Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-04
RARLEY cuLTuRE FoR rExAs.

ed by the above heading. 10 some extent
that article was based on theory. In study
ing the natural Agricultural conditions of
Texas and comparing them with what we
knew relative to the ba,ley-producing
regions of other sections, we had arrived at
the conclusion that barley might be made a
grand success here. Quite number of
correspondents responded to our article,
stating that they had long grown barley in
Texas with invariable success, and we
published some of their letters; hence, as
must be seen, the thing no longer stands as
a mere matter of theory.
TEeioutlook now appears to indicate that
we are soon to have a first-class market in
Texas for Texas barley, and this fact in
vests barley-culture with a new interest
for rs. If Texas farmers will undertake it
they can produce ali the barley that any
great Inalteries established within the state
may capacitate themselves to work; and,
of course, Texas farmers should undertake
it, if it pays them. 1t would pay them, un-
doubleday, if it pays farmers to raise bar
ley in any other section of our common
country, and it must pay in other sections
else so many farmers would not be at it.
An extended acreage to barley means the
permanent establishment of new line of
industries in Texas, and good market for
line ofproducts easily raised and profit
ably raised, that heretofore have been
cutting but comparatively small figure in
our agricultural interests. If we go into
the production of barley to the extent Of
our natural capabilities we shall soon have
majority of the malteries, undoubtedly.
1t is nonsense TO say that manufacturing
establishments viii not hang closely to the
source of suppl es-they could not afford to
do otherwise if they would. Occasionally
a venturesome manufacturer may locate
far away from the source of supply, and
depend on shipping the raw materials to be
worked in his factory, but it does not take
that kind of thing long to make him tired,
and cause him TO think of shipping his
traps to some other locality. But there is
no need that Tenturesome maltery men To-
eating in Texas should ever be met by any
such trouble, provided Texas farmers, in
sn effort to be good TO themselves, will put
the capabilities of our state to proper use.
That Texas will eventually raise barley
on very large scale may be accepted as
fact beyond controversy, but when? We
can see o great danger hanging over the
start of the industry. Unless that start is
made Alright our progress in barley culture
for the malt market will be extremely
slow for-no telling how long. There must
l. A FogI Il
there would so retard the movement that
years would be necessary to get it fairly
moving again.
The danger lies in a dependence on the
part of our people for instructions in
barley culture from persons who under
stand barley culture only as it is conducted
IN other and widely different regions. This
Us Texas, and therefore rules that might
shold good for barley culture in Iowa, Wis
consin, Michigan or Canada would stand
fair chance of leading US into hopeless
failure here. It has been that way with
many things we have attempted to grow on
the Northern plan-fruit culture, for ex-
ample Texas would to-day be producing
more fruits than she could possibly con-
sumo, with a large surplus to ship away,
but for that very kind of thing. Thus it
becomes important for US to study barley
culture in Texas, and to adopt Texas meth
DDS, improving upon them as we go, rather
than risk working to instructions from any
other section of the country. Men
from other sections, interested in
having Texas produce barley,
might do as much in the way of giving good
and wholesome instructions as could native
Texans, but we would suggest that before
they get at it they study Texas as barley
country, and base their instructions strictly
upon the experience of Texans. They may
say Gwen tell you how to raise barley
and there is no kind of good reason for why
they should not do so, but to avoid mistakes
they should, in our opinion, first get such
Texans Os have had experience with barley
to tell them how to do it.
Theway to start barley culture on boom
In Texas is to tell Texas people how to raise
barley in Texas, and not how barley is
raised in Canada or any other distant part
of the world where climatic and other con-
ditions are as widely different from those
of Texas as it would be possible for con
ditions to be. BARLEY is a crop that
readily accommodates itself to any eli
mate, y says Mr.. ]. M. Shaffer of Iowa, sup
posed to be our best American authority on
the subject, ''but it must have special treat
ment to adapt it TO special conditions"
These remarks are prompted by desire
on our part TO have extensive barley culture
in Texas started in accordance with correct |
principles. As yet there is no prominent
published authority on barley culture in this
state, therefore we take this method of |
calling upon all Texans reading THE GA
EETTE, who have had experience with bar
ley in Texas, TO give US full particulars |
FOR publication. If they will respond |
promptly they may thus contribute much |
towards starting great coming industry |
apon sure footing.
One Of the best authorities on barley cult
gre in the South, that we now know OF, is |
Professor J. B. Killebrew of Nashville, |
Tenn In one of his reports made to his
tate as commissioner of agriculture, he
says there are two kinds of barley in gen
,ral cultivation, a spring kind and a winter |
Kind. The spring kind is raised in the
Northern states exclusively, where 1t is
own in spring, but it does not succeed so
Eell hare as there We want she winter |