Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-15
( WEATHER AND CROPS.

Stafford. Texas. April i2-tarmcrs are
In good spirits this morning, caused py q
good rain The crops are up and LOOK
well.
oyerton. Texas, April ia.--wo had n
fine rain here this morning. whieh was
badly nee,led- Farmers all well up with
their work.
sandy Point, Teraa April i2-It rnined
here Off and on all day yc5terdny and laSt
night and tho clouds arp heavy this
morning. The grcuna IN soaked.
light rain fell here last night, but a Hight
wind from tho north spranE up early This
morning and now II IA clear and warm
Bastrop. Texas April ia.--Mondav Is n
lovely day OF sunshine and tho furmets
rejoice In tho hope Of hnylng n iaanee
TO strike n much needed lick IN tne fields.
Richmond, Te1nA April l3.--rhe heaviest
rain In months fell here today.
Gonzales. Texas. April l2.-Gonzalcs was
visited last night With heavy Ruin, ac-
coinpanied with considerable hall amount
OF damage done not known. This eection
If badly in need OF runeliine, y has been
cloudy and raining until vegetation ahows
need OF sunshine.
Liberty Texns, April 12--I.ast night the
heaviest rain OF the season foll hero.
which makes good senson. for cotton
their work, and tho prospects, are very
flatterlng for u good crop Scfno littlo
wind with the raiiL but no damage heard
u
here today It has been dry for about
three weckn. and the farmers arc very
well up with their work. Corn Is up and
looks we'll. Cotton Is being planted. Crop
prospects arc good. The arreago OF cot
ton Is Increased about % per cent over
last year.
wheeloclS. Texar. April 12-.A atItf gnie
from tho south commenced blowing at 6
O'Clock yesterday morning and lasted I'M
I'll O'Clock thu morning. when tho wind
changed TO the weat. and then wo had q
Kood rain, which was very much needed
and mAkes tho farmers look pleased AZ
general thing corn " all UP to a stand
and the recent rain VIII insure stnnd of
cotton.
Livingston, Texas. Aprii IA fine rain
has fallen today and II v Hull raining.
with prospects OF continuing through tho
night; a good rain = needed by thonc
not finished breaking. lniida. and Will be
beneficial TO others. some Sea Island cot
ton III being planted ~ this county AZ an
experiment. II IL thought thar the lnto
sold weather ha8 materially cut off tlse
fruit crop OF this year,
Mumford. Texas. April IA protracied
droiith OF several weeks duration wns
Hea rs9 winds pres.led during s the rSin n
blowing timber down In nowiy cleared
lands. The. farmers here wero complain
ton owing 70 tho dry weathor. but now
good. stand OF both cotton and corn 10
a, There y no neFcepubic change
Corpus Christi. Texas, April 1s-rhc
southeast gale that had been blowing al
most a hurricane for nearly forty-olRht
hours suddenly changed to q northuaster
yesterday morning about o'clock and FOR
a few minutes Il seemed that a great
storm had struck this coast hut the wind
soon lulled and fine rain feli. NO dam
the blowing down Of q Few shade treoa.
drlxKling rain 10 falling now and indl-
cations nfs that a wet spell "a on, a. tho
Wind u IN the east. An shipping Will 70
main inside until the weather settlcA
Alvin. Texns, April IA hard rain fell
shipmonis for a few dayn, and probably
for thu Eearon with a majority Of grow
nrr Tho unusually damp season has
brought great loss TO tho gTowora who
have tho Michel variety only, as Il II not
firm 6gsry en s ysFy Reer . . az :, III, y
man and Yinln9 varieties have DOM well
and made good money. Many thouAand
Hoffman strawberry plants have been or
dered frum Ari<nnanr and Alabamn ana
aeros OF tho Alchel WIN ba, Abandoned BY
tho growers this year.
Kcnnov. Texas. April 1s.--F'or the past
two or three weeks Il lias ecnrcciy missed
a day without rain. Everything IL nfioat.
Farmers are NIL lofirgirE around with a
2xc hook on theft faenB, A great many
have planted tho rams spot two Or three
ilnies. and after the rain that folI thlH
fruit crop such ~ neacncs. pliima. pears
and berrile. will DO good unless killing
frost cof6es sof.. and that y hardly en-
pected Al this iete date, The sun has
ssssn 4 s mi ns s IKE sSs sSsSi ava As q
weather at fss0 This afternoons u Is hoposi
tlsst us weethcr vii continue for several
weeks