New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-11
FROM TEXAS.
coreuopaspee Of The N. Y. Tribune.
BOLD SPRING, McLennan Co., Texas, !
| ..... July 10 1864 Z


BOLD SPRING, McLennan Co., Texas,
July 10, 1860. (
Having been in this great and growing State now a
little over year. and located myself permanently (un-
less the county dries up and having many friends who
are patrons of your journal, | think short sketch
of my observations may not only be acceptable to you
bat may answer satisfy many friends who read your
Weekly "as many do their Bible who desire to hear
from me before concluding to emigate. There are
many good farmers in Illinois who looking to this
State for more congenal climate in which to make
farming their business. They the class of men we
want, yet cannot, like many writers, indulge in the
beautiful or make any statements that am not salts
fed are correct for the purpose of inducing people
My purpose is simply to state facts of my own observa-
ton al d give my opinion based upon them.
The history Of the past Winter Is too well known tor
TO attempt description. Sufce 1t to say that II
was no doubt the severest Winter ever experienced by
the Oldest nhabitaDt of this country The Spring came
on quite late. Considerable corn was planted in
March. CUP and re9dy to be dressed" when Jack
Frost cut il down fla. to the ground. IL however
came o. in most instances, aud, with the late planting,
all promised good crop up to about the 18th of June
Having had two rather "wet" showers only. From
that time TO the present it took the back track and
is simply making little fodder" excepting that per-
hats now and then small bottom, well cultivated,
will produce five to ten bushels the acre aside from
this there will not be 1000 bush. corn made in the
whole State. So much for corn. My opinion is, this
il not good corn country; ii the seasons de-
srable regard poor crop 10 raise to any extent,
and the seasons dry that there is safety in at
tempting to cultivate largely.
Stock seems TO be the great staple Of the country,
yet planters making considerable cotton The crop,
notwithstanding the dry season, regard as safe for
small YIELD say onefourth TO onehalf crop. But stock,
Eorses and cattle am sorry TO say, suffering for
prass and water Nearly all the streams and water
holes are dy and the grass il being completely burnt
up and killed out, while hogs starving and dying.
The last Winter ain ost eXtngushed the stock hogs.
Horses and cattle died by the thousand. The coming
Winter no matter how mild, must take the balance of
the hogs and horses and cattle the tens OF thousands
There is meat corn, and unless get plenty OF
rain soon Fall and Winter range for stock gone,
and scarcity Of the cereals must How Is tue
stock to get through Only by blowing and sowing
the cereals and trusting for rain sufficient to bring 'ucn
forward for grazing =, IL;
With this state OF things, the old Toisn drops hls
under Lip and talks about hunting grass mus, 70
further West" &c, while our liiinols auu h,oeou.
boys look on and conclude that this country Tas Or
dained for something, and resolve are sick Of the
country The fancy sketches drawn ny some swallow
heads, as well as the writings OF many oouuo ones
and the glowing descriptions gwen OF ,ne country Oy
the proprietors or gettefs up -, SaI;na.
.'nnr nsone 10 come here. They lind everything
Svg' from the picture drawn The scarcity Of
ar The diving of the grass and vegetation Is really
snonob 10 shake the nerves OF even one who has
enonsb of the ready cash to get away with.
Rnf Sir am satisfied the Almighty never In his
yi.dcm blocked out and made this great State, with 30
much good land and 30 little waste land, for man 10
st still upon and Craze stock There is not doubt in
nv mind but the small grains can be successfully cul
tiysed not only for our home breadstuis but TO ex-
port and TO feed our cattle and hoes upon through the
Winter. No doubt the native grass will all 20 by
the board, and we must substitute ssme other The