The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-16
[pREpARRD FOX THE nERAlD.l
During tI,e NeeIt


We report little, just little, progress
inside in farming in north Texas during the
week. The elements have been decidedly
against US most of the time. A three or four
days norther has prevailed which. shielded
on Monday and gave place to ST. og south
winds and warmer temperature, 81 aich in
turn gave way to another mother uesday.
Our farmers have nearly completed the re-
sowing Of their oat crop, and now await the
ground getting dry enough 10 start their
plows in preparing tor corn and cotton. To
sum up, another week has been virtually
lost. We are one full month behind,
but still we say the situation
This can and will be made up There 10
plenty Of time TO make full crop. Northern
farmers do not hsva moro than three months
TO do all their field work They have not run
furrow get.
Speaking Of northern farmers, we had
delegation Of twenty Of them from Indiana
in town on Sunday and Monday. They
came up from Galveston. They smoke M
l.
mate, saying we did not seem TO fully realize
what u magnificent country we lived in;
that in ten years, they predicted, we would
have moro people than wo wanted. Mr.
Williams said ha was struck with one thing
III Texas, the ground was already cleared
Here all that was necessary 20 90 was to
sharpen the pillow, grease the harness hitch
up the horse, and 90 TO work. But in Indi.
an p1 ,.F arI j. ,t,t
away the trees ana dig up tho stumps. They,
one and all, expressed asionshmsnt ut our
wonderful country, and predicted for II al
destiny greater than the most extravaganza
dreams OF her citizens
Thus it Is, everyone who comes here say
the same thing Of Pexa3-tnaG il 10 the most
favored land on earth. We ought to and
are satisfied with il.
AS another Norther is now blowing with
the mercury away below the freezing point
of So degrees sleet on the ground, the sur
face water covered with ice, tho outlook is
blue enough for much work being done this
week. Farmers may put ma day or two
towards the close, bu! II is doubtful.
AS TO GARDENS.
A few have boon spAdad. The nsioritv
have not been touched. Up to tho present
day and hour any work upon them would
have been thrown away lhis cannot be
helped, Hero it is, Che middle Of February,
when many things ought to be up and
growing, wish scarcely seed planted. But
when spring does opeu il will come with a
rush. "Bo 20 also ready" Let Us be pre-
pared to take advantage Of tho first opportu-
nifty TO plant everything. We can SOW oil
at once this time
The idea OF doing without vegetables in
this hot country is not to DO thought of.
Without them there would De an epidemic
of scuryy. They are as necessary aa water
and far moro than meat. Il is ordained that
man must eat both. The tables provided
with the greatest amount and variety of veg.
tables raisa the most manly and symmetrical
sons and beautiful daughters. They quicken
the blood, purify the system, and lreahen
the complexion They digest. They feed
the brain. b Of is dull, heavy and coarse,
as pork Ia. Fish is said to be- fine blain food.
The reason il, they are in a constant cru
chile Of water from tha moment spawned
till taken rom tue river. And they are
never so sweet as when cooked upon the
bank, thrown alive into the frying-pan.
II is useless for US to namo the articles to
plant, which it ia high time were in the
ground. They embrace about The whole
catalogue AS 80 frost chances, consult D..
Tee, your pet ground hog, or some other
philosopher. We have been uple. and
laughed Al so much wo have quit makiug
figures as to tho depth of tO.moFrow'8 snow
Not Enough Room for stock Ranches.
Cattle raising for the market will never be-
abandoned Ia Texas. 1t will ALWAYS be prof.
iigble, for the winters are ehort, grass
abundsnt nesrly the whole ytar around, aud
therefore II must continue rs 8 good paving
business. But the days OF castle ranchiur-,
ranches covering tho area of from one 10 five
counties--are numbered rs are those vt
smaller dimensions. Here, iorin7tanCe, ia an
item from the Dodge City (Kanssa) Globe,
referring 70 rancne IN Pan Handle, Texas:
"linmaiiately vt Tascosa ara David L..
Besls and ALr, .Lilteheld, the latter under
charge OF Charles AlcCarty, the former Mr..
w. q, Moore, who is certainly one of the
best cattle men in Texas. The rancho is on
the Canadian river, in Potter couaty, and Is
one of tho best ranges in ihee state having an
abundance of water and good grass, and near
seventy miles long by thirty wide, and stocked
W its full extent"
"Seventy miles long by thirty widep' And
tnle - III lhH ubArt or one OF the richest az
ricultura districts uuoccupied and untitled
by farmers in America. 1t is too much
ground Piven up to stock, or will DO ia q
few years hence. With immigrants coming
Of the rate Of ons hundred thousand per
annum, aud nearly all wanting land to cult
.vate IN cotton and corn, cattle must give
way 10 them. Whom The lands of our cattle
kings reach two and three dollars per acre
they will let them go. All our eastern aud
middle counties were, in early days, given up
togrezlog, but as immigration poured in the
ranchmen moved west 1t few short wear.
there will be no ideal "west' to 60 to. Ther.
will be states and cities out there ike thets
are here, and no room for q ranch. nor M
Indian which requires seventy miles long by
thirty wide" Nature has not that mnuh
land to spare for the brute creation.
ImmiEration---Let Farmers Come
Along.
tits estimated that from four to six thou
sand immigrants are arriving per week in
Texas. They are coming by rail, by wagon
and by sea. There is ample room for mil
lions upon millions more people than we now
number. Texas Is amply able 10 support at
least half il not the entire presen, popula-
ton Of the United States. 1t would not be
we'll, however, TO have so many just yet.
The class most wanted, aud the class who
are cert in to succeed, are industrious farm
ers, men Injured TO work, used to the plow,
mot ashamed 10 ba seem in the zelda and Who