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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
Soils for the LaConte Pear.

A bulletin of the Texas experiment
station saws there are evidently
certain localities in Texas better suited
to tho LeConte pear than others. They
ought to be traced out and mapped. In
Germany they haveAmade such an ex-
haustive study of the adaptability of GER
tain varieties of fruits for the several
parts of that country that nearly every
square mile has it's own special varie-
ties that it can mature and develop to
higher degree of perfection than can be
done on the adjacent lands. Every state
in the South, and especially Texas, could
we'll afford to have at least one man in
the field to collste and map out the facts
regarding the adaptability of certain
fruits for certain localities. We annu-
ally plant thousands of trees on various
soils and under varying conditions, and
expect profitable results in every case.
Every section of state has certain
kinds and varieties of kinds of fruits it
can grow more or less to perfection, and
those should be more carefully sought
out aud grown, TO the exclusion of all
worthless and unacclImated fruits.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
Alfalfa for Texas.

In late issue of TIE GAZETTE find an article
headed ''Alfalfa for TexBs.' replying to cor
respondent. II your correspondent, or others
interested, will write to me will willingly tell
them what know of alfalfa in Texas Alfalfa
has been successfully raised on our Valley View
stock farm. near this place, for several years
same latitude Fort Worth-and such has been
our satisfaction with it that we are preparing to
SOW ten acres more OF 1t.
We have cut our alfalfa twice this year al
ready and will get third cutting this fall. The
first cutting was made May 20. have no ac-
curate estimate OF the yield at this first cutting,
though may state that we housed eight good,
heavy wagon loads from two acres. The second
cutting was lighter on account of the very dry
weather prevailing here while it was growing.
Persons intending to grow alfalfa in Texas
would do well to read carefully your comments
on the ubject, as already referred to. l would
particularly refer them to your urgence OF the
importance of thorough preparation of the
soil. Land should be plowed deeply and finely
pulverized before sowing, and if weeds or burs
come up on the land next spring they will need
to be owed to prevent choking out of the al
falfa. The second year it will take of itself
and will choke out all weeds that put in an ap-
pearance.
OF course alfalfa should constitute only part
of the ration for stock. grain or bran making up
the other part. 1t is very nutritious and appe-
thing. Our ca tile and horses eat it greedily.
We pasture the land in fall after last cutting.
No bloating of stock results-we have noticed no
bad effects .batever. Stock will nip away at
tine alfalfa and leave untouched the grasses near
by, and which would appear to be entirely mole
tempting.
Yes, Texas may add alfalfa to her list of pay
ing crops. GEO. L. PATrILLo.
Gordon. Texas.
Since writing the article referred to by
our correspondent we have seen alfalfa
growing most luxuriantly IN Fort Worth,
aud appearing to be entirely at home.
In one vacant lot on east Third street,
that has never been plowsd, there is now
q luxuriant growth of alfalfa, the plants
ranging from six to twelve. inches in
height. Evidently alfalfa hay had been
fed to stock there.
Our article on alfalfa seems to have
reused quite general interest. Large
numbers of letters haye since been re-
ceived by us asking for information as to
where alfalfa seed might be had. Our
reply to all has been the same: awe
don't know Amy person able to fur
nish the seed might confer q favor on
hosts of Texas farmers, and at the same
time spring good thing for himself, by
making the fact known through the ad-
vertising columns of THE GAZETTE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

can finally get at it by careful observs-
tion-man's ignorance is undoubtedly
the agent.
In the first place, man hears all
about the good qualities of Johnson &. ass
and without stopping to inform himself
with reference TO the bad qualities, he
pops in patch of it in the midst of his
cultivated grounds. and thereby is set
up q fine opportunity for spreading.
But the work does not stop here. Not
many days ago we saw fine illustration
of another means the pest has of spread
ing itself, based entirely upon man g
ignorance. A large load OF johnson
grass hay was being hauled through the
streets of Fort Worth. We drew hand
full of stalks from the load and found
them heavily loaded with seeds, oil ripe
and falling off along as the wagon pro-
ceeded on its way. OF course every fallen
seed that secured a stopping place outside
the immediate track of travel grew, so
the man hauling the hay WAS literally
seeding the country. The possibility eS-
lists that he was selfish enough not to
care whether he seeded the country or
not but this does not clear up the igno-
rance in the case. Every farmer with
good sense knows that hay grass, to
make irst-class hay, no matter what
the species, should be cut while in bloom.
and not after ripenlng OF the seeds. If
this load of hay had been thus cut, at
the proper time most advantageous TO
the cutter, there would have been no
ripe seeds to scatter, and consequently
no spreading of pest through its trans
portation.
In all probability, if your land borders
a public road, you got your seeding to
Johnson grass through such means as
last named.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
To the Ladies.

