The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-10
the lEAnlAa NORTH TEXAS CROP.


The time il near At hand when the
fall planting ID 10 BIO made when larm'
ers apportion their lands to the differ
ent crops for next seasons operations
Our planting friends will pardon us for
recurring again 10 the subject of plant
Ing wheat aud other grain. Indeed, the
subject Is so important in itself, and 10
many grave interests depend upon H.
that wo should be- diroiot were we TO
lail 10 urge the matterupon the atten'
ton Of the farmers by every fair means
A. our command,
When we reflect that the state will
handle more clear money from the sale
Of gain than from cotton the present
season, the subject Of pitching the next
crop becomes one of general interest
Wheat, particularly, is the croP OF all
Others for this section Of the state Our
best lands, with fair culture yield lrom
fifteen to forty bushels TO the acre The
land il prepared after the heat OF sum
mer is over, the harvest comes and the
crop is disposed Of before the heat oisnm'
mer comes ON, This advantage ought to
be considered a very great one by every
man who has toled from one end OF
the year to tho other, though heat and
cold, 10 make n crop Of cotton Aside
from this, when we consider the csr.
tainty of the crop, the ease and cheap
ness Of the culture, and the price ot'
tainable, II is by far the most profitable
of all the crops raised 1t is more
nearly independent Of spring or sum"
mer rains than corn or cotton, because
the grain is fully mNtured before the
winter and spring supply of moisture is
exhausted, Its chief enemy is the
rust, and usually the complaint is for
more rain, and rust is the result of too
much rain. II will thus be seen that
its chief enemy is nearly always dis,
armed before the weight Of his attack is
felt,
North Texas has made wonderful
strides within the last few years but
the greaterpart OF this progress has been
made since her farmers have adopted
wheat as the leading crop. In the south
ern part of the state, after the last
bale of cotton and hogsheod of sugar
has been sold, business is at standstll
until cotton comes in again, Not 80 in
North Texas, whore May, June, July
and August is consumed in harvesting
and marketing grain, Every business
man, merchant, banker and manuac
turer has learned the advantage of thi'
crop and each farmer knows full well
how opportunely the money it com
mands comes in, in the dull season be-
tween the spring and fall activity. A
bushel of wheat is just as good for it,
dollar as a pound of cotton is for it,
dime. The demand for it is Just ~
steady. Money invested in the culture
OF wheat is just rs safe to secure iti
legitimate return as il is when invested
in cotton. There is nothing wildcat
ish' about it, So, when we have soil
climate and other attendant facilitie
for its profitable production, with
population of agriculturists accustomed
to its growth and handling, it is safe t,
conclude that it will lead all othe
crops in few years, and especially may
this be calculated upon when its pres
ent start is remembered
We would see the present wise diver
sitication of crops continued, because
in that policy lies the germ of safety
TO the farming interests hut ms be-
tween wheat and cotton, the former
is so evidently in the lead, has SO man,
plainly understood advantages, that W,
cannot help saying it would be mwis,
in the extreme to neglect it There
should be not only greater breadtl
planted, but the planting and prepare
ton should be more thorough, to tn,
end that the result may bo more salts
factory.
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