Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-20

with accounts Of the beau!iful transform
alton tbst from the cSaaes hereby sug'
gested have come over from Kansas sn(
MIssouri. The soil itself in this plac;
being triable aud porous TO the point o
perfect suitability for finest garden sew
ice, is right in line with the other conci
ticn nsmed as 3 factor il making the st
mosphere give ID its m0I' ture. Mindful
Of these things, was not surprised K
fad the newly turned earth, after dr0utf
unusually prOtrscted, Just right for SOW
Ing and sprouting fall soWn grain; and il
was noticed that crop On this order
planted but a short time before, wss max
Ing its way through aud tiutng with
green the mellow, brown earth. l c;n
readily understand, Ia view of the Lone
season srd the ease with which al
through The gro wing season the soil C III
be worked-G few hours after the harvest
rain suficipg TO put it in working condi-
tion-thst in this county two crops q
year can, as I was reliably Informed,
ordinarily be raised. Even In win
ter, whole day, during which the wea-
tber is so iuclement as to put g. OPP 20
outdoor labor OF any kind, is rarity.
Whatever in the way of nlsut growth fails
here will not fail from any fault in the
soil, which ranges from Ave to twenty
fee. in depth and is OF such uniform
strength that the plow can not be driven
deep enough 10 bring from below any
thing not equal IN fertility to the best the
surface affords. Taking up handful of
this soil just turned by the plow, its
character as 6 loam OF the richest nature
and most diversified capacity for useful
ness in connection with the highest farm.
Jag was evident even a. q glance. La the
case OF those who have been here for any
length OF time, there is no Feed for ex-
periments in agriculture to show what
can be done in farming on these
lands, for on them samples 81 least OF ell
the leading crops have been produced iu
the highest perfection, SO that the pause
now is tor the appearance of the locomo-
tive.
VAST HOME AND FOREIGN INVESTMENTS.
1t seldom happens that the railroads
are behind the times end unequal TO the
occasion, but with respect to this region
they certainly are both. The people are
coming here even as the matter stands,
and those who come are of the sort that
have waiting capacity such as can be
sustained only by . strong, intelligent
faith In splendid final outcome. Dotted
about these ploins sre individuals az
little colonies in evidence Of this state
ment Most OF the holdings are, how
ever, large. and some OF them arc eDor
nous. What Is known in tbi.
IS the Capital
cics.e property consists of 500
COO acres in body, ard On it are os er
100, 600 hesd OF cattle. The Kentucky
Caitle Rising Company hiss s5ous 2f0.-
200 acres with some 20, 900 head OF cattle;
md taking into account the
of plain, foos-hill, water
supply, and building material which
t possesses, its ranch is considered
about the choicest going. The Eoglish
md Scotch have enormous investments
lere. They own the Spur end Mstador
-s1chss, sgsregatiDg l,2C0, 600 sores Of
aud On which q; 1875, eco head OF cattle.
These are but psrt, in comparison with
ne cattle Interests o; Texas as q whole 8
mere trlfe, yet they serve to outline an
dea Of this business. and of the tremend-
JUS scale or which this business in this
avored region is conducted. Some OF
ne more far seeing Of the powers that be