The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-08-20

A SEASON rAZX or AGRIGUL-
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Suggestions 70 q Drainage, with Reports Of
Erpsr nenrs--1oss Sorghum LInpov-
sT'sd The 3oil-Marss versus
Al.es On the Farm.
R0p OUTDOOR.

Edited 1y john Eigar Duval 20 whom al
communication should be- addressed.
CROP OUTLOOK.
The promise on an average cotton
crop lrar county has been Dis
coug aG ay DE Try weather OF July
aEa AIrI iaI resent prospects IN
dicate 4 yield .al short Of last year.
Early planted, long limbed cotton
must have good rain about the mid
die OF July or it cannot sustain the
amount Of fruit essential to a fIl. crop;
and as we seldom have that rain, we
seldom have the full crop, as the long
ii.ubed, large boiled cotton is chiefly
planted. Late planted cotton had not
reached the stage OF growth when
rain is Indispensable, before the first
rains Of August came, and it is prom
ising great things. I repianJed some
OF my cotton for the fourth time on
I3tA June and it ia just be-
ginning to bloom and looks
SO wei. that / would not swap it, acre
for acre. with any have seen planted
in the beginning OF April. As mine
is an early maturing, short iimbed va
riety hope to have it ripe before the
usual time for worms.
In growing cotton we must do one
OF three things: Get ahead OF the
July drouth by planting early an
early variety Of seed, plant variety
tilat is proof against dry weather, ora
sort 80 late as to ret behind the
drouth and yet beat frost.
have cotton Of all these kinds and
in all these conditions and hope to be
abis to decide which is most profitable
in an average year.
The biz corn crop Of Travis county
will not be duplicated in many parts
0Bthe state, and the prospects in the
great corn growing region Of the
Northwest are gloomy, as they have
Lad exceptionally dry season.
j .hicagO the other day September
corr cached 50 lie, and the market
clio firm. The same day there was
SON hing like "A picnic among wheat
sG. latGrs and that cereal rushed
I'D leaps and bounds to Fl OK. and
10 b. enerally believed that this figure
soon be topped. This improve
uru in the markets. do To the failure
uf efe Russian, Austrian and Hnn@ar-
au heat crops. This will be pretty
har on the starving millions in
Europe, bu5 highly appreciated by
Jna nderpaid grain growers Of this
country.
Trsis a world OF compensatiGns
and he wise farmer who has not been
CARRYING all his egg in one basket, but
has in addition to cotton raised
z5CG crop Of corn, oats or wheat can
Cord to be less anxious about the price
III aiddling,h than his one crOp-and
.aa c0rt0n-neighb Dor While it
1v1, q hit some fellows hard, it would
aoi ne an unmiXed calamity il mid
ta ~ would for a season, fall TO
cen o.
IN necessity might bring about
VIVA reason and all the preaching Of
che agricultural press has failed to ac-
eGn.Dlish--a reduction Of the cotton
arreage and diversfication Of crops.
Feet OF DRAINAGE ON CROPS.
Bulletin No. IL Of the Texas agTi-
sl Iral experiment. station has just
been issued. 1t relates to drainage
-g .riments and tells what is being
ll at the station to Test the virtue Of
Hl drainage on Irish POTATOES, cab
eart and strawberries. The land eX-
5c nented on has a slight slope TO
n lorth and il rather heavy clay
j.. undertake with hard pan at
varying from ten inches to two
asH
lie was laid at twenty inches,
Oh " inches and forty eight inches
derl, and the cost Of tile, digging
trHr ch, laying and covering is given
~ 3 cents, 81 y and S2.l7 per rod, ac-
90 ing to depth. The result is sur
- NC and is presented in the words
" z report.
IRISH POTATOES.
he variety selected for this test
wa the Early Rose, with which
.nr Tin area of tile-drained land was
I... OEis anu bIlE remaining kiTb Oh
3ame lot Of potatoes was planted
l IN undrained field Of similar
The two pieces Of land were
y. iOusly nanered alike, and were
81 the same care and cultivation.
the undrained field on May q an
area was selected equal to the area
led on the tiled land and the po-
% were dug The yield was 3.75
els. Three days later the pota-
on the tiled land were dug The
was 1925 bushels. The apparent
H 'ase in yield from tile drainage
being over 10 per cent. There
also great superiority in size,
arance and quality Of the yield
1l le drained land
CABBAGE.
IT. experiment with this vegetable
as conducted in a manner entirely