The Van Buren press., 1896-02-01
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low eoss Of pV5tiaeaHaa. while the
latter IL fa1fHT fzgn1gaeraalFs- I@s
and a HaLf 5ilI5ga American e0ru
crop l 1865 hragvaa All Average
Of g seasa Hn sae Chicago. market
IN anr local markets. 81 eslta. while the
big e5ra crop as tsgf. estimated f5srga-
+ y AZ bEFse 10 8aree and half BILLION
bushels emily s,slLs m orr local markets.
+ Tor e go Es54 eterlaa. 70 we ase e e
ee1lEa per bu.slssI Ii a5oHS an average
priee fs eaata a farmer 80 raise It in
Texas, then sheFs fs little or nd proas
+ for the sgrp4za he aelEa The same
conditions apply 10 oaF 0ea and haF
erpna- Ie fs tr1s that our large osa
crop was this year 40 seriously darn
aged By an unusually Wet season. thai
q lie hardly possible 30 make .. correct
estimate for the probable average prlee
70 aawle have hfguga4 under more
favorable eireanls4aEees THE 4ues-
ton naturally arises. what eaarae uaEst
7ge earsgse aexs year which a9flg Ea4aess
shs best prices fgF orr farm nrod-
Ectez Every farmer aan#s see shat
our safety ls 10 be fSgnd only En plant.
Ing tb0se ergpa that grow best with ua.
a'ne-thira Of the acreage in cotton one
third Ia corn and oDe-tairyH IN other
crops such AS oats haF. sorghum etc.
With sueh staple products for our stiff
black lands, little greater diversified
sion might be pTaetleed pF8ata by or
the sandy lands, like Denton. Wise and
gtheF countless Potatoes melons and
2Oo5er peas might Ee extensively y raised
n saeh sandy land districts. We must
not abandon eH5e q0ase course we hare
oegun In raising aoFe corn and sOr-
ghma 10 raise and fatteu more hogs,
rcnaeFa beflng That with deep water az
! Galveston we have shorter roate to
the open markets Of the world,
leaaening the freight charges, and at
the same time increasing the demand
| for oUr surplus corn and hog products.
According 10 q late estimate. there are
In Texas bHt 81, 900 renter farmers.
while there are BIS 900 owning their
farms. Under such favorable condition
there IL no real cause why the very
best plan may not be practiced more
generally on business principles. IT.
is not only foolish. 0nt auicidal, TO rush
/ peil-mell Into raising ali cotton in 1896.
| Such a course would insure thrce-cent
cotton, and ruin and starvation staring
Us In the face, when under our present
regime plenty and abundance doth
abound God has given Texas the most
fertile soil, and If wisely used win sure
ly bring a greater prosperity to her
people than any land in the habitable
/ world -(or Fa~ro and panoh