The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-09-18

five bushels of Indian corn, or maize, are an av-
erage crop lin these lands.
! The Hon. r. II. Chnn, distinguished citi-
; zen of Kentucky, in letter 10 Gen. Coombs, of
Lexington, uses the following language:
81 have seen almost every acre of Kentucky,
and do believe that Texas has greatly the ad
vantage. The greater part of Texas is, by ma
lure, at once prepared for the plough of the hus-
bandman. About one third of Kentucky is fer
lille, and capable of successful settlement and
cultivation; nine-tenths of all explored Texas
are ofthat character. And the soil and climate
Iof Texas can produce advsntageously every
thing which Kentucky can, and many things re-
Iqusite for the wants of man which Kentucky
cannot. The laborious, expensive and ,protrac-
ted work Of clearing plantation is necessary but
in few places"
Col AJmonte, the present Mexican Minister
TO the United States, was despatched on an Off
Icial errand to Texas in 1884, and upon his le-
turn, thus described the then Mexican colony:
"The abundance of nayigable rivers and ex-
celent harbors, gives 10 this country an immense
: advantage over the other States of the Mexican
Republic. On the other hand, the climate is
|perlectly adapted 10 The inhabitants of Europe,
and emigration is so considerable that in less
than ten years its population has been quintu-
bled. Laslly--Texas is the bravest division Of
our Republic, and God grant that, through our
own negligence, so valuable portion of our
country may not be lost to us. The territory of
Texas is vast, and adapted to the cultivation of
cotton, tobacco, the sugar cane, Indian corn, rice,
; wheat, potatoes, beans olives, grpes," &c,
Gen Pike, who explored this region on be-
half of our Government, says, in his travels, that
Texas "has one of the most delightful tempera-
lures in the world. Take it generally, it is one
of the richest, most prflic, and best watered
; countries in North America"
PRODUCTION OF TEXAS.
Scarcely species of timber grows in the Uni
ted States which may not also be found i'll Tex
, as, besides others which are rarely or never met
RI with. Live oak, white, red and black oak, "a
, bound there in great abundance. In 1887, Pres.
ident Houston, in his message to the Texian
Congress, observed that four ffhs of all the live
oak in the world are 10 be found in Texas, and,
at that time, Chen wasting from want of men
a and money to transport it to market at five mil
lions of dollars Hickory, wild cherry, walnut,
elm, mulberry, yellow pine, red cedar, pecan,
! lime, gum, poplar, China tree, sycamore, sassa-
lITdSS uOllH5 anu llGG, are
mon in that republic.
: Grapes of the best quaties-the yawpan, the
leaves Of which furnish tea little, if any, inferl
b or to the China aticle-indgo, cayenne pepper
&, and tobacco, are all Indigenous to the soil Of
: Texas. Indigo, to the value of three thousand
y dollars, was annually exported from Vera Cruz,
. prior TO the texan revolution.
1 Cotton and sugar are the staples of Texas al
the present time and will continue to be, unless
the policy ofthe Unteo States forces the republic
to rely upon her own resources for the supply ofal
: her wants. She Can produce every staple arti'
i Gle the North, but it will be more profitable to
+ Texas TO confne her attention chiefly to South
}, ern products, unless compelled, in selfdefence,
# to pursue contrary policy. 1t is conceded that
d Texan soil produces better corn and more su-
e gar than any part of the United States.-The
|. celebrated writer, Mawyatt, a Captain in the
/ British Navy, in his book called GA Diary
r in America" says that, {" In the Southern
: portion of America, there are millions of acres
: of land on which cotton can be successfully cul-
Itivated, particularly in Texas, the soil of which
t is so coGgenial that they can produce one thou
, sand pounds to the four hundred pounds raised
A by the people Of the United States, and the quail
S Ily of the Texian cotton IS said to be equal TO
= the finest Sea Island. 1t is to Texas, particular.
) y, that we England must look for this produce.'
S Rice is also cultivated IN Texas, and coffee
S may be produced in abundance. Wheat, barley
/, rye and oats, grow luxurantly in the hly dis
,fItricts of Texas Corn will there yield more to
S thin in any of the States
t Irish and sweet potatoes grow in the creates
3 profusion. HolIey mentions that five hundred
+ bushels of sweet potatoes are produced 10 the
e acre. Lemons, oranges, olives, prunes, figs
b peaches, and numberess other fruits, can be raj
: sed in Texas in the utmost abundance. In {
+ word, nothing grows upon the West India Islands
e which may not be successfully cultivated in Tex
n as. The dahlia, lily, geranum, violet, grea
i variety of roses, and an endless number of ohe
y choice flowers, are Indigenous, and may be
e found wild upon her soil.
e Salt and honey are found in inexhaustiblt
}, quantities,
If HORSES, CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP.
J The climate of Texas is peculiarly adapted
: TO the rearing of horses, and every description o
. cattle. No greater attention is devoted TO then
q in winter than in summer, They are their owl
providers throughout the year. The farmer
neither stack up hay, nor lay away fodder 70
winter use, the meadows and prairies fnrnishn,
nutritious pasturage in endless profusion. On
Z person in Texas can, and frequently does, owl
At thousands of cattle His only trouble consist
e in branding them when yearlings, and driving
vs. them to market, or the slaughter pen, as may b
s, required.
+ The Texian horse is not, generally, equal t
ID the northern horse in size and appearance, bu
Is more resembles the Canadian pony. He is eas
y ly kept, exceedingly hardy, and capable of en-
ID during great fatigue. Large droves of them ar
e to be found in the western and the Northwestern
sections of Texas. The country already con
tains considerable numbers of swine, which sui