The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-29
FOOD FACTS.


WASHINGTON, April o. Especial. The
department Of agriculture has Issued its 70
port for April. The topics presented In the
report relate 10 the bread and meat supply
OF the country. and 30 the largest part oil
the agricultural surplus which seeks mar
ket In foreign countries and helps 10 feed u
needy aud waiting foreign population. The
inquiries answered In these returns call for
apparent area sorn in winter wheat and
rye, and tia Hpparsu, condition on the Let
Of April, The period OF seeding and aver
ago date, the condition OF the soil OF the
time, ETC., nre all subjects of inquiry. Au-
other branch OF the circular relates 10 ia q
comparative healthiuluess OF farm animals
OF the several Kinds during the year; the
prevalence oil disease In every quarter. and
the losses by disease or stress OF weather
The value Of improvement by breeding Is
also considered.
The state OF Texas averages l0l Jr las
wheat, 100 representing en- ordinarily good
standing. The soil was too dry at seeding
time nc many points ia TeXig. la some
cases the late sowiugs had toe most favor
able conditions. avoiding The drought that
sap ped tle vi altv OF SOM carly growths,
causing either their entire destruction or
great injury. The present condition OF
Texas wheat is very favorable. Tho SOLE
and situations are various. and the appear
ance necessafil? differs locally. Come low
living fisles are frozen, some look brown
and un.hrifty, but very large portion
show a vigorous and promising appearance.
The Date OF seeding in Texas is from Sep
TENDER 1st to January 10Th.
As TO horses, u is found
CHAMBERS in McLennsn county, Texas, nnd
some disease in kaufman and Bnrleson;
else where there are only tho usual disease,
and the general condition for the state, so
far as indicated by tue reports received, ap.
pears TO b. satisfactory.
Referring TO cattle the repoft Gays that IN
form alton from Texas is favorable, more
than halt the counties heard from showing
q condition ranging from average upwards.
The complaints from other parts OF the
state are chiefly OF drought,
with consequent want Of pasiuraRe,
and severe weather. In Coleman county,
however, the gnat has been cause OF ser-
GUS trouble, and IN Brown county 'he cat
tie are declared mot healthy" In the Ia
BILE of estimated losses of cattle from diseas-
ey of all ki1dF, stress Of weather, theft, or
other cause,, the total number OF cattle in
Texas 10 put down NJ 1915, 20l. The Las Is
G per cent. of the whole, or 206 7i2 head.
The loss in Texas OF cattle is oyer twice as
great as In any other state or territory. at
the came time Texas is credited with ,004
8l4 more cattle than Iowa, the next largest
cattle raising ate IT,. Ofihe total number of
cattle In the United States az. 5i7 307 heed),
1927 1893 head are estimated as the years
lose; or 43 per cent.
The report incidentally gives an estimate
of the number end value Of improved or
high grade cattle 20 Texas, The number
Ia set down at 49i 800, or 10 per cent. at oil
the cattle in the state.
The loss OF sheep in Texas Is put at 7l6..
O65 head, 0 per cent. Of the total OF 1885, 75
head in the state. From the table OF losses
it appears that Texas has 1,753,2ll head
moro sheep than California the next larg-
est sheep raieiDg state.
The loss in swine is put ct 2lS,050 head.
IA per cent OF the total number of hogs in
the state. This totaI j. given at 2,0ll. 765
head