Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-05-11

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and has enjoyed all the opportunity
of examining closely its agricultu-
raj resources. He is not a land
speculator. He enjoys tho reputa.
tion of weighing the words to which
he gives public utterance, does not
make statements at random. With
this comment the writer leaves tho
Governors estimate of tho agricul-
tural resources of Northern Texas
to pass for what it may be deemed
worthy, to the writer, who has test
cd it's truthfulness by actual obser-
yation, recently made, it is worthy
much. Though l have travelled
over nearly every part of the cult
waited region of this State, so justly
celebrated for the fertility ofits soil,
l have seen nothing anything like
equal to tho region indicated.
But while the fertile black prairie
lands of the section under cOnsid-
Grafton will most unquestionably
yield the "snowy staple of the sun
ny South" in the greatest abun-
dance and ofsuporior staple; it is
not as cotton country alone, or
chiefly that it is worthy of appreci-
alton. TO tho production ofall the
cereals it is well adapted.
TO that section the name of tho
wheat region of Texas, has been
long and appropriately applied. 1t
is a wheat producing country
eminently so. For many years be-
fore tho late war its adoption to the
production Of that valuable cereal
was successfully tested; and -four
from that region supplied much of
the southern portion of Texas.
Though afterwards universally
abandoned to n considerable extent,
at the behest of liking Cotton" the
sober second thought ofthe farmers
has caused reason to assume her
throne, inducing return to the
culture of wheat on tho part of
many. The wheat fields arc now
in more promising condition, and
if the State Fair had occurred a few
weeks later, its attendants might
have regaled their appetite with
"four doings" made from Texas
wheat. AS it is, may we not hope
that samples of wheat, grown in
our State in 1872, will be among
the articles of home production on
exhibition at the State Fair. North
ern Texas can lesitimately claim
to be u wheat producing country of
no ordinary prctensions.
Push forward, ye Houstonians,
your promised Touring mills and
packaries to prepare the flour for
an carly supply of the markets of
New Orleans, Cuba, and Southern
Mexico. Tho railroads will bc fur
nished in time to take a part of the
wheat crop of 1873, North.
All the fruits adapted to q tenn
perate climate are found to succeed
there in great perfection, and it
will furnish tho North with fruits
of many varieties in advance of any
other section, and with the same
luxury. Southern Texas will soon
be supplied from the same source
carly in the season.
The different varieties of the
vegetable kingdom are cultivated in
Northern Texas with great sue
cess.
+. OF the general healthfulness of
the region under consideration, no
doubt can be entertained. For its
salubrity guarantee is TO be found
in the absence of stagnant water or
malaria producing swamps. The
face of the country is elevated and
undulating, interspcrsed with run
ming streams ofpelucid waters with
pebbly bottoms, alike devoid OF
mud and quicksand. Mosquito bars
arc scarce, being unnecessary. The
whole of this fertile and salubrious
territory will soon be pcrmcated by
railroads. Within 1872 tho Texas
Central will reach its centre, may
hap its extreme limits. Following
on its walk and stimulated by its
enterprise and success will soon be
the Trans-C Continental, The South
ern (now Texas) Pacific, and The
Louisville and Mexican Gulf Rail-
road entering Texas at Paris, and
terminating at Sabine Pass, will
hurry forward. The Dallas and
Wichita, each developing different
and distinct portions of that widely
extended part of our empire State,
will enter the race.
am pleased 10 say thatthe ciii-
zens of the part Of our State under
consideration fully appreciate the
value Of their country-sre aware
of the advantages they enjoy and