Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-02

"Seoretary Huffman. in the Ayrlcul-
.ural department OF Tho Sunday Ga
lzettc. Is pressing the Importance Of
home grown fruits originated hero and
specially ntted 70 our peculiar climate.
The splendid results obtained In re-
cont years Rive NE positive assurance
That Tczas hortlsulturlstl are originate
ing, and viii continue 10 originate,
fruits specially ndapted TO supply our
wants."-'rcxas Farm and Ranch
Wen. yes Brother Raglnnd, we have,
Ia feeble way, tried to champion the
cause of our native varieties, for we
know them 30 be worthy aud the state
I Inns need OF them There are many
reasons why they should be success
nl above All others, and therefore the
moet popular, but the main reason In
our advocacy Of them ia that they
are succrssful beyond rivalry Around
TcSas homes. nj uur fairs and society
meetings and institute displays aud In
tho markets. tho TeXug varieties tRkp
HuOh exalted positions that their merit
can no lougcr be Ignored, Again, 10 iH
long way from the cross fortified
blossom to The fun grown tree or vino
loaded with ripe fruit 10 IS not only
% long way, II ig "a narrow path. bor-
drred ON all sides with dangers and
Instructions Our Texas varieties pass
through an such foes To- NE and cNlst-
cncc, aud hnVc proven their Vigor and
adaptNhluty Here we haVe a volume
OF argumenta In favor OF TcXua yarle-
Hes, ana the pages multiply aa you
read Now let ue be honest ia this
matter ana look the sltuatiou squarely
In the face. we have spcnt years
OF labor on tho varieties from other
states and countries and hundreds OF
thousands Qf dollars In importing them.
We have given them our undivided at-
teution when it comea to spending
money or exercising unusunl care our
home varieties have Ind their ori-
gin IN fence corners ana near back
windows and have worked thor own
way uuaidod 10 the front. Now, what
would Texas horticulture be without
our home VOrlcuesY ! saS horticulture
because we have not n species of fruit
bur what " enriched by some variety
Of Texas origin our peaches pluma
herrles and grapes are an right We
are getting our apples IN fine shape, as
the state fair for 1893 had fine APP
plc display, aud the Texas varieties
stood nfst Our pears nrc now up for
confederation Mr. Hlllyer tela uA OF
varieties IN nell county growing like
forest trees. aud nf considerable age.
MrOtto Locke 90 New Rraunfcla has a
pear NJ undouhted merit, and that has
been tully lieyi. i. -, Kerr OF Shpr-
man comes forward with the Ic Alamo
pear II began TO bear when four
years old and has now grown four full
crops aud the parent tree "a 40 yoara
old. With n fifty foot spread OF limbs
IN 1879 I passed through parts OF
i,alucs. Hunt and Fannin counties and
found many pear trees IN full bear
ing. ana 10 1898 I saw the same trees
stu alive AMI bearing, on the other
hand, our varieties or pears. that have
originated elsewhere, are found 10 be
very subject 20 blight aud as rule
are exceedingly short lived. u ~ not
advised 20 cease trying 70 improve
orr horticulture by introductlons hut
our home varieties should receive more
attention, What MIR. Munscn has done
with tho grape can he done all along
The limo. We believe that the facts
Will sustain the position that much Of
onr ~, naNanSsn.snt ana success N hori-
and Texas methods and men.