The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-19

he Pilot Point Pest says: "a careful in.
Q y as TO tho probable acreage Of tho next
l. ion crop in this county shows mn Increase
at least oss FIJI or tho scm9 lauds cult
sted last year. There will DO nj lesst a,
.rant aN acre,ga Of corn planted, while that
Of whest sown ia very light, The f'ir crop
Of ,cottos and tue uniform good prices
realized by The farmers, with the prospects
Of better railroad facilities, have giton cot
ton Qnitc Doors here, while tho indications
are that wheat will be almost entirely aban.
doNed, 50 long, at least, az cotton pays bot
Ter, and Is by far The most reliable.
Commenting uron this the Sherman
Courier remarks; "The samo will no doubt
DO pursued in this city. Cotton and corn
arc the sure crops in TeHap. Corn planted
on tke black land is certain to yield good
crop Any year where the tnrnor ia proyidont
in planting, prepares .hh land thoroughly
aud works IT, There is no such thiny "a a
failure Cotton meets with reyorses frs-
quently, from worms, the greatest eEemy
TO lite yield, but experiments will yot succeed
that will master then, and we helisya the
time IS ret far distant wkau cotton can DO
relied o, for certain yi,ld in Texas. tou.lly
rs much SO as c'rn, rad rai,ing II will alwsys
pay"
An increased acreSge in cotton this war In
Texas may be expected, and will Ia prspsr
provided il 10 not at the expense o. grs apd
consequently meat. As the stale or c,es
will its estton and all other areduc,Io,s Az
II is our chief and almost oniy re,l sourcs II
revenue It's cultivation mutt r,ceuArily be
enlarged AZ the state grows in y pulntion
1t is absurd to deny the value Of cotton to.u,
rs q people. II 10 the most valuable crop thai
grows under the sun Of heaven to-day. 60 far
as It's acreage goes. Take II away from thc
south, abandon it entirely, and
we would in seven years become az Door a,
tho Inhabitants of Aisyris. 1t is tAe pendu.
lum of our commercial clock. Stop il and
every wheel dies. Without csttou YOU could
not keep dollar in Texas tied with los
cham to an iroe post. And as tho world has
TO other means with which TO cloth itself
lis culucstion must 20 on forever. Cottos Al
TWO dsllars per pound is cheaper than silk
haE,, hemp, the ekins Of wild animals
Wool, or anything grown or made
with which to "hide our nskodpess i
Were tho govsrnmsnt TO law Az
export duty of one dollar per pound. land ,
duty 70 somo extent will DO placed ueos 4
one OF these days), every pound we rails,
would be taken the same as now.
But in order 70 mako its cultivation remu.
nera,lve, 1t is necessary to raise bread and
meat upon the same farm. The farmer
however prolific his so,ten, however chesr
his labor, can come out evan il no sell, hi,
cotton for forty csnt pound and paws flfty
cents per bushel for the nscsusry
amount Of corn it will absolutely re-,
quire TO produce It. And tbi,
rule will work in inverse proportion will
what oats, hay, hogs, and whsteyer elss !,
nominated IN the bill Of fare OF man ans
horses and cattle. ~ "A'
Nor should farming bo altogether looked
At from purely mersenary standpoint
There is the garden, the dairy, the orchard
the vineyard, the poultry yard, the aswe,
beds, and many thing, else for the sole mac,
and culture Of the family, not forgetting tho
library, music aud musical Instrument al
Of which are necessary in perfectly happ,
u