The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-04-02

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Acting on this conviction they have
within the last year purchased no less
than ll5 head of full blood Percheron
stations and mares, all noble specl-
mems of their kind and many of them
prize winners in France; while 1t Is
difficult to believe that any finer ex-
amples of the French coach horse
could exist than those seen at the
) Gabriel ranch. 1t is worth a
Journey OF 300 miles to see one OF
them. He is truly named Hand
some" 1859. He is a dark bay, about
Is hauds high, 4 years
old, imported from France in 1889.
His pedigree goes away back into
the dim mist of past ages, and he
claims amongst his ancestry many OF
the most celebrated Arabian and
thoroughbred horses that ever trod the
turf.
| There are several mares of the same
breed equally worthy of commedation
and it does not require the gift OF
prophecy to foretell that in them we
have the foundation OF a stock that
will give Texas national reputation
for coach horses.
Most of the animals at the San
Gabriel ranch are for sale, and the
balance will shortly be shipped to the
Snyder ranch in Coke county. Any
one wanting first class stock in either
of the aforementioned breeds should
certainly pay this ranch visit. Cata-
logues containing full descriptions
and pedigrees, as we'll as life like por-
traits, may be had on application. l
cannot conclude this notice without
reference to the courtesy shown to
visitors by all connected with the
ranch.
Knowing the high quality of their
stock they take a pleasure in showing
it witho the bounce and buster
usual in common establishments; and
while giving full information about
everything, they leave visitors to form
their own conclusions. 1t is to be
hoped that their financial success may
be commensurate with the extent and
| holiness of their venture.
CLEVELAND BAYS.
This popular breed of horses has No
better representative than Edgar
(7S6). He is a dark bay with black
points, 16 hands high and weighs
about 1900 pounds. He was bred in
England and imported here by Pear
son Brothers of Round Rock, who
themselves were bred and reared in
the very heart of the Cleveland dis
trict and should know good horse Of
that breed. l see that this horse has
been sold at high price to Burdett &
Ferris of the Capitol hotel, Aue tin
who will make the season of 81 with
him. This will give the lovers of the
bay a chance to get something good
have heard that Edgar" has taken
premium every time he has COM
peted. l wish his plucky owners every
success.
SWEET POTATO ROT.
Every grower OF sweet potatoes
knows the difficulty of keeping them
over winter. The mischief is caused
by fungus growth in the root which
produces decay or black rot. l. hi,
fungus grows within the potato
DR.. Halsted of the New Jer-
sey experiment station says thai
instead of flowers and eds, the
sweet potato rot-fungus has spores
which are, like seeds, able to pass
to some other root and there insti
tute a new place of decay.
This disease is often stal ted by the
use of diseased seed. If the root placed
in the hot bed for the making oil
sprouts is decayed only slightly-pos.
sibly so little as to be unnoticed-th
disease may be communicated to the
sprout. IL may be that only the iu-
terror of the root is diseased, and
when the sprouts start out they be-
come spotted from the presence OF the
fungus in the stem. The sprout that
is badly infested is known by its pale
yellow color, but more particularly, by
the black spots or blotches on its col
orless base. The lower leaf may also
wither, turn black and die, as also
the tops of the sprout in the WORT
cases.
The grower Of sweet potatoes should
be very careful in selecting his seed
to use none that show any signs O
the black rot, and if the sprouts are
formed, all should be rejected that in
dlcate, by lack of color or presence O
blotches, that they are infected with
the disease.
The field experiments to deter
mine what will check the ravages o.
the rot in the field have not resulted
favorably. The tests all point to the
use of an abundance, but not ar
overdose OF plant food. But careful
selection of sprouts and a jndici III
rotation of crops seem among the
wisest means of securing immunity
from the black rot.
| WINTER TURF OATS.
And now comes fresh candidate
for the farmers favor, in the form of a