Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-03-16
FARM AND STOCK ITEMS.

more now II they were to be had
Curtis Bros. recently bought OF
Thomas Trammell of Sweetwater,
1000 head OF stock cattle, located in
Travis county, New Mexico, for $780,
0O0
The farmers in Parker county are in
the midst of corn planting notwith-
standing a cold wave which struck
this section recently forming ice one
eighth of an inch thick, but as it is
very dry no apprehension is felt for
the safety of the fruit crop which will
be enormous unless killed later on.
Capt. w. H. Getzendaner, one of the
largest land owners in Ellis county is
confident that that county will raise
a good crop the coming year He said;
"The farming lands are all in good
condition now; the oat crop is look
ing first rate; there is an increase in
the oat and wheat acreages this year.
Both oats and wheat look healthy and
there is a good stand of each"
1t is stated by an authority from
SanAntonio that southern cattle would
be worth "a per head more If it could
be shown that they were free from
infection. He trusted that the COM
ing spring and summer would settle
the matter, with the assistance of the
dipping watts, and that suitable action
would be taken by the department of
agriculture to Insure the opening of
the markets of the north to the cattle
raisers of south Texas during rea-
sonable time every year, If not the to-
tai extinction of the quarantine line.
Some of the new settlers who have
recently come into the Scurry county
district are in very poor circumstances,
but poorly provided with either
money, farming indictments or live
stock. They, of course, receive assist
ance from their. neighbors, the older
settlers, but it has been quite burden
on the latter during the past six months
to provide for so many destitute stran-
gers. Farming in many parts of the
Panhandle is hazardous for poor men,
for short crop means suffering, and
although a good year pays we'll, as
large a profit probably being made as
could be made in any part of the Uni
ted States still the4ceuntry TO- sJrlctly
speaking, a grazing and not an agri-
cultural country.
Mr.. William Bolts, of Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, was in Corsicana sew
eral days since, on the outlook for
land for the purpose of planting it
with pecans. In speaking of the Pc
can culture he said; THE demand in
the markets east and north, and even
in Europe, for this American nut has
been growing year after year, and it is
evident to my mind that the supply of
wild nuts will not be equal to the de-
mand in a few years. There are few
pecan plantations in the country but
they will not be sufficient to meet the
demand for the nuts, even with the
wild supply added. l believe there is
money in pecan culture, and If returns
are not immediate, they will come af-
ter awhile. If l can get such lowlands
as l wish In this section, which 1 re-
gard as peculiarly adapted to the sue
cessful cultivation of the nut, l will
put out at least 100 acres in young
trees. Texas is no doubt the best
country for pecan culture in the world
and that is why have come on a pros
pecting tour here. We have plenty OF
nuts in Louisiana, but they do not
class with the Texas nut in the east
ern markets"
The fat cattle at the Paris, Tex, oil
mill pens are now commencing to find
their way to market. E. B.. Harold
of Fort Worth, who has between 5000
and 10000 head feeding there now,
proposes to ship about five trains a
week over the Frisco to St Louis and
some probably to Chicago. The trains
are expected to leave Paris on Satur-
days, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays
and Wednesdays Of each week until
the stock is all shipped 1t is said
that these cattle are in prime order
for market Capt. Moore, of the Fris-
co, is of the opinion that Mr.. Harold
will keep up his supply of feeders al
Paris during the continuance of the
present satisfactory prices for beef
stock prevailing in the northern mar
kets. Capt Moore states that Texas
beeves are fast growing in estimation