Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23

Northern hog at ten months old, and
can be produced rs per cent cheaper
than In the North Besides this, wnen
hogs are running In the open ar ana
grazing, they are far more heaithy
than those raised in a section where
they have to be kept in pens greater
portion of the time.
A few hogs have always been con-
sIdered necessary feature about
every farm in the South. But these
few were raised for home consumption
and sometimes to supply the local mar
ket, and little attention was given 10
hog raising as separate, Independent
business But within the last few years
our people have begun to realize the
great advantages which surround them
and the great profit there Is In raising
hogs for the general market.
Suppose n farmer has n lot OF good,
fat hogs ready for market. The ques-
ton is what are they worth in money
and what can he do with them2 I'm
til the last few years the nearest re-
liable, and almost only market was
Kansas City, which was at such n
great distance and the freight rate was
Consequently so high, as TO render the
hog industry almost Improbable,
But all this IL changed now. We
have right here In Tarrant county the
best market south of Kansas City or
ST. Louis. and in addition an extensive
packing house, which can and does
consume all the hogs we can produce.
The Tarrant county farmer can row
haul his hogs in wagons to the packing
house in Fort Worth without any mon
led expense and get Kansas City prices
for thom. In this respect the Tarrant
county farmer has great advantage
over the farmers In other parts of the
state. and hog raising Is one Of the
most profitable and certain industries
In the county.
The business OF raising a good grade
OF hogs for breeding purposes has not
received the attention 1t deserved at the
hands Of our farmers, and there is
strong demand for good hogs for breed
ing purposes and an extensive and
profitable field is open for pushing and
industrious men to Increase the bust
ness and enrich themselves.
County COur' House.
Tarrant county will have the hand
soonest court house IN Texas when COM
pleted. (See article on same elsewhere
in the paper)
The Native Grasses.
are among the leading resources Of
Tarrant county. They are here in up
ward of 100 varieties, embracing many
of the more valuable species of her
bage known to the middle and western
portions Of the continent. Most of these
wild grasses are valuable gazing her
bage, and many Of them almost equal
to domestic blue grass for the fattenlng
of all classes OF grazing animals. A
good number OF these wild grasses
make a swarthy, stalwart growth, es-
pecially In the valleys and bottoms,
ard make fine quality Of hay. The
forests abounds, too, In wild grasses,
and the country undoubtedly has
Natural Grazing Facilities
for FIVE times the number of animals
now held by farmers and herdsmen.
Poultry Raising,
too, is a calling here and 1t will be
hard to find a country where this in
terasting work may be pursued with
greater profit and satisfaction. The
home markets consume a large portion
Of the eggs and poultry now produced
In the county, while large shipments
are made TO New York, Chicago, st.
Louis and Kansas city.
Rec Keeping,
either as a speciality or as department
OF general farming, might be prontably
conducted on la.g sc scale, for the for
ests and fields fairy TEEN with native
bee food and the woodlands with wild
bees and honey.
While several of the Industries above
named may seem to the old Liners of
this region a tribe insignificant, their
general Introduction as branches of
variety farming will not only diversity
local husbandry. but they viii dignity
labor, multiply resources, Increase pro-
ductlon, enhance land values, vastly
the public and personal
wealth OF the country, elevate and
strengthen the social and INTEL
lectual forces of rural life, increase the
number and lend interest to the work
Of small farmers and build up real
Agricultural Democracy,
which. in comparison with the old cot
ton planting order OF wealthy landlords
and dependent tenantry ia inanlteiv
better for the country Every lover OF
his kind, every friend of social. intel
lectual, moral and material progress.
every capitalist, railway man, editor,
banker. merchant, investor manufacture
er and levol-headed planter, will gladly
welcome the new order and bid the old
n cheerful goodbye.
Royal Fruit Country,
1t has the soils, elevation. a1uabio
climatic softness and br-
nldity and other requisites for the per-
,,Sttioi VI ull the fruits of tho middle
ATTITUDES. Wild fruits grow in prof,t-
sion along the streams, in Tho wood
lands on tho prairie border. and lin tha
hill sides. The local orchs,d,
gardens and vineyards are n een,,I"n
surprise to the Eastern and Northern
visitor, The trees and vines and fr,,it'
ng canes mature much earlier than in
the East and North. They have fet,,a,
enemies and make a steadier tnora
ihrilty growth, have longer seasons fa,.
me growth and perfection of fr1its 80
ylsld generous fruitage of fine lustre
lue; SIZE, texture and flavor. Many va.
Tho Apple
Can be produced here with haze .ba
ARE and cost required In Ohio Nictt
gan, New York and Maryland. ana tba
fuit Is quite as perfect as that ,,,.o,,,,,
n the states named. s-o"h
The Pench
caches perfection In these warm ori,,.
'olls ana genial climate; their coior H
ii~e, Juleiness and rare flavor rjvafii,,,, |
ne hhest grown on tine continent.
The Pear
lnds congenial conditions OF soil ,,s
'llmlte mere and such standard vnris-
rs as lhe Bartlett. Keller, lie Comma |
aa other equally popular with fbs
2uGue. attain fine size and great ,s,o
Fiums and Cherries,
lprlcots, nectarlnes, etc. are an d,..
Well and reward their c,,Itt,.. - NSaAiS I