Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-03
CALLAHAN COUNTY.

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Rssic1sf thfBusincAs Eskblstmcnss Of
Baird.
Homes for the Homs Seekcr Wealth
for the Industrious.
Special Correspondence ofthc Gazette.
BAIRD, June Having an oppor.'
tunity to write an article upon the
resources of Texas giving the yields Of
difieyely seed aud trAtihg of sections.
best MApted - tAeitgr4wth, ] write
from De otil& az Dls Richardson, su-
perintendent OF the experimental
farm, connected with the emigrants'
home under the able management Of
MIR. f.. Nj. Beckwitb, where we get n
sight nj the growing crops aud see the
different seeds and plants
growing profusely, attesting tine,
truthfulness of this letter
Here IN this office we find twelve va
rieties of wheat grown upon this farm,
last year. Georgia red and Bill Dallas
fall wheat; also the Bouchell and MID.
aragua spring wheats do we'll, but not.
rs tine W heatsRs the .tw0rs(lrst named,
In quplieys though tile Yield b equally \,
as gPod. Tho a6ovel Whats did we'll
laet Sesry making N fine Tr,p. fotwith.
standing poor crop was made. Texas
red oats and the Russian white oats are
the favorites, both being rust proof and
yield well, perhaps the best yielding
oats In America. having q.
rank growth aud Ia hody
sufficient to hold them M,
There are also sample lots of half
dozen varieties OF sorghum seeds, two
Kinds of millet, melons, beans, meas.
peanuts. suniiowers, castor beans and
broom-corn. The yield of Irish pota-
toes has been good, and sweet potatoes
have been produced on thefarm ut the
rate ofSnB bushels perSJtscfe.A- Water.
melons have been produced weighing
siNty'iive pounds, sweet potatoes nine
pounds, and beets Weighing fourteen
! pounds, There, are wheat-heads on
/ this fntiii now growing. of "A liew Inn
1pnrtea yuriety9 Ualbsi ithereaiisunua-
\ riap, ihat are eight INCHES, long
Grapes, peaches. etc. have been tiled
aud are now growing on this farm In
/ frril:,.i Russian rpplberrles,, Concord
grapes, .eherrlfs ;plums aud peaches, all
! OF which look rem nix ably fine, There
sfelN many Young oinarnenthI ltiees
:, growing lhdrcl suchbns black, locirs !,
j oatalhs, gl,ina, box elder and lel nun.
Der OF ether, varieties nudergnipg the
test OF soil and climate, all Of which
; look well, proving clearly that trial
Giis all that j. necessary to insure pro
; dueGon, = - -
ssRAINFAIL. : I
!. Here Ewiiiadd, thesrainfill aud gen
eral observation OF the weather fol
three years past. as the rainfall al
L points West should lie Of pammoun
, interest 10 all home seekers. and as w,
have been.carefufto GET tn q actual rain
fall Mt Baird where the Texas 6'Paclfi,
4 ! Railway company has kent daily-ao
: count oftemperature and the fall
rain since December !, 1881. / copy
: from the table furnished as follows
/; Rainfall at Baird, 1882, 1892 inches
, 1883, 22.31 inches. Rainfsll at Bairt
Ito May 81. lsS2. 1lo5s 1sSs. 7.3,; 1881
:: & 73Sgiving rainfall for three years, 3,
+ date, The warmest day during tn,
years of 1SS2 ana 1889 the mercur,
I, showed 102. The coolest day durini
thisperiod the mercury fell to A'belov
: zero. L,s. ,..;.,,,.,-.,.. ..,. ri
! 1t should be noted that 1852 gav
/, 80 more rain than 1888, but the cro
of 1883. as regarded grain and cotton
I was better than that of lSS.
I demonstrating clearly that this IL trul
an agricultural country. Corn il nov
!, waist high wheat fast ripening an
!. tiu-some places being harvested
2 Infringing in the golden, ,sheayes,, az
Y reward for honest toll, making gla
: the hearts OF tue industriops husband
I man. as The yield ,iss prolificr pTh
} hlpshing red cherries peeplpg thTongl
! the ,ereen foliage, seemipgly ylapghip
| IthemselYes int9 favor, ms they hay
| TneHerIbefore. been, regarded nsfl relii
| lbls ftnitifn This country, The Itest bp
l proven, them 10 be reliable and Of ,th
I lmost. delicious ,layor,I growing ,lto
7 good, size aud doing well. peaehe
Il also grow To blush, ere long. and assii
I In making The variety complete, helm
y the most favored Of all kinds Of fruit
y both. by climate aud soil. i. Grapes j
;; we'll here, mpIberries 1ourishi plum
y are a natiye growth being OF d, Gin
y character and afiording fine ma
y for hogf, rs wei as being eKtenslyel
y used FIR, domestic ,purppses. Wi
y mplherries grow here and are used X
y domestic purposes IN some places, ~
y are generally utilized as mast for honi
y The small liveoaks are generally loat
) ed down with acorns, the pecan ret
Y yearly produce an abundant supply !
= ppcans,, which taken togetber wit
= other masts 20 10 make this o tiIl
y country for hog -raising, and the peDp'
i generally begin toreallNe this and hay