The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-03
STATE NEWS.

our beloved old friend, aud the yenora
PIE mther Of our associate editor Mr.
Benjamin Beard, in the seyennsey
enth year Of his age.
--Corsicana Observer Corn IL nm nnd
looking fine cotton planting is ne0rly
over prairles are covered with flowers.
grass good trees in full leaf everything
beautiful and everybody busy,
-Bonham News Rust IL preyaili,,
rather extensively among the late wheat
IN TINS and adjoining counties How
much damage il will do cannot vary
wen be predicted ut the present time,
some farmers asserting that II viii
largely reduce the amount of the wheat
crop while Others are sanguine that the
y'eio VIII not be materially affected
-Frcestone Herald In Cotton Gin
ana immediate vicinity rain is needed
10 refresh vegetation, and for putting
out plants, etc In some other portions
oil the county dame fortune has smiled
upon Them, and they have been blessed
WIN showers during the past few DAYS
ana have ayailed themselves of this on.
plants. ' Wv
The following is the time drawn by
our senators For two years-Messrs
Ball, Brady, Carroll, Grain Douglas
FRANCIS D. K, Henry +. NJ Henry |
Martin McLeary Pincr Smith Ste. !
yWenS' Terrell, Thompson, Workman. |
ppor Tour years-Messrs Bassingame
brown Burton Edwards, Ford Grace
Wny Hobby, Ledbetter Mccormick
SMcCulloch, Moore, Motley, Ripctoo and
Storey. wv "''
San Antonio Herald Dr. A, Met
eau, one ofthe most prominent physi.
cans OF New York, intends to erect nm
elegant winter residence on the land he
recently purchased on South Flores
street, adjoining the property of Judge
Devlne DR.. Metcalfis a gentleman Of
wealth and culture who stands in the
front rank of his profession and his ,
example in selecting San Antonio as his
winter residence will doubtless be fol.
lowed by scores ofhis Northern friends
Tyler Reporter 1t is held by most
persons that very mild winter presages .
! sorry crop year that for the want of !
The usual freezes the earth is not mel.
Owed and from the same cause the in. /
,.ects that prey upon vegetation are not .
destroyed to the usual extent, and are $
by numbers. Our very mild a
winter was followed by few freezes in
March, when the earth was in good con-
luton to be mellowed, and the insect II
world being in the germ, was easily i
destroyed, and we may, therefore with 4,
N ordinary good season, have bountinl
rops, Notwithstanding the predictions v
the contrary.
Fort Worth Democrat We have
lade diligent inquiry of the farmers 81 9,
nce the rain and learn that the wheat
rop, which was suffering a little with p
lst, is again growing finely, and will q
robably not be injured but very little,
any. Ifno accident befalls it, and 70
lie season for harvesting is propitious.
OF less than two and half million ~ =,
lshels will be grown in Tarrant county d,
one, and the yield of the entire State
i'll amount to fully twelve million VI
lshels. A fine rain fell Wednesday X
orning refreshing vegetation and Civ Ii
ga new impetus to its growth. Late br
nm will be very materially benefited, sn
nd the soil be put in fine condition for
'tton planting. FL
-Cleburne Chronicle: VERY I'M 90
vorable reports as to the wheat crop /
me in from the different sections Of a.
e county 1t has been attacked by S M
G red rust and it is thought that great !
Jury will result therefrom. Apparent or
the crop is heading out finely, and CHI
ne farmers say that this rust il not of &c.
Q kind that materially damages the NJ
eat, and that good yield will yet be gu
Ilized. Others say the crop is com "
tely ruined. Weare inclined to put ~
avorable construction on the matter, pr
L are confident that there will still az
an excellent yield of wheat this
son,
Ennis Review; The bright hopes
lulged in few weeks ago are rapidly ,,e
sipating as far as the wheat crop Is
lcerned The cool weather of the ins
It half of the month seemed to have o wo
ecked the progress of the rust which /
/ in some places set in. The return 81
warm days and nights, however, has lig
lived rust and caused it to spread
III great rapidity. Farmers are de-
,ndent, and the sale of harvesting
chimes has entirely discontinued. 7
her crops, corn and oats seem to be inR
ing well, Cotton planting is nearly 'n c
ished. There seems everywhere to tic
We been a better preparation of the ply
this year than usual, and an inten-
n to do better farming. The com
rative failure of the wheat crop will u
Ill many calculations, but we can look SIS
recompense in other crops. Texas Sta
YER makes general failure.