The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-29

10 the Fdilof on the fefald
There IL a great dead N complaint among Tho
farmers ~ Teas and especially NJ this county
about the seasons, ana they take ~ the Time IN
pfontless fet fets that would be better employed
M providing against the effects NJ bad seasons
The seasons this yeafi hcweytf are likely 70
n there shall come one o. Two moro good rains,
the crop this year will bo n t0lofabe fair one,
n. thing Ike, however what Is said
Of be-no comparison TO the fne
crops we often put ~ here and nOta OF such
promise aud accomplishment m 10 call forth tho
boasting and rejoicing that the people and even
the farmers indulge in Indeed, q stranger,
who should hear usmght be led ~ think we had
been starving i0i some years ana that we lived
In country so sterile that II was almost impOs-
sible To- force moager support from the soil one
year with another,
1t Is said continually on the streets Of your
city aud your citizens eat 1t with great maniies-
tation-- OF pleasure "oh what fine Cropsl We are
making about the finest corn made In the coun-
Now Mr. Editor, will you permit the truth TO
be told lust as every intelligent farmer would
tell II II he were pinned down 10 particulars, ana
rs all will admit when they see this statement!
If the rains, mentioned, shall come, we Will re-
alize Il fair half crop this year, and great deal
less than half crop will make us an abundant
supply and large surplus for export. What
are the facts? The wheat cop was so seriously
blurred by the rains of January and February
and the day season that immediately
followed, that the crop. was des,,'
paired OF by the farmers, lnucn Oh III hDdnuOneu
and plowed up and doubtless much more would
have been If farmers had been able to perform
the work. But the rains came and the crop was
much improved. The larger portion of the
crop sown was the 'reXas red May and of the
crop put in, 1t did not average five bushels per
acre. About one-third of the crop sown was
Mediterranean and some of it has turned out
very well, so as to get the average per acre of
that kind UP to about fifteen bushels. So that
one third OF crop at fifteen bushels and two
thirds of II crop under five will not more than
make half crop.
The fail sown oats were very fine
and would turn out sixty to seventy
bushels per acre; but that was small portion of
the crop, not over one-third, perhaps consider
ably less, while the spring sown was damaged
seriously by the seasons which brought on rust,
and other maladies, that cut the yield down to
one third of crop and ruined the straw. And
this is the Oat crop.
A worse start of corn has seldom, If ever been
had, and more uneven crop has never been
seen in Dallas county. From the necessity of
waiting to see then replanting, aud finally
blowing up and planting over the greater por-
ton of the crop, possibly two-thirds,
fine appearance from the con
tinued rains, and if the dry season should now
set in il would fail With much rain it has
grown up tender. and full of sap it is heavy; so
that a little windwould be very destructive to
it and all dry would be death
A small portion of the crop, early planted, Is
very fine and will turn out well. With season
able rains and no misfortune, the whole crop
may come up to the full standard
The cotton crop got off badly, was greatly re-
tarded by cool weather, and has only been
started about ten days.
The fault of our farmers is in not being pre-
pared for the seasons. VERITAs.