The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-20
Ourcatson crop.

The Pilot Psint PCS. sQya: "a careful in.
quiry as 10 the probable acreage Of the next
cotton crop in this county ahows m iscfesse
Of at least one fifth on the Same lands cult
waited last year. There will be at least rs
great "a scrcagS Of corn planted, whilo that
Of wheat sowa is worry light. The fir crop
of cotton and tho uniform good prices
realized By tho farmers, with the prospects,
Of better railroad facilities, have given cot
ton quite boom here, while the indications
are that wheat will bO almost entirely abAn-
donod, 50 long, at least, as cotton pays bet
tor, aud is by far The most reliable.
Commenting upon this the Sherman
Courier romsrks: The sSrao will no doubt
be pursued in this city. Cotton and corr
are the sure crops in Texas. Corn planted
on ts0 black land is certain TO yield good
crop asy yesr whore tho fsrmor Is providont
in planting, prepares his land thoroughly
and works it, Thora is 90 such thing IS
failure Cotton matts wish reverses fro
quently, from wgrms, She greatest enemy
to its ysld, but experiments will yet succeed
that will master thaAi, and VIC believe the
time is net far distant vixen cotton can bp
relied "a for certain Weld in Texas Squgliy
as much sc as Germ, shd raiaing it will always
pay"
An increased screago in cotton this yasr in
Tezss may be expected, and will ba proper,
provided il il not ut tins expense Of grain aud
consequently meat. Aa tho state growl 10
will Us cotton and sil other productions IA
it is our chief and almost only real source OF
revenue lis cultivation NUT necessarily be
enlarged as tho stale grows in population.
1t is absurd to douy the value ef cotton to,us
as s. people. II is tina meet valuable crop that
grows under tha aun Of heaven to-day, SO far
as its acreage goes Take il away from the
south, 1b6uaon II Gntirey, and
we would ia seven wars become as poor ls
the Inhabitants OF A'syrie. It ia the ponau-
lum OF our tommsrcIBl clock. Stop it aud
every wheel dies. Without cotton vou could
not keep o dollar in Texas tied With log
chain ~ al iron ost and as tho world aGs
no other meass with which TO cloth ITSELF.
Its cultcStioh must 10 o. forever. Cottas nj
two dellarl per pound Is cheaper than elk,
far, hemp, the skius Of wild pnimsls,
wool, or anything grown 'cr madg
with which 10 hide our spkGdness.'
We're the govsrnmsnt 70 levy m
export duty Of oRa dollar per pound, land q
duty 70 soma extent will be placed uaou IL
one OF those daya), evoyy pound we raise
would DO taken Tho same rs nov.
But in order 10 Naks lis cultivation rsmu-
neratiyo, it Is nScesiary to raise bread and
meat upon the aame farm. The farmer,
however prolific his cettsn, however cheap
HIS laoor, can coMs cut ovsn il he sell, his
cotton for forty cents pound and pays fifty
cents Per bushel for the necessary
emount Of corn il will absolutely ra-
quire to produce it. And this
rulo will work in inverse proportion with
VIVA! oats, hay hags and whsiever else is
nominated n the bill Of faro of nan saa
horses aud cattle.
Nor should farming DO altogether locked
at from purely msrssnary standpoint t.
There is tho garaen, the dairy, tao orchard,
the vineyard, tho poultry yard, the fswsr
beds, and many things else FOR tho sole ussA
and culture Of tho family, not forgeNing .ha
library, music and musical Instruments, sLl
Of which arc necessary in q perfectly happy
home.