The raia
Is very welcome II It will only keep up
long enough. There Is no cotton to
amount to anything for It TO damage,
and It viii put tho ground in good nhaps
for fall blowing.
Orange. October 29.--The weather has
been cold and cloudy all day, an east wind
blowing, and has grown steadily colder.
until II seems winter has set In In earnest.
Ducks and geese nro coming into the
marshes and bnyous In Rreat numbers and
hunters anticipate much sport.
Richmond, October "a cool norther
struck this place Mt 0 o'clock this morn
Ing md the weather has been growing
colder all day. At y, m. misty rain.
with an east wind, caused several parties
TO commence putting up stoves, conso-
uuontly the stove pipe business has been
better today than usual.
Bantrop. Texas, October ga cold
norther has been blowing since Sunday
NJ noon, and the weather liz very much
like midHdnter. nceesEltatinE flrcs and
wraps hut II Is still very dry and dusty.
The clouds are, however, very heavy and
low hung and signs are omnous for very
bad weather, Tho cotton crop Is all GIN
ned. und arrangements are being made
for another year between landlords and
tenants
Booyille, October ga cool norther has
been blowing here for the past twenty
four hours and Is accompanied by light
rain this morning. While II was become
Ing dusty and dlsagrecablc TO travellers
throughout this section yet rain IN not
needed. 30 far ha grass Is concerned, and
there arc no growing crops Just yet to DO
benefited, except, perhaps, the fall gar
dens and there seems to be sufficient
In the ground for that.