The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-03-22
Texas as it IL.

The Philadelphia Times says that for
the information and instruction of all
Pennsylvanians and citizens of other
States who desire to emigrate to a more
genial cline, the following items, de-
scrip.ive # the great Southwestern
Eldorado, are grouped together for
their special attention and cnnsidera-
ton:
Texas embraces an expanse Of country
that reaches within one-half degree as
far south as the most southerly limits
of Florida, while her northern boundary
is on the same parallel as the southern
boundary OF Tennessee. She extends
from twenty-five and half degrees to
thirty-slx and half degrees north, or
through eleven degrees of latitude, and
from ninety-three and half degrees to
one hundred and seven degrees of Ion
gitude west from Greenwich, or
through thirteen and one-half degrees
longitude. Her greatest length from
north to south is about one thousand
miles and is nearly the same distance
east to west. She has an area of ga, :
1855 square miles and nearly 200, 900, 600
acres of land. Her empire of territory
is considerably larger than France, and
exceeds in extent most Of the govern
ments of the world. A comparison
with other States may furnish an ap-
proximately correct conception of her
size. To give definite idea of her I'M
mensty she is more than four times as
large as all of the New England States,
or to make comparison with other
States, with which the reader may be
more familiar, she Is as large as the six
combined States of New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and
North Carolina, and is larger than any
of the Territories, except Alaska.
VARIETIES OF CLIMATE AND SOIL.
Texas has within her limits every
variety of climate and soil. The average
of the heated term, one year with the
other, for the twenty-four hours, is
about 81 .. The thermometer rarely
In any portion of the State shows &
temperature of more than 95 , Faren.
heit, and very rarely goes below zoe
In summer the sea breeze, which al
ways prevails, mitigates the heat and
renders the climate one of the most
delightful in the world. Her soil pro
duces all the substantial cereals Of the
nortberly section of the United States
the best fruits and all the productions
of the Middle States, and nearly all the
fruits of the tropics. There is no pait
of Texas that will not grow cotton. l.
is the great staple of the State. She
has capacity to produce a larger crop
of cotton than is produced in the whole
of the United States. There are bu,
few cultivators Of the soil that do not
grow cotton. Even where 1t is not
raised as a crop, little of it is raised
| fUT iIUmU Tonsus.IS;~--- L. ;-----.5 ar
tile freedman's half acre, on the farm
er's field of hundred acres and on the
planters field of thousand acres. Tbt
southern part of the State produces
woHderful crops of sugar cane, equal
ing the cane grown in Cuba and Louis
lana, Especially are the extreme south
ern counties on the Lower Trinity
| Brazos and Colorado rivers well adapted
10 the cultivation OF sugar. Corn !
grown on every farm in Texas, anC
there is not an acre of land IN the Stat
that may not be made to produce it
This staple is planted according to th
latitude, from the first Of February L
the last of March, and natures in Jun
and July. Wheat is sown in Novem
Der, and makes its start in winter, an
in many sec c.ions OF the State IS used a
winter pasturage, it being necessary (
keep its growth back in this way unit
the middle of FEBRUARY. It grows luxe
riantly during the spring and rlpen
in May, or just about the time the field
of wheat In the North begin TO grow
It is harvested in May, and new Texs
-four can be put in the Northern ma
ket by the middle Of May or first {
June. Frost does not ipjure wheat /
; Texas. In that State such thing 1
winter-killed wheat is unknown. Tt
: wheat region Of Texas is Of very broa
expAnse of country, equal 10 six
/, THOUSAND square miles, OF which but
very small portion has yet been cult
waited. Wheat will become a gre
staple Of Texas, which 81 no far dists
day will be produced in such qusntiti
as 10 make il an important element
; trade. The expectation Of wheat VI
J be leading feature in its commerce