Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-08-29
FIELD, RANCH. GARDEN.
The yam crop will be fine

nerous points.
Two carloads of onions were shipped
from Mckinney to San Antonio.
Bears are killing stock in the neigh"
borhood of Grofton, N. M.
The grain and corn crop around Mo-
,ona is the finest known in years.
Dudley Bennett of Cuero shipped q
carload of fine hogs to Houston.
Two fine heifers belonging to Hart
Philips of Big Springs, were killed by
a few days ago.
A. P. Robertson of Colorado recently
finished branding 1900 calves at odessa,
He says cattle are in splendid fix.
Luther Darlington, living five miles
north of Henrietta threshed in one day
sos bushels of wheat off twenty acres.
Geo. Gayroe of FTinde Crockett
county, recently bought from ]. H.
Knowles five Hereford bulls for $3.50.
DR.. w. K. Lewis Of Colorado reports
that that section of the country is
nearer free from ticks than exer be-
fore
Six carloads of broom corn were
shipped from Terrell to st. Louis. 1t
brought s1OO per ton, eight tons to the
car
Jim Taylor of Tom Green county,
has bought the f. S. Franks ranch
end 100 cattle in Val Verde county for
$4,000.
The G. w. Fullilove ranch in Nolan
county, containing II 1-2 sections, has
been purchased by L. H. SAMSON of
Alyarado, for $4,000.
One hundred steam threshers, 1t is
estimated, are at work in Denton coun-
ty now, and are separating grain from
the chaff at the rate of 100000 bushels
day.
Commissioners Tippett and Hynds
from the northern part of Hunt county
say the boil worm is doing great havoc
in cotton. Some places will only raise
bale to six or eight acres,
j. j. Harrison of Clarendon recently
visited his ranch in Motley county and
he states that the feed crops are the
best ever seen in that section, corn av-
eraging 40 bushels to the acre.
no August 1 w. e. CLANCY round
ed up and brevded 200 Whitelaca
caivesvand in the afternoon fopil.
contest was INDUCED in by the boys.
Brit Weir winning first money. Time,
81 seconds.
The Manitoba (Canadian) Cavern
ment crop reports shows that 34S,S19
acres of wheat have been destroyed.
and the remaining acreage is 1,457 1863.
1t is estimated to yield 71-2 bushels to
the acre. or 1O,99S,OOO bushels. This
is about half Of last years crop.
People in the rice district are delight
ed with the recent heavy rains. From
Angleton comes the news that the
prospects for the rice crop are now
very fine. All of those engaged in the
business are delighted with their pros
poets.
w. M. Farmer, the man who made
Pecos valley celery famous, had bad
luck with his plants this year, and was
compelled to ship In about 100000 OF
the little yellow sprlgs from Michigan.
This quantity will plant about six acres
of land.
R. D. Kidd, living in the edge Of
Bells, has three acres In grapes. He
has sold 1000 pounds from the three
acres and has made $50 gallons of
wine He sold his wine at SLIPS a gall
Ion, which makes $9375O for the wine,
and at &c per pound his grapes brought
$12O, making in all s1O575O.
Guy H. Herbert is shipping weekly
from Hondo hundreds of pounds OF
Maiden Blush and Pawaukee apples,
damson plums, Crawford and other
varietle sof peaches, and other fruits
to Captain mining camps.
The unusual wet season which has
prevailed in Brazoria county has been
blessing to cane growers, but has
worked much damage to cotton plant
ers. From all sections of the county
come glowing reports as to the coldi.
ton of the cane crop.
Reports from Gonzales state that the
boil weevil is causing alarm in that
county Investigation shows the pest
In nearly every field The weevlls are
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