The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-23
WHEAT AS A CROP.

Experience anu pbhVlNhINN N"il'
bear IN out in the remark that those
countries whore wheat Is largely cult
waited, are the most prosperous, 10 lal
m agriculture ia concerned, Pennsyl'
yanIa has q poor light soil, but on,
peculiarly adapted however, 10 th'
growth Of this cereal, In those dis
iriols Of that State whore wheat Is NOR,
largely grown, the soils are the thinnes
naturally, yet the farmers are mos
prosperous, Fifteen bushels 10 ia,
acre IN extraordinary cropping, an,
small rs the operation seems yet Penn
sylyanla farmers have grown opulenI
in tho culture Of wheat Western New
York " similar In character Of soil anC
very similar in result Ohio has ricl
soil ~ rule, and whio wheat Is ~
important, II IN by no means n leadinl
crop, Indiana raises much wheat, anC
does II with profit Illinois, Michigan
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas anC
Missouri all depend upon wheat as ",
Of the south do upon cotton, aud hue
these states ourmild temperate, climate
and that possibility of crop diversified
ton which exists horc, they would sooi
be the richest agriculturists on earth.
In the statos named the long har,
winters consume the savings fsummer
80 that whom the books are balance,
the years operations show moagro prot
its, If not positive loss. However wer
IL not for tho profits OF their whoa
fields financial ruin would soon over
take them, California Ia now maxim
moro clear money from herwhoat field
than she is from her mines and thos
Of her people engaged in TIA culture ar
far happier and Of far better grade thai
they who deye in tho mines.
Arc not these most valuable lesson
TO the Ogricultursts of Texas, and NOR
especially of our own highly layorc,
section of the state 7 Wheat has man,
advantages here, over all other crops
considered with reference TO tho cost O
culture and the certainty of tho cror
1t is usually far advanced before an
drouth can seriously affect it, II r.
quires no other culture save careful
and thorough preparation Of the ground
and is easily, cheOply and quickly hal
vested and marketed, leaving leisur
for attention TO cotton and corn. W
insist that with these lights bofor
them, our farmers dare not ignore o
ourtail their wheat crops.
While we would by no means ad
wise It's exclusive culture, yet it shout,
constitute one of our leading staples
Every years experience with II vii
add not only to the amount and quail
ity, but largely increase the profit, /
is squaroly on the limo of that diversit,
of crops which is the true policy nm,
IT is equally squarely on the limo O
that other and equally necessary polio,
of rendering not only each farm, bu
each county and district in the stat
solfsustaining. Our section Of Texas i
peculiarly fortunate in receiving Mt thi
time, large influx of northern farm
crs from tho whoat-growing states WI
have mentioned. Their presence can
not fail TO be beneficial, and at ~
early day, We urge these crude anc
lily digested reflections upon our farm
ers, and rely upon their native goot
sense, experience and pride in the pro
gress of Texas to produce results which
will conduce to their profit, and tho ad
yoncoments of the agricultural Interest,"
OF tho state,