There are thousands of ladies through
out the country whose systems are pois-
oued, and whose blood is in an impure
condition from the absorption of impure
matter, due to menstrual Irregularities.
This class are peculiarly benefited by the
wonderful tonic and blood cleansing
properties of Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and Potassum-P. P. P. Roses and
bounding health take the place Of the
sickly look, the lost color, and the gen.
eral wreck of the system. 2. P. P. is
the cure-be sure and get it at once. For
sale by l.. Nj. Whitsitt s. Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

simply because the cotton boil happens
TO be something it can work into. In all
probability there would be just as many
boil worms each season as we now have
did we not plant a stalk of either cotton
or corn. t.
If the insect was only one brooded in the
season we might dodge it by planting at
some particular time, but it is not. So
soon as one brood has matured and I'M
dergone it's transformations another
comes on, and thus it goes on as
long as warm weather lasts. 1t must be
plain, under the circumstances, that the
best time to plant cotton is the time best
for the cotton leaving all other consider
atoms entirely out of the question.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devoted to answering such
questions as may be asked by our subscribers,
wrich may be of general information. Inquiries
o; personal character that require answer by
mail should always have stamps inclosed. Please
give full name and postofice address, in addi-
ton to any such signature as Subscriber or
"a. G. D.. not for publication, but to enable
us to communicate promptly with the inquirer.
Parties desiring answers by mail must inclose
stamp for return postage.
How johnson Grass Spreads.
Can you point out to me any efectuaI means
Of getting rid OF johnson grass once it gets
fair set on mans place? I've got it, and de-
spite of all can do L m getting it bad. It seems
from present indications I am afraid it will
eventually take the country. Howit secured its
start on my place is more than can tell. The
first thing knew of 1t several punches had ap
peared at different points along my fence. Do
the birds scatter it? II not, how does it manage
to spread itself SO effectually? Several neigh
bors of mine have also an unsolicited start OF
it, and its coming to them is as much mystery
as 1t IS in my own case. FARMER.
Tarrant county, Tex.
We have learned no means by which
johnson grass can be speedily extermi-
mated where 1t has secured good set on
lands suited to its growth, and really the
land not so suited is rather scarce, provid-
cd 1t is rich enough to grow vegetation of
any kind. Alluvial bottom lands suit 1t
best, but it viii grow almost anywhere.
We suppose it might be gradually
stamped out by keeping it cut down be-
fore its maturity of seeds, but it would
take long time. We cannot think
there is much danger OF its eventually
taking the country. as you suggest, for
1t does no, spread rapidly on our up
lands, still we must admit that in all
probability the country, as a whole,
would be better of if there was none of
1t in the world.
Where johnson grass stops it stops to
stay and If we needed the country for
no other kind of crop than grass it might
be good enough thing to stay, as it
makes fine pasture, and yields i'm
mense quantity of very fair hay; but
in case we propose conducting our agri-
culture in way that necessitstes the
killing of grass johnson grass Is by no
means q good thing to encourage.
As to the matter of scattering seeds it
may be said that natures provisions
made for the purpose are rather marvel
Gus in some cases. Birds are one of the
agents employed, but not on johnson
grass. Woolbearing animals are another,
but not in the case under consideration.
Natural wings affixed to seeds cause
them to be waited broadcast By the
winds, but the seeds of johnson grass
have no wings. 1t calls for q little
thought to spear out the provisions made
for spreading John9pn grass. but one
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
June Planted Cotton.

