Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-06

an aspiration in common with its people-krew
not woman to whom could turn for advice or
consolailcn: | sat down despairing stranger
within ny four square walls. Was l to become
an IDIOT or an opium eater? l must take to
something to save uiyself-whaff After weighing
everything in the most intelligent manner OF
which I was capable took to the soii. l mad
understood that the soil was the great ''every-
thing in Texas And let me here assure you
foundation for regrets. now feel an interest
in every human being aud every GOT OF soil in
this count y. know every good farmer and
every POOR farmer, and can readily class them
of. know Of, and all about every. peach
orchard. grape vineyard, stock ranch, etc for
miles and miles around. can almost feel that
nv interests wide as the space interven-
ing between the rising CT the sun and the setting
thereof.
l began my soil operations with a half-acre
lot. Soon had il full to Overlooking with it
seemed TO me. all kinds of fruits, flowers and
vegetables. There were strawberries so large
that they would scarcely drop down into an
latter dinner coffee cup.' My ''rosarium -
forty by four feet, soon and still is my great
delight and pride. Roses fail over the fence,
not few .. them grow to the height of ten feet.
Others cling TO the ground; indeed roses fill
every irch of space in the acreage allotted to
then from April to Christmas. From central
bed set in March with 100 fine teas. - could
now gather roses with scythe by the bushel
throughout the summer-niphetos buds almost
as heavy as hen-eggs; p5pagontiers two inches
long, Ike shooting flames. mamaisons, mer-
NETS. la Frances, etc, all regular monsters, so
to speak. But / have said enough about m
roses-feel that / could write huge book in
their praise.
NY half acre eventually became "pent up
Utica for me. so invested in l60 acre farm.
Have this fall laid off fifteen acres with a small
water course running through it, to be devoted
TO fruit g owing. large ''tank' has been
built % be drawn upon for irrigation purposes.
Am ditching and understanding a portion of
this land, aud am subsoiling every inch of it.
tad th-; my farm lands have been ''weeated
to destn''- the same crop with no manure Tor
fourteen consecutive years. / know little OF
rotation of crops, manures and renovation of
lands, hence have al that yet to learn, but at
venture shall subsoil thi fall ana next spring
shall broadcast with stable manure. propose
planting mainly to cotton and corn. Believing
manure to be the god of agriculture, l have
dedicated one wagon. team and driver to his
services for the next twelve months.
am interested in your writing on barley cul-
ture for Texas, and though knowing nOtfi ing
about the crop, have concluded TO try ten acres
to it. Have already received my seed from st.
Louis and shall sow at once.
l hongh getting along as well as could be ex-
pected find it very hard work learning to
tarm''-takes one whole year TO discover q mis-
take, and if you are not overly careful. by the
next year you will have completely forgotten
the mistake that cost you SO dearly. II there
was an agricultural college for women might
be counted upon as first pupil. When you are
forced TO work it all out yourself by experiment
tation, with failures constantly looming up be-
fore you. the thing is somewhat discouraging-
by The time you have really reached fair I'M
derstanting of the calling you must in obedi-
and die.
Have sent you BIZ express small box of my
roses The late spring frt eye, followed by sum
Iner drouth, seriously injured early roses.
but since the setting in OF the fall rains they
have bloomed out in extra size and beauty.
Mrs. MATTE ADDINGToN.
Henrietta Tex.
The roses got through in frst-class
condition and were really the finest roses
we have seen for many day. There
were thirteen varieties in the collection
Such success with roses leads US 10 think
OF soon writing au article on the per-
fumery industry for Texas. If such sue
cess as Mrs. Arlington has made with
her roses could be made q general thing,
the flower perfumery industry might be
carried to a marvellous success in the
Lone Star state.
Mrs. AddIugtOn's pleasant letter is
specially interesting as showing what
even lady may do as Texas agricul-
urist. She wrings a little "gloom'
into it where she mentions so much that |
we have 10 learn. with, according to ma
tuTe, so short a time TO learn it in, but !
persons with the perseverance aud intel |
igeuce that her letter foreshadows will |
get there on time beyond doubt. What |
she is accomplishing ought 10 shame the |
Grunhler OF the ''stronger |
lex. Success in agriculture is wholly |
dependent upon three things: persever-
lnce, intelligence and a love for the call
ng. With all these in full development |
here Is no such thing as fail, especially |
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