The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-17
NICARAGUA WHEAT.

Is Il the Coming seed OF North FoXas Its
Production Per Acre, ana the softening
Influences OF oti;lr WhcGts Upon it.
70 th- Editor of tle Herald.
AZ thc late rre-tirg " the TEXAS Hcrti-
cultural and Pomologial association in this
CITY, Mr.. Il. G. Stevenson, secretary Of the
Merchants Exchange, was called upon to
make some remarks concerning the history
and the cultivation OF Nicaragua wheat in
Texas. He did so, and at our solicitation
hes furnished a copy for publication:
Mr.. PRESIDENT, LADIES AED GENTLEMEN:
Some Eve or six years ago Ir. NJ. spad-
den, native of ireland ana a merchant Of
GroesbeecK, Texas, first introduced the
Nicaragua variety of wheat TO our state.
Ii was quickly discos cred 10 be at least the
most prolific ever sown on our soil, yield
ing from forty TO sixty bushels per acre.
But the grain was of such hinty hard
ness our millers refused to grind
IT, IL was 50 injurious 10
their rocks and boiling cloths they could
not be tempted to try it the second time
This rejected the wheat on the market and
made ID worth 30 aud 40 cents per bushel
less than our familiar kinds. 1 am happy
10 inform you that it Is rapidly growing
more and more IN favor, both with mer-
chants and farmers. IL readily sells upon
western aud New Orleans markets, miliers
having discovered that by wettins it a few
hours before grinding the grain is sofieDed.
The farmer is satisfied with 80 bushels per
acre. which in open market at 90 cents.
nets him s33. whereas % bushels of orr or
binary kinds at 81 brings him only so per
acre.
wheat Of north Texas. i bold here In my
hand 4 sample sent me IRON WaKahachie,
crown in Ellis county, which has been pro
nouucrd TIE finest grain exhibited on the
Nerchants' Exchange this season. IL
has been compared with the white wheat Of
California and did not suffer in The oDern-
ton BIZ examination ynu viii md some
- .oIns hard and no fiinty grains in q.
Jusi bsre think q great and invaluable So
crft has been uuwiftingiS discovered. This
4. fi,e third year this seed Wes plauted-the
Third generation from the original Nicarn-
aus parent The field upon which u grew
.fooa in proximity 70 field 81 Red 1ay-
It's Dot has suggested the idea 70 me that
ne r-l,n from the BED May fed fed the
Nicsragua, and bad soiIening inhusnc
rnon -ffhuut deferiOratlng its Tlg0r. We
Fro,r rf,af one sralk Of corn viii not grow
riueiv ard al0ne. nod that the pollen ron
other s.alks IL a. neeesserT f0r TIE hea n
and maturity Of The whole he'd e ere ar
nd ruoisture. Nov IL has occurred 70
~ - suxrssf 20 you the mix
ing Of ficarngna With Other
ga -ileats. that rniist the Nicarzzza yill
.-r--ri- erfFris-t sir0- % secure yield Of
fort- o. Car busllels our native Verieif
~ soften DE grourd - an extent Hhic1
vi remove TIE o1ly 01lecflon % r.
We Al know the tnest wbe1f EroEn on
ffis crrtinent il the EicliEan am1ef-
Wien that ststs ras frst seit.si The fsrrr-
- r~rlf sra-ceir relc t11 $50 tceT rl-IIl
-. Eut beng IN 81 extreme n11t1srn
- fhrT uf-e-otI iced % keep rTlrr,
TI,rr frnrlr mixed t1res r1rleties ~ port-1
49,, fIffo. Eentuckv and PENS r1-Ila.
- oitaiusd q rrristr ths irrn- y ~ rsiir
f-r-n ulich has lied ne u0rlc. Ard - fe
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