The Texas press is now quite generally
advocating the postponement of cotton
planting till June, claiming that such a
course will cut off the work of the boil
worm. Mr.. F. L. Yoakum, one of the
advocates of this system, tells Farm and
Ranch that the boil worm escapes from
the tips of corn shoots and the forming
ears, and as soon as the miller stage is
reached will transplant his colonies into
the cotton buds, and he would call the
attention of farmers to the advantage
this June planting offers. During the
boiling and maturing of the cotton the
ant is the sole occupant of and regns
triumphant in the fields aud will clear
away the pests at this season most
effectually.
All we have to say with reference to
this matter ls that in our opinion the
farmer who postpones his planting till
June, provided he could plant sooner,
will make grave mistake by missing
the best growing season for the young
plants. In q former article we en-
deavored to show, from our own expert
mentation in Texas, that ants do not in
tertere with the boil worm in the least
So far as relates 10 finding something
TO feed upon on the part of the boil
worm ere the cotton boils come in, we
can safely say that the insect encounters
no trouble on that score. 1t is not at all
fastidious, and can therefore, make itself
entirely at home on almost any species of
vegetation soft enough for it 70 cut into,
not excepting pods OF the tobacco plant
and burrs of the jimpston, we having
found 1t in both of these. Less than one
week ago we found a weli-grown boil
worm half its length into the tender
stalk of cocklsbur.
We call the insect (heliothis armigera)
the boil worm because it bores INFO our
cotton bolls. but IN our opinion 1t does
not 60 there from choice as All, but
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
The Ne,r Diseorery.

You have heard your friends and neighbors
talk about it. You may yourself be one of the
m any who know from personal experience just
how good thing it is. If you have ever tried
it, you are one of its staunch friends, because
the wonderful thing about 1t is, that when once
given g trial. DR.. Kings New Discovery ever
after holds place in the house. II you have
never used It and should be afflicted with q
trouble, secure a bottle at once and give it q
fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every time, or
money refunded. Trial Bottles Free at N E.
Grammer's Drugstore.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
Fine Poultry Wanted.

Can you inform me where l can get the full
blood-red Ieghorn chickens? If SO please let me
know through THE GAzErrE.
II. L. BLACKBURN.
Marietta, 1. T.
desire to obtain fine strain Plymouth Rock
fowls. Please let me know Of some relible
poulterer who has them for sale.
j. OLDHAM.
Hood County, Tex.
Where can buy pair Of best game fowls,
also Plymouth Rocks and cochins. Answer,
in GAZETTE. A READER.
Alvarado, Tex.
Our sweeping reply to these letters
must consist of the statement that as yet
We have not "got the rum of the poul-
try breeders of this section of country
We would offer as ADVICE, however, that
the advertising columns of THE GAZETTE
be closely watched in future, as poultry
breeders learning of our advantages as
an advertising medium for them will
doubtless soon be authorizing us to let
the public know where they are.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

1t is expected that the number of
bodies cremated in Milan will soon aver
age one day, as nearly 1000 bodies
have been cremated there during the last
thirteen years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
Pruning the Peach.

In good soil the peach tree is a most
rank grower. but. according to the
Massachusetts Ploughman, 1t requires
more care in pruning than almost any
other species of orchard tree. 1t inclines to
sprawl, and therefore should be kept
within due bounds by annual cutting in.
This gives it round. compact head, and
enables 1t to hold up q heavy load of
fruit, while sprawling limbs break down
easily. Few inside limbs should be cut
out except such as die. The nearer the
fruit grows to the main body of the tree
the less damage from high WINDS or
heavy crops.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
Book on scientific Farmlnr.

Will you please inform me through TEE GA
BETTE if there is anywhere published book on
scientific farming; or, in other words. book
that will inform any one what kind OF crops will
do the best on certain kinds Of soil; also how to
replenish exhausted landse W. n. HINES
Blantou. Tex.
We don't know of any single work that
exactly covers all the grounds named,
though there may be such book. The
largest publishing house of agricultural
books in the United States is that OF the
Orange Judd COMPANY. New York. A
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

sub.er.hs Coz sAs wsekly eAzrrrn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28
letter TO them for a catalogue might put
you on track of the book you want.
SCIENTIFIC.
The Danger In Kerosene-Why We Take
Coda Mental Mystery-Port-
land Cement at Home.

