The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-23
TINE CEREAL CROP OF TEXAS.

ing counties OF North Texas lhe pIpP |
will not perhaps thresh out more IMAM
fifteen bushels 10 tho acre yet, when
We consider tho vast Increase ~
acreage, IL will aggregate a very large
ono indeed, II Is perhaps two full
weeks earlier than last season, ana lts
sale promises TO be uninterrupted, as
last years operations were by the labor
strikes, and tho consequent sluggish
movement Of grain, 80 that tho country
may reap the full benefit OF u profitable
crop, iayorably harvested, housed ana
sold, This healthy stimulus to general
business operations can not but be OF
yastimporlanco 10 the country " We
had only sufficient capital to buy UP
enough of the crop 10 keep our mills
going for the year. and use and consume
only the -four of our own r0lalng--mlll"
ing and sollIng-tho advantage TO local
business would be vastly augmented ~
certainly does seem that some such
combination m this might be made "
IL over Ia, II IL patent that II must be
done by domestic capital because Tors
eign money will not lend itself to the
task Of building up for us home buSl'
ness Of 40 much profit, Outside dealers
are only interested in our crop TO the
extent of oprolit they expect TO make
out of handling IT, II we would
secure tho best results from this, our
earliest and most certain crop, we can
only expect TO DO no by our own
means and in our own interest By
all means this should be done
because nothing will tend more
to stimulate production, than local
steady reliable demand and prompt
cash payment, If we had an aggregate
milling capital of say three to five mills
ions in the state this could be done
Every intelligent observer understands
that with our present population, agrl'
cultural possibilities and future
probabilities, we will DO forced Il
consider these problems, whether
we will or no. Perhaps II we were II
open up South American trade IL
flour and develop IL 10 any considerable
extent, much of the milling capita
which il now concentrated in Virglnl
would be forced or induced to COM
hero. There is now no doubt but Texn
wheat and the flour from it, are better
suited to marine transportation in tn
high temperature of the topics, than an
other western grain, and equal to tina
produced on the Roanoke in Virginia
There is now q scheme on foot, to IT,
an experimental shipment Of fifty bai
rels through Mr., Kopperl's New Yorl
connections with Rio Jonairo. w
shall watch its progress and re
suits, with eager interest. Blu
We do not hesitate to declare in nd
vance our entire confidence in the at
solute aud satisfactory nature OF the re
suit There is now only one circum
stance in the way Of that experiment
and that is its circuitous route via Ne
York, instead Of the direct route b
New Orleans or Galveston. Here is tn
proudest and most promising field ye
opened up for tho employment Of Tcxa
) capital and enterprise, Its results ar
not doubtful if only we enter il wit
half the spirit which has hitherto dis
: tinguished us in cotton and stocI
enterprises.
All things considered, our wheat GRO
is the safest and surest. 1t is Away
made and harvested before the drouth
OF summer can effect it seriously.
only the proper interest were develops
in its culture, the modes would 500
conform to this, and immensely il
creased yields would be secured, Dee
ploughlng, careful seeding and thoroug
narrowing are the prime essentials i
its culture. Following which, expert
ments in the different varieties woul
soon come, Out of this, we are cor
vinced, would be deduced variety pc
culiarly adapted to our soil and climate
and which would soon grow to leader
ship among wheat producers, wit
} promising results. While we are nov
harvesting marketing and grinding tn
crop of rs, is good time to reflect upol
these homely truths. Wheat is to b.
the future crown jewel in the diaden
of north Texas agriculture, let us Civ
it that consideration which its import
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