The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-19
CROP REPORT.
Tho Crop Of Dallas County and the Unfor-
tunate Effects of Exaggerated Accounts

. NhOF REIOhI.
Tho Crop of Dallas County and the Unfor-
tunate Effects OF Exaggerated Accounts
of IL.
To the Editor Of the Herald
LISA nice thing to give glowing descrip-
tions of crops and country, and you and
other newspaper men like to publish such;
but if the truth were all told, aSd only the
truth, il would be good enough-glory
enough. But the exaggerated accounts pub
lished in your paper and others are too
prejudicial 10 the interests OF the farmers
TO let pass without notice. suppose those
exaggerated accounts are mainly gotten up
by spectators with the view Of cheapening
produce. Whether intended so or not they
have that effect. To make display at the
expense OF the people is "A folly Of this age
and of this government, and with this is,
generally, coupled some mercenary motive.
And, Of course, If the crop is excessive the
prices must be low AMI whether it is or
not, If that impression is made, it must
produce the same result. While upon the
other hand, If the crop is short prices must
be better.
Now the wheat and oat crops are by no
means large, and beg to show you and
your readers that they are not, and that
the farmers of the county have been greatly
Ny tuOsc IcpOTts.
The wheat crop was seriously injured by
the rains of January and February bring.
ing on the rust, red rust, which under very
favorable circumstances it may outgrow.
But by the same rains, which continued
for nearly two months, the soil was settled
and run together so as to form hard
crust when it dried, A dry spell ensued,
the crust baked and the crop paled, sick.
ened and spindled, clearly indicative of
far Iau ral 81 81,
and began TO pillow it up. Much was plowed
up,and much more would have been, but for
want of time and force. And at this very
time OF serious doubt as to whether or not
anything would be realized from the crop,
1t was reported to the papers and talked all
over the city Of Dallas as tn, greatest
prospect for a wheat crop that WAS ever
known in this county, and such reports
and such talk was Kept up until the crop
And what are the facts? About
one-third OF the whole crop which
was sown in wheat is called "Medterra-
mean" wheat, the remainder in Texas
red May" 1t was dry a few days over a
month, the ground all that time in such
condition as would perish any crop. But
finally the rain came, and the Mediter.
ranean wheat improved and turned out
pretty well, the red May exceedingly poor
from five to twenty-five bushels. Some
claim still higher, but the average will
scarcely exceed fifteen bushels, while th,
red May will not average five. This Is from
the best information l can get and pre-
sumo is very nearly correct, 1t gives III
between third and half crop, while Tn,
farmers have been and are selling at price:
reduced by the impression that there is al
overwhelming crop, if may be allowed tt
word A no 10 hn. ,t Ia.
same, and came so.this WISE About one
third OF the crop was sown last tall, anC
turned out very good the remainder wa!
sown in the spring, and turned out poorly
great deal of it scarcelyi worth cutting
If it had all turned out as well as the fall
sown, there would have been fully
three times as much made. Their,
was some corn. planted early, posi-
bly, one..third of the crop, land som,
oft stood. AT least half of it was plante,
over, much of it two or three times, unit
half or two-thirds OF it became to be yer,
late, and this, with the original late plan
ing, made the crop, with the exception of
little of the earliest planting, the lates
planted crop that has been known in th
county. Twas the poorest prospect-th,
most uneven, the raggedest looking crop
ever saw, and but for the recent rains thu
crop would have been no better than las
time and in the finest possible proportions
Ii it had remained away ten days more, al
would have been gone. But | am mos
happy in being able to say there has seldom
ifeyer, been finef prospect for corn an,
cotton than the present The cotton mad,
bad start, like all the rest, but it no,
comes up to August, its trial month. in tn
most ilourishing condition.
There are but few regrets in all this an,
much to rejoice at. The farmer shou
have a fair and just consideration for hi
toll and care; he should subscribe for tn
papers and read more-keep himself poste
in business matters. 1t is unfortunat
that few persons should predicate opir
ions or estimates Of the crop of q Who'll
county on a mere passing notice of fin
crop.
II is happy reflection that the shortne.
OF q single crop or even several crops ma
pass almost wholly unnotced in the abunt
ance that halt third or fourth of a Gro
affords us. Texas is truly land of fa
ness, and her people never whine.