Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-01

reported lOst,
Recently Mr.. Robert Bonner made
talk before the New York farmers
"a lot OF millionaires who pride them
selves In being called by that nance
on horseshoeing and the horses feet
He said both Maud S and Sunol were
lame when he bought them and he
cured them by shooting them properly
a short round foot, he says. is best.
and a good, wide heel is absolutely
necessary. The bottom of the foot
must be level, and lameness In horses
is caused as a rule by one side OF the
foot being higher than the other. He
has found shoulder and limb lameness
TO be In the foot and caused by the
shoes. Mr.. Bonner certainly knows n
horse, and his suggestions are OF in
terest.
Bud Doble. the driver Of Dexter,
Goldsmith's Maid and Nancy Hanks,
endorses the New York law against
pool selling. There is where Doble has
a level head.
Horses in full speed are grand
sight, and when mettlc. endurance and
speed are all brought In full play. It
takes the hat off of our head every
time and inclines us 10 make much
noise with our mouth. We do not bet
but how we love TO see fast horse
In fun action,
The garden should receive special at
tentlon by every one. Vegetabies are
essential to health, and they are the
very cheapest and best OF medicine to
the afflicted. Plant a garden, and a
large one. Plant for your nelghburs
your cousins and your aunts.
An appropriation has been approved
by the Texas legislature to establish
branch experiment station at Wills
to experiment in tobacco growing We
nominate san Angelo for a wool sta
ton. 1t is Il good idea to have a sta
ton at every point and import lots OF
professors A longlcaf pine station in
Newton county Is growing necessity.
Shreveport, La, shipped 100000 bales
OF cotton during 1894. IL received from
other states by rail Az cars of corn.
403 cars Of hog products, 39i cars OF
oats, 40 cars horses and mules, 100 cars
bran, S6,A0i barrels flour and $3.50
barrels meat, and butter etc, In pro-
portion Now, who received the money
for that cotton?
If man is seen drunk four times
In Sweden he is deprived of his cleo
elevate the right Of citizenship. In
this country II he gets very drunk on
election day he is liable TO be voted the
whole day long and in many places.
The necessary arrangements have
been made to have 1000 cottonwood
trees shipped from Socorro for planting
in Las Vegas. The railroad company
hauls them free of charge and the
necessary committees have been named
who will take the planting IN charge.
1t is alleged by Detroit papers that
the apple industry OF western Michi-
gan. which formerly yielded some
1000. 900 annually TO the farmers OF
that section, has been nearly destroyed
10y the Goblin moth. But the Goblin
moth may be suppressed in Michigan
II the farmers and fruit growers would
energetcally address themselves TO the
tasl. Why don't they do it?-Call-
fornin Fruit Grower.
Here Is chance for the Texas farm
er to step In on $4,000, 900 annual de-
mand for apples, Ii he will only plant
| the trees. Why don't they do It?
Prof. Cornell of the Texas station
I has an article in Texas Farm and
Ranch on the Bowser bill creating a
] board Of agriculture for Texas. He
/ says this bill was not drawn specially
I to suit him. What rank ingratltudei
! Prof Council is nm imported professor
/ who has honored Texas with one year
/ Of his existence and on a full salary
/ II our Legislature cannot draw bills to
4 suit such pen MS Prof. Council We
simply must do away with all represent
tatlvc bodies.
The largest sllo in the world is said
20 be one built by j. T. Polk OF In
diana 1t is 100 feet long, 46 wide, IS
deep and has a capacity Of 5000 tons
of ensilage.
The wisconsin farmer gets the most
money out Of his cove. Proper and
cheap feeding does Il. c. p, Goodrich
Of jefferson county, Wis, says. MY
cows consume on an average In a
year three tons OF good corn sllage and
one ton Of clover hay, other fodder
straw. etc, perhaps equal TO half a
ton more. one and one-fourth tons OF
bran and gluten meal. and about
three-quarters OF an acre OF pasture. d
We have not recommended anyone
to his excellency, the governor to be
appointed director Of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college Of Texas Our
\ ambition runs In the other course OF
duty. We would like 10 see suiilcien,
removals to give the institution reas-
enable protection. When manufoc-
tured bulletins can pass hoard OF
directors II "a time for heads TO fall.
Dear governor, u you have an ak Il
WELD, prepare to WELD II now. on
with their heads. So much for such
heads.