The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

/ FOUR These male hills should be marked
pN stake al planting. as later thestaKCa
I be arranged 10 run up three 10 ak fcet
higher IN the air 50 that they can dlstgth-
| ute their pollen 10 the female vines
/ sets Of the roots. which are sold at hop
/ yards by the bushcL two or three bushels
! being SUFFICIENT TO seq an acre, These on
! sets should be planted lust below the sur
| face al the point of intersection between
/ ,tRS rows, putting half g dozen sets In q
! htlL The after cultivation is simple
I enoueh Ii good sets are usea and they
] ARE planted early they will make a crop
/ the hrst year All the male vines should
/ nave twclvC-tcet stake and the female
vines an elght-feet stake VI which eight.
cen inches should SO IN the ground aud
the balance stand ny perfectly upright
I and The tops should be united with wire
each way, Eivlug six feet clear under
which ono may walk 90 gather the hops
az maturity. In q prairie region the hest
l quarter squf,c sticks, sawed ~ the saw
INIT eight toct long. and lctt rough, The
/ coated with coal tar. ana for that matter
the entire stake. The best way to Guilt
Nate me hops would De 70 plant crpp OF
" cabbage or tobacco. or amy other crop
mat is worked with a pony plow or hond
In this beautiful sunny cline the hops
VIII cure themselves on the vines IN the
same manner that tobacco Will cure on
After We get the industry wei started
we VIII further discuss the proprlcty of
Kiln drying or other manipulation that
may ee necessary Tor the perfection OF
The main thing is to grow It. and that
Us as easy and simple as growing any
told about $50 an acres FOR stakes.
gas tar, wire, vines etc, and then thor
vator In order to increase the income
from ne poles anu wire the spaces be
vines, as the hous make only ON top OF
the arbor the grape vines may be trained
IN horizontal arm fashion to the sides OF
the stakes. when we hear OF the setting
and cultivation OF the plants we WIN
write more on the subject OF picking dry
ing pressing and marketing the crop.
Old Montgomery county rs very CON
scrvativc district IA Yet, and offers n
srand opening to a few live reul estate
She grows principally corn, cotton. oats.
sweet potatoes, sugar cane and sorghum
aud feeds hogs, turkeys nnd other poultry,
but Ia addition she grows sprlnkliuE
her bees, alfalfa. Irish potatoes, cab
n ,,1g' onions, , ,Hrap. grass barley COW
Is the assurance OF market and She win
grow them an in greater abundance
The market Is now here aud her destiny
Is therefore 70 hl up with people. FOR
farmers stock raisers. Eardeners and
frniterers viii surely leave the cold aud
arid regions Of the Northwest ~ come In
with lust enough or cold weather To- Ran
on lies and mosquitoes, a land OF perfect
health combined with rural beauty and
FRUITS.
The fruits OF old Montgomery county
have a higher flavor In my eHtmation
than those of the lower coast country, |
but this may be merely a matter Of taste |
They have plums rlnening with cherry |
time, willard and Yos1be; then Botan aud |
ogon and then the Wnd Goose, Abund- |
ancc, Satsuma and Kelsey and other vari- |
etics They have peaches OF every variety |
aud OF quality unsurpassed anywhere
They are also growing Bartlett and secke
pears, as well as Flemish Beauty aud
Duchess, lie Conto and Keiner, and. as / |
nave previously stnted, us a grape region |
;hey VIII make famous record.
In conclusion. what j have said about |
old Montgomery. county applies with
equal force to all the farming region Of
the Arcadian belt. You may take the ad-
vantage of excursion ratcs TO Houston,
thence you may so and be suited with |
lands "a any moderate price you feel u
prudent TO pay. As guide. although I
do not state u as positive fact l yet
believe you can obtain all the land you
want at from $50 TO 81 30 Rn acre: hut
! state as a fact that every acre YOU are
cultivation win return the nrst season the
totul cost OF the land and your living 10
boot lNe cheaper inc llni int more IA
nor required To ditch and prepare,
The advantages You acquire whom You
move down into old MONTGOMERY county
are I'm simple Language these namely;
A salUbrinus climate. abundance " |
rainfall, making the pursuit of agricul-
ture absolutely certain, aud IN addition |
Keeping the supply Of ground winter wen
water, Cistern water and arlcHlun water |
always In abundance, a good market fHT
tIl the products pf tn" farm, including ]
live stock and poultry the finest
drained tspcallnE generally uudulaung
country, and "a very fertile black sandy
soil, good lnw-abiliug and moral com. 4
nunity. aud cheap lumber. cheap fuel
cheap brick aud stone. l.
II there Is any crop of the temperate
region worth growing that cam not be
successfully grown In old Montgomery
county J have yet 90 lram OF II.
Think Of a. an ye who live in the cold
and arid regions for
The autumn IS old the sere leaves are
lie hath Gathered up gold. and now he Is
dying
old age, begin signing
fhe years In tho wnne there's nothing |
rhe night mas no eve, and the day has no
morning
Cold winter gives womng."
a. Whitaker.