Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-21

The general tumble IN the price OF
what rs the principle crop OF TcxnB,
and the entire South. has put the
farmers 10 thinking seriously, aud they
do not have to consider long TO real.
lzo that change must be made In
next years crop. The devotion OF no
much q the land Of rcNns to The pro-
duction of cotton with the prices pre-
yailing THIS year, can be characterized
us nothing but financial suicide for
the farmers ". l.. Huffman In the
Fort Worth Gazette otfera the follow
ing suggestion;
The low prices OF cotton ana wheat
demand an entire change In the agri-
culture OF Texas. diversified crops cnn
hurdly be said 10 mean onc-hnlt of the
change. for methods and Ideas must
be also introduced Few farmers can
raise cotton for less than cents and
II h doubtful but what the entire crop
Of Texas has cost the producer over
o cents per pound, II costs TO raise
wheat also, ana that crop IL out OF the
question for any extensive change.
Corn and oats bring good prices, but
Of all crops they are the most liable
to the calamity Of n surplus. DlVorsi-
Tying IN cropa Will naturally turn TO
corn aud uats, but he who deslres TO
be on firm ground should Investigate
closely what Ia termed intensive farm
Ing. Texas has abundance OF good
grass, and cheese and butter maldng
pay. Why not investigate this mat
ter, In most any locality the farmers
could start up u small factory on this
line to advantage. In Dodge county.
Michigan, the farmers some years ago
sold their butter az cents per pound,
They NOW have creamerlea and get
from 2d to % GENTS per pound for but
ter, This VIII bring forward forage
crops. ana IN cue as sorghum. tnrnips
aud boets Texas cannot be oquHlled.
Hogs and hog products pay Texas
farmers buy annually oyer 20,001,u0U
pounds Of these products besides what
are sold Ia cities ana towns
Chickens and ogga sel wull and de-
serve attention. lifty dollars Invested
Ia poultry and the necessary caro- will
give ample profit, Spring chickens all
ways sell for over 80 cents each
There IL pront In hay There N not
one man, though, Ia 1000, that seems
to realize H. Hay raising and hay
making belong TO the high arts, We
know Irnera who make over $50 per
acre ON johnson grass hay, They ARE
40 happy and serene as can be. Then
we know others much distressed on
aNNNNNA VI AAAiN hANhh biAllk bH hllfll
land, and that do not realize 81 per
acre from their mode of farming. The
hay crop OF the United States amounts
TO over Si0O,0 900 annually and the
total value Of grass cat on the range
and IN pastures can not be estimated.
Study grnas and itA uses and organize
a state grass growers association and
thus act wisely
horticulture offers special Induce
manta, We have from iiftaUn TO sixiy
days advantage In the early maturing
OF our products ana thai IL consider
able. The man who Is willing to use
a little Intelligence along with his
muscle can reap "A harvest IA TexnH
horticulture A sample chn be seen In
The reHulta OF niN acres OF onions Ia
johnson county this year. The farmer
irrigated these nix nurca and sold hlR
onions az over $500 Asparagus win
do better. There are many Just such
crops In which thore Is big money.
Then fruits. why Texas peaches
sold this year In New York FOR IS per
bushcl. Pltiinu VIII pay $500 per acre.
Berries pay bis. There Is also little
manufacturing In this that pays.
the surplus II you have any
and be sure 10 have n surplus. lEynp-
GRATED fruits aud berries always sell
and now they uvaporatc sweet potatoes
and put them up IN packages like oat
meal This saves freight and also
saver loss and over production on
such lines.
The above suggests not diversity
of crops but OF farming. Natural nd-
yhntagcs exist for all OF them, but II
takes men 10 use natural advantages.
Don't grieve over low cotton. Just
20 into something that sells high and
get rich.