The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-22
CROPS AND SEASONS.
To the Editor Of the Herald .

10 the EDITOR OF the Herald
There Is a great deal Of complaint among tho
srmers OF Texas, and especially Of this county,
about the seasons, and they take up the time In
prohtless rehrets that would be better employed
In providing against the effects of bad seasons
Inc seasons this year, however are likely 10
force crop on them whether they will or not
Il there shall come one or Two more good rains
the crop this year will be tolerable fair one,
n"thing like. however, what Is said
to be-nol comparison to the tine
crops we often put up here and not at,all of such
promise and accomplishment Is to call forth the
Boosting and rejoicing that the people and even
the farmers indulge In. Indeed a stranger,
who should hear US might be led to think we had
been starving for some years and that we lived
In country so sterile that il was almost impos.
sible 70 force meager support from the soil one
IL is said continually on the streets ofyour
city and your citizens eat II with great manifes-
tation. of pleasure: "0h, what fine cropsl We are
making about the finest corn made in the coun-
ty," etc, etc.
Now Mr. Editor, will you permit the truth to
be told just as every intelligent farmer would
tell ii II he were pinned down TO particulars and
as all will admit when they see this statement
If the rains, mentioned, shall come, we will re-
alize fair half crop this year, and great deal
less than half crop will make us an abundant
supply and large surplus for export. VIVA,
are the facts? The wheat cop was SO seriously
injured by the rains of January and February
and the dry season that immediately
followed, that the crop. was DIES,
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 Texas red May" and Of the
crop put In. 1t did not average Ave bushels pei
acre. About one.third of the crop sown was
Mediterranean and some Of 1t has turned ou
very well, so as 10 get the average per acre OF
that kind up to about fifteen bushels. So tina
one third OF crop at fifteen bushels and two
thirds Of a croPunder FIVE will not more thar
make a half crop
The fall sown oats were very fine
and would turn out sixty to seventy
| bushels per acre; but that was small portion o
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 L
this is the oat crop.
| worse start OF corn has seldom, II ever, beer
had and n more uneven crop has never beeI
seen In Dallas county. From the necessity o
waiting to see, then replanting, and finally
blowing up and planting over; the greater p9r
Is very late, and has only 1
fine appearance from the con
tinued rains, and II the dry season should nov
set In 1t would fail With much rain II ha
grown up tender. and full of sap It is heavy Sc
that little wind would be very destructive I,
II and all dry would be death
A small portion of the crop, early planted, II
very fine and will turn out we'll With season
able rains and no. misfortune, the whole crol
may come up TO the full standard.
The cotton crop got on badly, was greatly re
The fault Of our farmers Is In not being pre-
pared for the seasons. NKRITAs.