Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-06
TRUCK FARMING AND FRUIT.
About Peaches, Apples, Pears, April
cots, Grapes, Figs, Strawberries,
Blackberries-Interesting Papers
Read.


ally opened by an address, of welcome
by the Hon. l.. A. Mcdonald of Bowie.
Response by J. NJ. Howell of Dallas
and first vice-president of the Texas
State Horticultural society.
The opening address was made by
Professor J. II. Connell professor in
charge OF the experiment station Of A.
and Nj. college Professor Council has
just been appointed to the position lutey
occupied by Professor q. w. Curtis. who
resigned to engage in other business.
He is now travelling over Texas inyes-
tigating the question of locating local
experiment stations.
Professor Council made a plain. prac-
teal talk. He urged the importance of
diyersifying crops and higher and
more intense mode of farming.
He said the man who raised fruit
or varied products placed himself be-
yond the danger of competition with
ignorant or unsllilled producers. The
man who raised cotton only placed his
labor in competition with the negro and
other cheap labor, and had to receive
similar prices for the same, as no one
asked as to who produced cotton when
they went to buy. He noticed the peo-
PIE OF Texas were alive both TO the
value and necessity of intense farming.
There We're many questions TO solve and
ne promised to aid in every way pos
sible by experimental work in solving
these questions.
Professor Connells talk was well re-
tinn eJ Az was made without preparR-
uol' Out was In all respects u good talk
ana made good impression on all pres
ent. ''' P's
~ cooperation in Fruit and Vegetable
GFoMlns, was the subject of a pnper Inv
. Ii. Benton, president of the Mon.
tngue county Fruit and Vegetable Grow
association. Mr.. Benton's paper was
devoted TO statistics showing the nrofit 10
fruit and vegetable growing He toai5
me position that more than ope-hnlf
OF TINS print was lost when Won was
forced TO ship by express, unless Won
could get carload lots you could never re-.
allze ,sncess. This could be done only
w an combining and shipping together.
sn 1 also combine and plant to-
setHer ilhht uniform varieties pack in
UNIFORM packages and use the Texas
star as a trademark or label. II all ,youId
unite IN their work and adopt a system
that Is uniform, Texas could soon con.
trol the market on all products II wns
, Iot montague county, but Texas
lhat the question of cooperation con.
Germs. Local cooperation was good. bnt
slate cooperation was better So long
as they shipped In isolated shinmantss
they We're in the hands of the express
companies; that took advantage OF them
in their charges '"i
In the discussion of this ,ono. II
L.. Huffman of Fort Worth took Tho M.
silion that the express companies yva,s,
under contract with railroads as TO their
chhrges; that as rule they charged no
low as the contract would allow them.
that II the people wanted to get lower
rates, they only had to raise more nrod.
uctss and pack them well. When tbey
could show railroad five cars II Iny
IL would come to them with open arms
hhd lenu them every assistance thnt
they could ask. They would put on fast
nruit ruins and refrigerator cars and
make htir heads swim with Kindly 80
fers of assistance. When Won ma3e !,
an Item OF business to railroaJ Won
touched tender spot they rouid vnot
resist, ana brought them 10 Won ns most
agreeable aud accommodating institutions
JONI ). Kerr Of Sherman, In lis dis.
,,.,,Ii',' iolu oil the experience Of some
truckpatchers. of Sherman by combining
IN shipping Irish potatoes. They ho1
me success and realized good profits in
car lots, and urged the Importance of
this cooperation. va
" ~ Inylor of Bowie wanted to know
something about varieties Of Irish pota.
toes, The Peerless and Tennessee mi.
umph seemed to be the favofits
Truck Patching and Conmercvial orch
ards was the subject of IN address by II
W. kirkpatrick of Mckinney, Tex. Mr.
hirkpatrlck went over a list of the gen
eau requirements for success IN this bus.
mess, nnd pointed out where the Uppcr
Gross Timbers country offered many in
ducements. You have the soil n rich
loan, with clay subsoil, this holding mois.
tnre Wen and gives to fruit Its perfect
color. You have the climate a dry M
mosphere that leaves you free from
many OF the insect pests and enemies 10
TINS business You have markets and
good outlets TO them. An Of the conJi.
tons were favorable to this locality
see I-year-old apple orchards here Thai
are making their owners $500 per ncra
Now what better evidence would Won
want than that your pears doirs MIGHT
anu produce well, and your cranes Sro
free from disease and you ARE rettine
good prices for theing The condItion n
the people engaged In this business her.
Is recommendation to your country.
they are prosperous and successful
would advise you to plant out CONNER.
cial orchards and truck patches
would advise you to advertise YOUR conn.
try and get others to come here and 90
into the business. The people on H.,
coast and In East Texas ship in car lots
and at 10 cents per cwt. You are shin
ping In small lots and paying about sd a
per cwt. You must get more peonin In
the business. You need not fear for them
70 come; the country will be that niush
Then you can improve your prlces worry
Inurh by mlngling with Others IA nil
business and getting their ideas Coma
TO me state fair this fall and bring yo,ir
exhibits with you. Men IN this business
VIII stop and talk to you then and Won
can learn great deal
Inc state fair l regard as a great edn.
cation, and II you win go there as 10
school /, will pay you well. Then Won
should attend the annual meetings of the
state Horticultural society. This society
Is doing work for Texas that the state
should do, and Is doing It well.
Avail yourselves of the advantages
offered you by the state fair and Inc
State Horticultural society By All means
for these are Texas, and you must IA,
vance with Texas or not at ALL Mr.
kirkpatrick is an earnest tnlker and
worker. He grows all kinds Of
fruit on black land, and attributes his
success largely to the ideas he has ae-
quired ut the state fair aud meetings of
the State Horticultural society.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick lives at Mckinley,
Tex, and on black, waxy land Ho has
lived IN Collin county long time. lie
start9n out IN life as 4 cotton raiser
IL n tall