Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-10-24
FIELD. RANCH, GARDEN.

Horses, mules and csttle are selling
freely at Baird.
A San Angelo firm shipped a carload
Of horses to Henderson.
Little wheat has been sown SO far
this fall in Lamar county.
A carload of mares has been received
at Ladonia from San Angelo.
1t is said the cotton yield of Duval
county VIII be greater in 1900 than for
five years.
Billy McAulay of Crockett county
sold $50 head of yearling steers to M.
z. Smissen of San Angelo at $3.50.
One hundred cotton pickers arrived
at Corsicana several days ago and were
met by farmers, who parceled, them,
out.
Farmers in the vicinity of Direct,
Lamar county, are reported as paying
slips per 100 pounds for cotton pick
ing.
There are thousands of bushels OF
ungathered corn in Navarro county,
the farmers being too busy picking the
fleecy staple to gather it.
An unprecedented drouth is prevail
ing in the districts of Cachar and Syl-
het province of Assam, India, causing
the greatest anxiety in regard to the
tea and other crops.
Mr.. George Shelton of Navarro Coun-
ty entered into a contract to gather
100 acres Of corn, for which he is to
receive 10 cents bushel for gather
ing. This is the highest price ever
paid for gathering corn in that county.
Conditions were never ktter in the
west Stock are all fat and the fine
rains have insured excellent winter
winter pasturage, and stockmen are
happy over present prospects.
The monthly statement of the ma
tional department Of agricultural
shows a decline in corn and oats, and
says nearly all products, except sugar
cane and rice, show less than average
condition.
v x M. C~nover Of near Jessie. Hill
|>Sa " sold Is pjps,Ep u ) y
slc 4..s,sboiv iur A 3-4c They AVER
aged 212 pounds each and brought him
$251.75. 1t cost him very little to fat
ten them.
Orange county rice growers have
had exceptional fine weather for har-
.vestlng and have made excellent head
way, both l. yu,.ing ami lnresning.
Two six-horse-power portable engines
were received at Orange, consigned to
Robert Wingate, who is operating
threshing machines north of town.
Max Schoenfeld, former Phtladel-
Bhian, but now a resident Of aRWlns-
bach, Switzerland, has given so, w. To
the National Farm scho6of Doyles-
town, Pa, to be used in the purchase
OF farms, which are to be rented to
graduates Of the school.
A party of Pennsylvanians have pur-
chased 500 acres on the Brazos river
near Waco, which they purpose con
verting into vast truck garden. They
have organized joint stock company
They will have a steam pump anC
pipes SO as to irrigate.
The army worm has appeared il
numbers in the southern part of Gray
son county. Farmers say If the worn
confines its pasturage to cotton ant
eats the leaves away it will enable tn,
sun to reach and mature bolls ant
prove blessing.
The abundant crops in Graysol
county are taxing the utmost capacit.
OF the farmers, and as the season ad
vances and the opening of cotton in
creases, the demand for lpickers be
comes more strenuous and urgent t
save the crop. Farm laborers and cot
ton pickers are scarce.
Ninety-one negroes in one body ar
rived at Waxahachie from south Texa
and are picking cotton in that vicinity
Fifty white pickers have also been en-
gagged at Memphis, Tenn, for ELI
county.
A great deal OF Mexican June cor
was planted in the Denison section Lar
June. and 1t is now in fine roastin
ear and will mature a good crop. Thi
corn will make good crop plante
after the summers dry weather ha
nhaaed