Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-06-25
Correspondence of the Free Prcss.l
LETTER FROM TEXAS.

GLOBE House, IcroRIA, May 81, 1858.
Messrs. Editors;
Presuming that you would not object
to receive an item occasionally should it even
come from the "benightod SOUTH 1 cannot re-
frain from informing you of our glorious prospects
ahead, especially in relation to agricultural crops
generally.
!Snch fields of corn. cotton, wheat, &C., &C.,
have rarely. if ever. before boon seen, in
Texas so forward, and promising, as at this mo
ment. We have INDUCED in the lu xury of roast
ing Ears, fine new Irish potato es and garden vege
tables generally, for several weeks past, with the
exception Of the corn.
Our bountifu wheat harvest commenced in the
upper counties some ten days since. You may be
somewhat surprised, if I should even nsinuate
that Texas now bids fair to become the "banner
State" of our Union, in the production of both
uteat and ,oooi.
And yet, appearances more than indicate that
such will ere long be the fact.
A test of six years renders me and thousands of
others from northern cline, more and more in
favor of the climate of Teras. And in connection
with this, l will observe, that we can SOW our
wheat during any of the winter months and har-
vest the in May, during which period Of
growth and maturity, the seasons are almost in
variably propitous.
Here, then, we have the advantage of from one
to two months, over our Missouri neghbors, in
sending to market of the leading staples of
trade and commerce. But our harvesting does
not stop here, as the wheat stubble can be imme-
diately turned in and heavy crop of millet, or
sweet potatoes, taken therefrom the deterioration
of the soil from such cropping, not being pcrcep-
tble.
As to our advantages for sheep raising, and the
production Of wool efsuuy grade, they, I think
may safely say, cannot be surpassed, by any other
State in the Union out of it, (Which is allowing
very large margin.) Scarcely week passes,
without our hearing the enquiry made for the
best locality for sheep raising, by strangers, who
are prospecting in every part Of III. State FOR tho
best locations and the best lands.
Several counties above US on tho Guadalupe and
west Of it have suffered this season
severely from the devastation of the myriads Of
grasshoppers which have infested them. Season
able rains however came in the "nick of time
and new crops planted and are generally look
ing finely.
have within enclosed you a slip from the Gal
weston News" very reliable paper, which con-
tains items with reference to wheat pro-
ducing counties, which far exceeded my cxpec-
tations to the amount of the present harvest and
which, if you please, you will notice in connection
with this letter. Do not understand me to mean
that those counties which are enumerated the
only wheat producing counties in the State it is
very general impression now, that a large pro-
portion of the State is well adapted to it.
PIONEER.
Weappend the estimate of the amount of
land planted to wheat, given by the CORES
pendent of the Galveston News, together with
the concluding portion of his communica-
ton.
The counties have Travelled through and inform
ed myself Of as accurately possible, may be Civ
as follows Travis 10000 acres Williamson
10000 Bell 1917 McLennan Ii, 900 Navarro
$4,000; Ellis 10000; Dallas $4,000 making
Sl,sl7 acres, at AN average of twenty bushels to
acre, is, in counties. ,C36,3i0 bushels, or
about 327 ,26s barrels of flour.
Much Of the land in this county will yield at least
thirty bushels to the acre, and this without one
half the labor in cultivating that is bestowed upon
wheat lands in the Northern wheat growing States.
Harvesting will commence next week, the wheat
already beginning to ripen in many fields. No
couotry on earth has more glorious promise of
beautiful harvest
The question already begins to be asked, What's
to be done with all this wheat? 1t is to be hoped
that large emigration may come in from the old
States and Europe, to consume the surplus. The
price Of wheat in all thisupper portion Of State
will probably at no time after the harvest, COM
mand more than SOC per bushel. Other crops
generally promise as liberal yield as wheat and
stock every where is cheap, fat and abundant.
We can feed hundred and odd thousands or so
of the destitute poor from the over popua por-
ton of conederacy, if they will and labor
only one half as hard in tilling the soil here,
they do in begging and stealing in the could
counthrey."
Immense droves of cattle and horses are passing
almost daily towards Missouri.
Limestone water is another pecuier institution
up in this country. If should die suddenly,
and be taken to pieces, my internal organization
would be found thoroughly imbedded in strata Of
limestone rock formation, and my organs of diges-
tion and respiration closed up as tight as tomb
pilgrimage through this country, and build good
tent Medicines do harm, and that is awarding him
all praise.
These people tell me that they like this lime
water better than soft or rain water. 1t may be 80
there il no accounting for taste. " Use doth
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