The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-09-01

1887 ..... 10, 466 7,017 Good yield. 164
1855. 1896 6,9S5 Good Weld. lSS
1890. 2O,S52 1855 Full, nearly 1876
1891. $50. .2O,779 $1,000 Full yield. 2O2
ESTIMATED.
1t is seen from the foregoing that
the past crop has been raised on an
area of 20,779,000 acres, and that the
yield per acre was the largest ever
known in the history of cotton Guilt
walton. The indications now point to
an area of only 100000 acres, and
the conditions are by no means favor
able for more than good yield, or 1875
pounds to the acre, which would give
a crop of SAG, 900 bales. A good yield
means one just below a full yield,
which latter term more properly be-
longs to an excessive yield. Now, will
the present crop continue to be good
to the end? If it does the world may
count on an American crop of about
$500, 900 bales, and no more, this year.
But as the world requires $500, 900
bales it is plain that the visible sup
ply of 100000 bales and the invisible
supply of another 1000, 900 if it be that
great will be pretty nearly all gone by
the time the approaching season
closes. The cry of too much cotton
will soon become a thing of the past.
SQUIRTING OF MILK.
Farmers bulletin No. 8 just issued
by the agricultural department, deals
with milk lamentations and their re-
lation to dairying; and furnishes in
teresting and instructive reading for
all engaged in the milk industry.
After describing the composition of
milk in detail, it enters into the con-
sideration of the various agencies
which contribute to the fermentation
or souring of milk. 1t tells us that
the normal souring of milk has until
quite recently been regarded as a
characteristic of milk itself, unassisted
by any outside influences.
Today, however, there is such a
uniformity of results on the part of ex-
perimenters that it is no longer pos
sible to question the fact that the
souring of milk is fermentation pro-
cess produced by organisms which get
into the milk after the milking Is
done.
After much investigation bearing
upon the subject had been carried on
by Pasteur and others, Lister, about
1873, found in milk several forms OF
bacteria which at first he thought
were all one specie, but afterwards
found to belong to indie
pendent species. And it appeared
moreover, that while there is one
species of bacteria, which produces the
Tactic acid, accompanying the souring
of milk, there are others which have
different effects.
The Tactic organism, he determined
is common around the dairy, but moi
| common elsewhere in nature, not ever
in the barn. He found that sterilized
milk, if exposed to the air in different
places in his laboratory, in barn, OF
in the open air, or if inoculated witt
water would ferment after time, bu
would not sour; in fact the souring o
milk was found to be rare, except il
milk which had come directly from
the diary.
This somewhat surprising observa
ton has been confirmed, and hence
the conclusion is forced upon us tina
the Tactic organism is peculiar to thu
diary, but is not especially abundan
elsewhere in nature. Later investi
cations have shown that there are sew
eral kinds of bacteria, which may
cause the souring of milk. 1t is doubt
full, however, whether any two of thu
organisms of this class act on milk IL
precisely the same way. 1t is prob
able that the decomposition of mill
may take place in a number of differ
ent ways. While we are certain tina
the fermentation of milk, commonly
known as souring, is caused by bac
terra. we have yet much to learn re
garding the details of the process.
INTELLIGENT EFFORT WILL SUCCEED
Demagogues and calamity how leri
seem to experience acute pleasure il
repeating the old and never worn ou
statement that "the rich are getting
richer and the poor are getting
poorer" And their utterances sell
dom fail to meet with kindly recep
tion at the hands of those not afflicted
with the burden of wealth.
Tho poverty of the poor is not al
ways due to the accumulation O.
wealth by others, nor is it true thai
all the rich become richer and all the
poor poorer.
1t cannot pc denied that many reach
opulence by the doubtful and even the
. the dishonest practices, and that theil