The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-05
COM MERCIAL.
DALLAS, MONDAY EvnsIAG. I

April 4. I
Trade, both wholesale and retail, has beer
very good to-day in nearly all lines. Quite .
number OF people we In from the country
the weather was pleasan,er, and there wal
considerable stiran activity on tho streets
Farmers say they IRE working hard to catch
up with their work, and that II this warm
weather continues to get warmer, everything
In the Country Will come out all right In
time.
Ono OF the leading farmers OF Dallas county
INFORMS us that tle long-continued low price
Of cotton is making 1t quite evident To the
farmers that homethipg must be done, but
Just what that something Is to be 10 not fully
deterninei upon yet; but there II confidence
In one thing and that ls there ought to be more
wheat sown this next fall than there was tho
past, even If there was an almost complete
FAILURE In the crop, upon the principle of
try, try again" and production at nome
or everything possible that can be. Farmers,
thls gentlemsn says, ana truly, cannot afford
70 pay one dollbr u hundred pounds for pick-
ing Ctton, dollar u dry for chopplnE out,
NJ the prices cotton IL and has been selling ut
Ior the greater pat Of the past winter, to the
neglect or wheat and other commodities upon
which the husbandman lives 'Then, I"
s sry wbo inc gentleman, "l.t us
up. Wemust raise 1t somehow, and as neces-
Bity IL said to be the mother OF invention
perhaps we may bedriven to that extremity
tnat we may yot, through the geaius Of nature
or something elss, overcome the opposing
powers to wheat, and make tia success, but
In toe meant me let us oil keep our eyes open
anu determine what variety will be best to
SOW next fall Ono man tells me That he
i i,i.ds sowing the red May wheat. He
thinks IL the surest for n crop. One
OF my II -ighbOrs sJwed last wear
kiLd known Az the 'Lancaster wheat" II
new vaiety for Texas but well hnown In
Mnryland. My advice w0nid be that we give
tne IeSas red may another tial, aud let Va
give II fair uial, too, by preparing our
grouud good and so wing early and deep, 80 II
WIZ come up, aud get the ground well covered
nelorsc ou weather comes on, and during tho
dry times through the winter let ia pasture
some 1 believe that 10 ben hello To wheat
u settles tue ground around 1t and makes It
spread and branch more. and makes
IL more hardy aud batter able To
stand either hot or dry weather. aud gives
sist lis enemies. There Is only Il little patch
70 be seen now ana then, but what has been
planted looks we'll. 1he country doa't look
right with no wheat leGs basking In the
bprit bnnehine. Farms that used to present
nuch autiiul green helSs of wheat nt thia
time OF year now are all plowed up and being
planted IN coru and c0ttJn; but hope to SEC
NE bright wheat fields again Ia our land, aud
plump kernels, Tor good bread is
y JOY In tho household. Wills /
10 not believe there ran be much money
made In growing wheat for market, unless
we should be blcsoed with better crops than
for the past few years yet | do delleyc every
turner would save money by raising enough
ior nus brea nm iast l!ng TO the con.
ciusion thru for the nnolty of the farming
CLASS, mixed crops Wall insure the greatest
amount OF mort at home. LIE, us raite a
ittlo of all-cottcp, wh,a,, Ray, pork, beef.
cggs, butter, potatoes, peaches, apples
grapes. ETC., etc, and II we only al'Ie a III,
uo money Oh each article, when ~ Is all
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