There are no astronomical phenomena
particularly worthy of note for the
present week. Neptune and the moon
will be in conjunction on Thursday night,
October 2, but the planet is too far away
to be seen with the naked eye. He is
the eighth planet, reckoning out from
the sun, and has diameter of SO 900
miles. Distance from the sun 2,746,-
600, 900 miles.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

Some persons start fire in the stove or
fireplace with Kerosene. 1t is an ex-
tremely dangerous operation if the oil be
poured from the can, and there is already
a spark of fire among the fuel. Should
lighting fire in this way be desirable
the oil should first be poured from the
can into cup, and then applied from
the cup. Such an application is AT
tended with no particular danger, as the
explosive gas has already left the oil in
the cup and tloated off through the ar.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-28

added to it the following lines:
PLAYED out, my dear boy, there's use in
talking,
If you can't pay your way you'll have to try
walking"
A love-lorn youth in rural Massachu-
sets thus directed to his sweetheart q
letter that she never received, as Its en-
velope is preserved in the dead letter
museum.
Ely letter, fly,
In the twinkling OF an eve,
To the girl that love best.
Without delay
Start off too ay,
Bound for the golden West
In Columbus, o.,
At number two,
On the street they call North High,
My love does dwell,
Her name I'll tell,
1t is Miss Jennie Nye.h
Another swain directs in the following
moroccan:
Dear Uncle Sam, so good and so kind,
Miss Nellie Smith please try to find,
Give her this postal with this dittie,
She lives way out in Kansas City. Mo-
Perhaps the brightest gem in all this
collection of brilliant address poetry 10
the following:
''If this letter goes right 1t will go straight
To the dirtiest town in this great state;
To the right OF Capt Kirkwood's fort
Now better known by the name OF Bridgeport,
In Belmont county, this town takes rank
As the orneriest one on the rivers bank.
A nd when the owner you do seek,
Look out for the man with the hardest cheek,
With great big feet and the head OF a pumkin,
And hand i. over to j. c. Duncan
But 1t is not alone the poetIcal ad-
dresses on the letters that are funny and
unique. Many of those in prose are
even more SO. The envelope of letter
received the other day bore nothing but
the words "To my son who drives yoke
of red oxen and the railroad runs through
his place -
The facility which the people in the
dead letter office acquire in deciphering
seemingly unintelligible addresses aud
forwarding to the persons for whom they
are intended, the letters that bear them
Is SIMPLY marvellous. There was
recently sent here from the New
York postoffice letter addressed
merely ''To my son In the city 1t
was Immediately sent back to New York
with instructions TO hold 1t till young
man should call and ask for q letter from
his mother. Soon afterward a young
man asked for letter 'from my mother
in the country 1t was given to him
and proved to be his.
When q letter was forwarded here from
Baltimore addressed, without capital let
ters or punctuation mark of any kind,
''gln sin larancel fur goine brumsy,
Mrs. Eldridge said at once that il was
intended for Miss Jennie Sin, Lawrence
wills, Brunswick county, Va, aud sub
ssquent events proved that she was right.
GKoR1REx WuLIsToN CHRISTINE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-08
SchOOl RepOrt.

Following is the report of the Medi-
cine Lodge schools for the month end
ing Oct. Bird, 1890
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-08
Another Lie Rounded Up.

Last fall lot of hogs got into Jerry
Simpsons wheat field. He finally took
up six shOats belonging to Wilson Ut
terback. Sam Stewart and +. NJ. Shell
were chosen to arbitrate the matter be-
tween Simpson and Utterback. Mr..
Simpson told Mr.. Stewart that he did
not want any damages, but he wanted
to scare the owners of the hogs, so they
would keep up the stock. When Messrs.
Stewart and Shell looked oyer the field
they agreed that some damage had been
done, but they were satisfied that Ut
terback's hogs had not done it all, as
there were paths through the wheat
leading to sam Robison's pig pen. But
Jerry failed to catch Robison's hogs.
The arbitrator agreed that the hogs
had done damage to the amount of 80
cents per head. With this understand
ing Utterback got his hogs, but never
paid cent, and Jerry never intended
to charge him cent.
SANfTTUT STErIV
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-08
l.. w. DeGeer.

