Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-08

he assistant statistician OF the de-
Ftment OF agriculture says that the
y 1885 Is noted for "a restricted area
widespread failure OF cotton and
pier wheat, Joined with largely
reased extent of corn and potatoes
his tells us n story based on actual
u. In 1894 u large wheat crop was
Do In this country. 1t amounted to
put i5O,OOO.0OO bushels. Wheat sold
as consequence. Wheat was fed
hogs, cattle and sheep. The expert
PIT stations, which seem to wait for
drift OF the farmers current. sent
bulletin after bulletin on wheat as
* feed, This was all very nice, but
wheat grower did not care to raise
eat at low price. no matter how
liable II was as stock feed. He con-
ded to diversity. In the North he
nied Irish potatoes instead OF wheat.
also increased his corn acreage to
le extent, Result: Irish potatoes so
ntiful In Iowa and many such states
have no value to them.
1874 this country made big cot
crop il amounted to about 5000. 600
IS. Cotton sold low, very low. The
Elcian took the question in hand.
was selling low, so low. and tried
hscover whether the price OF cotton
regulated by over-production or
r-consumption.
nc cotton raiser. however. did not
70 raise low-priced cotton. lie
eiuaed 10 diversity his crop. He
nseu corn. Result: Corn so plenti-
!" mas but little demand and but
n little value.
nat next Why. simply the fore
he wheat crop of 1896 In, strange
4OOOVO,OOO bushels again, and
paseu on the acreage sown. The
po'ato grower now has con-
to wheat.
cotton crop for 1896 Is not sufii-
auVanoed to forecast, but 1t can
>ieiy put at 100000 bales. for the
grower viii diversity his crop,
DON'T YOU forget 1t.
sined agriculture will pay, and
all times; but jumping from one
~. y another Is not diversified agri-
over-nroduction will send
me price of anything. 1t has. In
~ TWO years, been fully illus
h wheat, cotton, corn and Irish
s over-production Is always
w IN the leading crops on ac-
the great number who under
now TO handle them. and them
pest and only safe way is to
DIVERSITY yourself. Direct more
ny, producing the best, and not
~ Post yourself on your in
MI, me farmer in the North who
,sVate only two crops, sxch as
" irish potatoes. Is no better
W MS business than his hired
(hsr,, De. The same with the
shon,, arher and cotton or corn.
nv Know something about
how many farmers in the
"vw anything about poultry7
"a ,Not many. That business Is
.ne women and the hens. I
shr received a letter from a
n nut chickens. and / have re-
tron from ladies'. There is no
~ .hat sells annually for as
trv ne poultry product of this
thorn, OBSERVES your best efforts
tIon Join some poultry as
WI IL my advice TO the farmer.
NJ "e voW' She Is also left to the
the n sne is IN good hands, too; but
f,Ad IVnlen cannot 20 out and pre-
pn Ana the COW in the harvest
n. r. =, ~" 7ttu IilhheS nOTIlDle
,.i,Wo,thirds of the women in
.sea their cows In winter ON
=, mostly because their nus
10 nr npt Know enough about the
coxp vpare her proper food. Study
M ,n loosely. 1t will pay you.
nsh, the orchard and garden.
IN sr Mere We stop. How mucN
nhow about them? For three
~ travelled over Texas and
sya e farmers. ana for four years
tuL oeen secretary of the State
av ural society. In all that time
never met farmer who had
IN rs idea what he was doing
Ssss orchard or garden, and we
h H. put few who cared much
81 r III, marked by Indifference and
dps,n OFTEN meet with failure.
sni,s so affected will surely meet
sa,s lar results. And so with In
socsa, IN Texas various agricul-
tiat ~, leading OF on safe lines
should recommend them TO
M, Her In the state. The n xss
Cam congress. the Swine-Breed-
,aaisers'. Poultry associa-
'uini society. etc. etc.