The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-01
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a Tow days hliipN we lunl'ph'" H"'p
lrom General r. NJ, dano, suggesting
the proprety Of calling y convention OF
the grasshoppor sufferers OF Texas, to
the end that the observations experts
enee aud conclusions Of those who have
nullered from the recent visitation, may
become public property by publication
We were at the time especially crowded
aud had not the room TO treat the mat
tor edilorially, and 50 sieae the first OPP
porlunily afforded us 70 give the sub
iect that consideration 10 which, 10y It's
great Importance 10 tho farmers OF
Texas, II is fairly entitled,
Any subject dealing with or affecting
our agricultural future well'bolng be-
comes at once Of overlapping import
anco, and should 10 claim the care
ful attention OF every influence which
has, or may acquire, the power TO Affect
il, The alarm attending the advent of
the grnashoppora lust fall and tho SUBJ
scquent Matching of the eggs this spring,
was very general, and many well in
formed Grmora who were totally with
out gosshoppcr experience, were crop
Ing in tho dark, with many grave
apprchonsions, for the very information
the convention we speak OF is designed
to furnish.
We urge upon the farmers of every
county, whcro tho pests have rayaged,
to ut once call county meeting in acN
oordanco with Gopcral Gano's suggcs'
ton, and appoint the proper commits
tees to gather eyory scrap of expert
once, and arrange and classify II 20 that
the delegates TO the state convention
can present u in such condensed form
as that tho members can grasp its salient
points readily and, also, that should II
bo deemed wise 10 print the iniormO'
ton 80 gathered, the matter may res
quire little or no revision. Such con-
cert of notion among farmers, as Is here
suggested, may prove. will indeed
prove, of great Importance, and may re
sult in evulyinga goucmlp plan by which
the ravares of this destructive insect
may be curtailed in the future II not
entirely guarded against Nearly every
farmer we have talked with TINS season
has proceeded upon plan Of bis own,
and the degrees OF success are as varied
us were the means used Some few met
with nearly perfect success aud their
efforts shielded the young crop from Sc,
rious injury, it ID important that every
detail of the plans of procedure should
be widely known. Herein the unset.
tishness of the farmer is strongly con.
trastcd with other professions and pur-
suits, No letters pat0nt, nor costly
mystery is sought, to hide from his
brethren the discoveries he has made,
The only anxiety he feels is TO spread
the information broadcast, 10 tho end
that all may reap the advantage of his
own sowing.
Az Dallas is the geographical centre
of tho grasshopper region, we suggest
that the state convention be called to
meet in this city, shy ON the 22d of Oc-
tober, the day of the commencement of
the north Texas fair, when there will be
many people here from all parts of the
state, and much valuable information
may be obtained from visitors from
other states, ms we'll as our own. Cen
cral Gano's suggestion is most timely,
and we urge it upon the farmers OF
Texas, rs q matter of present moment
to them, and one which may be made
to affect iavorably their future opera
tons, and the security of many goodly
crop in the future, which is, as yet, all
implanted. These are the days of co,
operation, and the principle may be.
come dangerous to the unprincipled in
sect which has, during our spring sea-
son, filed no insignifc ant place in the
public mind.