The INDEX had hoped that the pres
ent campaign would be conducted with
some show of decency, but the last is
sue of the Cresset has spoiled ouI
hopes. There was not a shadow of a
foundation for the story in that paper
The whole truth IN the case could have
been easily learned, but the truth was
not wanted.
l.. W. DeGeer sold some cattle to a
Russian Jew name Kurtz, to be paid
for in day or two, or as soon as KurtZ
secured loan on his farm. Kurtz was
making preparations to leave; a neigh
Dor, W.A.Clinkscales, saw these prepa-
rations, and notified Mr.. DeGeer, who
went to KurtZ' house. He met Mrs.
Brlce, a neighbor lady, in the yard, and
went on to the house; a woman came
to the door, and he asked about Kurtz.
She said he had gone to Deerhead. He
went back to his horse, and started to
Deerhead, and met KurtZ. He told
Kurtz he wanted his money or his cat
tie within thIrty-six hours. They quar-
relied some, and both parties went to
their homes. Then DeGeer was ar
rested, and dirty charge preferred; he
went before the magistrate, took an
appeal to the district court, and had
the magistrate TO bind over the witness,
which was done at his earnest request.
DeGeer then demanded his money OF
Kurtz, who denied having it; DeGeeI
was about to bring suit against him for
obtaining property under false pre-
lenses, when KurtZ slipped around and
paid j. w. DeGeer the money.
Then DeGeeT was about to have
Kurtz arrested for living in open and
notorious adultery with this woman land
KurtZ and the woman rushed off and
got married. KurtZ' wife had left him
some time before, on account of his be-
havior with her sister, and this action
compelled him to marry the woman
who had caused the separation. Ii
three months after the mai rage baby
was born to them.
At the next term of the district
court, following, DeGeer appeared anC
demanded of A. j. Jones, the prOsecut-
ing attorney at that time, that the case
be prosecuted. Mr.. Jones examined
into the matter and refused. DeGeel
/ insisted. saying he wanted to be vindi
Gated. Mr.. Jones said he would not
put the county to the expense for the
purpose of vindlcating any man. AnC
there the matter was dropped. 1t was
an open and notorious Matchmaking
scheme, and every man in the vicinity
will make affidavit to-day to that effect
No man can guard against arrest il
scoundrels can be found to swear tC
lies against him. Had DeGeer beer
guilty he would not have asked to have
1 the witness bound over; neither would
he have demanded that the case be
prosecuted. The miserable lie in the
Cresset has fallen fiat wherever Mr.
DeGeer is known. and it has not even
excited suspicion of truth even where
he IS not known. The INDEX will moi
make war on any woman, but this wO.
man was too low for the contempt OF
Der neighbOrs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-08
Sugar Mill Notes.

Two car loads of sugar and one car
load of syrup will be shipped out to-day.
Five cars of sugar and six cars of syrup
have already been shipped. This will
leave one and half carloads of sugar
on hand
The total amount of sugar made up to
date is 100000 pounds.
Monday there were 700 sacks of sugar
piled up in the mill. 1t averaged $50
pounds per sack.
The mill is making from SIS to 95
pounds of first" sugar per ton of cane;
and in first, second and third sugars, is
getting 125 to $50 pounds per ton of
cane. This is far better than any sor-
ghum test that ever was made any
where.
The loads of cane for Monday and
Tuesday averaged $500 pound.
There is one stalk of sorghum On ex
hibition at the sugar mill. which is not
headed out, and which weighed III lbs
Mr.. Mobley raised it.
The chemists test shows that the
sorghum is averaging about 13l per
cent. Occasionally load will test up
TO Is per cent.
The mill wants to make contracts this
fall, with the farmers, for 4, 600 acres of
cane next year, and 1900 acres of beets.
If the contracts are made, Mr.. Human
assures us that the mill will be greatly
enlarged, and about $1,000 worth of ma
chinery will be added to the plant. II
will also give work to the mill men for
about ten months in the year. The ca
paclty OF the works, with the great ex-
tension of time to be gained, will be
more than doubled. The mill will make
500, 900 pounds of sugar this year. With
good crop next year, it wants to make
over 100000 pounds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-08

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ADD i QAO / NS and complete abstract
call on BRONSON Il HOUCHIN. They have
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Barber county.