Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-30


A NEBRASKA R0MANCER.
One Jameu Walsh, who - more or
less known TO fame as pfesid mt Of the
Douglass County Agricultural society
OF Nebraska, recently honorsd Texas
by his presence and after his return
from what was perhaps mis- fret trip
away from home was interviewed by
reporter FOR the World Herald Of
Omaha
What do think Of Texas as q
farming state. It's climate ana soilF
he repeated when asked the question.
well, ! think Texas possesses al the
drawbacks and evils OF every state IN
the Union. The agent corp1rpion or
Spectator who would entice any per
son to 20 there TO make - living az
farming would be guilty OF he worst
cluas Of fraud. Even tho gambling
house of Monte Carlo gives some Of its
patrons n chance to get their money
back but money invested In farming
land in Texas would forever % n dead
loss to the Investor,
1.-THE climate Of n portion az the
state at certain seasons Of The year
rs very good: In other sections II is
quito the reverse. In the northern tier
OF counties there IS some wheat and
oats raised. but It must be sold as soon
ns possible as no grain OF any lund
Will keep IN the state on account or
the weeyil, an insect which enters She
grain as soon as harvested. ana eats
Il up, This applies to corn as Well as
oats. wheat and barley
'gu all my travels J have newer seen
such poverty among the farming class.
Nothing you cnn raise In the state Will
Keep for any length OF time except
cotton. and IN no part Of The state
can there be raised more than halt
crop on account Of the poor qrauiy OF
the SOIL and extreme dry weather
In that portion of the state whore there
" sufficient moisture there lH no farm
land-nothiug but swamps ana timber.
Where there Is no timber there 's very
little besides gravel and cactus. There
are few exceptions 20 this statement.
on the banks nf some uf the streams
there is some fair land. but one look
at the farm houses M those localities
would convince you that there is 9Umc-
thing wrong. That something IL that
neither fruit, vegetables nor grain can
! be- kept. Fruit and vegetables rot iu
a week or two and the wee'll eats the
| grain.
"The animals OF tho state are starv-
| Ing, grain and fodder being scnfce 0nd
| hgh-priccd Hay In Houston now 81
I worth 500 per ton, corn T 3 ccuts por
| bushel, the corn and hay being
| shipped from Kansns and u;c Indian
! Territory The pastures OF tire state
! ihFN so pour Allhl IT ~ ANllNNHNNNNf w HAA
mp hay, and NJ for hogs thpre pre few
! I'm the state that could, In 1iHticp Co
/ their Northern brothcrH be called ID igs.
| The poor animals were So loan md
| wretchcd-looklng TINT l often wished
| they had one square menl ~ Ne
| brRslyn corn The pork and lncf that
| IL offered for sale In the public mar
| ket OF Houston would be condemned
In Omaha as not m for human food
! "Chickons and eggs" continued Mr.,
| Walsh "nre shipped In from the adj
| Joining states In large uua1sitios az
chicken raising IN the state Is a com
| plete future on account Of "A disease
| called the wart The chicken Gs soon
Ms hatohed Is stung by a parasite IN
| the head, The sting grows - sort OF
wart and kills on 50 per cent " the
| brood before reaching mn .uritv The
drnft auimHlA OF the state are Of n
very low grade, and upon inquiry why
better Grade OF horses and cattle were
not introduced I was inform u 10y
truthful parties that high gr7dc mil
mails could not live through the sum
mcr on account Of the nsects and
could not survive the partial starvation
IN the winter.
"Thpae are only q fcw Of he TRUTH
full Atutemonts that I could make about
what l learned while In TcSla."
The fact that this llbeloua md vulgar
dlntribe closes with an appeal 10 the
press Of Nebraska 10 contend agnlnst
an exodus Of capital and people to
Texas In no way adds to its force,
though Il very innocently uncovers
the bug under Mr. Waish's chip.
Liars az various degree have cxcr-
cised their talents In the uaBt en- tho
subject Of Texas. but we think 1t win
be generally conceded by those who
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