The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-01

"a large number of English Berk-
shire hogs have been imported into
Kaufman county,"
The importation of blooded stock in
to Texas Is beginning at last to attract
the attention of our farmers and stock
raisers in many parts of the State. We
have already alluded to the profitable
sales made of Texas raised Merino
sheep. We know many farmers IN
Dallas and surrounding counties who
are beginning the Improvement o.
cattle and horses. Colonel Dent at hi,
dairy aud rancho two miles from this
city can show some fine specimens OF
Durham and Dixon cattle. His sheds
where his mixers are kept protect them
from the extreme heat OF the Summer
and from the evil results ON blooded
stock of our sudden northers. Fine
stock require protection, and when
they receive IL they flourish here rs
well us the natives. The Berkshire hogs
imported into Kaufman county are but
the forerunners of imported breeds in
all kinds of stock in that rich and
enterprising county.
"An immense quantity of barley
will he sown in Collin county this
FALL
The county Of Collin, If not the very
richest, is amongst the richest in the
State. Gov. ThrOckmOrtOn in the
Texas Almanac for 1867 said of it, at
may appear strange, but il Is true, that
all the land is fit for cultivation, ex-
cept the very beds of the streams" It's
area il $40 square miles, or over half n
million of acres. 1t is emphatically II
grain-growing county, and when in
the future its area shall be put to culti-
d Walton to Its utmost capacity, its grain
products alone will equal the entire
wheat crop of Texas the present year.
Z What we say of Collin county Is
applicable more or less to Dallas and
all the surrounding counties. Whilst
the Collin county farmers are prepar-
ing for II heavy harvest of barley, let
the people in all the counties, not only
i'm barley, but in all the cereals stimu-
lated by their success of the past year.
emulate her example, and outstrip her
in the race if they can.
aSan Antonio will commence soon
10 build water works. The company
will be n home institution"
No city in the State is more bounti-
fully supplied with clear crystalline
water than This old city OF the plains.
The bright and dashing San Antonio
and San Pedro with the artificial
rivulets, brooks and canals which, in
their tortuous windings permeate the
whole city, afford already wonderful
supply of the purest water in living
running streams. This is one of Tn,
notable features of the old city. Ia
beauty always attracts the 81 gel
and even To the oldest of her citizens
'Vnst0m does not state its inlinit,
variety" These are water works, in
deed. The eye never wearies in gaz
Ing on them, and whilst their beautie.
never fade their uses to the people are
inexhaustible. What does San AntO
Mo mean when she says she will sooi
commence to build water works
Nature, in her most lavish mood, has
long since supplied the gifts, not only
to her rich but to the poorest of her cit
liens. With us at Dallas, with our rap
idly increasing population, and wan
OF facilities for general supply o
water, the erection of water works vii
soon become n necessity. But rs tC
San Antonio, well, we cannot see the
point of that.
The Austinites are again agitatint
bridging OF the Colorado"
The Colorado river washes the bas,
Of our seven-hilled capital as tn
yellow Tiber' did the ancient mistres
OF the world. This modern Tiber will
its intermediate sand bank on on
side when the water Is low, and 1t
iearfully turbid current when tn
freshets sweep down from the noun
tains, is subject of periodical agita
tion amongst the good people of on
beautiful capital city. One half tn
county for about one half the year, t,
visit their county seat, must either stan,
upon the farther side and bi,
the main flood stay his heighp'-or ex
claim TO his neighbor, "Dar'st thol
now leap in with me into this angry
flood and swim to yonder point?'
Waco aud Dallas take lively pride IL
pointing their friends at Austin to til,
admirable structures which span tn,
Brazos and the Trinity, aud hope thai
the return OF the discussion at the cap
ital Will result In the speedy erection
Of a bridge at the foot of Congress av,
enue.
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THE publication Of the docket Of tn
Civil District Court for the Enll Term