. History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas northwest edition. ock interests were: ,315; horses and mules, about 7,180; hogs, ; sheep, Theacreage planted in cotton in 1909 was 121,957; in kafir corn and milo 822 FORT WORT WD T TEXAS NORTHWEST maize, 38,458 acres; in hay and forage crops, 12,907 acre-; corn, 2,981acres : a minor acreage in oats and wheat, about 500 acres in potatoesand other vegetables, and with approximately trees in orchardfruits and about pecan tree--. Along the Colorado River acres are under irrigation. By 1920. acres h
. History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas northwest edition. ock interests were: ,315; horses and mules, about 7,180; hogs, ; sheep, Theacreage planted in cotton in 1909 was 121,957; in kafir corn and milo 822 FORT WORT WD T TEXAS NORTHWEST maize, 38,458 acres; in hay and forage crops, 12,907 acre-; corn, 2,981acres : a minor acreage in oats and wheat, about 500 acres in potatoesand other vegetables, and with approximately trees in orchardfruits and about pecan tree--. Along the Colorado River acres are under irrigation. By 1920. acres had been improved. Figures representing thelivestock interests were as follows: Cattle. ; horses and mules,about : hogs. ; sheep, The acreage planted in cottonin 1920 was ; in kafir corn and milo maize. acres; inhay and forage crops, acres; corn. acres; a minor acreagein oats and wheat. 5,000. about 500 acres in potatoes and other vegetables,and with approximately 65,000 trees in orchard fruits and about Si rum ( oun n Court I Iouse pecan trees. Along the Colorado River about 2,500 acres are underirrigation. BallingerThe only important centers of population in 1890 was Ballinger, witha population of 1,128, and in 1910 of 3,536. Other towns are Winters,Miles and Rowens. The formal beginning of the history of Ballingeidate-- from June 2>. 1886, when the lit--! sale of town lots was held. In1920, Ballingers population was nearly 4,000. and it was one of the principal trading centers of Coke, Concho and Runnels counties. Amongits principal industries were four gins, oil mill, compress and its CreaS)Rotary Gin Saw Filer Company. Ballinger has eight churches, twoPresbyterian, one Methodist, one Baptist, two Christian, one Episcopalian, all housed in substantial buildings. There are fourschools. High School, Grammar and two Wan! Schools. The Halle)and Love Sanitarium and Nurses Training School is located here. Ba
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