The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-17
TEXAS AT ST. LOUIS.
GREAT RESOURCES EXHIBITED
Her Infinite Varieties of Cereals, Fruits,
Minerals, Woods, and Their Mama
featured Products-A Great
Display Effectively Set.

In order to acquaint the people Of
Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, WIS
eonsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana ana
other States, now visiting the st. Louis
Exposition, with the wonderful re-
sources OF Texas and the great South
west and thereby promote immigration,
an exhibition of products from this
region was deemed advisable by the
MANAGEMENT of the Southwestern Rail
way system. Though the season was
n not propitious long drOuth having
4 seriously interlered with the collection |
Nof choice specimens, very hne display |
RYas nevertheless made, attracting con-
Rderable attention from those desiring |
n TO select new homes. An examination
Of the display shows that II is very com
II plete, and it IS found chat every branch |
OF industry in Texas is pretty well |
represented Oh agricultural specimens
n there are displayed, neatly labelled, and |
b ESacked in glass jars ota gallon capacity |
Gne fOllOwing-named varieties of wheat: |
81 Red Mediterranean wheat, from Parker,
Taylor, Callahan, Kaufman and Mar
tin counties; North Carolina amber |
wheat, from Callahan county; Fultz and !
Grass wheat, from Parker county; IL !
linois Swamp wheat, Amber wheat, Mica |
ragua and Georgia red wheat, from Mar |
tin county; Nicaragua wheat from Tay |
Tor county; white Mediterranean, Geor-
gia red wheat, white May wheat from
Il Callahan county; FL Paso wheat from
III PasO county. Varieties of wheat from
Kaufman, GraySOn, Eastland, Dallas,
Callahan, Taylor, Nolan and Martin
counties were also shown in the sheaf
OF barley there were only two exhibits,
one from Marionfold, in Martin county,
and the other from III Paso county.
Exhibits of rye came from Callahan
and Martin counties. OF oats there
We're several exhibits, white Russian
oats, from Martin county; California
white oats, Texas black oats, from HaY-
Tor county. Several bundles from
Parker county came from yield of 40
bushels per acre. a very fine sample of
ii white Russian oats, from Germana,
Tom Green county, rs also exhibited
Displays of mllet were made 10y the
counties of Parker, Grayson, Jones, Tay-
Tor and Callahan. Parker and Taylor
counties also have displays of Johnson
grass, some samples having attained
a height of twelve feet, yielding three to
five tons per acre. Samples of sorghum
cane OF the different varieties were eX-
hibited from Martin, Taylor, Dallas and
Parker counties. D)ura aud broom corn
came from Rcd River, Harrison, Dallas,
Callahan, Taylor and Martin counties,
Samples of syrups We're exhibited by
Parker and Martin counties. Exhibits
of corn We're made by the counties of
III Taylor, Parker, Callahan, Kaufman,
Harrison, Tom Green Grayson, Van
Zandt, Crosby, Dallas ana Martin. Corn
exhibited from Harrison county and
grown by Col. j. p. Afford, yielded 70
bushels per acre. Another sample
grown by Ferdinand Haas in Martin
FL county, 46S miles further west, gave a
yield of 40 bushels from sod land. The
The exhibits of corn from Callahan and
Taylor counties are unusually fine. TX
! hibits of flour were made by tho mills
in kaufman, Eastland, Callahan and
Taylor counties. The display of fruits
/ cannot be eXcelled and consists of the
AZ following named varieties all grown in
IN Texas: Apples Red AStrachan, Red
June, Lady Apple, Bellnower, Nashville
ia Mammoth, SmOkchouse Pippin, Siho-
lrian crab Tramscendant crab
Irom Gravson, Kaufman, Van
Nandt and Dallas counties. OF pears
the following; Seckel Beure Easter,
- Howell, Duchess and others, from El
4 Paso, Van Zandt, Kaufman, Gray.
n son, Travis, Robertson and Dal-
las counties. OF peaches, lIale's
- Early, Indian, Chinese Cling,
NIeath's Cling, etc. etc, Harrison, Ma
~ riOn, Dallas, GraySou aud Parker. April
cots and nectarlues from Grayson and
Dallas counties OF grapes, Mustang
ScuppernOng, MuScldine, Delaware
Concord, Isabella, III Paso, Pockling.
ton, NOrton's Virginia Seeding, etc.
ETC., from Harrison, Robertson, Dallas
Grayson, Parker and Callahan counties
Plums, Wild Goose, Green Gage, Juiu
Damson, Lombard and ChiCkasaw. from
Grayson, Dallas and Marion counties
Ounces from Dallas county. Pom
gran2tos from BriZuria and Harrison
counties. JaplncSe perSimmOnS from
Marion county. Irish potatoes from
Parker, Taylor Coleman, Dallas, Gray
son and Martin counties. Onions from
/ I'll Paso, Taylor, Parker aud GraNSor
counties. Peppers and Chill from GRAY
To- N,
matOeS, Gr2YsOn county. y special col
lection of evapOratcd fruits aud VegetG
bles, manufactured by Il. Perry e Son
Dcnison, Texas, is also ON exhibition
The Texas wines arc represented II
exhibits of Agawanc, Mustang, Dele
ware, Concord, Blackberry, Nortun'
Virginia Seeding, from II, Perry n Son
Denison, Texas. Mustang, Concord
Il Virginia Seeding, Port, from Mckin
u nov Il Nelson, Weatherlurd, and III Pas,
N wines from T. Ducheue; PaSu del NOrtc
II cider, vino vinegar, apple vinegar, Mex
Il lean Heguila, Pachuga Almandrddo, etc.
H were Harrison, G,aySun, Parker and i
PasO counties. The exhibits of textile
III fabrics consists of blankets, ilaunel
n and full line of the products of TIN
n Now Brauuicls mills, cotton yarns from
NJ the Terrell mills, CNtra-tiue hrcces IRON
Il Taylor county, muhuir from Parker an,
Red River counties, cotton from llarrl
II son ana Dallas counties,
The building material Of Texas |
shown in u collection of wood Spoci
mems from Travis aud Harrison cour
n ties, marble from Travis and Burnett
sandstone from Parker, EaStlaud, Ca
lahau counties, limestone rom nalla'
n Parker, Eastland, Taylor Howard, Cal
q lahan, Red River counties, bricks trOI
Dallas, Van Iandt, kaufman, Red Rive
~ aud Martin counties, ablhe brick
from Martin and III Paso counties.
Among the miscellaneous exhibit
II wero bundles of pampas and othc
n grasses, hay, from Marion county ives
to Martin, peanuts from Dallas, pecan
IA from Dallas, Parker and Callahan
tN brooms from Dallas and TAYLOR, met
IVY from kaufman, Van Xaudt Graysol
P Parker and Taylor, iriioes, prOlit
~ lima, Mexican, navy and other beaI
j and peas from various counties, lin
81 Ncement, plaster Ot paris, fine clay, GRIM
stones, from Dallas, Parker, Nola
!. ari Taylor, pottery from Bowie, co
from Enstland, Gordon coal mines at
~ from Laredo, salt from the famous ~
wv mines at New Iberia, Louisiana, and II
~ wonderful lakes Mt MOrita in llowar
49, county and I'll Paso, bat guano irol
III leaves in Williamson county, angol
~ skins, buffalo, hides, etc., from Park,
w and Martin counties, and honey fro
y Callahan county, flax from Comal, I
~ bacco from Dallas, castor beans fro
I'M Parker sugars from Louisiana al
from the plantations In Brazoria al
lvI Fort Bend and MatagOrda counties, an
V several thousand other articles, amor
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