Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-07-16
FARM AND FLOCK.

Cotton looks fine in Wood county.
Kansas will raise large. corn crop.
Rains have benefited Alabama crops.
Mulberrles were numerous in Texas
this year.
Red River county has raised many
watermelons.
Corn around Troupe was cut 80 per
cent by the drouth.
Wood county will raise more corn
than was anticipated.
Recent rains insure plenty Of feed
stuff in Wood county.
Farmers around Rising Star report
success with Kansas corn.
Corn around Dublin, Erath county,
will be about one-third of a crop.
Freestone county farmers are hope
full of raising fair amount of corn.
Rains around Alto have greatly
benefited pear. potatoes, grass, corn.
etc.
Rice prospects are better since head
waters forced back salt water in Louisi-
ana bayous.
In Red River county, except In a
few localities. a magnificent crop Of
corn is assured.
Rip Robinson of Gonzales has placed
large drove of cattle on feed in
Jackson county.
The Wynnewood fruit farm near
Wynnewood, l. T., will ship 10000 FL
berta peaches,
A bunch of 2-year-old black cattle
sold at Kansas City last week for ss.35
per 100 pounds.
DR.. Pierson of Amarillo sold nfty
COWS to John L. Sullivan of Moore
county for $50 per head.
Farmers in that section of Ellis
county around Ferris are planting sor-
ghum, Koffie corn and millet.
A number of Abilene country farm
ers have planted considerable June
corn and hope to realize a good yield
June apple crop in the Denison SEQ
ton is about all gathered. Owners OF
the trees have realized about $3.50 per-
acre.
Corn that was planted late in An
derson county has been greatly bens-
flied by the splendid rain and cotton
saved.
Houston received her first bale Of
cotton of this season on the LIST inst.
1t was grown in San Patricio county.
1t was auctioned off for $3.50.
Most farmers around Mabank plant
ed northern corn the past spring. It
has matured early, resulting in there
being mora corn made than last year.
1t is claimed that if mesquite beans
are gathered and preserved they will
equal as a feed for stock one-half the
value OF the corn crop of southwest
Texas.
Two cars of cattle, bound for Chi
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Ed Burns of Angus The same day
Edens Bros. of Corscana shipped four
carloads to st. Louis.
A. Haworth of Tulsa, I. T., has con-
tracted for 10000 liberia peach trees,
and C. D. circuit of the same place for
5000 of different varieties. The trees
are TO be set out this fall
Cuero's new creamery is getting
about 1000 pounds Of milk daily from
farmers in the vicinity OF that city
and the merchants are now enabled to
supply their customers with home
made butter of fine quality
j. X. Zimmerman, owner or the
Shoebar ranch, has sold to Adair e
Walsh for delivery at Timber Lake
5000 yearling steers and heifers, half
and half, at $40 for the former and
SIS for the latter.
The fruit prospects are fine IN that
portion of the Panhandle around Hlg-
gins Peaches, apples, pears and plums
are excellent, and it is thought great
many more fruit trees will be set out
next fall and spring,
Congressman Beidler of Ohio has q
fine dairy farm nine miles from Cleve.
land and daily serves 1000 families OF
that city with milk. He raises va.
riety of crops, and his property is con-
sidered one OF the most valuable Buck
eye state possessions.