The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-13
an MARKET FOR CORN.
srs OF TAYLOR HELPING
e. wEps MATERIALLY.
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=. the Agricultural Inter-
!, Williamson County.

TEXAS. January ia quiet
q !. At work in the agricultural
Il this section which is Of a 81 rea'
\ Of Importance than Is generally
| 4 number Of Taylor's local deal
snv,ns corn this fall. and It was
~, the entire surplus OF the
,h,s. locality could ind a ready
..is city. The result was that
wade a big rush for town with
I ana q number OF BUYERS were
The streets until 1t got TO ps
~ see corn buyers climbing
Il 10 see cotton buyers samp-
A the present time theirs are
y. ooo and 100000 bushels OF corn
S S,,,h two steam corn shelters al
NJ preparing 1t for market, while
,srfe quantity has already been
.nd opcn market for corn is a
20 farmers Of Texas. The prime
:, cnrr has never been raised "a
nm "a that no ready sale was as
n and the planter could never
- realizing anything at all on
wagon load at u time. Mer--
MIA never AFFORD to furnish sup
rcurh the growing season on the
~ 4 corn crop, and therefore
nar who wanted accommodations
Ineiled to plant cotton as security.
ent cotton has played the mischief
IIsrre element Of farmers, and
Is most thrifty OF them, too. II is
estion Of simply making a living
samily, but a great many OF the
ymers have purchased fine farm
4 calculated to make yearly pay
8 them with 7-cent cotton. The
p low price has upset their cal
and ruin confronts them unless
n for themselves some new avo-
Is men are largely dependent on
nerity of the farmer and are more
Hing to lend help to his benefit.
Mailing price of corn this fall
about ~ cents per bushel. Say
Her can get Is cents for his corn.
proved implements one man can
100 acres Of corn; forty bus!y ls
is fair, moderate calculation,
lives $40 profit per acre. or $1,000
for his labor. He doesn't have
half Of that for picking. as with
hor q big lump for chopping; say
81 per acre for rent. which is
"a he now has to pay. and he bias
| for his years work, and he would
Axpend but a small amount for
)sure on forty acros OF cotton.
good crop for one man at cents
|6pO income can't he figured out.
ldes this the price OF corn does not,
50 rapidly and fearfully as does
When farmer coIues to town and
be price Of corn lie is not afraid
|om will fall out Of the market
he can 20 back home and haul in
The market is not made UP so
BY In Liverpool and Wall street
n cotton. And, better still. the out
! breadstuffs is most encouraging.
b dispatches a few days ago told
10 OF 200, 900 bushels of corn sailed
krpool. while the continental de-
Rroughout Europe is promising.
$ese things prove to the farmer
present salvation is in corn and
liability is that this year will see
Pop raised In this section that will
be breath out of "the oldest in
!" What cotton is raised will no
mmAnd more decent price.
the cotton milestone released from
bsr's neck. with a more satisfac-
profitable crop substituted. with
and elevators and grist and -four
established throughout the State,
q and wheat and small grain help
ped Europe, Cuba and the Philip
nd with deep water to the gulf
eustcn, Texas, will not only be up
Fhe swim, but at least three good
ahead In the grand prosperity
Indications promise that the time
i of either.