The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-07-03
TIE SOIL OF TEXAS.

One Of our Texas exchanges furnishes the
following particulars and peculiaities OF
Texas and IFS soil, which may be Of interest
to many whose star Of glory leads west OF
sOuthwestward.
The soil of Texas, like IFS climate, is va
rous. But SO far as we have travelled over
The State, and observed the soil, and we
gave some attention to il, we are prepafed
to say, Texas embodes more Of generally
fertile soil than any other State we have
been in.
But few spots are to be found that will not
reward the cuItyator. We here remark, We
are moi writing this description to excite the
curiosity of rich land seekers, and to induce
people 10 move TO Texas because of rich
lands, etc.; but we write to give our candid
understanding of what we propose TO write
about, hoping TO do the country no injury
We objected TO The unlimited descriptions
that have been given OF the soil of Texas, as
well as the same of other new countries. We
have no local interests in Texas, nor do we
now expect ever to have any.
! u the Guadaloupe valley or country, the
bottom or river Iands are as rich and fertile
as nature ever formed in any portion of The
world The timber is dense and heavy
! The common wild cane grows 10 an increS~
ulous size and height. The soil is black, and
when d:y guile !ccse. The prairie !sss E
grows natural, wild grass, oil over its soil, and
off from the river and creeks, il presents
view like nothing else wa have ever seen
or ever imagined. The nearest resemblance
to any thing we can imagine, is one vast
ocean Of meadow land, fenced by tie hori-
z,n, unmovel. This prairie land will pro-
duce, AS we were informed by many respect-
able farmers, from thirty TO forty bushels OF
corn per acre, if pIoughed once or twice.
This description Of soil continues as fal up
the GuadaoIpe as we travelled; and we we're
informed il continued so some distance above
Gonzales, the place where we stopped. Inc
! Gaudalnupe on the west embraces the iron
/ tier settlements; and San Antonio 's the
frontier town in that direction. About that
place corn and everything else is raised in
abundance by all who turn their attention to
cultivating the soil. The lane lying between
the Gaudaoupe and the Colorado rivers 10
generally prairie. Much OF the land does
moi afford suficiency of timber to fence it,
self and for other necessary purposes. Inc
whole of it is not rich and productive alike.
Many portions no man would settle down
upon, for he, perhaps, would have TO go but
short distance 10 find choice location OF
upland.
/! The land on III q Colorado Is sAidby m any
to be superior 10 that on Guadaloupe, but tor
our part, SO far as we saw and were able 10
Judge, we are ofa different opinion. be that
as il may, no emgrant may fear Of not finding
soil in The West sufficiently fertile, TO satisfy
every expectation. Cotton grows finely IN
all portions as we have seen. Q
South Alabama can make no such averag
crops ofcoton.
Houston is situated in prairie inteFspeIs~
ed with pine timber, whose soil produces abun
dainty every species of vegetable and grain.
AS the traveller proceeds east, he IS SIM
MOI delighted with the appearance OF the
country IS adapted to farming interests.
From boyhood days we have read and
heard more or less ofTexas, of the wondTous.
ness Of its soil, etc. Since coming TO u. we
find the land of Texas TO be composed OF the
usual ingredients natures God made oil the
TEST of The world out of. TIE idea that two
crops are raised and gathered in the same
year, is no less false than II sounds curious
TO the ear of a boy who was never out OF
sight Of a New Hamphshire farm. In Texas,
twelve months make year, which is dlvide
: ed into four seasons of three months eachs--
spring, summer, fall, and winter. Seed time
! and harvest come once year and no ofien'
D er. The land in Texas does not require as
5 much cultivation 10 make tho same amount
of produce as that Of some other countrlea,
, but the man who comes here expecting @
: make respectable living, and fortune with
J. little or no labor, will find himself sadly miss
: taken and much vexed. But, if he labors
lndustrously and is economical, he may ex'
Q pect to be fully repaid by perceiveable in-
crease Of the effects Of such course.