Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-11
FARM DEPARTMENT.



the benefits and blessings OF poAties
obtained, Il is a good time Tor the
Texas farmer 10 turn his eyes home
ward and view the agricultural outlook
Tor 1895.
Cotton sells at home for less than 5
cents. Wheat sells IN England for q
cent? per bushcl, over production
reena 70 be extensive and Widespread
nnd low prices prevail,
Texas has made n full crop, and In
that respect IL IN the best condition
OF any or the states but can a ful
crop be counted on FOR 1852 Again,
IS II part Of window 70 treat the
present outlook for 1896 with stolil in-
difference and an abiding fhith IN
providence and the country nieT-
chant2
All admit that diversified farming,
IN this state, Is now no longer advis-
able. but absolutely forced necessity;
at the same time, one IS wasting his
breath talking Of the subject In the
present condition OF Texas agriculture.
The fact Il, the people need lniorma-
sion on the subject Of diversified farm
iug and they are Incapable OF success
1ul diversified farming without this IN
formation.
There are two ways OF collecting and
distributing such information among
the people The FIRST is by the state,
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farmcrs' Institutes. and the second, by
agricultural societies When both
1nethod8 exist they work together
Texas has no board OF agriculture
and no way provided to hold farm in
stitutea. so the state can be considered
out OF such work In every respect.
Tho farmers have but few agricultural
gocieties, and there We are.
y winter campaign IN Texas on the
best methods OF diversified farming
would be worth millions OF dollars 90
fhc state In 1895, and such n winter
campaign under present conditions,
while not promislng, Is not altogether
impossible- Tho bee keepers. swine
Breeders, poultry rniaers, Jersey cattle
men and hortlculturlsta ore ali organ
tged and In fine working condition
They have members In all parts OF the
state. and by little effort can start
n movement that will be felt all along
ahc line. Let them start up local or
carnations and push their respective
Industries with reasonable vigor. and
aha true Intent OF what is meant by
diversified CROPS will be known to
many before the wintor Is over, when
now II Is but nn empty and meaning
less e1preHhon.
One hundred meetings In Texas this
winter where the nbOve industries arc
discussed, ana with reasonable attend
th't oH tHN part VI AnN ptuplet Will uh
much good and show fine resultH al
the end OF 1895, on the other hand.
n the farmer thinks he can drop cot
ton as n crop and without any prcparn-
1lon rise to the mastery OF these lndun-
tries he 10 very liable TO conclude ut
the end Of 1895 TINT there 10 no money
for him In them aud a world OF
trouble.
In ordinary farm oropa Texas has
no organized society whatever. In
some states the wheat growers corn
growers, cat growers. sorghum grow
erf. hay growers. are all organized and
la6orlng to obtain information TO In
crease the yield, improve the product
and enhance tho price.
what a world OF valuable informa.
tion ON the above subjects there IL out
among n few OF tho people OF Texas
can be seen at the State Fair on each
recurring year. and how andly the
masses are IN need OF inst nueh inform
alton "a apparent 10 every one who
STUDIES the agriculture OF tho state.
In some BtAteh the Grange has done
magnificent work on the above lineH
rcNaa has some good men at the head
OF lts Grange aud there Is no reason
why the State Grange OF Texas cannot
dc what has been done elsewhere.
The agriculture or no state or eoun-
Try has ever advanced beyond the au-
AFNAiAAlhl huNAFAlth iNtlNuAs ma AL uu=
Naueemont made IA agriculture has
been made by aud through such aoclc-
Ties, BEGINNING with the west OF Eng
land. tho FIRST aoclety ever organized,
and We md that some OF our bon.
breeda OF cattle and sheep can be
traced to that society From that day
mntll this, along the whole line Of prog
tesa. the agricultural society has bean
fhe leader In the grand and rapid
mnrch upward. II the society does not
lead, apathy and Indifference Ia on
every hand, n tho bee Keepers awlna
breeders poultry men, dnlrymon. fruit
and vegetable growers wish to see
their Industries advance In Texan they
must lead out. organize local societies
and work 10 distribute Information and
obtain results,
The people are ready TO change
methods; they need information 10
make the change beneficial and pormn-
mont With this Information dlstrlb-
uted properly the industries viii adj
Nanee steadily and surely.
On the other hand ATTEMPTED
changes viii be made and " theBe at
tonpts be without previous prcpnra-
tlon ana training failure YIN follow
81 most cases, and the particular indua.
dry uunfer thereby.
SpRamodic efforts ut bee keenlnu
without knowing something OF Eims
bees anu honed producing plants; wild
Aticnpth az hog rnislng with no
knowledge OF hFeeds and foods ana
caro- insane dRirylng whereby IA pro-
duccd axle grease from worthless cows
fed on the open range mad ruBhes OF
orchards and gardens IN the winior and
complaeent contemplation OF failure
before the coming wintnr Ia paat-nll
these can be ave- dsd and tho lnduntries
placed on a SURE foundation II tho
AGRICULTURAL societies OF TaNaa TOLL