Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-04-20
A Model Dairy Farm for Dallas.
To the Editor of the HERALD:

To the Editor of the llERALD
From our earliest settlement il has been
proverbial to characterize Texas as the
land OF more cattle with less milk and
butter than any other State. By the old
settler the reasons are well understood,
and need not be stated. But it will not
long be so. Texas must soon be great
producer of milk, utter and cheese The
field is inviting, and will be highly prof.
liable to all who judciously enter The
chief productions for export in Central
New York are butter and cheese. The
business is there carried on as legitimate
and successful industry. Texas can beat
that cold region in quantity and profit and
equal it in quality. Determined effort,
wisely directed, as a source of good living
and money making, is all that is wanting.
So believing, ] have great pleasure in call
ing the attention of the people of Da las
to the gratifying fact that our old and re-
spected fellow citizen, Col John NJ. Crock
EFT, is now converting his fine farm, two
and half miles from town, on the West
side of the river, into a thoroughly ap.
pointed Dairy Farm, for the purpose of
furnishing Dallas with constant supply,
anu WlbtcI, VI pulV, iiOh I'm.
lie will start with fair supply of choice
"grade" cows, and by importation and ju.
dicous crossing, steadily improve his
stock to the first quality. His place is
admirably adapted to the purpose. Each
subdivision of the pasturage enclosed
is supplied with limpid spring wa
ter, so that every COW will drink moth
ing but the best. His cows will be kept
inside of enclosures, and feed every day
in the year. His plan is so to rotate crops
as to have for nearly all the year green,
milk producing forage. Abundant shelter
and stalls, kept in good order, are en-
braced in the plap. In short, Col. Crock
EFT is determined to run dairy on those
principles, elsewhere proven to be best for
making the puresl milk, fat, healthy cows
and profit. So soon as the plan is put in
operation, it will be delivered in Dallas ear
ly each morning, to all who may patron
ize this excellent pioneer enterprise.
This enterprise should be literally en-
couraged by our people, as the harbinger
of development which, whenever prop
erly entered into by our farmers, will be u
source of independence to them, good liv-
ing to the town, and wealth TO the coun-
try.
1t is doubly gratifying to see an old
pioneer of our own county, like Colonel
Crockett, lead off in this good work. lie
has held honorable public positions, in
Guiding that of Lieutenant Governor Of
the State, and yet, if successful in arous.
ing an earnest attention to dairy business
in North Texas, he may well he more
proud of that than of having held any of
the positions referred to. Ex Gov. liora-
ito Seymour, of New York, late Demo-
cratic candidate for President Of the Uni.
ted States, is one of the most successful
dairymen of his State, and is President of
the American Dairymcn's Association. In
deed, many o the best and most distin.
guished men in the middle States are sue.
cessful dairymen. The advantages Of
North Texas for the business are unsur-
passed by those of any portion of the I'm
ion, and only need The will and industry Of
our farmers to make butter and cheese ar.
licles of great income to them and an ad.
vantage to our country. Millions of pounds
should be exported in the next few years.
So, Mr.. Editor, stir up the people, till no
matter where we 60, in winter months, MS
well as summer you and ], and all the
poor town people, may feast on the best
Of milk, butter aud cheese And, il you
don't believe all have said, wait
until next moon, and then join me in
visit TO Col. Crockctt's.
LECHE Y. QUES0.