The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-16
Country Notes

Another week of fine farming weather and
we'll improved. This is u surprise, for after
what we went through in November no one
expected that December would be clear, warm
and dry. Cotton picking has made traordi-
nary progress during the pas. flfteehydtgs' 1t
has been gathered right and left In this coun-
ty, as well as all oyor North Texas, The end
is in sight Ninety per cent. of the gross
crop has been secured, and.that remaining
will be by the first OF January,
The stories that great deal
was lost in the late rains, will not
bear the test Of truth, for the truth is very little
was beaten out and lost. The crop is n good
one. The Yield has been all that could be
gathered, both in corn and cotton. What more
could wo ask What more could any man OF
sense aud reason expect? There are people
who are never satisfied. Stsud them up In q
barrel of moasses and they could neither
smell nor tastS anything but vinegar. And 1t
Is q demonstrated fact that people can grumble
until they absolutely smell like I'm old vinegar
barrel, sour ut all points. Theirs Is a fine
point TO move on from.
We congratulate the farmers OF North Texas
upon their prosperous condition. They have
this year been blessed with abundance OF CO n ,
oats and hayi enough wheat to make at least
their own bread, aud plenty of cotton to pay
every cont they owe, buy supplies for nexI
year, and then HAYS lots of money left. We
know OF no farmers In the whole world In bet
ter fix. Possessed OF AZ rich soil rs can be
found on earth, au unrivallod climate, lands
enhancing in value by the hour, whore could
they so and better themselves? We
know of no land, not oven in the middle
states rich as theirs. lrthey can make farm.
Ing pay here they will fail anywhere, ev-
erywhora. There must ne something in the
man as well as in the land in the business OF
farming. 1t is n.t u speculation 1t ia sn iU-
dustry. II Is truo this industry should be
guided by education ana brain. But there
must be blows struck as well Ms knowlOdg,
where to strike them.
Tho time has arrived when n5Xt yeer's croI
is demanding consideration. AS we are more
or less liable to drouths 1t ia necessary and
important to get all scsd III Vt the earliest
day practicable in order that the plant may
reap all the advantage of winter moisture AM
obtain sufficient strength 70 withstand the hot
Sun and dry weather OF summer. CONNER
sense will su5taIu the proposition, and there
is great need of that arIicle all around tn,
farm.
The market outlook for north Texas farm
products next year is certainly encouraging
All west of us " filling up with new lmmi
grants, railways arc building in every direc
ton, opening up new counties all of whicl
viii demand our surplus grain Gpt
meats. Az to cotton, shat will take care o
ITSELF The worlds consumption is annual,
increasing. Twelve months from now new
railroad viii be opon to New Orleans vii
Shreveport, drect-the finest cotton apa grail
market on the continent. And all the countr,
southwest of us will BIO opened by then, an,
demand ofthe older counties assistance in get
ting start. There need, therefore, be no fea
of finding market for every ounce of surplu
stuii we may raise