The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-06

ii we credit the statement of breeder. whose
experiences differ, they have marvellous
good layers" though fed on very inferior
Kinds Of grain for egg production. The
secrs. Of their success seems not to be in the
food they give their hens but perhaps 10 the
mode Of feeding, caring, housing, and keeping
them in healthy condition By plain food.
Ii is also true that some kinds of improved
poultry are superior 10 other. IS egg produc
err, but unless they receive judici0us treat.
msnt, both in food and good care, the
"mSrvellons layers" are not 50 common
after all, in the breeders 1ock. To have
good layers We must breed frsm good laying
stock. We must take proper care of them,
feed them well on rotation Of varied diet,
have them comfortably and clearly housed,
exercise them well, and keeo none but young
fowls, and then you may calculate upon a
generous supply Of eggs in the natural way.
The Crop Situation.
We have had no IAinfall since Sunday,
26lh ult., and are now in the middle of the
third week of clear, sunshiny and good grow
ing weather. The days are warm and the
nights cool. The atmosphere is altogether
delightful for putting in full days work in
the field and sleeping soundly through
the whole night. The farm
ers of Texas are improving every hour gath
eriug their cotton and corn and so wing their
fall crops.
The top crop off cotton promises a large
Well. II frost keeps Of u few weeks longer,
the grass crop will be large one and that
destroyed by the worms not thought about
much. 1t is still growing and opening, and
since the rains stopped thousands Of bales
rave reached maturity
Picking is going Ahoad with extraordinary
Sctiyily, Every hand that can be had fol
!ovs or money is employed and still there is
hardly planter in any county who es moi
want more help than he has. 1t is remark
able we canAot get men and women from
other states, considering the hign wages psiC
from rs cents 10 III per hundred pounds
OF picked seed-cotto and making itpossibl,
for al expert to make So so per day, and {
halfgrown boy or girl 81 It's not very as
tonishing, either, for labor is in demand il
every nook and cerner Of the United States
but nowhere are such wages paid rs We pay
| This ID the style the south is "opprssIng'
the poor, bsnighted Afrc,n-g,ying hln
enough for three months fall work to ensbl,
him TO live like a kitchen-fed pig the bal.
ance OF a whole year.
We are grstifsd to know that full crops o
fall cereals and e,culenti are to be sows
though that work is necessarily retarded By
gathering the extraordinary hne crops VI
hsve rai,ed this year
We fervently hope hogs will not be for
gotten nor neglected these busy times MeA
is our greatest necessity after cotton. w
should not be forced to buy much Eext year
Our corn crop is the finest We have produce,
in quarter of century, and we understand
the mast is equally heavy. 1t is the poor
est economy in the world for farmer to bu,
that which he can raise at home, especial
as costly an article as bacon. In the Dalla
market it averages ten cents por pound tn
year round, and if he does not produce il Of
his farm he will be forced to eIpsnd at lea.
$25 per annum for every human head on hi
place in purchasing it from store, and th
money ne pays Tor meat dses not stOP il
Texas. Itgoes abroad where he will stan
about rs good chance Of seeing that sAm
dollar he paid down as no will Of seeing
wild goose tho second time. Let us kee
our money at home if We possibly can, goin
round and round in the same noighburhooc
making one dollar pay OF Afty dollars i
deOs every thirty days. For tue ia,ts.x q
eight months Dallas has been sending o
over one thousand dollars per day TO par
chase bacon for tho people Of this and nd
joiug counties. This is a big leak in oL
ire isury, which must be stopped, or else "
; will be forever kept poor.