Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-06
FARM DEPARTMENT.
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Corn and oats.
Corn and oats Will be the first crops
@ command the attention Of the farmer
N 1896. As some talk Of diversifyins
zops has been made. no doubt but
yilas the acreage in these two crops
vii be much increased.
While these are not favorite money
'rops in this state. no reasonable objee-
Ion could be made to the yield or the
certainty thereof. and this in the abb
,sncs OF any extraordinary care or con-
liberation.
The arst question to present itself is
.-otation. or what crop the corn and
bats follow best Oats should
be made 10 follow cotton.
and corn will follow most any crop
With good results The preparation OF
The soil Is very important. both requir-
ing a good seed bed in order to get
perfect stand and rapid and vigorous
growth. The soil should be wen and
deeply plowed and puiyerized.
. The varieties best suited 70 Texas are
but A;tle known. as Texas has no So
riety deyOting its work to such sub
iects. Red Rust Proof oats is a general
fayorite all over the state for spring
Sowing. This oat made It's lirst appear
ance on the farm OF Capt. Hare, In
Harris county. Texas. ia the year 1853.
1t is great in yield and weight, and has
been fayorite premium taker at the
State fair,
The best corn ever shown at the state
fair was the JEFF Welborn variety,
grown Ia Fannin county, on Red river
This corn has not been u fayorite over
Texas. and perhaps Is best for bottom
sir. ]. T. Thompson OF Rockwell
county has a white aud also yellow
variety that possesses unusual excel
lence.
a strawberry corn. grown by F. ]. II.
Davenport, Of Nash. Texas, made over
fifty bushel per acre in 1880 on -
OF an inch " rain. Here is corn for
dry lands sure.
Varieties OF corn are quite numerous
in Texas, in fact. each farmer has his
own favorite. Imported varieties soon
lose their Identity on account Of com
stitutlunai changes. By climate, SOIL
etc. Often as many rs sixty varieties
are on display at one time at our state
sair, and an " Texas origin and u To-
cal growing.
The time and manner or planting va
ries on each farm. Some plant early,
others late, while others plant as the
spirit moves them.
Cultivation. too, varies from deep
plowing and Ia ridges 10 shallow plJw-
ing and fiat cultivation.
As all make corn and oats. and ia the
absence OF statistics 20 guide one is AT
q loss In discussing these proceedings.
This much, however can be said with
certainty. In every locality there are
men who are more successful in corn
aud cat growing than their ueighb0rs.
These are the men 20 follow In order 10
attain success Their methods should
be Obtained and put into general use.
IN eYcrJ locality and on cvery farm a
farm institute should be held this win
ger 70 discuss corn and oat growing.
In This way the very best viii De- pro-
duced. and there IS always q demand
Tor the best Again. this question Of
demand should receive home consider
auun. Every one who increases his
acreage IN corn and oats should also
increase his home demand To an equal
extent lie should not trust to crop
failures elsewhere for a market More
hogH. fat cattle and better horses are
excellent home markets Cor corn aud
oats Then a good roais society should
ne IN each county. People will own
horses and drive where there are good
roada. The GOOD roads society can sell
more good horses and corn and oats
shan any county IN the state Will pro-
duce
diversified information S. needed in
Texas 10 precede diversified forming
Farmers should organic agricultural 20.
cleiies ~ once and star, out for such
Information. The corn ami oats crops
TO- 1895 are the subjects TO start on.
The average bushels per acre ia this
state are; Corn, p; oats, 90 A little
work m this state on the line OF farm
institutes can raise these figures con-
siderably.