The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
llIlDlA IN SOUTH TEXAS,
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IDEAL HAVEN FOR HoMEsTFADERs,


plore,
ysiniy thou'It seek to and that hli.tul
wbsrs Freedoms Garden smiles for ever
And where IN youth stiIl blooms the ha-
man race.
The New York World lately asked The
coroncr Of FL Paso county, Colorado, for
the statistics Of violent deaths at Cripple
Crpek during the last three years. The
reply Is as follows:
Murders, 81; Convictions, ~; deaths from
powder eaplceLon, 81; from mines caylng
In, o; from falling down shafts, "a; yari-
o,is other accidents, AZ; overcome BY gas
In mines. 5 making a total Gf violent
deaths In Cripple Geek or 20l. out OF a
population Of 5000. How much better by
contrast Ia life in the Arcadian country.
where tho average Is three times US long
~ tho mtncrs! Where there are mole
people over three score and ten, In pro-
portion to population, than almost any
place In tho world Where the soil ac-
tually improves under cultivation and
therefore It's fertility IN inexhaustible!
Where tho variety Of products Is 80 great
that ono becomes poiplexed for choice!
Where II rains OF least forty inches OF
water every year, and there are Two abso-
lutte crop seasons beside intermediary ones!
Where the woods abound in their season
with wild turkey and deer, the hummocks
with prairie hen and quail, the lakes aud
water courses with wild ducks and geese,
and where the coyes are fairly alive with
fish and oysters.
This Arcadlan country needs q Virgil to
slIg of grass and woodland. tilth and vine
yard, hive and horse and herd, and the
vivid beauty OF the varied landscape. which
encases Its lovely homsteads 1t is those
1cmesteads OF the middle class OF people,
which constitute the balance wheel OF so
ciety, ard II Ia the fact that any man, by
proper effort may come into this region
aud attain homestead and 1t is tho
fact that he can also attain for his child
ron a perfect education without cost To
people who love a pastoral life all OF the
above Joints when combined, appear OF
inestlmablc value.
Tho sessonable rains have duly fallen,
and lust as SOON as the ground can be |
prepared the making OF fall gardening and
fall and winter pastures Will be In order. |
The fall gnrdena In this section frequently |
surpass the spring gardens In variety and |
excellence. and they are also frequently OF |
longer duration. Some people contend that |
gardening is being oyerdone. This may DO |
truo OF gardening by tho basketful, but |
gEsdonlng by tho carload will never be |
oyordone. II rs fine season for setting |
out plants OF cabbage. caulitiower and |
oolary; also plants OF early varieties OF |
tomato. Early corn can be again planted |
for roasting cars. IL II only makes nub- |
blnS, still 1t pays TO plant IT., as all kinds |
Of stock are exceedingly fond OF the leaves |
and stalks, moro especially OF the sugar |
varieties. The sweet potato can be again |
planted; It Will make young cushAws be-
io1D frost, which may not come to Kill |
bsfoco the middle Of November. Early |
bush squash and summer Croolsnecit
squash can also be again planted. they
viii BIO ready for the table In six weeks /
Cucumbers for pickles or for tho table
may also again be planted
Snap beans Of all the early varieties may |
now also be planted; also dwarf lima
beans
Turnfps. beet, radish, parsnips, carrots |
mangol- wurtkells, rutabagas, AMI all other
1904 crops may now be sown.
Parsley, celery, sage, thyme, SWEET mar |
!onm, etc.. for pot herbs, may now also |
b sOwn.
Onion scts may be planted and onion
seed spHn for succopion but the time for |
the main crop Is October. A few English |
?oes may be planted and yet a month |
1ttr VIII BIO better, as the cool nights OF |
october are more suited for them.
Mustard spinach, kale, endiyo. Brus- |
eels sprouts and lettuce may also now be |
sown. S' ~
In this warm climate. most especially
during Tho heated term, special pains Ia |
necessary 70 get seeds to sprout il is
d9nbly Important, therefore, that they
SHOULD be very fresh. Of tho finest strain
snd IRON the hands Of experienced speclai-
stts: After sowing. the beds should be
VIGIL packed down or rolled. and then
0yered with wet sacks or some such ma |
teriai, or even newspapers, until The scsds
inE may be- removed. 'S
- held crops mlllct and sorghum nay ba
seMn ior hay They Will be ready TO cur
y SIX weeks Fall pastures OF rye ma
cIovsT may DC prepared and sown during
~ month of September. w 49, ''''Ns
A, Whitaker.